TV series
Expats
Overview
Set against the complex tapestry of Hong Kong residents, a multifaceted group of women sets off a chain of life-altering events that leaves everyone navigating the intricate balance between blame and accountability.
Details
- First air date
- 2024-01-25
- Status
- Ended
- Seasons
- 1 season
- Episodes
- 6 episodes
- Genres
- Drama
- Network
- Prime Video
- Production
- Blossom Films, Per Capita Productions, Local Time, Amazon MGM Studios
- Country
- US
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Will Or Wai-Lam as Tony
- Nicole Kidman as Margaret
- Sarayu Blue as Hilary Starr
- Ji-young Yoo as Mercy
- Brian Tee as Clarke
- Tiana Gowen as Daisy Woo
- Bodhi del Rosario as Philip Woo
- Ruby Ruiz as Essie
- Amelyn Pardenilla as Puri
- Jack Huston as David Starr
- Poon Pak Shing as Sam
- Blessing Mokgohloa as Pastor Alan Mambo
Creators and crew
- Lulu Wang - Creator
- Alice Bell - Executive Producer
- Per Saari - Executive Producer
- Dani Melia - Executive Producer
- Lulu Wang - Executive Producer
- Theresa Park - Executive Producer
Episodes
Episode 1: The Peak
Three expat women living in Hong Kong cross paths at a birthday party where it becomes evident they share a mysterious connection from their past.
Episode 2: Mongkok
One year earlier, Margaret and Mercy meet at an extravagant yacht party forging an unlikely connection, as Hilary wrestles with whether she wants to start a family. An incident occurs that will forever change the course of all our characters' lives.
Episode 3: Mid-Levels
Margaret becomes obsessed with discovering the truth behind her son's disappearance, leading her to a person of interest. Hilary tries to keep up appearances while her marriage is falling apart. Mercy is caught up in an intense affair with a man whose trauma mirrors hers.
Episode 4: Mainland
Our characters find themselves trapped in confined spaces where both physical and emotional tensions escalate. A potential revelation in Gus's case sends Margaret and Clarke to the Mainland. Hilary's mother visits from Los Angeles. Mercy makes a shocking discovery.
Episode 5: Central
Shifting the narrative away from the entangled lives of expats, spend one fateful Sunday with two Filipina domestic workers and a disparate ensemble of Hong Kong locals as a massive typhoon descends upon the city and the 2014 political movement reaches a point of no return.
Episode 6: Home
Margaret and her family prepare to return to the United States. Hilary travels home to Los Angeles to visit her ailing father. Mercy’s mother visits her in Hong Kong for the first time.
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