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Light the Night

Created by Ruby Lin & Honey Tseng · 2021–2023 ·

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Is Light the Night worth watching?

Light the Night (2021–2023) earns a 74% Celluloid Score — Recommended. Recommended overall. Created by Ruby Lin & Honey Tseng; stream on Netflix. See how the score is built.

74%
Celluloid Score Recommended

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76/100Editorial Rating
82%Audience · excluded
65Metascore
7.6IMDb /10
80%Fan Score
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Seasons
3 · 24 episodes
Age rating
TV-MA (US) · 15 (UK) · MA15+ (Australia) · 19 (South Korea)
Platform
Netflix
Streaming
Netflix
Cast
Ruby Lin, Cheryl Yang, Tony Yang Yo-Ning, Rhydian Vaughan
Country
Taiwan
Language
Mandarin

Also known as 華燈初上 La luz de la noche 華燈初上 -夜を生きる女たち- 화등초상 华灯初上 แสงราตรี Hoa Đăng Sơ Thượng

Where to watch Light the Night

Light the Night is available on Netflix — regional notes: Netflix in the United States; Netflix in the United Kingdom; Netflix in Indonesia. Catalog platform tag: Netflix.

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Is Light the Night worth watching?

Yes — Light the Night earns a 74% Celluloid Score. Recommended, created by Ruby Lin & Honey Tseng and streaming on Netflix.

Celluloid Verdict

Netflix Taiwan's glossy period piece — critics praised production design and the lead trio's performances while noting that later seasons leaned heavier on melodrama than mystery.

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What is Light the Night about?

Three women run a hostess bar in 1980s Taipei as the city modernizes around them — until a murder tied to their past forces them to confront secrets, rival gangs, and the cost of survival in a male-dominated underworld. Ruby Lin stars and produces this period mystery across three seasons.

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Critic Reviews

Short review 4 min read English Light the Night

Light the Night (2021) Review: Neon, Secrets and Sisterhood

Light the Night is Netflix's glossy Taiwanese period mystery about women running a hostess bar in 1980s Taipei, rich in atmosphere but heavier on melodrama as it goes.

Mostly yes. It is a stylish, well-acted period mystery worth it for its first season and its setting, best for viewers who enjoy melodrama as much as whodunits.

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Yes — Light the Night scores 76% on Celluloid. Netflix Taiwan's glossy period piece — critics praised production design and the lead trio's performances while noting that later seasons leaned heavier on melodrama than mystery. Stream on Netflix.