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Had I Not Seen the Sun

Had I Not Seen the Sun

20258.02 Seasons20 EpisodesEnded

Overview

Filmmaker Zhou Pin-yu interviews a serial killer in prison — an encounter that triggers a string of mysterious events tied to a buried past.

NetworksNetflix

Top Cast

Tseng Jing-Hua

Tseng Jing-Hua

Li Jen-Yao

Moon Lee

Moon Lee

Chiang Hsiao-Tung

Shan-Chien Tan

Shan-Chien Tan

Wang Yu-hsiang

Themes & Keywords

prisonromanceserial killertraumatized womantraumatized manthrillerpsychological trauma

About Had I Not Seen the Sun

Had I Not Seen the Sun is a crime, drama, mystery series that first aired in 2025 exploring themes of prison, romance, serial killer, traumatized woman, traumatized man, thriller. it stars Tseng Jing-Hua, Moon Lee, Shan-Chien Tan. Filmmaker Zhou Pin-yu interviews a serial killer in prison — an encounter that triggers a string of mysterious events tied to a buried past.

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