The Infernal Affairs Trilogy

The Infernal Affairs Trilogy

20 Episodes

The Hong Kong crime drama was jolted to new life with the release of the Infernal Affairs trilogy, a bracing, explosively stylish critical and commercial triumph that introduced a dazzling level of narrative and thematic complexity to the genre with its gripping saga of two rival moles—played by superstars Tony Leung Chiu-wai and Andy Lau Tak-wah—who navigate slippery moral choices as they move between the intersecting territories of Hong Kong’s police force and its criminal underworld. Set during the uncertainty of the city-state’s handover from Britain to China and steeped in Buddhist philosophy, these ingeniously crafted tales of self-deception and betrayal mirror Hong Kong’s own fractured identity and the psychic schisms of life in a postcolonial purgatory.

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The Infernal Affairs Trilogy
  • Infernal Affairs

    Episode 1

    Directed by Andrew Lau Wai-keung and Alan Mak • 2002 • Hong Kong
    Starring Andy Lau Tak-wah, Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Anthony Wong Chau-sang

    Two of Hong Kong cinema’s most iconic leading men, Tony Leung Chiu-wai and Andy Lau Tak-wah, face off in the breathtaking thriller that revitalized the city-sta...

  • Infernal Affairs II

    Episode 2

    Directed by Andrew Lau Wai-keung and Alan Mak • 2003 • Hong Kong
    Starring Edison Chen Koon-hei, Shawn Yue Man-lok, Anthony Wong Chau-sang

    The first of two sequels to follow in the wake of the massively successful INFERNAL AFFAIRS softens the original’s furious pulp punch in favor of something mo...

  • Infernal Affairs III

    Episode 3

    Directed by Andrew Lau Wai-keung and Alan Mak • 2003 • Hong Kong
    Starring Andy Lau Tak-wah, Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Leon Lai

    Tony Leung Chiu-wai and Andy Lau Tak-wah return for the cathartic conclusion of the INFERNAL AFFAIRS trilogy, which layers on even more deep-cover intrigue while steering the...

  • INFERNAL AFFAIRS Commentary

    Episode 4

    This commentary track, recorded in Hong Kong, features directors Andrew Lau Wai-keung and Alan Mak and screenwriter Felix Chong Man-keung.

  • INFERNAL AFFAIRS II Commentary

    Episode 5

    This commentary track, recorded in Hong Kong, features directors Andrew Lau Wai-keung and Alan Mak and screenwriter Felix Chong Man-keung.

  • INFERNAL AFFAIRS Alternate Ending

    Episode 6

    For the film’s theatrical release in mainland China, the INFERNAL AFFAIRS team shot this alternate ending in order to comply with the regulations of the Chinese State Administration of Radio, Film, and Television, which bar films “propagating obscenity, gambling or violence, or abetting to commit...

  • Andrew Lau Wai-keung and Alan Mak on INFERNAL AFFAIRS

    Episode 7

    In this conversation, recorded in Hong Kong in July 2022, directors Andrew Lau Wai-keung and Alan Mak reflect on the twenty-year legacy of their groundbreaking INFERNAL AFFAIRS trilogy.

  • Hong Kong Noir

    Episode 8

    In 2007, filmmaker Yves Montmayeur interviewed screenwriter Felix Chong Man-keung, director Alan Mak, and Hong Kong International Film Festival director Peter Tsi about the cultural context in which INFERNAL AFFAIRS was made.

  • Making Of INFERNAL AFFAIRS

    Episode 9

    In this program from around the time of INFERNAL AFFAIRS’ production, members of the cast and crew, including directors Andrew Lau Wai-keung and Alan Mak and actors Andrew Lau Tak-wah and Tony Leung Chiu-wai, discuss the film’s characters and narrative.

  • INFERNAL AFFAIRS Behind the Scenes

    Episode 10

    This program shows behind-the-scenes footage of on-location shoots for INFERNAL AFFAIRS, as well as glimpses of the sets between takes and the reocrding of the film’s theme song by actors Andy Lau Tak-wah and Tony Leung Chiu-wai.

  • INFERNAL AFFAIRS Outtakes

    Episode 11

    This program contains raw footage of outtakes from INFERNAL AFFAIRS.

  • Making of INFERNAL AFFAIRS II

    Episode 12

    In this program from around the time of the INFERNAL AFFAIRS II production, members of the cast and crew including actors Eric Tsang Chi-wai, Anthony Wong Chau-sang, and Edison Chen Koon-hei, discuss the film’s characters and narrative.

  • INFERNAL AFFAIRS II Behind the Scenes

    Episode 13

    This program shows behind-the-scenes footage of on-location shoots for INFERNAL AFFAIRS II, as well as glimpses of the sets between takes and the setups for various action sequences.

  • INFERNAL AFFAIRS II Deleted Scene 1

    Episode 14

  • INFERNAL AFFAIRS II Deleted Scene 2

    Episode 15

  • INFERNAL AFFAIRS II Deleted Scene 3

    Episode 16

  • INFERNAL AFFAIRS II Deleted Scene 4

    Episode 17

  • INFERNAL AFFAIRS II Bloopers

    Episode 18

  • INFERNAL AFFAIRS Trilogy Interviews

    Episode 19

    In 2004, filmmaker Frédéric Ambroisine traveled to Hong Kong to conduct the following interviews with the filmmaking team and cast members of the INFERNAL AFFAIRS trilogy, including Andrew Lau Wai-keung, Alan Mak, Felix Chong Man-keung, Kelly Chen Wai-lam, Anthony Wong Chau-sang, and Chapman To M...

  • Making of INFERNAL AFFAIRS III

    Episode 20

    In this program from around the time of the INFERNAL AFFAIRS III production, members of the cast and crew, including actors Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Leon Lai, and Chen Daoming, discuss the film’s characters and narrative.