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The Victims' Game

2020–2024 · 2 seasons

A grim, methodical plunge into murder and fractured family ties, cold in tone yet quietly aching underneath.

Created by
David Chuang, Chen Kuan-chung
Genres
Drama, Crime, Mystery
Starring
Joseph Chang Hsiao-Chuan, Hsu Wei-ning, Wang Shih-sian
Overview
After discovering his estranged daughter's link to mysterious murders, a forensic detective with Asperger's syndrome risks everything to solve the case.

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  • Netflix
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Created by
David Chuang, Chen Kuan-chung
Genres
Drama, Crime, Mystery
Starring
Joseph Chang Hsiao-Chuan, Hsu Wei-ning, Wang Shih-sian
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • mystery
  • family
  • crime
  • isolation
  • morality
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • serialised
  • procedural
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror4
Humour1
Realism7
Romance1
Tension7
Darkness8
Complexity7
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama, crime, mystery
Created by
David Chuang, Chen Kuan-chung
Written by
Liang Shu-ting, Hsu Jui-liang, Kong Hiu-Yan, Huang Yu-chia
Starring
Joseph Chang Hsiao-Chuan, Hsu Wei-ning, Wang Shih-sian, Ruby Lin, Tarcy Su, Ding Ning, Dean Fujioka, River Huang
Cinematography
Eric Chao, Stanley Liu
Length
2 seasons, 16 episodes, 64 min each
Network
Netflix
Country
Taiwan
Languages
Mandarin

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