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Netflix within the United States has simply finished one thing it has not finished earlier than: it has picked up the streaming license for an unique film streaming from one other supplier.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n Followers of our web site will know that we frequently break the information in terms of streaming debuts of flicks which have hit theaters. While this isn\u2019t the case with Love in Taipei<\/em>, we nonetheless suppose it\u2019s noteworthy, on condition that this can be a full-fledged Paramount+ film. We\u2019ve lined beforehand when Paramount+ collection have come to Netflix, and there have been a couple of of them over the previous few years, whether or not that be School Spirits<\/a><\/em>, Evil<\/em><\/a>, and even Star Trek: Prodigy<\/a><\/em>. In the case of the latter title, Netflix \u201crevived\u201d it and acquired it solely again for a second season.<\/p>\n There is a little bit of an asterisk in that the underlying rights are owned by Lionsgate relatively than Paramount+, however even nonetheless, we\u2019re treating it as a significant first, at the very least for Netflix within the US. There have been cases the place Hulu Original motion pictures get added to Netflix in different areas.\u00a0<\/p>\n Let\u2019s assume you\u2019re not into the nerdy logistics of licensing and wish to know whether or not Love in Taipei<\/em> is value your time and what it\u2019s about as an alternative:<\/p>\n Released on Paramount+ solely final August, the film is a coming-of-age romantic drama and it does have ties to Netflix in that it was marketed as \u201cFrom producers of XO, Kitty<\/em>\u201c.<\/p>\n Directed by Arvin Chen, the movie is customized from the works of Abigail Hing Wen and revolves round a younger American girl whose dad and mom ship her to a cultural immersion program in Taipei. There, she embarks on self-discovery and romance.<\/p>\n The film launched to principally optimistic critiques from critics and audiences alike, though at a fast look, it doesn\u2019t seem to have made a lot of an affect when it dropped on Paramount+. Hannah Bee for the San Francisco Chronicle wrote<\/a>, \u201cWith its picture-perfect Taipei cityscapes, appealing cast and soothing, smoothed-over storyline, Love in Taipei makes for a stress-free comfort watch.\u201d<\/p>\nWhat is Love in Taipei<\/em> about? Who\u2019s within the forged?<\/h3>\n