Light the Night
Seen it?2021 | 1 seasons | 50 min | Drama, Mystery, Crime
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With a small audience and a quick end and almost no lasting buzz, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for crime-drama fans and anyone who likes to be kept guessing. If you loved Narcos: Mexico or The Penguin, start here.
- The mood
- Tense, dark and gritty.
- The pace
- 1 season: a few weeks of evenings, episodes of about 50 minutes, about 20 hours in all.
- What might put you off
- Rated TV-MA: expect violence and drug use.
- It's in Chinese, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
In the red light district of 1980s Taipei, women at a popular Japanese night club navigate jealousy, heartbreak, friendship and love.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsBelow par
2 wins and 13 nominations from smaller awards and festivals
- Reach & staying powerWeak
Ran for 1 season and reached a small audience so far; interest faded quickly after launch
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 21K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Created by Lin Shao-chien, Hong Li-yen, Du Zheng-zhe
- Ruby LinLo Yu-nung "Rose"
- Tony Yang Yo-NingPan Wen-cheng
- Cheryl YangSu Ching-yi "Sue"
- Rhydian VaughanChiang Han
- Derek ChangHe Yu-en
- Puff KuoWang Ai-lien "Aiko"
- Esther LiuLi Shu-hua "Hana"
- Cherry HsiehChi Man-ju "Ah-chi"
- Nikki HsiehHuang Pai-he "Yuri"
- Cammy ChiangLin Ya-wen "Ya-ya"