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Detention

TV·2020–2020·1 season, 8 episodes·PTS·Drama, Mystery·1h 43m

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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.

Highest-rated episodes all ranked

  1. 01Detention S01E01DevilS01E01 · 10.0At Greenwood High School, transfer student Liu Yun-hsiang witnesses a shocking incident at a deserted building and runs afoul of school authorities.

Cast

Han NingHan NingFang Jui-hsinLee Ling-weiLee Ling-weiLiu Yun-hsiangAkira HuangAkira HuangCheng Wen-liangJack YaoJack YaoShen HuaDavid ChaoDavid ChaoPai Kuo-fengNa Kwang-hoonNa Kwang-hoonShen ChingCarol Cheng Chia-yuCarol Cheng Chia-yuYun-hsiang's MotherTsai Jui-hsuehTsai Jui-hsuehSu Chieh-yu

Episodes by season

Season018Episodes2020Aired 10.0Season avg
  1. S01E01Detention S01E01DevilDecember 5, 2020 10.0At Greenwood High School, transfer student Liu Yun-hsiang witnesses a shocking incident at a deserted building and runs afoul of school auth
  2. S01E02Detention S01E02Who am I?December 5, 2020—After an initial encounter with Fang Jui-hsin's spirit, Yun-hsiang finds herself in an otherworldly dimension and accepts a life-altering ba
  3. S01E03Detention S01E03You are me, I am youDecember 12, 2020—With Jui-hsin's guidance, Yun-hsiang finds creative expression through poetry, but her sense of self begins to falter.
  4. S01E04Detention S01E04FalsehoodDecember 12, 2020—As her relationship with Shen Hua stirs up suspicion around the school, Yun-hsiang struggles with writer's block and faces betrayal.
  5. S01E05Detention S01E05HIStory repeatsDecember 19, 2020—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 d
  6. S01E06Detention S01E06Re: DetentionDecember 19, 2020—Yun-hsiang becomes trapped in a parallel consciousness. Cheng Wen-liang seeks his uncle's aid in preventing Jui-hsin's vengeful plan.
  7. S01E07Detention S01E07Re: Re: DetentionDecember 26, 2020—As his troubled past with Jui-hsin comes to light, Wei Chung-ting helps Yun-hsiang remember her own identity. Panic spreads throughout the c
  8. S01E08Detention S01E08Rain of FreedomDecember 26, 2020—Yun-hsiang races against the clock to free herself from Jui-hsin's time loop and urges her spirit to find redemption.

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