Barrack O'Karma

{{Short description|Hong Kong television series}}

{{Infobox television

| image =

| native_name = 金宵大厦

| language = Cantonese

| writer = Ruby Law Pui-ching

| screenplay = {{Plainlist|

• Ruby Law Pui-ching
• Tsang Po-wa
• Yeung Suet-yi
• Yu Ka-koon
• Yeung Yan-wing

}}

| executive_producer = Yip Chun-fai

| producer = {{Plainlist|

• Monica Chin
• Jennifer Ho Lok-yin
• Leung Kai-ching
• Tsang Wing-sze
• Lam Hang

}}

| starring = {{Plainlist|

• Joel Chan
• Selena Lee
• Samantha Ko
• Kelly Cheung
• Zoie Tam
• Stephen Wong
• Jazz Lam
• Lau Kong
• Geoffrey Wong
• Gloria Tang
• Akina Hong
• Billy Luk
• Candice Chiu
• Bob Cheung

}}

| theme_music_composer = Wong Fuk-ling

| opentheme = Goodbye (今宵多珍重) by Kayee Tam (Cantonese version)

| endtheme = Goodbye (今宵多珍重) by Vivian Koo (Mandarin version)

| composer =

| num_episodes = 20

| runtime = 45 minutes

| company = TVB

| network = TVB

| first_aired = {{start date|2019|9|16|df=y}}

| last_aired = {{end date|2019|10|13|df=y}}

| genre = {{Plainlist |

• Supernatural
• Romance

}}

| related = {{Plainlist|

• Barrack O'Karma 1968 (2022)

}}

}}

Barrack O'Karma ({{Lang-zh|c=金宵大廈|s=|t=|p=}}; lit. Twilight Mansion) is a 2019 Hong Kong supernatural romantic drama television series. It stars Joel Chan and Selena Lee as a pair of star-crossed lovers, with Samantha Ko, Kelly Cheung, Zoie Tam, Stephen Wong, Jazz Lam, Lau Kong, Geoffrey Wong and Gloria Tang in the supporting roles.{{Cite web|last=黃梓恒|date=2018-02-20|title=【金宵大厦】陳山聰確認做男一 《降魔的》編審羅佩清操刀有保證|url=https://www.hk01.com/即時娛樂/161536/金宵大厦-陳山聰確認做男一-降魔的-編審羅佩清操刀有保證|access-date=2020-06-16|website=香港01|language=zh-HK}} The series made its premiere on 16 September 2019 on TVB.{{Cite web|date=2019-09-14|title=Joel Chan and Selena Lee Time Travel in New Series, "Barrack O'Karma"|url=https://38jiejie.com/2019/09/14/joel-chan-and-selena-lee-time-travel-in-new-series-barrack-okarma/|access-date=2020-06-16|website=三八姐姐|language=en-US}} The series was renewed for a second season,{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Selena Lee Confirms That She'll Be Back for "Barrack O'Karma 2"|url=https://www.jaynestars.com/news/selena-lee-confirms-that-shell-be-back-for-barrack-okarma-2/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200617024257/https://www.jaynestars.com/news/selena-lee-confirms-that-shell-be-back-for-barrack-okarma-2/ |archive-date=2020-06-17 |access-date=2020-06-16|website=JayneStars.com|language=en}} titled Barrack O'Karma 1968, premiered on 4 April 2022.

The drama takes inspiration from the Champagne Court located in Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong.{{Cite web|last=Pao|first=Ming|title=監製爆陳山聰擔正曾被高層質疑 《金宵大廈》結局不是夢一場|url=http://www.mingpaocanada.com/TOR/htm/NEWS/20190928/HK-maa1_r.htm|access-date=2020-06-16|website=www.mingpaocanada.com|language=en}}{{Cite web|last=黃梓恒|date=2019-09-17|title=【金宵大廈】原型香檳大廈面臨重建 當年被「一樓一鳳」佔據|url=https://www.hk01.com/即時娛樂/376372/金宵大廈-原型香檳大廈面臨重建-當年被-一樓一鳳-佔據|access-date=2020-06-16|website=香港01|language=zh-HK}} Creator Ruby Law was inspired by the Mandarin song "Jin Xiao Duo Zhen Zhong" ({{Lang-zh|c=今宵多珍重|s=|t=|p=}}) to write a story about a man and a woman who sees each other in their dreams. Barrack O'Karma has central themes of a parallel universe, Mandela effect, and the butterfly effect. The series features 10 sub-plots about characters that live or work in the building. Principal photography began in February 2018 and concluded in June.{{Cite web|last=Yim|first=Cassandra|title=【金宵大廈】李施嬅性感上陣展現風騷舞姿 ViuTV組合MIRROR成員與Coco共舞|url=https://hk.ulifestyle.com.hk/topic/detail/208847/|access-date=2020-06-16|website=HK 港生活|date=8 October 2019 |language=zh-hk}}

Barrack O'Karma was nominated for six awards at the 2019 TVB Anniversary Awards and won three, including Best Supporting Actress for Candice Chiu, Most Popular Female Character for Selena Lee, and Most Popular Onscreen Partnership for Joel Chan and Selena Lee.