Netflix is finally making a Chinese language original series

Netflix has finally made some progress in the Chinese market. The streaming platform and digital studio has announced the first Chinese language Netflix original series from Taiwan: Bardo. The eight-episode series is a jailbreak thriller, and it will be available to all Netflix members around the world at the same time.

Netflix is teaming up with award-winning production company IFA Media and writer/director Sam Quah on Bardo. The series follows the journey of Ah Quan, a good man who has descended into crime and now waits in prison for execution.