Do you often feel inexplicably disturbed in this cold, unconcerned city? Those things we are used to but not specifically noticed are not caused by supernatural or spiritual phenomena but the daily, under-the-surface crises sparked by the fear, ignorance and indifference around us. This is a series without ghosts, monsters, supernatural or sci-fi components.
Every story in "Urban Horror" is happening around us... (Source: kff.tw)Release Dates: Oct 8, 2023 (Festival) || Jul 12, 2024 (Online)
Tags: Short Length Series, Urban Legend, Multiple Mains, Miniseries, Suspense (Vote or add tags)Episodes: 34
Duration: 10 min.
Country: Taiwan
Airs On: Sunday
Aired: Oct 8, 2023
Content Rating: 15+ - Teens 15 or older
In the deep of the night, Indonesian migrant fisherman Abdul-Adl brutally murders the captain and his family. The appointed indigenous public defender Bao Ju treats the case with contempt. His team also includes Jin Ping, who has a bright future but also a manipulative father, and Leena, an Indonesian nurse who is harassed by her employer. They team up, translating for and defending the murderer. Bao Ju’s team finds evidence that implicates Zhen Xiong, the owner of a fishery group. Witness collusion, a biased judge and disagreements on mental evaluation worsen the situation. Bao Ju goes to his ex-lover Qing Xue, the Minister of Justice, for help. Jin Ping and Leena become intimate. Bao Ju’s team finds the key witness, Suprianto, but he disappears after receiving death threats. Overwhelmed by setbacks, Bao Ju loses the case. To overturn the decision, Bao Ju has to regroup, but more obstacles appear. Bao Ju discovers evidence that can halt the death penalty, but Qing Xue approves the execution. With limited time, Bao Ju must come up with a perfect solution to save his client.
(Source: pavilion.taicca)
Adapted from the novel "Ba Chi Men De Bian Hu Ren" (八尺门的辩护人) by Tang Fu Rui (唐福睿).
It is a magical and realistic story set in the China Shopping Mall.
In the summer of 1985, Xiao Budian, a fourth-grade elementary school student, was the youngest son of a leather shoe store in China Shopping Mall. He was a businessman with a mouthful of Huaruirui, and he would go to a stall on the flyover every day to earn pocket money. On this day, a mysterious magician came to the mall. He has a cornucopia, a zebra that emits colourful light, and he will become a lot of magic tricks. Xiaodian admires magicians, he bought magic props to practice every day. At the same time, more and more boys and girls in shopping malls encounter this mysterious magician; and every time anyone who has seen magic, they will get the magical power to change their lives...
Adapted from Wu Mingyi's novel of the same name.