The Weekly Fire and Water (Season 1, Episode 26)
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Fire and Water (Season 1, Episode 26)

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The siege of Hong Kong Polytechnic University incited 12 days of pure chaos as the world watched in real time on social media. THE WEEKLY reconstructs what happened.

Director

Andréa Schmidt

Writers

Dan Barry (senior story editor) | Liz O. Baylen (senior story editor) | Liz Day (senior story editor) | Singeli Agnew

Producers

Andréa Schmidt | Kevin Vargas (produced by)

Cinematographer

Víctor Tadashi Suárez

Editor

Pierre Takal

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Edit Released

Updated Feb 14, 2020

Release date

Feb 14, 2020 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

2 wins & 4 nominations

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Cast	+ Add Cast
14 cast members

Name	Known for
Alice Self - Psychology Student, 22 Years Old / Frontliner Self - Psychology Student, 22 Years Old / Frontliner See fewer	The Weekly (2019)
Wallace Self - Engineering Student, 19 Years Old / Fire Magician Self - Engineering Student, 19 Years Old / Fire Magician See fewer	The Weekly (2019)
N Self - 20 Years Old / Lookout Self - 20 Years Old / Lookout See fewer	The Weekly (2019)
Gigi Self - Student, 18 Years Old / Medic Self - Student, 18 Years Old / Medic See fewer	The Weekly (2019)
Gillian Wong Self - China Editor Self - China Editor See fewer	The Weekly (2019)
Javier C. Hernández Self - China Correspondent Self - China Correspondent See fewer	The Weekly (2019)
Bruce Lee Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Fist of Fury (1972)
Xi Jinping Self - President of China (archive footage) (as Jinping Xi) Self - President of China (archive footage) (as Jinping Xi) See fewer	Vremya (1968)
Regina Ip Self - Pro-Beijing Politician Self - Pro-Beijing Politician See fewer	The Weekly (2019)
Barbara Marcolini Self - Report, Visual Investigations Self - Report, Visual Investigations See fewer	How the Police Killed Breonna Taylor (2020)
Tiffany May Self - Hong Kong Reporter Self - Hong Kong Reporter See fewer	The Weekly (2019)
Keith Bradsher Self - Shanghai Bureau Chief Self - Shanghai Bureau Chief See fewer	The Weekly (2019)
King Charles III Self - His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales (archive footage) (as Prince Charles) Self - His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales (archive footage) (as Prince Charles) See fewer	Coronation Street (1960)
Edward Wong Self - Former Beijing Bureau Chief Self - Former Beijing Bureau Chief See fewer	Carbon's Casualties (2016)