Season 1 – Detention

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Dec 2020

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

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Charles Hartford

But Why Tho?

Jan 16, 2023

8.5/10

Detention delivers a great, tension-fueled horror story that utilizes both the terror of monsters as well as the threat of humanity to craft a story that grabs hold of the viewer and seldom lets go.

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Jonathon Wilson

Ready Steady Cut

May 11, 2021

3/5

[The premiere] sets the scene for a spooky new Netflix original series, even if its sedate pace and lack of shocks keeps it from being overly impactful.

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Joel Keller

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Dec 10, 2020

There's lots of potential for scares as the series goes along.

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Han Ning

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Huang Guanzhi

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Chun-Yao Yao

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Hsia Teng-hung

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Episode 1

Aired Dec 5, 2020

Devil

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

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Episode 2

Aired Dec 5, 2020

Who Am I?

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

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Episode 3

Aired Dec 12, 2020

You Are Me, I Am You

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

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Episode 4

Aired Dec 12, 2020

Falsehood

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

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Episode 5

Aired Dec 19, 2020

HIStory Repeats

Yun-hsiang becomes a target of slander; Shen Hua caves under pressure from his father; Jui-hsin watches Yun-hsiang carry out an act of desperation.

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Episode 6

Aired Dec 19, 2020

Re: Detention

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

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Episode 7

Aired Dec 26, 2020

Re: 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.

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Episode 8

Aired Dec 26, 2020

Rain of Freedom

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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Network: Netflix
Rating: TV-MA
Genre: Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: Chinese
Release Date: Dec 5, 2020

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