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Lee Thean Jeen

Directing

Biography

Thean-jeen is one of the most prolific and acclaimed writer-directors and showrunners working in the Singapore independent production industry today, having created, executive-produced, written and directed over 150 hours of film and television content in the span of his career. His past work includes the award-winning AlterAsians and The Singapore Short Story Project as well as four seasons of Code Of Law. Recent projects – as executive producer, writer and director – include The Bridge for Viu Malaysia/HBO Asia as well as Divided (分裂) and Derek for MediaCorp Toggle. Feature films he has written and directed include the Malaysia-Singapore co-production Homecoming 笑着回家, Bring Back The Dead招魂 as well as The Big Day简单的婚礼.

Known For

The Bridge
7.6

When a dead body is found on the Tuas Bridge, left right on the border between Malaysia and Singapore, two ICD officers from each country, Officer Megat from Malaysia and Officer Serena Teo from Singapore, must work together to solve the crime. But this case is far more complicated than either of them could have suspected, and they soon learn that the killer’s plan has just begun.

The Bridge

2018
Aunty Lee's Deadly Delights
N/A

Rosie "Aunty" Lee, owner of Singapore's best-loved Peranakan restaurant, is an amateur sleuth who finds herself solving crime cases in her neighbourhood in pursuit of the truth. These cases range from homicide - such as when Aunty Lee is accused of poisoning a wealthy socialite and her son with her ayam buah keluak - to seemingly petty crimes, like undergarment theft in the neighbourhood. Aunty Lee is assisted by her trusty Filipino helper, Nina, her no-nonsense restaurant manager, Cherill, and their Gen Z waitress, Yanna. Together, they form an alliance that frustrates and yet impresses local law enforcement officers Insp Salim and his assistant, SSgt Naren, who are also racing to get to the bottom of these cases.

Aunty Lee's Deadly Delights

2026
128 Circle
6.0

128 CIRCLE tells the stories of hawkers at a Food Centre in Singapore that has been at the heart of the community’s lives for almost four decades. These are the people – the human faces – behind the familiar food staples we have grown up with, and grow old with, in our neighbourhood. And these are stories of the ups and downs, the inspiration and the perspiration, of the challenges and the joys of being at the beating heart of a cultural heritage that has endured from the early days of Singapore’s history.

128 Circle

2019
This Land Is Mine
N/A

After the end of World War II, when Singapore returns to British rule after four years of Japanese Occupation, the lives of several individuals are thrown into upheaval by the turbulence of the times.

This Land Is Mine

2021
Chase
7.0

Thai star Utt and fast-rising Taiwanese singer Linda Liao stars in this 13-part drama about a guy who comes face to face with a childhood crush 10 years later. Will sparks fly this time round?

Chase

2005
Homecoming
5.8

"Homecoming" is about three stories of three different individuals going home for Chinese New Year. A major highlight of the movie is that Jack Neo, who will be cross-dressing on the big screen again after eleven years since "Liang Po Po The Movie" back in 1999. He will be playing mother to Ah Niu's character. It is said that he was told to lose at least 5kg for his role. Jack Neo long time collaborator Mark Lee and Malaysian multi-talented writer-director-comedian Afdlin Shauki are among the cast.

Homecoming

2011
Forensik
N/A

Crime scene specialist Juliana Hamid tackles homicide cases while juggling her relationship with an inspector and the consequences of a family secret.

Forensik

2020
The Big Day
3.5

When Su Yu, a free-spirited diving instructor, says “Yes” to Nuo Yan, a modern funeral director, she imagines a simple, peaceful wedding. But the reality is just the opposite! From overbearing in-laws, to oppressive loansharks, to a jealous best friend, to a house on fire and a funeral on the wedding day itself, Su Yu and Nuo Yan’s love for each other is tested by family, foes and fate. Will their wedding be the event that brings them closer or tears them apart?

The Big Day

2018
Rise
N/A

A young female ex-convict tries to put her life back together again and keep her anger management issues in check, by plunging headfirst into the adrenaline-pumping sport of MMA (Mixed Martial Arts).

Rise

2016
Everybody's Business
6.0

Everybody's Business is a light-hearted satire on Singapore and Singaporeans from different walks of life. When Singapore is hit with a widespread bout of food poisoning – with at least fifty victims – everyone is sent into a tizzy. How on earth could something like this happen in Singapore? And who’s responsible?

Everybody's Business

2013
Love... And Other Bad Habits
N/A

LOVE... and other Bad Habits is a light-hearted, sometimes heartfelt, look at three different kinds of relationships in Singapore, from teen infatuation to the nuances of adult relationships.

Love... And Other Bad Habits

2013
Gone Case
N/A

Gone Case is a heartfelt, coming-of-age story that revolves around twelve-year-old Yong, who struggles to cope with the tumultuous events that take place in his life as he approaches his PSLE exams - the death of his grandmother, the decaying relationship of his parents, the rigorous demands of school, run-ins with a neighborhood gang, his first crush and taste of heartache, and the tensions between him and his dysfunctional best friend, Liang.

Gone Case

2014
Bring Back the Dead
5.9

When her seven-year-old son dies in a tragic road accident, a grieving mother, Jia En, seeks the help of her former caregiver, Mdm Seetoh, to bring back his soul so he can be always 'by her side.' However, after several strange and deadly occurrences in the house, Jia En begins to suspect that there is something amiss with the soul she has brought back. In discovering what has really happened, she unravels the horrific truth ... a truth which may cost her her life and the lives of those around her.

Bring Back the Dead

2015
Love 50%
N/A

Taiwanese successful actuary Chung Wen Kai lives a life free of any unnecessary risks, or calculated ones if any. Wen Kai plans to pay Sandra, his rich girlfriend who has been away in Singapore for a business trip, a surprise visit on Valentine’s Day. Wen Kai also plans to propose to Sandra. What Wen Kai did not plan for was to have lost the diamond ring at the airport. Wen Kai also did not plan to meet Haney Goh, whom Wen Kai will “partner” reluctantly in order to buy a new diamond ring for Sandra at couple-only 50% Valentine’s Day special discount at a jewellery shop in Singapore. While stepping out of the jewellery shop, the “couple” are robbed and Wen Kai loses all his valuables including a phone which Haney took to throw at the robbers. Feeling sorry for Wen Kai, Haney decides to help Wen Kai in completing his goal to propose to Sandra.

Love 50%

2010
The Fighter
N/A

Tom Grant and his niece Hana are harassed by gangsters in Malaysia to sell their restaurant so that development can be made over it. The gang threaten their lives, so Tom calls on his old friend, a martial arts expert named John Tan, to protect them.

The Fighter

1995
Derek: The Movie
N/A

After a long, arduous hunt, Derek Ho, Singapore's first serial killer has been captured, tried and sentenced to death. As he awaits his fate in prison, a team of top psychologists is assigned to interview him. They must find out if he has any information on a list of women reported missing during the period of his killing spree. It takes a young, ambitious member of that team, Dr Winnie Low, to break through to the stubbornly reticent Derek. Winnie embarks on a journey to solve the mystery, unlocking a secret deep within Derek's past... one that gives her an insight into how he went from an ordinary man to extraordinary killer.

Derek: The Movie

2019
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N/A

Set in a haunted restaurant outside time, a ghostly host serves four unforgettable horror stories, each centered around a legendary Chinese dish. From a murdered stepdaughter’s spectral revenge with egg fried rice to a cursed fishing village bound by blood and tang yuan during winter solstice, the anthology weaves a dark tapestry of generational sin and ancestral reckoning.

A Banquet for Hungry Ghosts