The Ultimatum (2009): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 2009, The Ultimatum is a drama and family series.

What it’s about. The Ultimatum is a Singaporean Chinese drama which was telecasted on Singapore's free-to-air channel, MediaCorp Channel 8. It made its debut on 27 May 2009 and ended on the date 7 July 2009. This drama serial consists of 30 episodes, and was screened on every weekday night at 9:00 pm. Being the mid-year Channel 8 blockbuster of 2009, it was the first Channel 8 drama to be fully filmed in HD. Despite being touted as the 2009 blockbuster of the year and featuring many established actors and actresses like Zoe Tay, Li Nanxing and Fann Wong, the show's reception was lukewarm at best. Many viewers faulted the serial for improbable casting and for a lack of originality in certain parts of the scripting. The series also came under harsh criticism for being overly melodramatic. However, the performance of newcomers such as Jerry Yeo, who played an antagonist for the first time, were widely praised.

Who’s in it. The Ultimatum stars Zoe Tay as Ye Yu-Chen, Fann Wong as Fang Song-Qiao, Li Nanxing as Zhou Zhi-Da and Tay Ping-Hui as Sun Jie, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 3.5/10, The Ultimatum has proved divisive with audiences.

Where to watch. In US you can stream it on Crunchyroll and Crunchyroll Amazon Channel. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch The Ultimatum page.

If you liked it. Fans of The Ultimatum tend to enjoy Breaking Bad, Better Call Saul, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba and Attack on Titan.