| Native Name: | 流氓皇帝 |
| Alt Name: | The Misadventure of Zoo 2015 |
| Genre: | Pre-modern Drama, Comedy, Romance |
| Creator: | Hong Kong Television Broadcasts Limited |
| Director: | Lam Chi Yan, Chin Wing- Chi |
| Starring: | Kenneth Ma Niki Chow Mandy Wong Benjamin Yuen Koo Ming Wah Brian Tse |
| Theme Music Composer: | Damon Chui |
| Opentheme: | Wander (四方) by Hoffman Cheng |
| Endtheme: | Love from Heart (心暖) by Kenneth Ma & Niki Chow |
| Country: | Hong Kong |
| Language: | Cantonese |
| Num Episodes: | 17 20 |
| Executive Producer: | Catherine Tsang |
| Producer: | Poon Ka Tak |
| Location: | Hong Kong |
| Editor: | Chan Kam Ling |
| Camera: | Multi camera |
| Runtime: | 45 minutes |
| Company: | TVB |
| Network: | TVB Jade |
| C: | 流氓皇帝 |
| L: | "Rogue Emperor" |
| Y: | Làuhmàhn Wòhngdai |
| Ci: | pronounced as /lɐ̭u.mɐ̭n wɔ̭ːŋ.tɐ̄i/ |
| J: | Lau4man4 Wong4dai3 |
| P: | Liúmáng Huángdì |
| Bpmf: | ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄇㄤˊ ㄏㄨㄤˊ ㄉㄧˋ |
| Mi: | pronounced as /ljǒu.mǎŋ xwǎŋ.tî/ |
| Showflag: | y |
Rogue Emperor (; literally "Rogue Emperor") is a 2016 Hong Kong pre-modern romantic-comedy television drama created and produced by TVB, starring Kenneth Ma, Niki Chow, Mandy Wong, Benjamin Yuen, Koo Ming Wah and Brian Tse as the main cast.[1] Filming took place from April till June 2014. The drama was originally scheduled to broadcast after "Master of Destiny" on Hong Kong's TVB Jade and HD Jade channels on August 3, 2015, every Monday through Friday during its 8:30-9:30 pm timeslot with a total of 20 episodes.[2] On July 8, 2015, the drama was shelved again with no scheduled date of when it will be broadcast.[3] In November 2016, it was announced that the drama will finally have an air date of 12 December 2016, with the number of episodes decreasing to 17.
Rogue Emperor is a remake of TVB's 1981 drama The Misadventure of Zoo, which starred Adam Cheng and Louise Lee as the leads.[4]
Poor village boy Chu Gam Chun (Kenneth Ma), lives with his step-mother Yau Yue Si (Rainbow Ching), the village matchmaker and half-brother Chu Cheung Fun (Benjamin Yuen), a woodcutter that is jinxed with finding love. Gam Chun has been in-love with his childhood friend and next-door neighbor Yi Yung Yung (Niki Chow) since they were young, but her grandfather Yi Sang Kei (Joseph Lee), a well-to-do merchant that owns the village pawn shop forbids them from associating with each other. When Gam Chun finds out his step-mother has match-made Yung Yung with an older rich villager, he sabotages it and then asks Yung Yung's grandfather for permission to marry her. Yung Yung's grandfather is highly against Gam Chun's proposal and demands a high dowry if he wants to marry Yung Yung. Determined to marry Yung Yung, Gam Chun takes on many odd jobs in order to earn the needed dowry money. His many odd jobs soon leads him on many adventures, from becoming the leader of mountain bandits to the Emperor of China.
Chu Kam Chun's step-mother and Chu Cheung Fun's mother. She favors her biological son Cheung Fun more than Kam Chun, such as giving Cheung Fun more food during meals. Yu Sze is the villager matchmaker, who for a large sum payment will do despicable acts to break up a promised marriage agreement.
Yau Yue Si's step-son and Chu Cheung Fu's older half-brother. He has been in-love with Yung Yung since they were children because she always treated him kindly, however her grandfather has been against their friendship and association because he is poor. In order to marry Yung Yung, Kam Chun takes on many odd jobs which leads him on different adventures.
Yau Yu Sze's son and Chu Kam Chun's younger half-brother. With his handsome looks and physique, Cheung Fun is the most eligible woodcutter bachelor in the village and he has many female admirers. However, because he is jinxed from love, every female that becomes or tries to become romantic with him dies, and so none of the females in the village want to go near him.
Yik Yung Yung's grandfather and the Chu's next door neighbour. He is a well-to-do local pawn shop owner who swindles the villagers that pawn their goods at his shop. He is also highly against Kam Chun's friendship with Yung Yung because Kam Chun is poor. He is so highly against the two associating with each other that he built a brick wall between their shared yard.
Yik Suk Kung's granddaughter and Kam Chun's neighbor, childhood friend and love interest. Yung Yung was the only person who has always been extra kind to Kam Chun, which is why he is so in love with her. When her grandfather sets her up on a matchmaking marriage, Kam Chun purposes marriage to her but is denied by her grandfather——unless he is able to provide his requested dowry amount.
| Timeslot (HKT) | Week | Episode(s) | Average points | Peaking points | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mon – Fri (8:30-9:30 pm) 20:30–21:30 | 12 – 16 Dec 2016 | 1 — 5 | 22 | 28 | |
| 2 | 19 – 23 Dec 2016 | 6 — 10 | 22 | -- | ||
| 3 | 26 – 30 Dec 2016 | 11 — 15 | 19 | -- | ||
| 4 | 01 Jan 2017 | 16 & 17 | 20 | -- | ||
| Total average | 21 | 28 | ||||
| Association | Category | Nominee | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| StarHub TVB Awards | My Favourite TVB Actress | Niki Chow | |
| TVB Star Awards Malaysia | My Favourite TVB Drama Series | ||
| My Favourite TVB Actress in a Leading Role | Niki Chow | ||
| My Favourite TVB Most Improved Actor | Brian Tse | ||
| TVB Anniversary Awards | Best Drama | ||
| Most Popular Drama Theme Song | "四方" (Four Sides) by Hoffman Cheng | ||
| "心暖" (Love from Heart) by Kenneth Ma and Nikki Chow | |||
| "乾杯" (Cheers) by Hoffman Cheng, Ronald Law, and Yao Bin |