2011. A few weeks later, Chan was pulled out of the cast to film another TVB drama, No Good Either Way, instead. His role, An Dehai, was replaced by Raymond Cho. In November 2011, it was revealed that Nancy Wu, Edwin Siu and Aimee Chan would join the cast through their radio interviews and official Weibo fansites. Helen Ma announced through her Weibo that she and Elliot Ngok, an original cast member from the sales presentation trailer, would join the cast, and Oscar Chan uploaded a picture of his casting call on his Weibo. Natalie Tong, Power Chan, and original cast member Chung King-fai were confirmed to join later on. The official press conference and costume fitting for The Confidant was planned to be held on 24 November at TVB City, but due to costume problems, the presscon was cancelled. A few days before filming began, Maggie Cheung withdrew from production due to scheduling conflicts. Her role, Cixi, was replaced by Michelle Yim, who originally portrayed Cixi in the drama's sales presentation trailer. Filming Filming officially began on 16 December. Production was planned to be moved to Hengdian World Studios on March 12, however, it was postponed to a week later due to the date of Hong Kong International Film & TV Market. The filming in Hong Kong ended on March 10, followed by a supper at night. At 22 March 19:30pm, the trailer shown in FILMART is broadcast on Jade and HD Jade with a line "aired in 2012 eye-catchingly". On 19 March, the cast went to Hengdian at night and a pray was held on the next day. Filming ended on 9 April and the main cast flew back to Hong Kong on 12 April. Awards and nominations Accolades Viewership ratings The following is a table that includes a list of the total ratings points based on television viewership. References External links TVB official website K-TVB.net TVB dramas Costume drama television series Television series set in the Qing dynasty Chinese-language television shows 2012 Hong Kong television series debuts 2012 Hong Kong television series endings Monarchy in fiction Cultural depictions of Empress Dowager Cixi