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Island Nation (Chinese: 國際橋牌社) is a Taiwanese political drama based on Taiwan's transition from an authoritarian state to a democracy in the 1990s.[1] The series will include 80 episodes over 8 seasons,[2] with the first season premiering on January 20, 2020.[3] The second season, Island Nation 2 debuted on September 12, 2021.[4]

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Island Nation
Chinese	國際橋牌社
Mandarin	Guójì Qiáopái Shè
Hokkien	Kok‑chè-kiô-pâi-siā
Genre	Historical drama Political drama
Directed by	Lin Shi-zhang, Lin Long-yin
Starring	Akira Chen Chia-Kuei Chen Yuu Chen Kurt Chou Johnny Lu Ricie Fun Yang Lie Mario Pu Chen Jia-kui An Jun-peng
Country of origin	Taiwan
Original languages	Mandarin Taiwanese Hokkien English
No. of episodes	20
Production
Producers	Wang Yi-xin, Xiong Jiu-shan
Production location	Taipei
Production company	Marktwain Production
Release
Original network	Far EasTone Public Television Service
Original release	20 January 2020 (2020-01-20)

Episodes

Season	Episodes		Originally aired
			First aired	Last aired
1	10		January 20, 2020 (2020-01-20)	January 20, 2020 (2020-01-20)
2	10		September 12, 2021 (2021-09-12)	October 1, 2021 (2021-10-01)

Production

US$2.46 million was spent on the first season, with the Ministry of Culture subsidizing US$0.98 million in production costs.[2] A replica of the Presidential Office Building was built at a Republic of China Navy base in Taoyuan, while the presidential inauguration scene was filmed in the building itself.[2][5]

Casting was a challenge, as several local actors and actresses declined roles in the series, for fear of compromising their ability to work in China.[3]

Critical reception

Cinema Escapist described Island Nation as "one of the most compelling series in Taiwanese entertainment history thus far," noting the contrast to the apolitical stance and self-censorship undertaken by many Taiwanese entertainers in order to access China's media market.[6] The second season of the series was promoted by Taiwanese president Tsai Ing-wen on an Instagram post.[4]

References

External links

• www.islandnation.tw
• Island Nation at IMDb
• Island Nation on Facebook
• in.asiania.me - Season 2 English subtitled episodes

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