Gerak Khas (TV series) explained

Genre:
Creator:Yusof Haslam
Director:
Developer:
Starring:See below
Theme Music Composer:
  • PH Lim
  • James Baum
  • Hafiz Hamidun
Opentheme:"Gerak Khas"
Endtheme:"Gerak Khas"
Composer:PH Lim
Country:Malaysia
Language:Malay
Num Seasons:20
Num Episodes:1,054
Executive Producer:
Producer:Yusof Haslam
Editor:Shahrul Dhoman
Murad Man
Wan Norhadi Wan Noh
Location:
Runtime:43–44 minutes
Company:Skop Productions
Network:
  • TV1 (1999–2003; 2005–2006)
  • TV2 (2004–2005; 2006–2020)
  • TV3 (2020; season finale)
Related:

Gerak Khas is a Malaysian police procedural television drama series broadcast on TV2 and TV3. The series follows the crime-fighting efforts of the Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM), led by SAC Datuk Helmi (Yusof Haslam), from murders to terrorism and many other crimes committed in Malaysia. Gerak Khas ran from April 5, 1999 until March 27, 2021, spanning 20 seasons and 1054 episodes, making it the longest-running primetime drama series on Malaysian television.[3]

Series overview

Gerak Khas centers on murders, bank robberies, loan sharks, terrorists, kidnappings, drug trafficking, money laundering and other crimes committed in Malaysia, wherein the PDRM are called to handle the cases. Though some of the series' episodes are fictitious, there are also episodes based on true stories.

Datuk Yusof Haslam directed both the series and its film adaptations, which are produced by his company, Skop Productions. Gerak Khas underwent major changes to its cast members, with the exceptions of Yusof, AC Mizal, A. Galak, Farid Amirul, Deen Maidin, Shaharon Anuar and Abby Abadi, who were the original cast members. The series received recognition from The Malaysia Book of Records as the country's longest running television drama series.[3] [4]

The series went on hiatus in 2011 after the 13th season finished airing that year. Metro Skuad, a similar true crime series (also produced by Yusof), was created as a replacement to Gerak Khas and ran for two seasons, airing from 2012 to 2013. Gerak Khas was subsequently revived in 2014, and its 14th season (the first season in three years) began airing on 14 February.[5] [6] [7]

In 2018, it was reported that AC Mizal would reprise his role as Mazlan after he left the series in 2002, but he declined, telling Haslam he will "let his previous involvement become nostalgic".[8] Reruns of the 11th and 15th seasons were broadcast on TV2 from December 2019 until January 2021.

Due to the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic and the Malaysian movement control order, Gerak Khas was suspended from airing in February 2020, resulting in the cessation of its production. It was replaced by reruns of the 19th season, before filming resumed in late June 2020.

Yusof Haslam announced in an interview with Berita Harian that Gerak Khas will end production after its 20th and final season. It began airing on TV3 on December 4, 2020, under the title Gerak Khas The Finale.[9] [10] [11] After the series' conclusion, a spin-off series, Gerak Khas Undercover began airing on TV3, starting October 1, 2021.

Cast and characters

Actors featured in Gerak Khas (not including the movies) include:

Final line-up

Former cast

Guests

From 1999 to 2011 and from 2014 to 2021, Gerak Khas features some of well-known Malaysian actors as a guest cast in each episode. There are also some guest casts who appeared in more than one episode.

Notes: All guest casts were listed in alphabetical order.

Notes
  • 1 deceased.

    Film adaptation

    There are three films based on the series:

    The first movie, released in early 2001, topped the Malaysian box office.[22] In the first film, they faced crime bosses Castelo (Rosyam Nor) and Rafayel (Norman Hakim), whom Abadi married in 2002; he returned to the franchise playing Chief Inspector Haris.[22]

    In the storyline, Aleeza was jealous of Mazlan's relationship with Inspektor Shafikah (Erra Fazira).[22] However, in the sequel, Mazlan was jealous of Aleeza and new member Inspektor Zamri (Azri Iskandar), was suspected of being corrupt.[23]

    Awards

    Spin off

    8 months after Gerak Khas The Finale ended, a spin off named Gerak Khas Undercover began airing its 1st season. It stars Aaron Aziz, Elizabeth Tan, Ruzana Ibrahim, Eizlan Yusof, original Gerak Khas actor AC Mizal and Gerak Khas The Movie actor Rosyam Nor, alongside others featured in Gerak Khas The Finale. It aired on 1 October 2021 on TV3.

