{"id":12582,"date":"2026-04-16T17:19:33","date_gmt":"2026-04-16T17:19:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/article.php?article_id=2127568"},"modified":"2026-04-16T17:19:33","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T17:19:33","slug":"tv-adaptation-of-taiwanese-horror-detention-is-out-now-on-netflix","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/tv-adaptation-of-taiwanese-horror-detention-is-out-now-on-netflix\/","title":{"rendered":"TV adaptation of Taiwanese horror Detention is out now on Netflix"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/tv-adaptation-of-taiwanese-horror-detention-is-out-now-on-netflix.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Taiwanese horror Detention is the latest video game to get an adaptation on Netflix.<\/p>\n<p>As we described in our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/articles\/2018-09-05-hungry-ghosts-and-book-burning-detention-explores-taiwans-dark-past\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">review<\/a> at the time, Detention takes place in 1960s Taiwan, more than a decade into the 38-year period of martial law known as the White Terror. This was a period which plunged the country into an oppressive Orwellian nightmare that lasted nearly four decades. Around 140,000 Taiwanese citizens were imprisoned, and up to 4,000 executed for their real or perceived dissidence toward the ruling Nationalist Party of China government during the period.<\/p>\n<p>It was developed by Red Candle Games, which was in the news for all the wrong reasons last year after Chinese players revolted over an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/articles\/2019-02-25-devotion-developer-calls-for-calm-as-fallout-from-xi-jinping-winnie-the-pooh-china-meme-reference-goes-from-bad-to-worse\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">in-game attack on the leader of China<\/a> that resulted in the game being temporarily pulled from sale.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/articles\/2020-12-06-taiwanese-horror-detention-tv-adaptation-is-out-now-on-netflix\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/articles\/2020-12-06-taiwanese-horror-detention-tv-adaptation-is-out-now-on-netflix\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Taiwanese horror Detention is the latest video game to get an adaptation on Netflix. As we described in our review at the time, Detention takes place in 1960s Taiwan, more than a decade into the 38-year period of martial law known as the White Terror. This was a period which plunged the country into an oppressive Orwellian nightmare that lasted nearly four decades. Around 140,000 Taiwanese citizens were imprisoned, and up to 4,000 executed for their real or perceived dissidence toward the ruling Nationalist Party of China government during the period. 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