Screenworks Asia, the production subsidiary of Taiwan’s Catchplay, is teaming with the Taiwanese arm of Chinese platform iQiyi to jointly stream two of its original series: Not a Murder Story and I Can See You Shine.

Set to stream on Catchplay+ and iQiyi beginning in January 2024, Not a Murder Story is directed by Chen-Nien Ko, one of Taiwan’s most promising young filmmakers, following her award-winning feature The Silent Forest and series Close Your Eyes Before It’s Dark.

Starring Kuan-Ting Liu (A Sun), Sonia Sui (Women Who Flirt) and Gingle Wang (Wave Makers), Not a Murder Story will also be broadcast on Taiwan’s Gtv Channel and Catchplay Movies Channel.

It revolves around a wannabe actor who finally gets his big break but wakes up with a dead woman beside him, then makes matters worse by trying to make the situation look like a robbery gone wrong.

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