Green Door (miniseries)

Green Door is a 2019 Taiwanese horror thriller drama television miniseries directed and co-written by Lingo Hsieh, based on the novel of the same name by Joseph Chen. The miniseries stars Jam Hsiao, Kuo Bea-ting, Enno Cheng, and Hsieh Ying-xuan. It follows a troubled psychologist who returns from the United States to set up a psychology clinic called Green Door in Taiwan, where mysterious patients and uncanny events shed light on his murky past.

Green Door
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Chinese魂囚西門
Based onGreen Door
by Joseph Chen
Written by
Directed byLingo Hsieh
Starring
Ending theme"Haunting Me" by Jam Hsiao
Composers
  • Alexander Wong
  • Sean Shinwon Kim
  • Ian Chen
Country of originTaiwan
Original languages
  • Mandarin
  • Taiwanese Hokkien
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes6
Production
Executive producerYu Pei-hua
ProducerJackol Kao
CinematographyStanley Liu
EditorsShieh Meng-ju
Chiang Yi-ning
Running time47–50 minutes
Production companyThe Voice Creative
Original release
NetworkPublic Television Service
ReleaseFebruary 16 (2019-02-16) –
March 16, 2019 (2019-03-16)

Cast

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  • Jam Hsiao as Wei Sung-yen
  • Bea Hayden as Hung Yu-mei
  • Enno Cheng as Liu Zao-yun
  • Wan-Ru Zhan as Mary
  • Hsieh Ying-hsuan as Yu Hsiu-chi
  • Yi-Ting Wu as Elly
  • Hai-Yung Shen as Chang Li-hua
  • Ya-yun Lan as Doris
  • Wei-Hua Lan as Shen Jin-fa
  • Kurt Chou as Major
  • Chiang Ting as Grandpa Chu
  • Yueh-hsin Chu as Master Hsu-kung
  • Yu-Chieh Cheng as Chen Hao-chieh

Release

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Green Door premiered on PTS on February 16, 2019, and concluded on March 16, 2019, consisting of six episodes.

Netflix picked up global streaming rights to the series and released it on March 16, 2019.[1][2][3]

Awards and nominations

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Year Award Category Nominee(s) Result
2019 54th Golden Bell Awards Best Miniseries Green Door Nominated
Best Actress in a Miniseries or Television Film Hsieh Ying-xuan Nominated
Best Sound R.T. Kao
Sun Shao-ting
Alexander Wong
Ian Chen
Aki Chen
Nominated

References

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  1. ^ Frater, Patrick (March 14, 2019). "Netflix Picks Up Taiwanese Series 'Green Door'". Variety. Retrieved September 17, 2021.
  2. ^ Brzeski, Patrick (March 15, 2019). "Netflix Acquires Taiwanese Series 'Green Door'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved September 17, 2021.
  3. ^ White, Peter (March 15, 2019). "Netflix Doubles Down On Mandarin-Language Content With Taiwanese Horror Drama 'Green Door'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved September 17, 2021.
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