The Resurrected

"It's not hopelessness that makes me suffer, but the endless hope"

When two grieving and angry mothers feel that justice has not been served, they bring a killer back to life in order to exact their revenge in The Resurrected. Vengeance turns out to not be so slick and clean, nor easily attained.

Wang Hui Chun is vigilant in the care of her daughter Jin Jin who lies in a coma in the distant country of Benkha. Her abusive, unfaithful husband continually berates her for not pulling the plug on their daughter but Hui Chun clings to the hope her daughter will one day awaken. Widow Chao Ching’s daughter Hsin Yi was brutally murdered by the same people responsible for Jin Jin’s coma. The mothers use their own resources to bring the killer to justice with the aid of another victim’s mother. When the killer dies “with dignity” it is too much for them and they put into motion an unnatural plan to resurrect him. Chang Shih Kai is not so easily manipulated and begins to create doubt in the mothers. Hui Chun and Chao Ching also grapple with the powerful people behind Chang, who could prove to be far more dangerous than the dead man.

The strength of this drama lay with the lead actresses. Shu Qi as Hui Chun was the follower of the two, usually siding with whatever Chao Ching decided on. Her world was swallowed up in debt and caring for the comatose Jin Jin, and drowning in endless hope. Angelica Lee’s Chao Ching came across as hard, obsessive and ruthless in her desire for vengeance. Broken by the cruel death of her daughter and her own guilty feelings, her only reason for living was to punish anyone involved with Hsin Yi’s suffering. She doggedly followed every lead offering zero compassion. Fu Meng Po as the killer Chang Shih Kai spent most of his scenes bloodied and tied up. He had to dig deep to bring nuance to the mothers’ despicable foe. While the writers tried to soften him with a tragic backstory, it had no effect on my view of him. He and his organization emotionally and physically tortured young people, killing them when they were no longer useful.

I had no problem with the mothers’ desire for vengeance on the man who tortured and killed their children. Hsin Yi died a horrific death. A mother’s need to protect resides deep in her DNA. Knowing her child was in danger, crying out for her and she’d been unable to save her, would be a parent’s worst nightmare. The first few episodes were enthralling. Even the social commentary on the wicked ways of the rich fit into the story. Then it seemed the writers didn’t trust their characters and added mysterious layers that were unnecessary and garbled things up. KISS is always best (Keep It Simple Stupid). The last few eps ran off the rails, though they managed to salvage the two mothers after tearing their characters up. The writers also reverted to a trope at the end that was tired and overused by the 1980s. I don’t think they were setting up a sequel, I think it was just a cheap trick at a jump scare.

I loved watching Shu Qi and Angelica Lee delve deeply into their characters’ pain and anger. They were quite compelling to watch. For these two alone, it was a drama worth giving a try. Despite the erratic and convoluted nature of the writing in the last three episodes, I still enjoyed this drama overall. The Resurrected was a dark, twisted vengeance drama that will not be for everyone. Please take note of the triggers. Others may find it far too tame. The supernatural element didn’t play into the story too much. The real draw for me was watching two, actually three women process their grief and rage in different manners, all by skilled actresses.

17 October 2025
Trigger warnings: Torture-both of the guilty and the innocent. Sexual assault. Sexual content. Brief nudity. Drug use. Smoking. The occult.

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Revenge for the dead

There are many revenge dramas and movies out there. Some bad, some good and some exceptional. The Resurrected belongs to the last category.

It has twists and turns, it has shocking and emotional moments, it is gripping from start to finish. It is a suspenseful cat and mouse game and it is just so different than anything else I've seen in the genre.

But one of the most important things in any revenged-themed story is to feel for the characters and here you don't only understand them, you root for them.

I won't start talking about acting, directing and all that jazz. The series is phenomenal in all aspects and everyone that likes "darker" dramas should definitely give it a watch.

For me, it's better to start watching this completely blind, unless you have any TW (which is the reason why I advise checking the tags if you do).

And lastly, I can't help but say this. It is such a pity that some productions don't get enough attention or promotion simply because people tend to avoid series made in (insert country name).
If this was a Spanish or American series, or even a Kdrama it would become very popular, but now barely anyone knows this even exists.

Anyways enough with the rant. I'll leave you with a quote from the drama.

"It isn't the despair that hurts the most. It's the endless hope"

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A show covered that comes in good quality packaging but the actual product…….sucks.

I was sure I had found a unpopular Netflix gem, that’s my first mistake because Netflix produces more hot trash than good shows.

I started this show hoping the pacing will be good and that the supernatural aspect will be used well. However, the first 2 eps builds up this hope and sets this scene for ABSOLUTELY nothing good ahead. At ep6 itself I clocked this was going to be bad but I thought I was being impatient and not letting the story play out completely. But even after I held on….i was right, i want my time back!!


