Life After Disaster

Life After Disaster is a British-Hong Kong television series created by TVB and BBC. The series revolves around 13 secondary school students in Year 9 studying in King George V School in Kowloon. They are all in one house, the Red house in which they have many rivals, including the intimidating Yellow house.

Plot
Zoe is a 14-year-old half British half Filipino girl who moved to Hong Kong to live with her British 15-year-old cousin, Brad and her aunt and uncle while her parents move to the US to take her younger brother to rehabilitation for video game addiction. Zoe is not an average teenage girl, she is the smartest girl in class so she has to skip grades from Year 8 to her cousin's class, Year 9. Along with her friends, Emma, a Hong Kong girl, Taiyo, a Japanese boy, Aidan, an American boy, Yuto, a Japanese boy and Raphael, a Hong Kong boy,

They are all in the Red house, a house which revolves around creative arts, languages and every compulsory subject. This house consists of Year 9 students, Connor and George, Year 10 students, Reece, Blake and Bailee and Year 11 students, Tristan and James. They really enjoy playing music, acting, drawing and learning. They are also pro-democracy. But they couldn't say the same to their rivals, the Yellow house where there are lots of jocks and athletes.

Despite this, the Red house hangs out a lot outside school and enjoys different activities in our out of the curriculum. The series is set in Kowloon in 2021, a year after the coronavirus pandemic and the Hong Kong protests.

Red House
Zoe Simpson(portrayed by Zoe Tria) is a 14-year-old student in Year 9 who skipped grades due to her smartness. She is half Filipino on her mother's side and half British on her father's side. She is Brad's paternal cousin. She moved to Hong Kong from the Philippines when she was 10 because her parents have to take her younger brother to rehabilitation for gaming addiction.

Brad Simpson(portrayed by Brad Simpson) is a 15-year-old student in Year 9 who is Zoe's cousin. He is British and moved to Hong Kong when he was 12 because his dad had a job promotion there. His sister moved back to the UK when she was 19 to attend university there.

Connor Ball(portrayed by Connor Ball) is a 15-year-old student in Year 9 who is Brad's best friend. He is Scottish and moved to Hong Kong due to his passion to study overseas.

Tristan Evans(portrayed by Tristan Evans) is a 17-year-old student in Year 11 who is James' best friend. He is British and lived in Hong Kong for 6 years. He is also a permanent resident in Kowloon.

James McVey(portrayed by James McVey) is a 17-year-old student in Year 11 who is Tristan's best friend. He is British and was stuck in Hong Kong by accident 2 years ago due to the protest. He and his family were given permanent visas ever since. He is the captain of the Red house.

Emma Chen(portrayed by Gun) is a 14-year-old student in Year 9 who skipped grades with Zoe. She is from Hong Kong and is Zoe's best friend.

Taiyo Kido(portrayed by Thaiyo Kido) is a 14-year-old student in Year 9 who skipped grades. He is from Japan and moved to Hong Kong because of his mum's job promotion.

Aidan Harney(portrayed by Aidan Harney) is a 14-year-old student in Year 9 who skipped grades. He is from Boston, Massachusetts, United States and moved to Hong Kong via a long haul flight from JFK Airport in New York. He moved to Hong Kong because of his mum's job promotion.

Yuto Yoshida(portrayed by Yuto Yoshida) is a 14-year-old student in Year 9 who skipped grades. He is from Japan and moved to Hong Kong for an exchange program.

Raphael Lau(portrayed by Raphael Lau) is a 14-year-old student in Year 9 who skipped grades. He is from Hong Kong and is dating Zoe.

Bailee Madison(portrayed by Bailee Madison) is a 16-year-old student in Year 10 from the US. She moved to Hong Kong from the US via a long haul flight from JFK airport for an exchange program. She is Blake's girlfriend.

Blake Richardson(portrayed by Blake Richardson) is a 16-year-old student in Year 10 from the UK. He moved to Hong Kong for an exchange program. He 's Bailee's boyfriend.

George Smith(portrayed by George Smith) is a 15-year-old student from Year 9 from the UK and is in Brad and Connor's class. He moved to Hong Kong for an exchange program.

Reece Bibby(portrayed by Reece Bibby) is a 16-year-old student in Year 10 from the UK. He moved to Hong Kong for an exchange program.

Yellow House
Alex Wang(portrayed by Ken Hung) is a 16-year-old student in Year 10.

Daniel Hong(portrayed by Carlos Chan) is an 18-year-old student in Year 12 who is the captain of the Yellow house.

Sophie Chang(portrayed by Michelle Wai) is a 15-year-old student in Year 9.

Brooke Ong(portrayed by Katie Kung) is a 16-year-old student in Year 10.

Parker Hu(portrayed by Wylie Chu) is a 17-year-old student in Year 11.

Tammy Yang(portrayed by Mandy Lieu) is a 16-year-old student in Year 10 who is from Malaysia.

Ron Ma(portrayed by Him Law) is an 18-year-old student in Year 12.

Natalie Kheng(portrayed by Phoebe Chan) is a 16-year-old student in Year 10.

Amy Cheung(portrayed by Renee Lee) is a 17-year-old student in Year 11.

Ella Sun(portrayed by Race Wong) is a 17-year-old student in Year 11 who is from Singapore.

Yuri Fujita(portrayed by Riko Narumi) is a 16-year-old student in Year 10 who is from Japan.

Ethan Cheng(portrayed by Lai Lok-yi) is a 17-year-old student in Year 11.

Alfie Chu(portrayed by Sam Chan) is a 16-year-old student in Year 10.

Production and Release
Life After Disaster is set a year after the 2019-20 Coronavirus Pandemic and the Hong Kong protests. It is filmed in Kowloon and the school used in the series is King George V School. There are other places in Kowloon where the series is filmed in too. The first 3 seasons will be set in Hong Kong while the 4th season will be set in Singapore.