Detention

Synopsis

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.

First Air Date: 2020-12-05

Last Air Date: 2020-12-26

Number of Seasons: 1

Number of Episodes: 8

Networks: PTS, Netflix

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Top Cast

Ning Han as Fang Jui-hsin
Ling-Wei Lee as Liu Yun-hsiang
Huang Guan-Zhi as Cheng Wen-liang
Jack Yao as Shen Hua
Cheng-Ping Chao as Pai Kuo-feng
Na Kwang-hoon as Shen Ching
Carol Cheng Chia-yu as Yun-hsiang's Mother
Tsai Jui-hsueh as Su Chieh-yu
Cres Chuang as Wen-liang's Father
Wu Kun-da as Wei Chung-ting

Seasons

Season 1 (2020)

A tormented student uncovers unsettling secrets at her remote high school as betrayal and a paranormal encounter upend her life.

Episodes:

Ep. 1: Devil (2020-12-05)

At Greenwood High School, transfer student Liu Yun-hsiang witnesses a shocking incident at a deserted building and runs afoul of school authorities.
Ep. 2: Who am I? (2020-12-05)

After an initial encounter with Fang Jui-hsin's spirit, Yun-hsiang finds herself in an otherworldly dimension and accepts a life-altering bargain.
Ep. 3: You are me, I am you (2020-12-12)

With Jui-hsin's guidance, Yun-hsiang finds creative expression through poetry, but her sense of self begins to falter.
Ep. 4: Falsehood (2020-12-12)

As her relationship with Shen Hua stirs up suspicion around the school, Yun-hsiang struggles with writer's block and faces betrayal.
Ep. 5: HIStory repeats (2020-12-19)

Yun-hsiang becomes a target of slander, Shen Hua caves under pressure from his father, and Jui-hsin watches Yun-hsiang carry out an act of desperation.
Ep. 6: Re: Detention (2020-12-19)

Yun-hsiang becomes trapped in a parallel consciousness. Cheng Wen-liang seeks his uncle's aid in preventing Jui-hsin's vengeful plan.
Ep. 7: Re: Re: Detention (2020-12-26)

As his troubled past with Jui-hsin comes to light, Wei Chung-ting helps Yun-hsiang remember her own identity. Panic spreads throughout the campus.
Ep. 8: Rain of Freedom (2020-12-26)

Yun-hsiang races against the clock to free herself from Jui-hsin's time loop and urges her spirit to find redemption.