After operating relatively quietly in Chinese language content since 2016, global streamer Netflix is now making a noise about its presence in the sector and in Taiwan in particular.

Among the highlights is “Born for the Spotlight,” a 12-part series about the unravelling of a friendship between two top actresses, and an upcoming youngster who will do anything to achieve success in show business. It is written and directed by Yen Yi-wen (“The Making of an Ordinary Woman”) and produced by Olive Ting (“Oh No! Here Comes Trouble”). It stars Hsieh Ying-hsieh and Cheryl Yang.

The series is also selected for the On-Screen section at the Busan International Film Festival, hosting its world premiere next month, and will be released on Netflix on Nov. 7, 2024.

With mainland China closed to Netflix as a streamer and Hong Kong largely working in the Cantonese minority variant of Chinese, Taiwan has become the de facto...