[This story contains spoilers through the fifth episode of Expats, “Central.”]
A show called Expats understandably focuses on the cosmopolitan lives of those privileged enough to make their fortunes abroad, and for most of the Amazon limited series’ six episodes, it does just that, following neighbors Margaret (Nicole Kidman) and Hilary (Sarayu Blue). The two wealthy women live in Hong Kong’s tony Victoria Peak neighborhood, as well as Mercy (Ji-young Yoo), the American drifter who complicates both of their lives. To recap: Mercy was tasked with watching Margaret’s two sons during a night market outing when the younger one disappeared. A year later, Gus is still missing, and Mercy is having an affair with Hilary’s husband, David (Jack Huston).
But the fifth episode drifts away from the trio of protagonists to focus on characters that have heretofore existed in the background, sometimes literally. “Central” (each episode of Expats is named after a geographically significant area in...
A show called Expats understandably focuses on the cosmopolitan lives of those privileged enough to make their fortunes abroad, and for most of the Amazon limited series’ six episodes, it does just that, following neighbors Margaret (Nicole Kidman) and Hilary (Sarayu Blue). The two wealthy women live in Hong Kong’s tony Victoria Peak neighborhood, as well as Mercy (Ji-young Yoo), the American drifter who complicates both of their lives. To recap: Mercy was tasked with watching Margaret’s two sons during a night market outing when the younger one disappeared. A year later, Gus is still missing, and Mercy is having an affair with Hilary’s husband, David (Jack Huston).
But the fifth episode drifts away from the trio of protagonists to focus on characters that have heretofore existed in the background, sometimes literally. “Central” (each episode of Expats is named after a geographically significant area in...
- 2/17/2024
- by Rebecca Sun
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
“Expats” is a new live-action TV series, based on “The Expatriates” by Janice Y. K. Lee, directed by Lulu Wang, starring Nicole Kidman, Ji-young Yoo, Jack Huston, Sarayu Blue, Brian Tee and Flora Chan, streaming January 26, 2024 on Amazon Prime Video:
“…’Expats’ follows the lives of a close-knit expatriate community: where affluence is celebrated…
“…friendships are intense but knowingly temporary, and personal lives, deaths and marriages…
“…are played out publicly—then retold with glee…”
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“…’Expats’ follows the lives of a close-knit expatriate community: where affluence is celebrated…
“…friendships are intense but knowingly temporary, and personal lives, deaths and marriages…
“…are played out publicly—then retold with glee…”
Click the images to enlarge…...
- 1/16/2024
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
“Expats” is a new live-action TV series, based on “The Expatriates” by Janice Y. K. Lee, directed by Lulu Wang, starring Nicole Kidman, Ji-young Yoo, Jack Huston, Sarayu Blue, Brian Tee and Flora Chan, streaming January 26, 2024 on Amazon Prime Video:
“…’Expats’ follows the lives of a close-knit expatriate community: where affluence is celebrated…
“…friendships are intense but knowingly temporary, and personal lives, deaths and marriages…
“…are played out publicly—then retold with glee…”
Click the images to enlarge…...
“…’Expats’ follows the lives of a close-knit expatriate community: where affluence is celebrated…
“…friendships are intense but knowingly temporary, and personal lives, deaths and marriages…
“…are played out publicly—then retold with glee…”
Click the images to enlarge…...
- 1/3/2024
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
“Expats” is a new live-action TV series, based on “The Expatriates” by Janice Y. K. Lee, directed by Lulu Wang, starring Nicole Kidman, Ji-young Yoo, Jack Huston, Sarayu Blue, Brian Tee and Flora Chan, streaming January 26, 2024 on Amazon Prime Video:
“…’Expats’ follows the lives of a close-knit expatriate community: where affluence is celebrated…
“…friendships are intense but knowingly temporary, and personal lives, deaths and marriages…
“…are played out publicly—then retold with glee…”
Click the images to enlarge…...
“…’Expats’ follows the lives of a close-knit expatriate community: where affluence is celebrated…
“…friendships are intense but knowingly temporary, and personal lives, deaths and marriages…
“…are played out publicly—then retold with glee…”
Click the images to enlarge…...
- 12/20/2023
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
"Not a moment goes by where I'm not thinking about what I've done." Prime Video has revealed the first full trailer for the new series Expats, created by the talented filmmaker Lulu Wang (her latest since her hit film The Farewell). Expats is an upcoming American drama streaming television series created by Wang based on the 2016 novel "The Expatriates" by Janice Y. K. Lee that is set to stream on Prime Video starting in January. It follows "the vibrant lives of a close-knit expatriate community: where affluence is celebrated, friendships are intense but knowingly temporary, and personal lives, deaths and marriages are played out publicly—then retold with glee." It's a story about the many lives of expats living in other countries (mainly in Hong Kong) - starring Nicole Kidman as Margaret, Ji-young Yoo as Mercy, Jack Huston as David Starr, Sarayu Blue as Hilary Starr, Brian Tee as Clarke,...
- 12/19/2023
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Stars: Louis Koo, Nick Cheung, Louis Fan, Barbie Hsu, Ye Liu, Eddie Cheung, Gong Beibi, Carlos Chan, Flora Chan, Ankie Black, Ken Hung, Felix Lok | Written by Larry Cohen | Directed by Benny Chan
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This Chinese-Hong Kong remake of Cellular (and based on the same script by Larry Cohen) hits a lot of the right notes to make a satisfactory, dynamic thriller. Benny Chan...
Engineer Grace Wong is kidnapped by thugs looking for her brother. Though her captors have destroyed the telephone in the room she is being held captive in, Grace is able to use her technical skills to repair the phone enough to call a random number. She gets through to slightly hapless debt collector Bob and implores him for help, setting Bob off on a mission to save a complete stranger from a mysterious group of conspirators, putting his life and relationship with his estranged son in danger.
This Chinese-Hong Kong remake of Cellular (and based on the same script by Larry Cohen) hits a lot of the right notes to make a satisfactory, dynamic thriller. Benny Chan...
- 3/5/2017
- by Jack Kirby
- Nerdly
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