Detention (Chinese: 返校; pinyin: Fǎnxiào) is a Taiwanese supernatural horror drama television series, created for Netflix in collaboration with Public Television Service, based on the video game of the same name developed by Red Candle Games. It premiered on 5 December 2020.[1][2]
| Detention | |
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| Traditional Chinese | 返校 |
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| Based on | Detention video game |
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| Country of origin | Taiwan |
| Original languages | Taiwanese Hokkien Mandarin |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 8 |
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| Editor | Chiang Yi-ning |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Production company | Outland Film Production |
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| Release | 5 December – 26 December 2020 |
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| Detention (2019 film) | |
Plot
editBased on the game set in the period of martial law known as the White Terror in Taiwan, Detention entwines the suffocating political situations under martial law and heart-stopping legends of local deities, portraying a labyrinth of unspeakable oppressions.
The series opens at Greenwood High School in 1999. Transfer student Yunxiang Liu (Lingwei Lee) enters a forbidden area of the school grounds, where she encounters the ghost of Ray-Xin Fang (Ning Han). Fang reveals the hidden history of the school over the past 30 years, including how a group of students and teachers were persecuted as they fought for freedom in the era of censorship.[1]
Cast
edit- Ling-Wei Lee (李玲葦) as Yunxiang Liu[3]
- Ning Han (韓寧) as Ray-Xin Fang[3]
- Guang-Zhi Huan (黃冠志) as Wen-Liang Cheng
- Yao Chun-yao
- Hsia Teng-hung as Chang Ming-hui
- David Chao
Episodes
edit| No. | Title [4] | Directed by | Written by | Original release date [4] |
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| 1 | "Devil" | I Hsuan Su, Chaung Shiang An, Yi Liu | Unknown | 5 December 2020 |
| 2 | "Who am I?" | I Hsuan Su, Chaung Shiang An, Yi Liu | Unknown | 5 December 2020 |
| 3 | "You are me, I am you" | I Hsuan Su, Chaung Shiang An, Yi Liu | Unknown | 12 December 2020 |
| 4 | "Falsehood" | I Hsuan Su, Chaung Shiang An, Yi Liu | Unknown | 12 December 2020 |
| 5 | "HIStory repeats" | I Hsuan Su, Chaung Shiang An, Yi Liu | Unknown | 19 December 2020 |
| 6 | "Re: Detention" | I Hsuan Su, Chaung Shiang An, Yi Liu | Unknown | 19 December 2020 |
| 7 | "Re: Re: Detention" | I Hsuan Su, Chaung Shiang An, Yi Liu | Unknown | 26 December 2020 |
| 8 | "Rain of Freedom" | I Hsuan Su, Chaung Shiang An, Yi Liu | Unknown | 26 December 2020 |
Release
editThe eight-episode series premiered on 5 December 2020, 21:00 National Standard Time, with one new episode being released each Saturday.[2] The series is an addition to Netflix's Chinese Language Originals collection.[5]
References
edit- ^ a b Franks, Nico (29 September 2020). "Netflix in Detention with game adaptation". C21 Media. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
- ^ a b Lee, Eva (2 July 2020). "電視版《返校》宣布12月5日公視首播！故事回到翠華中學30年後，光看前導預告就毛骨悚然" [First episode of the TV series 'Detention' is set for release on 5 December! The story returns to Greenwood High School 30 years later, looking through our guide to the predictions is absolutely horrifying]. Cosmopolitan (in Traditional Chinese). Retrieved 2 November 2020.
- ^ a b "'Detention' to Land on Netflix". Netflix. 27 September 2020. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
- ^ a b "Detention – Listings". The Futon Critic. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
- ^ Arias, Jacqueline (20 October 2020). "Watch the trailer for Taiwanese horror 'Detention: The Series'". NME. Retrieved 2 November 2020.