Name: Prince William
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Released: 2014-04-25
Rating: 6
Cast: Xie Kun-da, Andrea Chen, Ariel Ann, Paul Hsu, Ku Pao-Ming

What if your doppelgänger was living your better life? Chaos, obviously.

Mini Series

fish-out-of-water (literally)small-town chaosidentity swap comedy

Latest Episode

60 min

Season 1 • Episode 14

Latest

Episode 14

Jul 25, 2014

Overview

Comedy Drama

If you had a chance to live a much different life, would you take it? A happy-go-lucky fishmonger, Liu Wenpin, lives and works in a small village and has for the most part been content with his way of life. But one day, he meets Yi Weilien, a city man who has been involved in an accident and who looks very much like him...

TW Chinese

Content warning

look-alike true love

class and aspirationauthenticity vs. performancefound familysecond chances

Standout Aspects

Acting

Xie Kun-da playing both men with subtle distinction

Writing

Balancing fish-market grit with rom-com sweetness

Best for:Solo·Binge·Friends

First AiredApr 25, 2014

StatusEnded

Vibe

Pacesteady

Intensitylow

Tonelight

Feelmedium

Seasons1·Episodes14

Top Cast

Xie Kun-da

Yi Weilian / Liu Wenbin

Andrea Chen

Yi Xin

Ariel Ann

Zhao Kaidi

Paul Hsu

Ma Kalong

Ku Pao-Ming

Wan Yongchang

Jason Tsou

Fang Yunhao

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Deep Dive

Trivia, insights & behind the scenes

Cultural

The rural-urban divide here mirrors Taiwan's economic tensions in the 2010s, using comedy to explore class mobility rarely addressed in mainstream drama.

Trivia

Xie Kun-da reportedly spent weeks working at an actual fish market to nail Wenpin's physicality—the slouch, the hands, the whole deal.

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