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Categories: CULTURE

Vietnam drama Lửa trắng escalates gang tension

Entities: Lan · Cương · Thảo My · Mai · Lửa trắng (Vietnamese TV drama)

Overview

The VTV3 prime‑time series “Lửa trắng”, launched in mid‑June 2026, follows a trans‑national narcotics network in Sơn Hải province with procedural realism supplied by the C04 Drug‑Investigation Division and the Ministry of Public Security. Actress Thu Quỳnh returns after a year‑long hiatus to play Lan (real name Lệ), a cold‑calculated drug‑lord whose portrayal blends entertainment with a public‑service warning aimed at young viewers.

Episodes 11 and 12 deepen internal discord. Lão Công (NSƯT Hồ Phong) faces intensified police surveillance, a possible bomb trap while aiding his daughter, and growing suspicion of an informant. A rivalry erupts between Cương “Đen” and Trúc “Trắng” over resources, while allies Sương and Trường Nổ clash over a member’s death, further destabilising the syndicate.

Episode 13 shifts focus to a leadership reshuffle. Cương (Duy Hưng) covertly steers gang affairs and appears to promote Mai (Việt Hoa) as the new front‑woman of Lão Công’s operation, prompting Mai to question his motives and his leverage of Huân’s network. Lan negotiates a partnership with Cương, citing control of a cross‑border supply chain and demanding equal terms. Meanwhile, Trúc manipulates Thảo My to extract information about the late boss’s assets, underscoring ongoing power struggles, shifting loyalties, and strategic alliances within the criminal underworld.

Timeline

  1. about 16 hours ago

    [CULTURE] 2 sources
    Vietnam's TV drama “Lửa trắng” episode 13 airs with gang‑leadership plot

    Lửa trắng episode 13 aired on VTV3, showing Cương plotting to make Mai gang leader, Lan negotiating a partnership, and Trúc manipulating Thảo My for assets.

  2. 7 days ago

    [CULTURE] 3 sources
    Vietnam's 'Lửa trắng' drama heightens gang tensions in episode 12

    Episodes 11‑12 of Vietnam's series Lửa trắng show drug lord Lão Công under police pressure, internal gang disputes, a bomb threat and a power struggle within the syndicate.

  3. 21 days ago

    [CULTURE] 2 sources
    Vietnamese drama 'Lửa trắng' depicts Lão Công’s botched bomb ambush and failed drug shipment

    In *Lửa trắng* episodes 7‑8, drug kingpin Lão Công faces a bomb ambush and a busted drug shipment, sparking police raids and shifting alliances among rival gangs.

  4. 29 days ago

    [CULTURE] 2 sources
    Vietnam drama “Lửa trắng” episode 5 sees Lão Công suspect Mai’s motives

    Episode 5 of Vietnam’s Lửa trắng shows Lão Công suspecting Mai’s motives, a hidden‑camera reveal of her mother’s disapproval, and a violent encounter with thugs, while Tài intensifies a drug‑bust effort.

  5. about 1 month ago

    [CULTURE] 8 sources
    Actress Thu Quỳnh stars as drug‑lord in VTV crime drama “Lửa trắng”

    Thu Quỳnh returns to TV as drug‑lord Lan in VTV’s “Lửa trắng”, a crime drama made with Vietnam’s anti‑drug police, aiming to warn youth about narcotics.

  6. about 2 months ago

    [CULTURE] 3 sources
    Vietnam's new TV drama ‘Lửa trắng’ launches on VTV3, tackling drug crime

    Vietnam’s TV drama “Lửa trắng” premiered on VTV3, depicting a modern drug‑trafficking network with support from the C04 police bureau and starring prominent Vietnamese actors.

Sources

cafebiz.vn · cafef.vn · erzsebetter.hu · giadinh.net.vn · giadinh.suckhoedoisong.vn · kenh14.vn · lubicsszilvi.webnode.hu · m.afamily.vn · m.soha.vn · m.thanhnien.vn · portal.bme.hu · tienphong.vn · vtv.vn