TVB series 'Barrack O'Karma 2' ignites 'brownface' row with Filipina role

'Barrack O'Karma 2' which, despite its name, is a suspense thriller series and not about US politics. Photo: Handout

A Hong Kong television show has ignited anger over a Filipina character played by a local actress who darkened her skin, in the latest incident of "brownface" in Asia.

Broadcaster TVB cast Canadian-Hong Konger Franchesca Wong to play a Filipina domestic worker for its series Barrack O'Karma 2 which, despite its name, is a suspense thriller series and not about US politics.