Talkabout fllying under the radar. Netflix today has released the first episode of their adaptation of Red Candle Game’s Detention. The series, based on Red Candle Games’ 2017 horror adventure game, is the first first Mandarin series collaboration by Netflix, which teamed up with the Taiwanese broadcaster Public Television Service to bring it to life.
Just to be clear, this series is a separate entity entirely from the 2019 movie directed by John Hsu. The Netflix series uses an entirely new cast, and each episode has been given a run time of 60 minutes.
And yes, for traditionalists, Netflix is staggering the release of each episode to coincide with Public Television Service’s broadcasts. Here’s how it all breaks down:
| Episode | PTS Broadcast Date | Netflix Release Date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 05/12/2020 | 05/12/2020 |
| 2 | 12/12/2020 | 12/12/2020 |
| 3 | 19/12/2020 | 19/12/2020 |
| 4 | 26/12/2020 | 26/12/2020 |
| 5 | 02/01/2021 | 02/01/2021 |
| 6 | 09/01/2021 | 09/01/2021 |
| 7 | 16/01/2021 | 16/01/2021 |
| 8 | 23/01/2021 | 23/01/2021 |
Here’s the synopsis, for those unfamiliar with the game:
Detention: The Series starts at Greenwood High School in the 1990s. Yunxiang Liu (played by Lingwei Lee), a transfer student, steps into the forbidden area on the campus by accident, where she encounters the ghost of Ruixin Fang (Ning Han). Fang later unveils the hidden history and trauma over the past 30 years, and how a group of young students and teachers were persecuted as they fought for freedom in the era of censorship. Their stories keep coming back to the school like haunting nightmares, waiting to be told and revealed.
As an added treat, Red Candle Games tweeted our earlier that they’re in the process of working on their next game. They haven’t revealed just what it is, but no doubt this is redemption for the unfortunate happenings regarding the second game in the series, Devotion, that occurred last year.
Hello friends, a Netflix series adapted from #返校Detention will be out today. More here https://t.co/2d8Gzuc62h
Meanwhile, the studio has been busy working on our new game. Hopefully we can share more info with you soon!
— redcandlegames (@redcandlegames) December 5, 2020