On Children

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| native_name = {{Infobox Chinese/Chinese|child=yes|hide=no|header=none

| c = 你的孩子不是你的孩子

| p = Nǐ De Háizi Bùshì Nǐ De Háizi

| l =

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| image = OnChildrenPTS.jpg

| caption = Promotional poster

| genre = Science fiction
Anthology
Horror
Satire

| creator = Wú Xiao-le

| developer =

| writer = Wang Hui-chu
Yang Wan-ju
Lin Ken-wei
Aozaru Shiao
Huang Yu-chia
Chen Cheng-yu

| director = Chen Wei-ling

| creative_director =

| presenter =

| starring = See below

| narrated =

| theme_music_composer = Waa Wei

| opentheme =

| endtheme = Don't cry Don't cry

| composer = Waa Wei

| country = Taiwan

| language = Mandarin
English
Hokkien

| num_episodes = 10

| producer = Wu Zhi-yu

| location =

| cinematography =

| editor =

| camera =

| runtime = 47 minutes

| company = Missmove Image Studio

| first_aired = {{Start date|2018|07|07}}

| last_aired = {{End date|2018|8|4}}

| related = {{Plainlist|

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On Children ({{zh|t=你的孩子不是你的孩子|l='Your Child is not Your Child'|p=Nǐ de háizǐ bùshì nǐ de háizǐ}}) is a 2018 ten-part Mandarin-language TV series, directed by Chen Wei-ling and starring Troy Liu, Wang Yu-xuan, and Hsin-Yu Ling, based on the novel by Wu Xiaole. The plots are in anthology form with five different stories told in a world where individuals face the tragic consequences of social pressure, parental oppression and family dysfunction.{{cite web |url=https://www.dailydot.com/upstream/on-children-netflix-tv-review/ |title=Netflix's latest anthology show is the uneven 'On Children' |accessdate=August 5, 2019 |website=The Daily Dot|date=5 August 2018 }}{{cite web |url=https://decider.com/2018/08/09/on-children-netflix-review-stream-or-skip/ |title=Stream It Or Skip It: 'On Children' On Netflix, A Taiwanese Anthology Series Where Family Dysfunction Rules |accessdate=August 5, 2019 |website=Decider|date=9 August 2018 }}{{cite web |url=https://www.cinemaescapist.com/2018/08/on-children-netflix-black-mirror-tiger-mom/ |title=Netflix's Highly Relatable "On Children" Is "Black Mirror" With Tiger Moms |accessdate=August 5, 2019 |website=Cinema Escapist|date=15 August 2018 }}

Cast

Troy Liu as Chi Pei-Wei
Wang Yu-xuan as Liu Chiao-Yi
Hsin-Yu Ling as Cheng Fang-Lan
Emilia Chen as Emilia Chen
Yu-Tung Lee as Shih Yu-Chieh
Chiung-Hsuan Hsieh as Fang Mei-Chi
Herbie Robert Baron as Chang Kai-Hsiang
Chuan-Chen Yeh as Yang Chuan
Liu Hsiu-fu as Chung Kuo-Yen
Chung Hsin-ling as Kuo-Yen's mother
Gingle Wang as Molly Lin
Frances Wu as Nova Yang
Chen Yi-wen as Liu Ching-Hui
Elten Ting as Ling-Na
Yu-Ping Wang as Lo Chih-Wei
Hsin Shao as Chung Chia-Hung
Mohammad Umar Afzal as Chien Sheng-Yao
Ting-Hsuan Lin as Liu Chiao-Hsin
Yen Tsao as Lu Chih-Hsiung
Kai-Ling Hsu as Le-Le
Ivy Yin as Molly's mother
Moon Lee as Shih Yu-jie

Episodes

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 1-2

| Title = Mother's Remote

| TranslitTitle =

| NativeTitle = 媽媽的遙控器

| NativeTitleLangCode = zh

| WrittenBy =

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2018|7|7}}

| ShortSummary = Shu-Li discovers her son, Pei-Wei, forged his report cards and refuses to let him go on his middle school graduation trip. One night, a man sells her a remote control that allows her to rewind Pei-Wei's life, which she uses both to help him repeat his studies and to punish him. Pei-Wei realizes he is in a time loop but is forced to obey Shu-Li's demands. When she forces him into cram school, he begins dating Cheng Fang-Lan, who inspires him to pursue art instead of academics. Shu-Li finds out about them and urges Pei-Wei to break up with her, but when he refuses, she uses the remote to erase her memories of him. Pei-Wei's mental health deteriorates, and several years later, his life is still being controlled by Shu-Li even as an adult. While she is away, Pei-Wei breaks into her safe for the remote. As he confronts her, he is hit by a truck.

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 3-4

| Title = Child of the Cat

| TranslitTitle =

| NativeTitle = 貓的孩子

| NativeTitleLangCode = zh

| WrittenBy =

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2018|7|14}}

| ShortSummary = After finding a box of kittens above his unstable parents' apartment, teenager Kuo-Cho Yen finds a terrifying way to cheat on his exams.

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 5-6

| Title = The Last Day of Molly

| TranslitTitle =

| NativeTitle = 茉莉的最後一天

| NativeTitleLangCode = zh

| WrittenBy =

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2018|7|21}}

| ShortSummary = When Molly commits suicide, her mother uses technology to relive her experiences and investigate why she died.

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 7-8

| Title = Peacock

| TranslitTitle =

| NativeTitle = 孔雀

| NativeTitleLangCode = zh

| WrittenBy =

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2018|7|28}}

| ShortSummary = A student from a modest home goes to an elite private school and makes a life-altering agreement with a talking peacock in the schoolyard.

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 9-10

| Title = ADHD is Necessary

| TranslitTitle =

| NativeTitle = 必須過動

| NativeTitleLangCode = zh

| WrittenBy =

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2018|8|4}}

| ShortSummary = In a government-controlled society, women give birth by artificial insemination to produce perfect children that are raised as wealthy elites; however, if their grades drop, they are forced to move to the slums. Yang Chuan, an elite author, hopes to raise her daughter, Nova, as a star pupil much like her late son, Ruo-Jie; however, Nova's grades begin declining. Fearing that she may lose her lifestyle and reputation, Chuan instructs Nova to pretend she has ADHD. Nova later learns from Ling-Na, a rebel, that the students diagnosed with mental disorders are deemed "faulty" and are sent to the advancement program to be executed, while their mothers are allowed to keep their status. She also learns that Ruo-Jie had committed suicide when Chuan refused to support his dreams of being a carpenter. Nova is invited to live with the survivors, but instead she returns home out of guilt for disobeying Chuan. Later that night, Nova is executed at the advancement program after Chuan drugs her dinner. The survivors are also arrested by the government and executed. Chuan then prepares for her third child, in spite of warnings from Ling-Na that the cycle will repeat.

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