The Resurrected Review: Two grieving mothers get together to resurrect a scam ringleader who killed their daughters and exact revenge, but in doing so, shocking secrets come to light that destroy everything.
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The Resurrected Netflix Cast
Shu Qi, Lee Sinje, Fu Meng-po, Chung Hsin-ling, Caitlin Fang, Lin Ting-yi, Liu Chu-Ping, Vivi Chen, Rexen Cheng, Patrick Nattawat Finkler
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The Resurrected Series Directors
Chao-jen Hsu, Leste Chen
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The Resurrected 2025 Writers
Shen Yang, Yi Shuai-jie, Luo Hsiao-rui
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Original Title
回魂計
The series has 9 episodes, each with a runtime of approximately 60 minutes.
The Resurrected Review
There is something extremely hopeless about The Resurrected, which showcases two desperate mothers wanting revenge for their daughters’ deaths. It’s a morbid and heartbreaking watch, one that not only highlights their unending need for revenge but also spellbinds us with a heartbreaking family dynamic that leaves all the characters at a disadvantage.
There’s a ton happening in the Taiwanese thriller series that will leave you constantly scratching your head, wondering who is backstabbing whom. At first, it seems like a cut-and-dry situation, but soon things go out of hand as the series becomes a mix of revenge drama and heavy emotional family drama.
While the objective here is figuring out the real villains behind Shih-kai’s horrible business, there are several hidden objectives as well, including understanding who the mole was among the three friends and whether Jin Jin was actually not the good girl that everyone thinks of her. It’s a heartbreaking and thrilling ordeal that unfolds slowly, and there’s a ton of backstory here that will leave you heartbroken. The series makes you question whether human beings are truly moral animals as more and more disgusting revelations come to light, and the story gets more and more intense.
There are a ton of difficult scenarios that are shown and mentioned in the series that will leave you completely disturbed. The series will grip your heart in fear at the thought of getting unknowingly kidnapped as you trust your friend and go out on a trip with them. It’s absolutely fear-inducing. However, I am quite disappointed with where they took the supernatural side of this. I was expecting, maybe unfairly, for this to be more supernatural, but it was just used conveniently to push the plot in a favourable direction.
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Moreover, I think the series gets a bit too convoluted towards the end as more and more people seemingly backstab one another, and more hidden secrets are revealed. I enjoyed the absolute last twist; it gave me chills, but a few of them felt far-fetched and forced. It also left me a bit confused. That being said, I think the series did a fantastic job of giving us a rich backstory for all of the characters that we follow, hooking us to Ching and Hui-chun’s crusade. Mothers on a revenge quest is always a great story, and this one just hits different because of the circumstances.
On that note, Shu Qi and Lee Sinje are fantastic in the drama. Their performances are so moving that it’s hard to see their faults as they make one risky decision after another. Their plights are so universally relatable that your heart breaks for them. On the opposite end of that spectrum is Fu Meng-po’s Shih-kai. He’s great as well, but for completely different reasons.
Final Thoughts
Although a little far-fetched and convoluted at times, The Resurrected is a gripping drama that goes off the rails. I think it’s a worthy watch for most horror lovers, although I will say that the underutilisation of the supernatural element was very disappointing in my books.
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