Genre: Drama
Created by Lulu Wang
Based on The Expatriates by Janice Y. K. Lee
Starring: Nicole Kidman, Sarayu Blue, Ji-young Yoo, Brian Tee, Tiana Gowen, Bodhi del Rosario, Ruby Ruiz, Amelyn Pardenilla & Jack Huston.
Music by Alex Weston
Executive producers: Lulu Wang, Daniele Melia, Nicole Kidman, Per Saari, Alice Bell, Stan Wlodkowski, Theresa Park
Producer: Janice Y. K. Lee
Production location: Hong Kong
Cinematography: Anna Franquesa-Solano
Editors: Matthew Friedman, Alex O’Flinn
Production companies: Blossom Films, Local Time, Picrow, Amazon MGM Studios
Network: Prime Video
Plot: A look at the personal and professional lives of a tight-knit group of expatriates living in Hong Kong.
This miniseries was good but not great.
Pros: I like how Hong Kong looked and was depicted in this series. I got invested in the three main storylines involving Margaret, Hilary & Mercy respectively. I feel for Nicole Kidman’s character a lot and every sense felt powerful & emotional.
Cons: My only issue was each episode being too long.
Casts & Characters:
Main:
- Nicole Kidman as Margaret Woo
- Sarayu Blue as Hilary Starr, whose birth name is Harpreet Singh
- Ji-young Yoo as Mercy Cho
- Brian Tee as Clarke Woo
- Tiana Gowen as Daisy Woo
- Bodhi del Rosario as Philip Woo
- Ruby Ruiz as Essie
- Amelyn Pardenilla as Puri
- Jack Huston as David Starr
Guest starring:
- Flora Chan as Olivia Chu
- Grace Wong as Priscilla
- Bonde Sham [zh] as Charly, a protester in the Umbrella Movement
- Will Or as Tony Ng, a protester in the Umbrella Movement
- Maggie Lee [zh] as Wen Ng, Tony Ngʻs mother, a cleaner of a local grocery store
I highly recommend this series on Prime Video.
Rating: 8 out of 10 stars
Ryan Balkwill:
Resident TV reviewer,
Level Best Art Cafe