Million-Follower Detective
2026 Taiwanese television series
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Million-Follower Detective (Chinese: 百萬人推理), is a Taiwanese crime thriller television series. The series is directed and written by Shaun Su and stars Ekin Cheng, Shou Lo, Patty Lee, Wang Po-chieh, Lee Lee-zen and Buffy Chen in the lead roles.
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| Traditional Chinese | 百萬人推理 | ||||||
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| Genre | Crime thriller | ||||||
| Written by | Shaun Su | ||||||
| Directed by | Shaun Su | ||||||
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| Country of origin | Taiwan | ||||||
| Original language | Mandarin | ||||||
| No. of seasons | 1 | ||||||
| No. of episodes | 8 | ||||||
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| Network | Netflix | ||||||
| Release | 12 February 2026 | ||||||
The series premiered on Netflix on 12 February 2026.
Premise
A mysterious woman rises to fame and becomes a powerful influencer after accurately foretelling the murders of several social-media influencers.[1]
Cast
Main
- Ekin Cheng as Chen Chia-jen, a lone-wolf police detective[2]
- Shou Lo as Lin "Youzi" Ting-yu, a million-follower social media influencer[2]
- Patty Lee as Li Hsin-ping, a veteran police detective and the head of Criminal Investigation Team[2]
- Wang Po-chieh[3] as Kuo Ta Fu
- Lee Lee-zen[3] as He Chen Wei
- Buffy Chen as Chen You-jie, Chen Chia-jen's daughter[4]
- Zhan Huai-yun[5] as Kao Chih Ping
- Chloe Xiang[6] as Li Ting-En
- Lyan Cheng[7] as Yei Pin Hsuan
Recurring
- Chang Yung-cheng[5] as Chang Chie
- Kao Ying-hsuan[5] as A Hua
- Chou Ming-yu[5] as A Li
- Kent Tsai[5] as Wei Yan
- Isaac Yang[5] as Liu Yan Hua
In addition, Taiwanese YouTubers Tseng Wen-han, Qian Qian, Linda Lin, Chiang Chih-wei and Ironbull make cameo appearances.[8]
Production
Development
In March 2022, Hong Kong actor Ekin Cheng was seen on set in Eastern District of Taipei, Taiwan.[9] Bossdom Digiinnovation denied the rumours that he would be appearing in the third season of Light the Night in the same month and confirmed Cheng's involvement in an upcoming crime thriller series.[10] Bossdom and Gift Pictures announced the series in April as part of the Taipei Golden Horse Film Project Promotion.[11][12] The series would be directed and written by Shaun Su and starred Cheng, Shou Lo, Patty Lee, Wang Po-chieh, Lee Lee-zen and Buffy Chen in lead roles.[11] On 26 July 2022, Chang Yung-cheng, Kao Ying-hsuan, Chou Ming-yu, Kent Tsai, Isaac Yang and Zhan Huai-yun were added to the cast.[5]
Filming
Principal photography began in March 2022 in Taipei, Taiwan,[13] and took place at Red House Theater and Neihu District.[14] Filming wrapped in late May.[15]
