Close Your Eyes Before It's Dark Explained

Native Name:天黑請閉眼
Genre:Thriller
Mystery
Director:Zhen-Nian Ke
Chen Yu-hsun
Starring:Bryan Chang
Jian Man-shu
Yen Tsao
Sun Ke-Fang
Allen Chen
Jake Hsu
Chu Sheng-Ping
Blue Lan
Huang Shang-Ho
Huang Di-Yang
Endtheme:"Light of Darkness 黑暗之光" by Ricie Fun
Country:Taiwan
Language:Mandarin
Num Episodes:7
Executive Producer:Zhang-Kun
Producer:Liao Jian-Xing
An Zhe-Yi
Runtime:110 minutes
Channel:TTV

Close Your Eyes Before It's Dark is a 2016 Taiwanese mystery thriller created and produced by TTV. Directed by Ke Zhen-Nian and Chen Yu-hsun, it is the fourth installment in the anthology series Qseries and premiered on December 30, 2016.

The series revolves around eight friends who were classmates and members of the mountain-climbing club from ten years ago and their venture into a mountain to uncover truths from the past. The ensemble and supporting cast include Bryan Chang as Lu Bo-Cang, Jian Man-shu as Jung Xiao-Tong, Yen Tsao as Chou Ruo-Qing, Sun Ke-Fang as Liu Cheng-Fang, Allen Chen as Lan Yi-Cong, Jake Hsu as Li Zi-Shuo, Chu Sheng-Ping as Huang Yu-Xiu, Lan Ya-Yun as Bai Xin-Yi, Huang Shang-Ho as Wang Guang-Wei, and Huang Di-Yang as Chen Ya-Zheng. Filming took place primarily in Miaoli, Taiwan.

Premise

The series focuses on eight friends who were members of the mountain-climbing club in high school ten years ago. Due to a photo scandal, most of them have lost contact with one another and a gulf of distrust lies between each of them. In the present, they meet up in a mountain cabin and attempt to dig up time capsules they had buried ten years before, only to find out someone had already dug them. Unbeknownst to them, a darker conspiracy is lurking after them, and finding the truth could lead to deadly consequences.

Cast

Soundtrack

Episode ratings

Air date Episode Average ratings
December 30, 2016 1
January 6, 2017 2 0.60
January 13, 2017 3 0.61
January 20, 2017 4 0.58
February 3, 2017 5 0.87
February 10, 2017 6 0.96
February 17, 2017 7
Average ratings0.76

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryNominee(s)Result
201752nd Golden Bell Awards[1] Best Television Series
Best Supporting Actor in a Television SeriesHuang Shang-Ho
Best Supporting Actress in a Television SeriesSun Ke-Fang
Best Newcomer in a Television Series
Best Director in a Television SeriesKe Zhen-Nian
Best Screenplay in a Television SeriesWang Kong-Cheng, Wang Ci-Yang, Wu Han-Jie, Lin Pin-Jun, Ke Zhen-Nian, Chen Shih-Chieh, Fu Kai-Ling, Chan Jun-Jie
Best Sound MixingLuming Lu, Jian Feng-Shu
201829th Golden Melody Awards[2] Best Recording Package - Technical CategoryLu Yi-Xuan
(Original TV series soundtrack from "Close Your Eyes Before It's Dark")

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 恭喜!《天黑請閉眼》勇奪52金鐘戲劇節目獎. China Times. June 29, 2019. zh-TW.
  2. Web site: 金曲》【完整名單】第29屆金曲獎得獎名單 陳奕迅雙料奪歌王、年度專輯獎. Liberty Times. June 29, 2019. zh-TW.