ONE GOOD THIS ABOUT THIS DRAMA: The actors actually act, most are decent/good and the production is actually nice and great enough to keep my attention.


MY RANT ON WHY THIS SHOW SUCKS and no I’m not being dramatic or hateful.

They could’ve def made a decent short show with the scam organization plot but they decided to sabotage everything.

The scenes are misleading the viewer consistently to have it’s own story going on in the back to quote on quote sell a thriller with suspense and twists that NO will see coming .

It felt like this was a project that they tried out to see if it will garner any attention however, I haven’t personally seen any major promotion for this so idk what they were really even aiming for.

The reason I won’t say this plot has holes is because……the plot was actually never truly there. Like of course story like this is interesting and CAN have a lot of twists but this one just has major plot points and scenes that need to be shown but the sequence to those events and flow towards it are all SO not there. It’s like sticking something together but the glue isn’t there or rather it’s so poor in quality that the papers will fall apart eventually.

The story itself about scam centers could have def been a good watch if told well with a compelling story and not just the same old same old messed up things happen, the ‘protagonists’ try to get revenge and have a fight, then some losses happen and they TOTALLY shift their entire goal. THEN, the show ends with a potential sequel.

By the end of the show I stopped trying to figure out what is even happening cause they could quite literally start doing anything at that point. ANYHOW, I wanted to drop this right at the 6ep point because by that time I realized I was, once again, scammed by the drama being good quality visually and acting wise, and watched a complete waste of my time ;D The reason I finished is to shit on it after COMPLETELY finishing it so I can be SURE it sucks. But finishing it made me even more mad and my rating was at least going to be 5.5 but now it’s being dropped down to 3.5 JUST BECAUSE I hate Netflix and their obsession with not being able to tell a good story or ruinning any good source material OR adding 500 seasons to a show that doesn’t even deserve the original one.

Edit: i totally forgot to mention this one point that made me absolutely SO furious and that's the use of the supernatural powers. The whole story is set in a fictional place called 'Benkha' but truly i'm sure everyone can tell where it's TRULY set in so im not going to elaborate. They just used the fictional aspect to avoid any actual portrayal of real events and made it easy to just not care about cultural nuances, the language differences and even the law in that particular place.

From what i can remember, the little boy in ep1 turned to ash because 7days had passed. Which would mean, shih kai would also dissapear in one week time HOWEVER, you can't convince me that everything that happened, happening in a weeks time frame. Like WDYM THEY WERE TRAVELLING BY AIRPLANE BACK AND FOURTH SO MANY TIMES AND IT'S ONLY BEEN A WEEK ???
If the time frame to disappear was actually more than 1 week or based on something else, then that should be clear to viewer but it's not.
That's why it made me even more mad when the supernatural powers are being used only in the end to show that jinjin has a more 'GRAND PLAN' along with the 'Big boss' who we were not previously aware of. The use of magic was only done in the start and only re-appears in the end to sell the viewer on a potential season 2 and i can ALREADY TELLL IT'S GOING TO SUCK AGAIN so yeah,,,,i won't be tuning in and im already mad enough i gave this attention when i could've watched other things tsk tsk.

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Hell Hath No Fury Like a Mother Resurrecting Revenge

I enjoy revenge dramas, but most of them recently have felt repetitive but not this one. The Resurrected stands out.

Imagine two mothers whose daughters were kidnapped, tortured and abused to the brink of death, seeking justice in the most extreme way: by going all the way to the Grim Reaper to bring their daughters’ tormentor, Chang Shi Kai, back to life. Why? Because death was too easy for all the misery he caused. An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth.

Hui Chun and Chao Ching actually succeed in resurrecting him and exacting their revenge. But things get complicated fast — Shi Kai is cunning, manipulative, and tries to turn them against each other by claiming one of their daughters was his accomplice. Their fragile trust starts to crumble as dark secrets come to light.

The performances were phenomenal, especially from the two lead actresses. They gave raw, emotional depth to the grief and fury of mothers who’ve lost not just their children, but their peace and innocence too. What drew me in most was the supernatural aspect...the idea of resurrecting a criminal for revenge felt fresh, though admittedly disturbing at first.

The revenge arc was satisfying, though I wasn’t too thrilled when the subplot involving a corrupt politician (Shi Kai’s mother) was introduced. Personally, I wanted to see Shi Kai’s downfall explored even further. Still, it’s a solid, well-paced thriller that stays memorable for its originality.

The ending hints at a possible Season 2, though honestly, I think it doesn’t need one.

Overall, The Resurrected is a refreshing and thought-provoking revenge drama... dark, emotional and haunting in all the right ways.

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