Tang Fu-jui’s drama Port of Lies, also known as The Attorney from Bachimen, is an intense Legal/Crime Investigation series that premiered earlier this year in July 2023. Set to feature controversial topics as its main plot, Port of Lies is based on a book Tang Fu-jui wrote years ago.
Being a Lawyer and director, Tang Fu-jui knew what he was doing when he started working on a legal drama like Port of Lies. With years of experience as a Lawyer, the creator wanted to showcase both the good and bad sides of the law and how it always strives to improve even if it seems unfair at first.
The storyline revolves around Tang Pao-chu, an Amis public defender who is tasked with fighting the case for an Indonesian man who ended up killing his boat’s captain. Abdul-Adl, who had arrived in the country in hopes of securing a good job began working as a crewmate on a boat despite the torture he faced from the Amis captain.
When it was found out that Abdul-Adl killed the captain and his whole family, the case was surely going to end in the death penalty. However, Tang Pao-chu is no ordinary lawyer. He has an eye for truth and soon finds out that Abdul-Adl was innocent. Port Of Lies shows us his journey in proving Abdul-Adl’s innocence along with his group Jin Ping and Leena.
Port Of Lies: About The Show
Port of Lies’ crew consists of Christopher Lee in the role of Tang Pao-chu, Regina Lei stars as the Indonesian nurse Leena, Chu Meng Hsuan plays Lian Jin Ping, Van Fan stars as Peng Zheng Min and Joy Pan plays the role of Chen Ling Qiu. Christopher Lee has previously starred in shows like Danger Zone, After The Stars, and Workers, all of which managed to become popular hits.
When Abdul-Adl started working on a boat, he was tortured by his captain for being a migrant worker. Things take a dark turn when the captain, who was Amis, was found dead on the boat along with his whole family. The suspicion unsurprisingly falls on Abdul. Tang Pao-chu is going to be Abdul’s lawyer, and he finds sufficient evidence suggesting that Abdul wasn’t the real killer, instead, it was some random leader of a fishery group named Zhen Xiong.
Zhen Xiong knew that Abdul would be framed so he proceeded with his criminal plans. Now that Tang Pao-chu knew the truth, he tries to fight the case along with Jin Ping and Leena. Jin Ping is an ambitious lawyer who learns from Tang Pao-chu, however, he is easily influenced by his manipulative dad. Leena is an Indonesian nurse who was hired to be a translator between Abdul and the others.
Tang Pao-chu faces several setbacks and threats from the Law, showing just how corrupt and discriminatory it was. Despite the backlash, Tang Pao-chu continues to fight for the truth and makes sure that his innocent client does not face the death penalty for something he didn’t do.
Port Of Lies: Trailer
Port Of Lies: Episode Schedule
This Taiwanese series will be having a total of 8 episodes, with new intriguing episodes coming out on Sundays. Each episode of Port Of Lies will last for about 60-65 minutes.
The Episode schedule for Port of Lies will be:
- Episode 1: July 2nd, 2023
- Episode 2: July 9th, 2023
- Episode 3: July 16th, 2023
- Episode 4: July 23rd, 2023
- Episode 5: July 30th, 2023
- Episode 6: August 6th, 2023
- Episode 7: August 13th, 2023
- Episode 8: August 20th, 2023
Port Of Lies: Streaming Guide
PTS will be airing the new episodes of Port of Lies at around 09:00 PM for viewers from Taiwan. On-demand episodes of Port of Lies will be available through ViuTV, although in very limited locations. Taiwanese viewers can also watch Port of Lies on Netflix.
Port of Lies is unfortunately not available to watch in other regions of the world, but through a VPN, viewers from the US, Canada, and other places will be able to stream the intriguing crime show on Netflix. The timing of the release of new episodes in other countries will be:
- United States: 09:00 AM, Sundays
- India: 06:30 PM, Sundays
- Canada: 09:00 AM, Sundays
- Philippines: 09:00 PM, Sundays
- Germany: 03:00 PM, Sundays
- Australia: 11:00 PM, Sundays
- United Kingdom: 02:00 PM, Sundays
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