# The Thunder (TV series)

The Thunder (Chinese: 破冰行动; pinyin: Pòbīng xíngdòng) is a 2019 Chinese web television series based on the actual events of Chinese authorities' raid of Boshe village in Guangdong province in December 2013. The series released on the Chinese streaming website iQiyi on 7 May 2019, followed by the television premiere on CCTV-8 three days later.
Filming of the series took place in Guangdong, Hong Kong, Macau, France and Japan during March and August 2018, with over thousands of police personnel took part in filming process.

## Cast members
### Main

* Huang Jingyu as Officer Li Fei
* Wang Jinsong as Lin Yaodong
* Wu Gang as Inspector Li Weimin
* Simon Yam as Undercover Officer Li Jianzhong (alias Zhao Jialiang)

### Supporting

* Li Mozhi as Chen Ke
* Zhang Xilin as Ma Yunbo
* Gong Lei as Lin Zonghui
* Yang Hua as Lin Yaohua
* Tang Xu as Cai Yongqiang
* Yu Jiema as Ma Wen
* Qian Bo as Lin Shuibo
* Zhao Xuan as Lin Shengwu
* Ai Dong as Chen Guangrong
* Gao Ming as Vice Minister Hao
* Shi Dasheng as Su Jianguo
* Shi Yanjing as Wang Zhixiong
* Zhao Chengsun as Cui Zhenjiang
* Felix Lok as Tan Sihe
* Lu Siyu as Song Yang
* Chen Yiheng as Liu Haoyu
* Ka Chun-hung as Zhong Wei
* Song Hanhuan as Lin Can
* Chen Ning as Zuo Lan
* Liu Jianguo as Ke Jianhua
* Xiong Ruiling as Yu Hui
* Hao Baijie as He Ruilong
* Gao Jian as Cai Jun
* Zhang Xiaoyang as Lin Tianhao
* Li Fengqi as Lin Lan
* Bao Ma as Doctor Xiao
* Li Jiaxuan as Yang Liu
* Liu Yihan as Zhang Minhui
* Fa Zhiyuan as Yang Feng
* He Xun as Guan Xin
* Li Xiong as Huang Dacheng
* Luo Weilin as Liu Huaming
* Lai Yi as Zhou Kai
* Zhou Yue as Zhao Chao
* Yang Fengyu as Du Li
* Li Changhong as Chen Zili
* Feng Lizhou as Captain Qian
* Bu Wenhui as Su Kang
* Ou Xuanwei as Shen Yue
* Long Qingxia as Luo Jiayi
* Ma Xizhong as Luo Shaohong
* Xu Jingwei as Chen Wenze
* Ding Nan as Lin Jingwen
* Cai Xin as Ai Chao
* Wang Chengyang as Lin Shengwen
* Chen Jialun as Bao Xing

## Reception

Wang Kaihao of the China Daily says the series bears resemblance of Breaking Bad, the fictional American series that compared to the actual event.

## Award and nominations

| Date | Award | Category | Nominee | Result |
| November 5, 2019 | Golden Angel Award at the 15th China US Film Festival and China-US TV Festival | Best Actor of the Year | Wu Gang | Won |
| November 6, 2019 | The 3rd Yinchuan Internet Film Festival · Network Drama Unit | Best Online Drama Award | The Thunder | Won |
| December 6, 2019 | IQIYI Scream Night | Public Security Movie and TV Works of the Year | The Thunder | Won |
| December 2019 | Baidu Boiling Point | TV series of the year | The Thunder | Won |
| December 10, 2019 | The 26th Huading Awards | Best Producer of China Top 100 TV Series | Qin Zhengui, Dai Ying, Liu Yanjun | Won |
| December 19, 2019 | Sina Annual Film and Television Festival | Top Ten drama series of the year | The Thunder | Won |
| December 22, 2019 | The 11th Macau International TV Festival | Golden Lotus Best Supporting Actor Award | Ren Dahua | Won |
| December 22, 2019 | The 4th Jinguduo Network Film Festival | Popular Internet Drama of the Year | The Thunder | Won |
| January 6, 2020 | The 4th Fingertip Mobile Impact Summit Forum | Most influential online drama of the year | The Thunder | Won |
| | 26th Shanghai Television Festival | Best Television Series | The Thunder | Won |
| | 26th Shanghai Television Festival | Best Director | Fu Dongyu, Liu Zhangmu, Li Jinrui | Nominated |
| | 26th Shanghai Television Festival | Best Original Screenplay | Chen Yuxin, Li Li, Qin Yue | Won |
| | 26th Shanghai Television Festival | Best Supporting Actor | Wang Jinsong | Nominated |
| | 30th China TV Golden Eagle Award | Outstanding Television Series | The Thunder | Won |
| | 30th China TV Golden Eagle Award | Best Actor | Wang Jinsong | Nominated |
| | 30th China TV Golden Eagle Award | Best Screenwriter | Chen Yuxin | Nominated |