What popular Malaysian dramas depict police as heroes?

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Popular Malaysian dramas that depict police as heroes include Gerak Khas and the Polis Evo films.
For most of the 2000s, Malaysians’ popular image of the police came largely from the action drama series Gerak Khas, directed by Yusof Haslam and broadcast on TV1 and TV2. More recently, the buddy-cop action comedy film Polis Evo (2015) and its sequel released three years later also portrayed police officers positively as heroes and exemplary paragons of virtue.
Gerak Khas became the main police reference in Malay pop culture for much of the 2000s
Gerak Khas was an action drama series that ran as a popular depiction of the police in Malay pop culture for the majority of the aughts. It was directed by Yusof Haslam and shown on state broadcast channels TV1 and TV2. The series also spawned three films, keeping its police image visible beyond the TV run.
The Polis Evo films (2015 and its sequel) presented police as heroes and role models
Polis Evo was released in 2015 as a buddy cop action comedy, featuring Shaheizy Sam and Zizan Razak as the protagonist duo. The film portrayed police officers not only as heroes but also as exemplary paragons of virtue. Its sequel, released three years later, continued the same positive depiction of police officers.
Box office figures show the films’ mainstream reach
Polis Evo grossed RM17.74 million at the box office, placing it in the all-time top 10 highest grossing films in Malaysia. The sequel collected even more, at RM22.45 million. These figures reflect that the positive police portrayal in the films reached a wide audience.
The portrayal extended into the careers of well-known local actors
A number of Malaysian actors “cut their teeth” in Gerak Khas, with characters played by AC Mizal and Abby Abadi described as especially memorable. The series’ police-themed popularity is also linked to why some viewers wanted to become police detectives after watching related TV content. In this pop-culture frame, police heroism became a mainstream entertainment image rather than a marginal one.

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