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Light the Night

Light the Night

20218.21 Season24 EpisodesEnded

Overview

In the red light district of 1980s Taipei, women at a popular Japanese night club navigate jealousy, heartbreak, friendship and love.

Created by Du Zheng-zhe
Written by Du Zheng-zhe, Jaxton Lin
Produced by Nick Tai, Ruby Lin
NetworksNetflix

Top Cast

Ruby Lin

Ruby Lin

Lo Yu-nung "Rose"

Tony Yang

Tony Yang

Pan Wen-cheng

Cheryl Yang

Cheryl Yang

Su Ching-yi "Sue"

Rhydian Vaughan

Rhydian Vaughan

Chiang Han

Derek Chang

Derek Chang

He Yu-en

Puff Kuo

Puff Kuo

Wang Ai-lien "Aiko"

Esther Liu

Esther Liu

Li Shu-hua "Hana"

Cherry Hsieh

Cherry Hsieh

Chi Man-ju "Ah-chi"

Nikki Hsieh

Nikki Hsieh

Huang Pai-he "Yuri"

Cammy Chiang

Cammy Chiang

Lin Ya-wen "Ya-ya"

Themes & Keywords

corruptionfriendshiplovemurderslice of lifebetrayaldrugstaipeistruggles1980sdarkbittersweetsuspensethriller

About Light the Night

Light the Night is a drama, mystery, crime series that first aired in 2021 exploring themes of corruption, friendship, love, murder, slice of life, betrayal. Created by Du Zheng-zhe, it stars Ruby Lin, Tony Yang, Cheryl Yang. In the red light district of 1980s Taipei, women at a popular Japanese night club navigate jealousy, heartbreak, friendship and love.

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