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You think you know Jackie Chan‘s story, right? The martial arts legend who brought kung fu comedy to Hollywood, the guy who does his own stunts and makes us laugh while kicking butt. But here’s the thing – behind all those action-packed movies lies a family history so wild it makes his films look tame.

We’re talking espionage, wartime secrets, and family drama that stayed buried for decades. Jackie didn’t even learn the truth about his father’s double life until he was in his forties, and when he did, it completely flipped everything he thought he knew about his family upside down.

From martial arts prodigy to General Gu’s orderly Jackie Chan in Karate Kid (2010) | Credits: Columbia Pictures, Edko Films

So picture this: Charles Chan returns to Nanjing at 20 years old, and his dad is still telling him he needs to get his act together.

Battered in its home market in Hong Kong, the once dominant free-to-air TV broadcaster Television Broadcasts (Tvb) is eyeing further expansion of its international Ott platform through the co-production of drama series. It also wants a piece of the Asian e-commerce market.

The company was once one of the leading broadcasters in Asia and owns perhaps the largest library of Chinese-language content. But it has often been criticized for not doing enough to exploit that content or the leverage it provides. Things may now be changing.

Desmond Chan, Tvb’s deputy Gm, who oversees the broadcaster’s legal and international operations, told Variety that the company is planning to co-produce drama series with local partners in Thailand and Vietnam to boost the proportion of new original content on Tvb Anywhere, Tvb’s global Ott platform.

Tvb Anywhere currently carries the broadcaster’s own productions dubbed in local languages. To freshen...

Stars: Morgan Albrecht, Linda Allen, Yoson An, Jaya Beach-Robertson, Jonny Brugh, Milo Cawthorne, Charles Chan, Mohi Critchley, Hetty Gaskall-Haan, Arlo Gibson, Mick Innes, Ash Jones, Stephanie Liebert, Mathew Loo, Frankie Mac, Josh McKenzie, Sam Morgan, Lewis Roscoe, Axl Scott, Tian Tan, Barney Teng, Anton Tennet, Paul Trimmer, Simon Ward, Matt Weavers, William Wei, Eruera Wilton, Han Xu | Written and Directed by Tim Van Dammen

In an interview promoting the film last year, writer/director Tim Van Dammen described Mega Time Squad as “an absurd time travel crime comedy with a big heart about a loveable rural idiot with modest aspirations who uses a time travel bracelet to steal the money needed to fulfill his dream of moving to the neighbouring town… but he fucks up the time travelling bit.”

I go one further and describe Mega Time Squad as one of the greatest time travel movies ever committed to celluloid.

Stars: Morgan Albrecht, Linda Allen, Yoson An, Jaya Beach-Robertson, Jonny Brugh, Milo Cawthorne, Charles Chan, Mohi Critchley, Hetty Gaskall-Haan, Arlo Gibson, Mick Innes, Ash Jones, Stephanie Liebert, Mathew Loo, Frankie Mac, Josh McKenzie, Sam Morgan, Lewis Roscoe, Axl Scott, Tian Tan, Barney Teng, Anton Tennet, Paul Trimmer, Simon Ward, Matt Weavers, William Wei, Eruera Wilton, Han Xu | Written and Directed by Tim Van Dammen

In a recent interview, writer/director Tim Van Dammen described Mega Time Squad as “an absurd time travel crime comedy with a big heart about a loveable rural idiot with modest aspirations who uses a time travel bracelet to steal the money needed to fulfill his dream of moving to the neighbouring town… but he fucks up the time travelling bit.”

I go one further and describe Mega Time Squad as one of the greatest time travel movies ever committed to celluloid. Yes, I said it...