Detention(TV show/series, 2020)

Name: Detention
Genre: Drama, Mystery
Released: 2020
Rating: 3.8

Original title: "返校" (Chinese (Mandarin)/ZH)

TV-MA

| 50min per episode | Genres: Drama, Mystery

Scripted Reality in 1 season with 8 episodes

Rating: 3.8/5 (with 20 votes)

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. ()

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Genres: Chinese TV Shows / TV Dramas / TV Horror
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About Detention

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.

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Trailer for Detention + Featurettes/Teaser/Clips

Detention The Series | Official Trailer | Netflix(Trailer, 1:52)

Detention Seasons and Episodes

12/05/2020Season 1 - 8 episodes

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

#1 | 12/05/2020Devil

5.0/5 (with 1 vote)

At Greenwood High School, transfer student Liu Yun-hsiang witnesses a shocking incident at a deserted building and runs afoul of school authorities.

#2 | 12/05/2020Who am I?

After an initial encounter with Fang Jui-hsin's spirit, Yun-hsiang finds herself in an otherworldly dimension and accepts a life-altering bargain.

#3 | 12/12/2020You are me, I am you

With Jui-hsin's guidance, Yun-hsiang finds creative expression through poetry, but her sense of self begins to falter.

#4 | 12/12/2020Falsehood

As her relationship with Shen Hua stirs up suspicion around the school, Yun-hsiang struggles with writer's block and faces betrayal.

#5 | 12/19/2020HIStory repeats

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.

#6 | 12/19/2020Re: Detention

Yun-hsiang becomes trapped in a parallel consciousness. Cheng Wen-liang seeks his uncle's aid in preventing Jui-hsin's vengeful plan.

#7 | 12/26/2020Re: Re: Detention

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.

#8 | 12/26/2020Rain of Freedom

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

Additional Information

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Production country: Taiwan

Based on: "Detention" (find it on Amazon)

Made by: Outland Film Studio

Original language: Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)

Spoken languages: Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)

Translated into 13 languages: Czech (CS), German (DE), Greek (EL), English (EN), Spanish (ES), French (FR), Italian (IT), Japanese (JA), Korean (KO), Portuguese (PT), Ukrainian (UK), Vietnamese (VI), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)

Status: Ended

First episode released on: 12/05/2020

Last episode released on: 12/26/2020

Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):

"อาถรรพ์โรงเรียนเลือด"

Keywords: student, haunting, supernatural, ghost, based on video game, supernatural horror, campus, high school

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