The Golden Horse Film Project Promotion has selected 14 television series for its 2025 edition, headlined by an adaptation of Yang Shuang-zi’s U.S. National Book Award-winning novel “Taiwan Travelogue.”
Japanese screenwriter Yoshida Erika, known for her work on “Cherry Magic!,” is adapting “Taiwan Travelogue” for World Softest Productions. Producer Maehata Sachiko and Chang Chen-yu are developing the series, which examines colonial-era Taiwan through a romance between a Japanese writer and local interpreter in 1938.
Several projects represent international partnerships. Director Yang Chih-lin helms “Good Days” for Neverland Entertainment, with producer Holly Chan Yu-shan overseeing the Taiwan-Japan co-production about an office worker returning to her hometown. “The Life Changers” connects Taiwan and South Korea via Select Entertainment, with director Hsu Fu-hsiang and producers Danielle Yen and Mio Liang tracking a screenwriter seeking vigilante justice. Director If Chen reunites with GrX Studio producer Lee Wen-yi for Taiwan-U.S. collaboration “The Ones I Killed and The Ones Who Killed Me,” adapting a serial murder case spanning decades and continents.
Comedy-drama offerings include director Wong Yee-lam’s “Let-Go List” for Zero One Film, produced by Chen Yi-ching and written by Ruby Chen, about a professional organizer confronting his own past. Golden Horse winner Bamboo Chen executive produces “The South Way Station” for Kingyo Productions, with director Wang Chia-chun and producer Kuo Jo-chi following an unlikely friendship at a remote train station. Director Liao Shih-han helms “Ageless” for Creative Group, with producers Pan Chung-wei and Amee Lin Kuei-min exploring an unconventional family dynamic between an ageless woman and single mother.
Crime thrillers feature prominently. “Liminal” is a Taiwan-Singapore co-production from JUO Studios, 22ND Creatives & Productions, and Kusu Films, with director Lin Yen-ting and producers Charlyn Ng and Nelson Chang following a student investigating her friend’s disappearance.
Fantasy offerings include “Leopard Island,” an animated project from baibaiyy studio with directors Huang Ping-an and Chang Chun-yu exploring emotional transformation on a mysterious island. Director Tseng Ying-ting returns with “The Undying” for Love Me Tender Productions, with producer Lin Shiang-ling overseeing a story about resurrection and family secrets. Su Hui-yu directs sci-fi allegory “The Five Ways of Life” for Ping Film Production and Jing Moving Image, with producers Chen Ping-chia and Huang Jing-han creating a parallel Taiwan under authoritarian rule.
Real-world inspiration drives several selections. Directors Jae Yang and YC Tom Lee helm “Judoka” for Renegades Entertainment, with executive producers Lu Wei-chun and Jonathan H. Kim backing a story of 1990s judo athletes whose international romance faces political obstacles. Director Sun Chieh-heng creates “Human and Animal Hazard Affairs Handling Agency” for Unseen Film Studio, featuring a girl using psychic abilities to communicate with animals while solving crimes.
Directors Nelson Yeh and Herb Hsu collaborate on “Oriental Beauty” for Good Image Co., with producers Tama Pan and Gisele Yeh exploring women’s choices across 160 years of tea culture history.
The program has generated tangible results from previous years. “Our Bar” has launched on streaming platforms, with “Undertaker” scheduled for Q4 release. Additional titles including “The Fixers,” “Boys and Spirits,” and “Connecting to You” are in various stages of production.
The industry event runs Nov. 17-19 in Taipei. Award winners will be revealed at the Nov. 19 closing ceremony.
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