{ "id": "ep4x5tsap4", "slug": "gg-precinct", "title": "GG Precinct (正港分局)", "updated": "2026-11-01", "topic_path": [ { "id": "culture", "label": "Arts and culture", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/culture" }, { "id": "culture.performance", "label": "Screen and stage", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/culture.performance" }, { "id": "culture.performance.screen", "label": "Film and television", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/culture.performance.screen" }, { "id": "culture.performance.screen.series", "label": "Series and fictional screen worlds", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/culture.performance.screen.series" }, { "id": "culture.performance.screen.series.series_international_serials", "label": "International serial drama and telenovelas", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/culture.performance.screen.series.series_international_serials" }, { "id": "culture.performance.screen.series.series_int_serials_east_asia", "label": "East Asian drama series", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/culture.performance.screen.series.series_int_serials_east_asia" }, { "id": "culture.performance.screen.series.series_int_serials_east_asia.hong_kong_taiwan_drama", "label": "Hong Kong and Taiwanese serial drama", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/culture.performance.screen.series.series_int_serials_east_asia.hong_kong_taiwan_drama" } ], "geo": [ { "id": "geo.chn.t2021.culture.performance.screen.series.series_international_serials", "label": "China · 2021 and later: International serial drama and telenovelas", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.chn.t2021.culture.performance.screen.series.series_international_serials", "path": [ { "id": "geo.chn", "label": "China", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.chn" }, { "id": "geo.chn.t2021", "label": "China · 2021 and later", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.chn.t2021" }, { "id": "geo.chn.t2021.culture", "label": "Arts and culture", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.chn.t2021.culture" }, { "id": "geo.chn.t2021.culture.performance", "label": "Screen and stage", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.chn.t2021.culture.performance" }, { "id": "geo.chn.t2021.culture.performance.screen", "label": "Film and television", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.chn.t2021.culture.performance.screen" }, { "id": "geo.chn.t2021.culture.performance.screen.series", "label": "Series and fictional screen worlds", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.chn.t2021.culture.performance.screen.series" }, { "id": "geo.chn.t2021.culture.performance.screen.series.series_international_serials", "label": "International serial drama and telenovelas", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.chn.t2021.culture.performance.screen.series.series_international_serials" } ] } ], "excerpt": "GG Precinct (正港分局) is a 2024 Taiwanese crime comedy Netflix series, a spin-off of the film Marry My Dead Body, directed by Cheng Wei-hao and Yin Chen-hao, following cops solving idiom-based serial murders.", "snippet": "GG Precinct (正港分局) is a 2024 Taiwanese crime comedy Netflix series, a spin-off of the film Marry My Dead Body, directed by Cheng Wei-hao and Yin Chen-hao, following cops solving idiom-based serial murders.", "node": "culture.performance.screen.series.series_int_serials_east_asia.hong_kong_taiwan_drama", "markdown": "# GG Precinct (正港分局)\n\n**GG Precinct** (正港分局) is a 2024 Taiwanese crime comedy television series directed and written by Cheng Wei-hao (程伟豪) and Yin Chen-hao (殷振豪), produced by Calendar Studios (金盏花大影业股份有限公司), and released globally on Netflix on 22 August 2024[1](https://pavilion.taicca.tw/portfolio-item/gg-precinct-2/) • [2](https://about.netflix.com/zh_tw/news/three-new-squad-members-join-the-ranks-of-gg-precinct-for-more-side). It is a spin-off of the hit film *[Marry My Dead Body](https://www.edgepedia.org/marry-my-dead-body)* (关于我和鬼变成家人的那件事), with Greg Hsu (许光汉), Gingle Wang (王净), Ma Nien-hsien (马念先), and Flower Chen (陈彦佐) reprising their roles[3](https://assets.ctfassets.net/4cd45et68cgf/1tqyIGtGPExv2ZFMSVMdSz/d1a88b2069bf3820dafbf77f73ac7cc5/Appendix_-_2024_Chinese_Language_Slate.pdf). The plot follows the officers of the GG Precinct as they investigate a serial killer who stages murders around Chinese idioms, punishing victims who write them incorrectly[2](https://about.netflix.com/zh_tw/news/three-new-squad-members-join-the-ranks-of-gg-precinct-for-more-side).