On the First Beat

On the First Beat 學警出更
On the First Beat official poster
Genre	Modern Action
Starring	Ron Ng Sammul Chan Michael Tao Sonija Kwok Joey Yung Kate Tsui Kenny Kwan Chin Kar-lok
Opening theme	"邁向夢想的天空" by Ron Ng, Deep Ng, & Kenny Kwan
Ending theme	"密友" Joey Yung
Country of origin	Hong Kong
Original language(s)	Cantonese
No. of episodes	30
Production
Running time	45 minutes (approx.)
Release
Original network	TVB
Original release	June 4 – July 13, 2007
Chronology
Preceded by	The Academy (2005)
Followed by	E.U. (2009)
External links
Website

On the First Beat (Traditional Chinese: ) is a TVB modern action series broadcast in June 2007.

The series is a direct sequel to 2005's The Academy (). The main cast features Ron Ng, Sammul Chan and Chin Ka Lok from the original series and new cast including Michael Tao, Sonija Kwok, Joey Yung, Kenny Kwan and Kate Tsui. The story continues on with the two male leads in the series with their growth as young police officers with personal conflicts in their bonds as friends and romantic relationships. The drama is about the life of a group of Hong Kong police officers and cadets inside and outside of work.

A direct sequel, E.U. () was produced and airred in 2009 continued with Ron Ng and Sammul Chan, alongside Michael Miu, Kathy Chow, Elanne Kwong, and Michael Tse.

After going through the excruciating training of the academy, Chung Lap Man (Ron Ng Cheuk Hei) and Lee Pak Kiu (Sammul Chan Gin Fung) finally become official police officers and are assigned into the same branch. One operation causes Kiu's girlfriend to die a violent death. Furthermore, it causes Kiu and Man, this pair of good brothers, to separate from one another. Newly appointed police chief Cheung Ging Fung (Michael Tao Dai Yue) turns out to be the crime leader of last time's operation. Kiu further discovers that there's an inside story to his girlfriend's death...