    See also

    Notes and References

    1. 2019. Rashid Sibir (Director) & Yusof Haslam (Producer). Gerak Khas (Season 19): "Kilau Kota". Motion Picture. ms. TV2. Malaysia.
    2. 2019. Yusof Kelana (Director) & Yusof Haslam (Producer). Gerak Khas (Season 19): "Ops Serambi". Motion Picture. ms. TV2. Malaysia.
    3. News: Drama bersiri Gerak Khas paling lama bertahan. Utusan Malaysia. 15 October 2015. 31 October 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20180807065231/http://www.utusan.com.my/hiburan/drama-bersiri-gerak-khas-terbitan-skop-production-adalah-siri-1.145983. 7 August 2018.
    4. News: 10 tahun Gerak Khas. Firdaus Sahat. Harian Metro. 10 May 2009. 10 April 2019. ms.
    5. News: Syed Mussaddad Syed Mahdi. 26 January 2014. Kuasa Gerak Khas. Utusan Malaysia. 26 April 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20180426152354/http://ww1.utusan.com.my/utusan/Hiburan/20140126/hi_13/Kuasa-Gerak-Khas. 26 April 2018.
    6. News: Wajah baharu Gerak Khas. Kosmo!. 6 February 2014. 26 April 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20180612163029/http://ww1.kosmo.com.my/kosmo/content.asp?y=2014&dt=0206&pub=Kosmo&sec=Rencana_Utama&pg=ru_01.htm. 12 June 2018.
    7. News: Gerak Khas Musim baru cipta kelainan. Sinar Harian. 21 January 2014. 26 April 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20180612140716/http://www.sinarharian.com.my/mobile/gerak-khas-musim-baru-cipta-kelainan-1.242907. 12 June 2018.
    8. News: Sudirman Mohd Tahir. 28 December 2018. AC Mizal tolak 'reunion' Gerak Khas. Harian Metro. 17 March 2019.
    9. News: Selamat tinggal Gerak Khas. Zaidi Mohamad. Berita Harian. 8 December 2020. 13 August 2021.
    10. News: Selepas 20 tahun bersiaran di RTM, netizen terkejut siri akhir Gerak Khas bakal ditayangkan di TV3. The Vocket. 27 November 2020. 28 November 2020.
    11. News: The end of an era! Gerak Khas airs its final season after 20 years on television. Thermesh Velusamy. World of Buzz. 8 December 2020. 17 January 2021.
    12. https://www.thestar.com.my/news/in-other-media/2016/08/05/im-still-alive-says-gerak-khas-actor/ ‘I’m still alive,’ says Gerak Khas actor
    13. News: Abby Abadi keluar Gerak Khas. Utusan Malaysia. 11 November 2007. 10 June 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20180423233724/http://ww1.utusan.com.my/utusan/info.asp?y=2007&dt=1111&pub=utusan_malaysia&sec=hiburan&pg=hi_10.htm. 23 April 2018.
    14. News: Kenangan 9 tahun dengan Gerak Khas gamit Abby beraksi semula. Siti Azira Abd Aziz. mStar Online. 29 November 2008. 10 June 2013.
    15. News: Norman Hakim kembali dalam Gerak Khas. Utusan Malaysia. 5 November 2013. 26 April 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20180810073041/http://ww1.utusan.com.my/utusan/Hiburan/20131105/hi_02/Norman-Hakim-kembali-dalam-IGerak-KhasI. 10 August 2018.
    16. News: Salina setia dengan Gerak Khas. Utusan Malaysia. 10 February 2018. 23 April 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20190107203606/http://www.utusan.com.my:80/hiburan/salina-setia-dengan-i-gerak-khas-i-1.606311. 7 January 2019.
    17. News: AC Mizal kembali dalam Gerak Khas. Mohd Hafiz Ismail. Sinar Harian. 29 January 2014. 30 April 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180501004923/http://www.sinarharian.com.my/hiburan/ac-mizal-kembali-dalam-gerak-khas-1.245502. 1 May 2018. bot: unknown.
    18. News: Inspektor Nizam sudah tiada. Zaidi Mohamad. 6 August 2018. Berita Harian. 7 August 2018.
    19. News: Inspektor Tisha jadi sandaran. Tengku Suzana Raja Hamat. Kosmo!. 20 July 2014. 10 June 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20180612232647/http://ww1.kosmo.com.my/kosmo/content.asp?y=2014&dt=0720&pub=Kosmo&sec=Hiburan&pg=hi_03.htm. 12 June 2018.
    20. News: Gerak Khas lonjak nama Tisha Shamsir. Aqmar Mustaza. Sinar Harian. 23 February 2016. 10 June 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20180621221317/http://www.sinarharian.com.my/hiburan/gerak-khas-lonjak-nama-tisha-shamsir-1.488468. 21 June 2018.
    21. https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/bahasa/2018/12/21/pelakon-gerak-khas-detektif-wong-meninggal-dunia/ Pelakon Gerak Khas, Detektif Wong meninggal dunia
    22. Web site: Gerak Khas The Movie - tampilkan lapan pelakon ternama. 25 February 2001. 22 December 2011. Utusan Malaysia. https://web.archive.org/web/20180715094306/http://ww1.utusan.com.my/utusan/info.asp?y=2001&dt=0225&pub=Utusan_Malaysia&sec=Hiburan&pg=hi_07.htm. 15 July 2018.
    23. Web site: Artis-artis hebat penuhi Gerak Khas The Movie II. 26 May 2002. 22 December 2011. Utusan Malaysia. https://web.archive.org/web/20171110171539/http://ww1.utusan.com.my/utusan/info.asp?y=2002&dt=0526&pub=Utusan_Malaysia&sec=Hiburan&pg=hi_05.htm. 10 November 2017.
    24. News: Gerak Khas terima sijil MBR. Harian Metro. 14 May 2009. 10 April 2019. ms.

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