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The family drama centers its story on two young dads who reenter their children’s’ lives and learn how to be better fathers. Business-minded Kuk Chi Keung gets the challenge of a lifetime when his ex-wife remarries and finds himself a single dad when his young son, Kuk Siu Nam moves back in to live with him. He is at a total loss when it comes to being a father to his son but gets help from Chu Lai Fa who operates an education center and he slowly learns what it takes to be a good father. Famous architect Sheung Nim Syu is a workaholic who leaves child-rearing responsibilities to his wife Ho Lok Chi and his father, Sheung San. When his wife and father enter disagreements on parenting, Nim Syu has no choice but to switch roles with his wife, and learn to be a stay-at-home dad to take care of his daughter and son. Together, the two struggling fathers learn how to become better parents while also supporting each other.
Directed by —, Daddy Dearest leans on a strong ensemble — Johnson Lee Sze-Chit, Jason Chan Chi-San, Mandy Wong — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The series landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about screen titles of 2016.
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The story of David Hobbs, who has spent the last decade playing the perfect father on one of TV’s biggest sitcoms. But when the series ends and his wife resumes her own television career, he finds himself cast in his most challenging role to date: handling the day-to-day needs of three kids who've grown accustomed to not having him around. David soon learns that playing a dad on TV is child’s play compared to the real thing.
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