The plot follows the story of two girls, one a Taiwanese doctor from Taipei and the other a Taiwanese/American engineer from San Francisco. Ok, this show has only just begun broadcasting, but it is already shaping up to be a classic. There is no doubting its popularity there either, as it has drawn big audiences to ABC, who have commissioned five seasons to date. It has definitely increased awareness of Taiwan in the USA though. It is loosely based on the experiences of Taiwanese-American Eddie Huang who narrated the first series but has subsequently expressed some reservations about the show’s direction.

It portrays the experiences of a Taiwanese immigrant family who moved to the USA in the 1990’s in pursuit of the American Dream. Ok, Fresh off the Boat is an American-made show, but with a distinctly Taiwanese theme. He seems to be getting his way too until it suddenly turns out they are going to become step-siblings. Ah Meng comes into possession of her letter to Yuan Yi and uses it to try and win her affections. Qi Yue is in love with Yuan Yi, but her attempts to tell him fail. It stars Rainie Yang, Mike Ho, and Kingone Wang in a classic love triangle, with a dark undertone. The Devil Beside You is quite old now, but it still stands up to the test of time. When a landslide traps the party on the mountain, an old scandal which drove them apart to begin with resurfaces as they try to figure out which of them is the murderer. One of the party never arrives and is soon found dead nearby. It tells the story of eight college friends who reunite after ten years at a cabin in the mountains to dig up a time capsule they buried together a decade before. So, if we have missed your favorite Taiwanese TV show, don’t hesitate to share it with our readers by leaving a comment on our Facebook or Twitter pages.Ī top-notch Taiwanese horror series which is one of the shows picked up by Netflix. We have also leaned towards more contemporary shows rather than delving into the archives for the simple reason that most readers will find it easier to watch newer shows.Īs with our movie article, this rundown is inevitably subjective.

In this guide, we have focused primarily on original Taiwanese drama and comedy shows. Obviously, there are far more Taiwanese TV shows than there are movies and different people look for very different things from a TV show. Taiwanese TV has built a growing international following in recent years, culminating in the announcement last month that four Taiwanese TV shows had been picked up by global streaming giant Netflix to be made available to their subscribers globally. KAOHSIUNG (Taiwan News) - Following on from last week’s article which presented our Top 10 Taiwanese Movies, we have decided to move from the big screen to the small one and take a look at our pick of Taiwan’s best TV shows.

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