\n\n| Key fact | Detail |\n|---|---|\n| Format | 6 episodes of about 40 minutes each; crime comedy with action and police-procedural elements[1](https://pavilion.taicca.tw/portfolio-item/gg-precinct-2/) |\n| Premiere | 22 August 2024, exclusive on Netflix worldwide[2](https://about.netflix.com/zh_tw/news/three-new-squad-members-join-the-ranks-of-gg-precinct-for-more-side) |\n| Directors and writers | Cheng Wei-hao and Yin Chen-hao, with Chou Man-yu (周汶儒) as co-writer[3](https://assets.ctfassets.net/4cd45et68cgf/1tqyIGtGPExv2ZFMSVMdSz/d1a88b2069bf3820dafbf77f73ac7cc5/Appendix_-_2024_Chinese_Language_Slate.pdf) |\n| Lead cast | Greg Hsu as detective Wu Ming-han, Gingle Wang as squad leader Lin Tzu-ching, Ma Nien-hsien, Ng Ki-pin (黄奇斌), Lulu Huang (黄路梓茵), Da-her Lin (林鹤轩), Flower Chen[2](https://about.netflix.com/zh_tw/news/three-new-squad-members-join-the-ranks-of-gg-precinct-for-more-side) |\n| Central premise | A serial of murders staged as word puzzles around Chinese idioms; writing an idiom wrong can be fatal[2](https://about.netflix.com/zh_tw/news/three-new-squad-members-join-the-ranks-of-gg-precinct-for-more-side) |\n| Source film | *Marry My Dead Body*, the top-grossing Taiwanese film of 2023 at NT$360 million and Taiwan's selection for the 2024 Academy Awards[4](https://www.cna.com.tw/culture/article/20240825w004) • [3](https://assets.ctfassets.net/4cd45et68cgf/1tqyIGtGPExv2ZFMSVMdSz/d1a88b2069bf3820dafbf77f73ac7cc5/Appendix_-_2024_Chinese_Language_Slate.pdf) |\n| Recognition | Nominated at the 2024 Asia Contents Awards & Global OTT Awards for Best OTT Original and Best Lead Actor (Male)[1](https://pavilion.taicca.tw/portfolio-item/gg-precinct-2/) |\n\n## Spoilers\n\n### Premise and story\n\nThe series continues from *Marry My Dead Body*. Detective Wu Ming-han returns to the GG Precinct expecting promotion to squad leader, but the position goes to Lin Tzu-ching, his former partner and on-screen adversary, and the two must work together on a baffling case[5](https://news.agentm.tw/299922/). A string of murders appears across the city, each crime scene arranged as a chilling word puzzle, and the squad eventually seeks help from the imprisoned killer Xu Shui-yuan (徐水源), known as the \"Idiom Demon\" (成魔), whose decades-old crimes the new murders imitate[5](https://news.agentm.tw/299922/) • [6](https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3275883/netflix-drama-gg-precinct-review-greg-hsu-gingle-wang-play-goofball-cops-crime-comedy).\n\nProducer Jin Pai-lunn (金百伦) said the team invested heavily in designing the idioms and the murder methods tied to them, aiming to give the plot more tension through that device[2](https://about.netflix.com/zh_tw/news/three-new-squad-members-join-the-ranks-of-gg-precinct-for-more-side). Yin Chen-hao described the intent as fusing comedy with crime elements so that global audiences could reflect on the importance of language while laughing[2](https://about.netflix.com/zh_tw/news/three-new-squad-members-join-the-ranks-of-gg-precinct-for-more-side).\n\n## Production and cast\n\nShooting took place in November 2022, with locations in [New Taipei City](https://www.edgepedia.org/new-taipei-city) including the Tamsui Gold Seashore and the area around the Duchuantou ferry pier, the Ruifang precinct's interrogation and detention rooms, and the Yongde Temple grounds[7](https://www.filmassist.ntpc.gov.tw/film/1240).\n\nThe returning cast is joined by new squad members: Ng Ki-pin, who moved into acting from music; Lulu Huang, a television host making a crossover appearance; and Da-her Lin, a Golden Bell Award nominee for Best Leading Actor who had worked with Cheng Wei-hao on the miniseries *The Pond*[2](https://about.netflix.com/zh_tw/news/three-new-squad-members-join-the-ranks-of-gg-precinct-for-more-side). The series also features the full lineup of the variety show *Muyao 4 Super Playing* (木曜4超玩), including Tai Chih-yuan (邰智源), KID Lin Po-sheng (林柏升), Kunda Hsieh (谢坤达), Winni, Wu Yang-lin (泱泱), and Maria Abe, along with the singer Huang Hsuan (黄宣) in his first acting role[8](https://about.netflix.com/zh_tw/news/gg-precinct-accessibility-premiere).\n\n## Release and reception\n\nNetflix held a global accessibility premiere at Showtime Cinemas in Taipei on 20 August 2024, two days before release, screening the first two episodes for an audience of more than 500 people with audio description and creative subtitle functions; the company described it as its first accessibility-format premiere for a Chinese-language title[8](https://about.netflix.com/zh_tw/news/gg-precinct-accessibility-premiere).