First Mums

Duration: 12x30mins

Meet Sulin (Kym Ng), a career woman who has planned out of her life to the smallest detail. She knows that it's time to get pregnant. Unfortunately, she finds out she can't get pregnant naturally and has to resort to IVF.

There's Sasha, a pretty young preschool teacher who's ecstatic that she's pregnant, even though she has to deal with some unwanted, though well-meaning advice from her mother-in-law.

Ally (Suzanne Walker), a lounge singer who's just been dumped by her married British boyfriend. He's left her with thousands of dollars in debt. Ally's also got a sick mother to take care of, so she resorts to a surrogate pregnancy to pay her bills.

And finally we have Tanya, a pregnant unwed teenager who finds herself all alone when her father throws her boyfriend Andrew into jail for statutory and she makes a decision to leave the house.

These four women meet and talk and share their experiences and formed the First Mum's club.

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Life Story

Duration: 13x30mins
Cast: David Aw, Chen Tian Wen, Constance Song, Ezann Lee

 How many times have each of us wallowed in self-pity, moaning about the state of our existence? Or how the grass on the other side is always greener? But individuals triumph. Some find strength in their human spirit to overcome all odds and overcome life’s challenges.

Based on true life stories, Life Story is also about the simple things in life. Father-and-son ties, children’s love for their parents... and the power of love among family members.

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Parental Guidance

Two narcissistic individuals, James and Ling, find themselves appointed as guardians to three children when their father and mother who are James's brother and Ling's cousin respectively, pass away.

So James and Ling reluctantly take on the responsibility of raising three children together. Not only do they need to learn how to be a parent, they also need to figure out what they should do with this pesky attraction that seems to have sprung up out of nowhere between them.

So many problems, so few easy answers, will James and Ling ever come close to finding the right ones?

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Red Thread

Duration: 70x30mins 

In an accident 7 years ago, Alex Sung's (Adrian Pang) wife was killed and he lost his sight. He discovered the accident was planned and his investigations lead him to prominent businessman and philanthropist Kong Wah (Patrick Teoh) and his family; wife Suzanne (Aileen Tan), son Justin (Julian Hee) and stepdaughter Li-Ann (Celeste Chong).

Alex infiltrates the family, uncovering skeletons in the closet of the Kong family and waiting for a chance to exact his revenge. But his resolve for revenge is constantly tested as he develops a bond with the family and a deep attraction towards Li-Ann who stands in the way of his carefully-constructed plans.

In his constant struggle between good and evil, will Alex finally carry out his plans? Will the ends justify the means?

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First Touch

Duration: S1: 13x60mins, S2: 16x30mins, S3: 12x60mins.

Ever wondered about the miracle workers who spend almost all their waking hours bringing life into this world? Take a glimpse into the lives of doctors working in the Obstetrics & Gynaecology department of a general hospital in First Touch. Against this frenzied backdrop emerges stories dealing with the common man's high hopes and deep-seated fears. And in this highly charged setting, one of our country's national obsessions is played out - the need for  reproduction.

This series is as much about the doctors as it is about the patients. We see many problems and issues through their eyes – their struggles as they make life and death decisions everyday and their exuberance and joy when they deliver a difficult birth.

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Like my Own

Duration: 13x30mins

In her very first English contemporary drama, Flora Chan stars as Mabel Lim, a free-spirited Child Welfare Officer who believes in bringing up a child using contemporary methods. Conflicts arise when she places 15 year-old Xiao Cai under the care of the Wong family.

Mrs Wong (played by veteran actress Zhu Mimi) manages her household with tyranny and age old rules, contradicting Mabel’s modern approach to a child’s upbringing. As more foster children are placed under the care of the authoritative Mrs Wong, Mabel becomes increasingly concerned about the physical and psychological wellbeing of these children. Sparks and chopsticks fly as the two experience several run-ins with the other.

Will young Xiao Cai be caught in this cross-fire? How does Mrs Wong’s own son Wei Jun (Tin Chokkamolkij) cope in a family full of strangers? And is there a soft side beneath Mrs Wong’s hard and no-nonsense veneer?

Like My Own is a heartwarming story about a mother's love for kids who aren’t her own and the sacrifices that she’s willing to make in order to protect them.

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Money

Duration: 13x30mins
Cast: Pierre Png, Donita Rose, Sherry Lee, Harris Zaidi, Alaric Tay

"Money" is a fast paced yet pensive drama about Singapore's Generation X. It combines a gorgeous looking cast with witty script and a generous dose of humour.

Sonny Lim is the confused, novice stockbroker who actively pursues his dream of having a good job, friends, a good looking woman and loads of money. His darkest secret is his crush on his best friend's girlfriend, Stephanie.

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No Place Like Home

Duration: 6x60mins

Everyone wants a happy perfect family, but is that realistic or plain wishful thinking? But what is a perfect family? What constitutes as a perfect family? Blissful living with no arguments? Wouldn’t that be Mission Impossible III? And wouldn’t boredom and monotony set in?

No Place Like Home, a 6 part drama series gives an insight into the different families and their struggles to have the perfect home/ family. Consisting of 6 different episodes featuring 6 different families facing 6 different sets of problems wanting just one thing- a perfect family.

One of the most frequently asked question is: ‘What’s your secret?’ or ‘What’s the secret recipe?’There is really no secret recipe to having the perfect family- it is more about what you want your family to be, followed by compromise, patience, hard work and tender loving care. Even the most perfect of families have their own set of problems- it is how they deal with the problems that sets them apart from those struggling to make theirs a perfect family.

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The Ride Home

This warm and light-hearted series explores issues of the family through the story of Yong Choon, the eldest son of the Lim family. The series kicks off with the unfortunate Yong Choon losing both his job and his fiance on his grandfather's birthday. Things go from bad to worse when his father has to leave for Vietnam to save his crumbling business and his mother confides that she has lost all the family savings through bad investments in CLOB shares.

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Making Love

Duration: 13x30mins

Making Love is a comedy about people looking for love through a matching agency. Light-hearted in its appeal but strong in the way relationships are begin discussed.

Making Love is a romantic comedy about singles seeking love, Singapore-style. Whether you are an old man looking for your first love, or a dog-owner looking for a mate for your lonely pooch, or a woman finding a wife for your husband?Just head down to Made4Love.Inc

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Moulmein High

Duration: S1: 13 episodes, S2: 20 episodes.

This new situational-drama provides wholesome entertainment for the whole family. Every episode imparts valuable lessons in life, and this is carefully woven into each show so that viewers might get to learn something new each week.

Disillusioned with the corporate world, Francine Ooi (Cynthia Koh), a high-flying marketing executive traded her marketing career for a teaching job. She is assigned to a group of gifted, street smart and IT-savvy 16-year-olds with their unique set of problems and mindset that require her undivided attention. However, her "unconventional" teaching methods often gets her into trouble with the rigid, inflexible vice-principal.

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