SeriesTV-MAGhosts & Haunting Supernatural Psychological

Detention2020

Name: Detention
Genre: Ghosts & Haunting, Supernatural, Psychological, Gothic
Released: 2020-12-05
Rating: 6.4

6.4

Crypt Score

Blended from 2 sources

IMDb 6.3TMDB 7.5

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Year

2020

Seasons

Network

PTS

Status

Ended

Box Office

🏆 2 wins

The premise

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.

Horror Vault's take

Set against the suffocating backdrop of 1960s Taiwanese martial law, Detention weaves a chilling ghost story rooted in real political terror — where banned books could cost lives and restless spirits refuse to let the past stay buried. Thirty years after a young woman's death haunted the halls of Cui Hua High School, a new transfer student begins pulling at threads that powerful forces would rather leave alone. Based on the acclaimed Taiwanese horror video game, this series transforms supernatural dread into a searing meditation on silence, complicity, and the cost of truth. The campus atmosphere is oppressive in every sense — politically, socially, and spiritually.

Content: Depictions Of Political Persecution, Themes Of Suicide And Death, Psychological Distress, Violence

Episode Guide

🏆 Best Episode Overall

S1.E1 · Devil

10.0

⭐ Highest Rated This Season

S1.E1 · Devil

10.0

★ 10.0 avg· 6h 43m total· Dec 2020 → Dec 2020

S1.E1 · DevilPremiere
10.0
Dec 5, 2020 · 55 min · Dir: Shiang-An Chuang
At Greenwood High School, transfer student Liu Yun-hsiang witnesses a shocking incident at a deserted building and runs afoul of school authorities.
S1.E2 · Who am I?
Dec 5, 2020 · 46 min · Dir: Shiang-An Chuang
After an initial encounter with Fang Jui-hsin's spirit, Yun-hsiang finds herself in an otherworldly dimension and accepts a life-altering bargain.
S1.E3 · You are me, I am you
Dec 12, 2020 · 48 min · Dir: Su I-hsuan
With Jui-hsin's guidance, Yun-hsiang finds creative expression through poetry, but her sense of self begins to falter.
S1.E4 · Falsehood
Dec 12, 2020 · 52 min · Dir: Su I-hsuan
As her relationship with Shen Hua stirs up suspicion around the school, Yun-hsiang struggles with writer's block and faces betrayal.
S1.E5 · HIStory repeats
Dec 19, 2020 · 51 min · Dir: Shiang-An Chuang
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.