''Million-follower Detective'' (), is an upcoming Taiwanese

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television series on

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. The series is directed and written by Shaun Su and stars

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, Shou Lo, Patty Lee, Wang Po-chieh,

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in the lead roles. ''Million-follower Detective'' is scheduled to premiere on

Premise

A mysterious woman rises to fame and becomes a powerful influencer after accurately foretelling the murders of several social-media influencers.

Cast

Main

* Shou Lo *Patty Lee * Wang Po-chieh *

Recurring

*Chang Yung-cheng *Kao Ying-hsuan *Chou Ming-yu *

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*Isaac Yang * Zhan Huai-yun * Chloe Xiang Additionally, Taiwanese YouTubers Zeng Wen-han, Qian Qian, Lin Da, Chiang Chih-wei and Ironbull will appear in cameos.

Production

Development

In March 2022, Hong Kong actor

was seen on set in

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. Bossdom Digiinnovation denied the rumours that he would be appearing in the third season of ''

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'' in the same month and confirmed Cheng's involvement in an upcoming crime thriller series. Bossdom and Gift Pictures announced the series in April as part of the Taipei Golden Horse Film Project Promotion. The series would be directed and written by Shaun Su and starred Ekin Cheng, Shou Lou, Patty Lee, Wang Po-chieh,

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in lead roles. On 26 July 2022, Chang Yung-cheng, Kao Ying-hsuan, Chou Ming-yu,

, Isaac Yang and Zhan Huai-yun were added to the cast.

Filming

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began in March 2022 in

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, and took place at

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and

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. Filming wrapped in late May.

Release

The series was scheduled to premiere on Netflix in summer 2023.

References

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