Taiwan Synopsis
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During the period of martial law in 1960s Taiwan, some teachers and students from Cui Hua High School were arrested for possessing banned books. A female student fell to her death and rumors spread of a ghost haunting the campus. Thirty years later, the draconian culture of the school remains unchanged as a new transfer student uncovers the dark secrets behind the school’s haunting.
Drama + Mystery in Taiwan
10 Taiwan titles in our catalog blend the Drama and Mystery genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Detention itself).
Also On PTS
Other series that aired on PTS.
The 2019–2021 Taiwan Window
Detention holds position #9 of 29 Taiwan seriess in the 2019–2021 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 2020s Taiwan Landscape
2020 was the decade’s peak output year for Taiwan — 13 titles released, including Detention. Bars below show how the 2020s stacked up year by year (30 total).
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 12 other Taiwan seriess in 2020.
The 156th Taiwan title from Taiwan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1972).
Our Taiwan catalog contains 174 titles in total (25 seriess).
Audience Engagement
39 audience reviews — more than 72% of Taiwan seriess in our index.
Popularity sits at the 80th percentile among Taiwan seriess.
Broadcast Timeline
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #21 of 174 Taiwan seriess indexed here (88th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +1.0 points above the Taiwan average of 6.6/10.
Among Taiwan Drama productions specifically: #19 of 118 (top 16%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Taiwan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Chinese |
| Production Companies | Outland Film Production |
| Series Type | Scripted |
| Seasons / Episodes | 1 / 8 |
| Release Date | December 5, 2020 |
| Official Site | www.netflix.com |