The World Between Us

The World Between Us (Chinese: 我們與惡的距離; lit.: The Distance Between Us and the Evil) is a 2019 Taiwanese television series written by Lü Shih-yuan and directed by Lin Chun-yang. The series stars Alyssa Chia, James Wen, Chen Yuu, Tracy Chou, Chang Chien, Hsieh Chiung-hsuan, Allison Lin, J.C. Lin, Pets Tseng and Wu Kang-jen. The World Between Us is produced jointly by the Public Television Service, HBO Asia and CatchPlay. The series premiered in Taiwan on March 24, 2019. It consists of 10 episodes.

The World Between Us
Promotional poster
Traditional我們與惡的距離
Simplified我们与恶的距离
MandarinWǒmén Yǔ È Dĕ Jùlí
GenreDrama
Written byLü Shih-yuan
Directed byLin Chun-yang
StarringAlyssa Chia
James Wen
Chen Yuu
Tracy Chou
Chang Chien
Hsieh Chiung-hsuan
Allison Lin
J.C. Lin
Pets Tseng
Wu Kang-jen
Ending theme"別讓我走遠" by Yoga Lin
Country of origin Republic of China (Taiwan)
Original language(s)Mandarin
Taiwanese Hokkien
English
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes10
Production
Executive producer(s)Yu Pei-hua
Production location(s)Taiwan
CinematographyChen Ko-chin
Kao Tzu-hao
Ku Yao-hua
Editor(s)Lee Chun-hong
Running time50 minutes
Production company(s)Public Television Service
HBO Asia
CatchPlay
Release
Original networkPublic Television Service (PTS)
First shown inTaiwan
Original release24 March (2019-03-24) –
21 April 2019 (2019-04-21)

Cast
  • Alyssa Chia as Sung Chiao-an
  • James Wen as Liu Chao-kuo
  • Chen Yuu as Li Ta-chih (Li Hsiao-wen)
    • Monica Tsai as young Hsiao-wen
  • Tracy Chou as Ting Mei-mei
  • Amanda Fan as Ah-ling
  • Ho Yu-tien as Ah-she
  • Honduras as Liao Niu-shih
  • J.C. Lin as Ying Ssu-tsung
  • Pets Tseng as Ying Ssu-yueh
  • Wu Kang-jen as Wang She
  • Chang Chien as Mr. Li
  • Chien Chi-feng as Side judge
  • Yao Hsiao as Mrs. Ting
  • Hsieh Chiung-hsuan as Mrs. Li
  • Hsu Hao-hsiang as Chief of society division
  • Allison Lin as Sung Chiao-ping
  • Lin Chen-hsi as Wang Fei (Hsiao-fei)
  • Crystal Lin as Hsiao-ching
  • Lin Hsin-hui as Clerk
  • Lin You-lun as Liu Tien-yen
  • Lu Shih-yuan as Judge
  • Ko Pa as Mr. Ting
  • Sheng Chu-ju as Tzeng Ching-chuan
  • Shih Ming-shuai as Lin Yi-chun
  • Tsai Pei-li as Hsiao-a
  • Tsai Yi-cheng as Interpreter
  • Ryan Tu as Presiding judge
  • Wang Ko-yuan as Li Hsiao-ming
    • Tsai Jui-tse as young Hsiao-ming
  • Rose Yu as Liu Tien-ching


Production

Lü Shih-yuan (Dear Ex and Long Day's Journey into Night) was hired as its screenwriter. The World Between Us is partly inspired by the 2016 "Little Light Bulb Incident" in Taiwan (小燈泡事件),[1] in which a young girl nicknamed "Little Light Bulb" was beheaded publicly on the street by a troubled individual suffering from schizophrenia attack.

Awards and nominations
Year Ceremony Category Nominee Result
2019 14th Seoul International Drama Awards[2] Best Mini-series The World Between Us Nominated
54th Golden Bell Awards Best Television Series Won
Best Leading Actor in a Television Series Wu Kang-jen Nominated
Best Leading Actress in a Television Series Alyssa Chia Won
Best Supporting Actor in a Television Series JC Lin Nominated
Honduras Nominated
James Wen Won
Best Supporting Actress in a Television Series Pets Tseng Won
Best Director in a Television Series Lin Chun-yang Won
Best Writing for a Television Series Lu Shih-Yuan Won
Best Cinematography Kao Tzu-hao, Chen Ko-chin, Ku Yao-hua Nominated
Best Film Editing Lee Chun-hong Nominated
Best Lighting Award Ye Ming-guang Nominated
Best Art and Design Award Luo Wen-jing, Pan Yin-yu Nominated
Best Innovation Program The World Between Us Nominated

Reception

As of April 2019, the series has a score of 9.4 out of 10 on IMDb.[3] On Chinese review website Douban, the series obtained a score of 9.5 out of 10.[4] In April 2019 television series entered the top 50 popular topics of the multilingual Wikipedia.[5]

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References
  1. HBO、公视合作推出的最新高分台剧：《我们与恶的距离》. Sohu (in Chinese). 29 March 2019.
  2. "Seoul International Drama Awards". Retrieved 28 July 2019.
  3. "The World Between Us". imdb.com. 2019.
  4. 我们与恶的距离 我們與惡的距離 (2019). douban.com (in Chinese). 2019.
  5. 我們與惡的距離. WikiRank. Archived from the original on 2019-07-24. Retrieved 2019-07-24.
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