Third Rail (TV series) explained

Genre:	Psychological Thriller Drama
Runtime:	approx. 48 minutes per episode (excluding advertisements)
Director:	Yeo Lay Har
Executive Producer:	Pedro Tan Jean Yeo Geraldine Phua
Starring:	Rebecca Lim Andie Chen Jason Godfrey Nurul Aini Vanessa Vanderstraaten Benjamin Heng Shrey Bhargava^[1]
Opentheme:	Power by Carla D
Country:	Singapore
Language:	English
Network:	Mediacorp Channel 5 MeWATCH
Num Episodes:	12
Num Seasons:	1

Third Rail is a Singaporean English-language drama produced by Ochre Pictures and distributed by Mediacorp.^[2]

The first two episodes premiered on MeWATCH on 17 October 2022, with two new episodes added every Monday. The series began airing on Mediacorp's YouTube drama channel and Channel 5 on 25 and 31 October 2022, respectively.^[3]

Cast

• Rebecca Lim as Geraldine Hyak (Geri)
• Vanessa Vanderstraaten as Chia Wen Si
• Jason Godfrey as Joseph Mandez
• Andie Chen as John Ho
• Amanda Ang as Seah Su Jin
• Carla Dunareanu as Valerie Keng-North (Val)
• Benjamin Heng as Choy Boon Wee
• Shrey Bhargava as Rajeev Khanna (Raj)
• Brian Ng as Ray Huang
• Ky Tan Xing Hua as Shawn Kong
• Nurul Aini as Jana
• Gerald Chew as Prof Lau
• David Eung Hao as Jacob Seah
• David Matthew as Titus Bhagawan
• Cassandra Spykerman as Kartini Puspa
• Keagan Kang as Susilo Bhagawan
• Benjamin Eio as Chee

Production

The set of the series was housed inside one of Changi Exhibition Centre's hall, which featured two decommissioned Kawasaki Heavy Industries C151 MRT train carriages (Carriage no. 3095 and 1095 of 095/096) and a specially constructed railway tunnel.^{[4] [5]} It was also one of the biggest to be built in Singapore.^[6]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Tushaar Kuthiala . So much potential for NRI stories going global, says 'Third Rail' star Shrey Bhargava . Connected to India . 21 October 2022 . 31 October 2022 . 31 October 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221031151923/https://www.connectedtoindia.com/so-much-potential-for-nri-stories-going-global-says-third-rail-star-shrey-bhargava-10340.html . live .
2. Web site: Third Rail . Mediacorp . 2022-10-31 . 2022-10-31 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221031151927/https://contentdistribution.mediacorp.sg/products/third-rail . live .
3. Web site: Aiah Bathan . Get ready for the longest ride ever! 'Third Rail' premieres on October 17, 2022 . The Independent Singapore News . 9 October 2022 . 31 October 2022 . 31 October 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221031151923/https://theindependent.sg/be-ready-for-the-longest-ride-ever-third-rail-premieres-on-october-17-2022/ . live .
4. Web site: May . Seah . In a hijacked MRT train, Rebecca Lim and Andie Chen play enemies not lovers for once . CNA Lifestyle . 3 October 2022 . 31 October 2022 . 31 October 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221031151921/https://cnalifestyle.channelnewsasia.com/entertainment/rebecca-lim-andie-chen-third-rail-tv-drama-mrt-train-hostage-330456 . live .
5. Web site: Douglas Tseng . MRT Train Gets Hijacked In Ambitious New Mediacorp Drama Third Rail, Starring Rebecca Lim . 8 Days . en . 4 October 2022 . 31 October 2022 . 31 October 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221031151932/https://www.8days.sg/seeanddo/streamit/third-rail-mediacorp-ambitious-thriller-real-mrt-trains-rebecca-lim-694751 . live .
6. Web site: Isaiah Joven Yip . Third Rail: An exclusive peak inside the set of Mediacorp's new high-stakes action drama . The Republican Post . 27 October 2022 . 31 October 2022 . 5 December 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221205154615/https://www.republicanpost.sg/third-rail-drama-mediacorp-preview-of-the-set/ . live .
7. Web site: 2023 Winners . July 4, 2024. ContentAsia Awards . July 21, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231016124251/https://contentasiaawards.com/and-the-nominees-are/. October 16, 2023. deviated.