rose to fame quickly. He has starred in numerous leading roles ever since. While filming in Zhuozhou, Hebei, Jessica Hsuan was stricken with cholera, causing her to enter a local hospital. She remained in bed for over a month until she was able to leave and start filming again. This caused Hsuan's character to be absent for a while in the series. During her hospital stay, many of her co-stars, including Koo, visited her regularly. After its 2005 midnight re-run, TVB decided to release the complete series on DVD and VCD for the first time on November 18 in the same year. It also became the second TVB drama to be released on DVD after War and Beauty, and the first to receive a non-limited release. Film adaptation In May 2015, Koo's film production studio One Cool Film Productions (天下一電影製作有限公司) announced that it has obtained the rights to adapt the series into a full-length feature film. Koo, who will also produce the film, confirmed that he will reprise his role as Hong Siu-lung. In March 2018, One Cool Film Productions (天下一電影製作有限公司) confirmed that it has cast Lam and Hsuan to reprise their roles as Ying Ching and Wu Ting-fong, respectively. Jack Lai was hired to direct, and the film title was announced to be Back to the Past. A year later in March 2019, Back to the Past held its first press conference, also announcing that Kwok, Tang, and Saram will be returning, though it was not specified if they will be reprising their original roles. Ng Yuen-fai will co-direct alongside Lai. The film will be set 19 years after the events of the original television series. See also The King of Yesterday and Tomorrow References External links A Step into the Past reviews at spcnet.tv 2001 Hong Kong television series debuts 2001 Hong Kong television series endings Adaptations of works by Huang Yi Cultural depictions of Qin Shi Huang Hong Kong wuxia television series Television shows based on Chinese novels Television series set in the Qin dynasty Hong Kong time travel television series TVB dramas