Shock Wave is a 2017 Hong Kong action film written and directed by Herman Yau, produced by and starring Andy Lau. Released on 20 April 2017 in Hong Kong and 28 April 2017 in China, the film is Yau and Lau’s third collaboration as director and star respectively after 1991’s Don’t Fool Me and 1999’s Fascination Amour.
A standalone sequel to the film, titled Shock Wave 2, began production in February 2019 and wrapped up on 8 May 2019, and was theatrical released on 24 December 2020.[6] Shock Wave 2 is a standalone sequel featuring new characters and a new story line, with Lau and Yau returning to their duties as producer and star, and as director respectively.
Bomb disposal officer Cheung Choi-san (Andy Lau) of the Explosive Ordnance Disposal Bureau (EOD) have been working undercover in a gang of thieves led by Hung Kai-pang (Jiang Wu), who specializes in bombs. Cheung coordinates with his handler, Superintendent Chow (Felix Wong), and senior inspector Kong Yiu-wai (Philip Keung) of the Regional Crime Unit, and manages to arrest a number of Hung’s underling, including his younger brother, Hung Kai-piu, after performing a cash vault robbery, and also successfully disposes of a bomb stopping it from detonating. However, Hung managed to escape arrest and vows for revenge. Six months later, Cheung resumes his position in EOD and is quickly promoted as superintendent of the department and meets a recently divorced primary school teacher, Carmen (Song Jia), and begins to date her.
