Post-election tensions rise as the acting president provokes China, leading to PLA drills and looming invasion. As Zero Day nears, the president must choose war, and the island faces a critical choice for its future.
Post-election tensions rise as the acting president provokes China, leading to PLA drills and looming invasion. As Zero Day nears, the president must choose war, and the island faces a critical choice for its future.
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Episode 1
War or Peace
59m
During Taiwan’s fragile power transition, a Chinese Y-8 vanishes, prompting China to encircle the island under a “rescue” pretense. As Zero Day nears, unrest grows and communist influence spreads. Caught between protests and politics, both presidents must decide: declare war—or lose control.
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Directed by Hung Po-haoWritten by Cheng Hsin-meiGuest stars Janet Hsieh, Akira Chen, Yu An-shun, Fu Lei, Cheng Yu-chieh, Deng Chiu-yun, Qing-Kai, Chapman To Man-Chat
This episode follows “Snake Boy,” a 20-year-old Taiwanese youth who escapes a Cambodian scam ring. Back home in poverty, he joins the rebel “Fifth Column.” But when ordered to attack a pregnant woman, he must face the cost of the future he seeks.
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Directed by Wu Zi-enWritten by Wallace Hsu, Wu Zi-enGuest stars Chapman To Man-Chat, Xie Zhang-ying, Chun Hong, Daphne Jen
As war looms, Taiwan’s airports overflow with panicked crowds. Amid the chaos, the daughter of China’s top chip tycoon arrives secretly, sparking speculation. When the tycoon’s assistant offers game-changing intel to a news anchor, a media leak by pro-China forces ensnares her in a perilous web of espionage.
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Directed by Su I-hsuanWritten by Su I-hsuanGuest stars Lien Yu-han, Issey Takahashi, Helena Hsu, Sam Yang
An influencer obsessed with viral fame gets caught in Chinese cyber espionage. She discovers her love interest is a manipulative AI, trapping her in a web of fake news and blurred reality as war looms.
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Directed by Diana ChaoWritten by Ting Chi-wenGuest stars Chapman To Man-Chat, Lien Yu-han, Chen Yuu, Yorke Sun, Kerr Hsu
Chen Yi dies; Mia seeks Paul’s help. Paul is caught in a secret hunt, torn between love and duty.
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Directed by Liu YiWritten by Cheng Hsin-meiGuest stars Chapman To Man-Chat, Lien Yu-han, Asami Mizukawa, Roy Chang, Pang Yung-chih, Winnie Chang, Duan Chun-hao, Anthony Neely
In a peaceful Nantou village, an unemployed man returns from China and becomes possessed by Koxinga’s spirit. Declaring himself temple priest, he leads villagers in a ritual to pray for peace across the Taiwan Strait.
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Directed by Cheng Hsin-meiWritten by Cheng Wan-pinGuest stars Po-Chuan Shih
Ah-Bin rigs an election by tricking villagers into trading votes for fake riches-only for them to win the lottery. As war looms, he tries to flee by marrying a Vietnamese hostess, only to find the villagers turning into pigs-and his bride is a soul-eating demon.
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Directed by Hung Po-haoWritten by Cheng Hsin-mei, Huang Peng-jenGuest stars Janet Hsieh, Chapman To Man-Chat, Lien Yu-han, Lan Wei-hua, Duong Phu-Giang, Tang Tsung-sheng, Chiang Chih-wei, Xavier Lin
As war nears, a Taiwanese businessman and his wife debate divorce. She wants to flee to China, but her pro-Hong Kong past complicates matters. Just as he chooses to leave with their son, he learns the boy supports Taiwan independence—forcing him to choose between family, ideology, and homeland.
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Directed by Lo Ging-zimWritten by Cheng Hsin-meiGuest stars Leon Dai, Ada Pan, Lin Tse-kai, Wang Yu-xuan
As the PLA nears Taiwan, a former legislator in prison teams with the CCP’s Fifth Column to spark a riot and free criminals. But the Fifth Column betrays them, claiming to be peacekeepers who side with prison authorities to crush the revolt. Now, the legislator must find a way to survive and escape.
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Directed by Lin Chih-juWritten by Cheng Hsin-mei, Lin Chih-juGuest stars Chapman To Man-Chat, Lien Yu-han, Kaiser Chuang, Suzanne Huen, Huang Tsai-yi, Tsai Cheng-liang, OD Tseng, Hsia Teng-hung
As artillery signals Zero Day and PLA forces near, communication with Dadan Island cuts out. Chinese frogmen infiltrate, and soldiers vanish. A Ministry officer uncovers Communist spies among high ranks and must expose the traitors to protect his brother and stop the hidden plot.
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Written by Cheng Hsin-meiGuest stars Janet Hsieh, Akira Chen, Cheng Yu-chieh, Lien Yu-han, Kaiser Chuang, Alexia Kao, Xie Zhang-ying, Issey Takahashi