\n\nReception was divided. The *South China Morning Post* gave the series two stars out of five, noting its debt to [Jonathan Demme](https://www.edgepedia.org/jonathan-demme)'s *The Silence of the Lambs* in the detectives' consultations with an incarcerated killer, while placing it among Netflix's recent run of Taiwanese shows that range from gritty crime dramas to lighter comedies[6](https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3275883/netflix-drama-gg-precinct-review-greg-hsu-gingle-wang-play-goofball-cops-crime-comedy). Taiwanese commentary described the show as moving from high anticipation to polarized verdicts, with the genre blending criticized by some as tonally inconsistent, though reviewers also noted that most supporting characters and the main plot are new, so the series can be watched without having seen the film[5](https://news.agentm.tw/299922/). On IMDb it holds a rating of 5.9 out of 10 from about 510 users[9](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt31158593/).\n\n## Significance\n\nThe series is the first spin-off television series developed from a Taiwanese film, a milestone in the country's effort to extend film properties into series formats[10](https://www.thenewslens.com/column/streaming/241558). Its source film had earned NT$360 million at the 2023 Taiwan box office, and the spin-off carried that momentum onto a global streaming platform[4](https://www.cna.com.tw/culture/article/20240825w004). At the 2024 Asia Contents Awards & Global OTT Awards it received nominations for Best OTT Original and for Best Lead Actor (Male)[1](https://pavilion.taicca.tw/portfolio-item/gg-precinct-2/).\n\n## References\n\n1. [GG Precinct, Taiwan Pavilion Presented by TAICCA](https://pavilion.taicca.tw/portfolio-item/gg-precinct-2/)\n2. [Netflix影集《正港分局》許光漢、王淨、馬念先、黃奇斌、Lulu黃路梓茵、林鶴軒、陳彥佐全員集合！, About Netflix](https://about.netflix.com/zh_tw/news/three-new-squad-members-join-the-ranks-of-gg-precinct-for-more-side)\n3. [2024 Chinese Language Slate Announcement Appendix, Netflix](https://assets.ctfassets.net/4cd45et68cgf/1tqyIGtGPExv2ZFMSVMdSz/d1a88b2069bf3820dafbf77f73ac7cc5/Appendix_-_2024_Chinese_Language_Slate.pdf)\n4. [寫錯字就會被殺掉！雙豪打造《正港分局》衝擊觀眾觀影習慣, 中央社 CNA](https://www.cna.com.tw/culture/article/20240825w004)\n5. [〖劇評〗Netflix《正港分局》：從萬眾矚目到評價兩極, 電影神搜](https://news.agentm.tw/299922/)\n6. [Netflix drama GG Precinct review, South China Morning Post](https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3275883/netflix-drama-gg-precinct-review-greg-hsu-gingle-wang-play-goofball-cops-crime-comedy)\n7. [正港分局, 新北協拍中心](https://www.filmassist.ntpc.gov.tw/film/1240)\n8. [Netflix全球獨家華語影集《正港分局》無障礙首映會, About Netflix](https://about.netflix.com/zh_tw/news/gg-precinct-accessibility-premiere)\n9. [GG Precinct (TV Series 2024), IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt31158593/)\n10. [褒貶不一的《正港分局》真的失敗了嗎？, The News Lens](https://www.thenewslens.com/column/streaming/241558)\n\n---\n*Topic: Encyclopedia › Arts and culture › Screen and stage › Film and television › Series and fictional screen worlds › International serial drama and telenovelas › East Asian drama series › Hong Kong and Taiwanese serial drama*\n\n*Initially written Oct 3, 2026 · Reviewed: Oct 25, 2026 · Edited: Oct 15, 2026; Oct 25, 2026; Nov 1, 2026 · Last review: Oct 25, 2026*\n\n*Copyright 2026 EdgeChat AI, a subsidiary of Biostate AI.*\n\nLicense: Edgepedia Community License 1.0, https://www.edgepedia.org/edgepedia/license\n", "same_as": [], "url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/gg-precinct", "markdown_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/gg-precinct.md", "license": { "name": "Edgepedia Community License 1.0", "url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/edgepedia/license", "summary": "Free with credit, commercial use included. AI training is open to everyone. For other uses, organizations over USD 100M in revenue or 100M monthly users license separately.", "spdx": "LicenseRef-Edgepedia-Community-1.0" }, "credit": "\"GG Precinct (正港分局)\", Edgepedia (EdgeChat), https://www.edgepedia.org/gg-precinct. Edgepedia Community License 1.0.", "credit_md": "\"[GG Precinct (正港分局)](https://www.edgepedia.org/gg-precinct)\", Edgepedia (EdgeChat), [https://www.edgepedia.org/gg-precinct](https://www.edgepedia.org/gg-precinct). [Edgepedia Community License 1.0](https://www.edgepedia.org/edgepedia/license).", "credit_html": "\"GG Precinct (正港分局)\", Edgepedia (EdgeChat), https://www.edgepedia.org/gg-precinct. Edgepedia Community License 1.0.", "speakable": "GG Precinct is a 2024 Taiwanese crime comedy Netflix series, a spin-off of the film Marry My Dead Body, directed by Cheng Wei-hao and Yin Chen-hao, following cops solving idiom-based serial murders." }