Taipei Noir is a 13-episode sci-fi noir audio drama set in 2080 New Old Taipei, a city split by a railway line between the gilded Upside and the forgotten Downside. Lummix Lee, once a police detective, now works the margins as a Downside gumshoe. A kid walks into her office asking her to find his missing sister, and the case pulls her into a tangle of gangsters, corrupt cops, and a vial of medicine called the Cure that everyone wants and no one can trust. Written and produced by Shashwati Talukdar and Chris Lanning. Narrated by Rick Monday.
Previously: The Cure turned out to be more complicated than anyone expected, and Dàshān walked away lighter in more ways than one.
This episode: Lummix ties up the loose ends of a case that was never really about a missing sister.
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31 Aug 2026
12. Sweet, Not Bitter
Previously: A standoff in Lummix's own apartment ended with money changing hands and an uneasy truce.
This episode: The package everyone's been chasing finally arrives.
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24 Aug 2026
11. Five Hundred Large
Previously: Lummix got played by someone she trusted, and it cost her a night's sleep and a little bit of faith.
This episode: Lummix comes home to find Dàshān and his crew waiting in her living room, uninvited. There's a briefcase involved, a lot of arguing over what's actually inside it, and a fight nobody saw coming.
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24 Aug 2026
10. Seven Four Four
Previously: A stranger showed up at Lummix's door with a delivery and a warning. Not everyone made it out of that conversation.
This episode: Lummix needs somewhere safe to stash what she's holding, and a train ride to a forgotten station does the trick. Then an urgent call sends her chasing a lead that isn't what it seems.
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24 Aug 2026
09. Silver Shanghai Express
Previously: Lummix took Dàshān's money and lost several hours she can't account for. When she came to, everyone was gone, and so was the trail, except for one word: a train.
This episode: A knock on her office door brings her closer to the truth than she expected, and it comes at a cost.
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17 Aug 2026
08. The History of the Cure
Episode 8: The History of the Cure Previously: Dàshān made his first offer, and Lummix made her first counteroffer. Neither one blinked.
This episode: Dàshān tells Lummix the full story behind the Cure, where it came from, who's died for it, and why he wants it so badly.
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17 Aug 2026
07. Rule Number Six
Previously: Lummix put Dàshān's errand boy in his place and got a lead on Frenchie's condition after his run-in with Chung Ho.
This episode: Lummix finally sits down with Dàshān himself, over whiskey older than the empire. A visit to an old friend at the DA's office reminds her exactly how much trouble she's in.
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10 Aug 2026
06. Woman to Woman
Previously: A meeting at Lummix's office ended in a busted door and a name nobody wanted to explain: Dàshān.
This episode: Lummix tracks down one of Dàshān's men at a glittering Upside hotel and delivers a message the old-fashioned way.
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10 Aug 2026
05. Dàshān
Previously: Frenchie left with a retainer, a lie about his gun, and a warning. The Kid had a confession of his own, one that had nothing to do with his sister.
This episode: Lummix sets up a meeting between the Kid and Frenchie at her office. It doesn't stay civil for long. A name gets dropped that changes the temperature in the room: Dàshān.
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3 Aug 2026
04. The Cure
Previously: Lummix learned Mei-ling was never who she claimed to be, and the Kid still needed somewhere safe to lie low. Madame Wong had a place. Everyone had a price.
This episode: A sloppy dresser named Frenchie walks into Lummix's office with a job offer and, not long after, a gun. Later, at the Kid's hideout, Lummix gets a confession that changes how she sees him.
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27 Jul 2026
02. The Warehouse
Previously: Sedated in a hospital bed, Lummix took on a case: a missing sister, a shady brother in law, a bill too large to be honest.
This episode: The trail leads to a warehouse card room that's supposed to be empty. It isn't.
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27 Jul 2026
03. Legitimate Jade
Previously: Lummix found more than she bargained for in that warehouse card room, and now Chung Ho says she's a suspect. The kind of trouble that doesn't wash off with tea. This episode: Over a cup of the real Legitimate Jade, Lummix waits for someone to reach out. Someone does. Mei-ling finally answers her Telehelo, but she's not saying much, and the Kid needs somewhere safe to disappear to. Nobody in New Old Taipei does anything for free, and Madame Wong is no exception.
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27 Jul 2026
01. Sick as a Dog
Lummix Lee is stuck in a Downside hospital bed with a paperback of The Maltese Falcon and not much else. Her old police contact Chung Ho drops by with a warning dressed up as a favor: important people are asking about a package.
Then the painkillers kick in, and Lummix slips somewhere else entirely.
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