What to know about Nicole Kidman’s TV show in Hong Kong, Expats – from the Amazon Prime series’ debut at TIFF and the book it’s based on, to the cast and controversy around Kidman skipping quarantine

Sep 9 , 2023

Nicole Kidman and Brian Tee in Expats. Photo: Prime Video

Expats, the Amazon Prime Video TV series starring Oscar-winning actress Nicole Kidman and directed by The Farewell’s Lulu Wang, just premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival

The show’s cast list also features Sarayu Blue from XO, Kitty, Brian Tee from Jurassic World and Chicago Med, and Jack Huston, who stars in American Hustle, The Irishman and House of Gucci

Expats, the Amazon Prime Video TV series starring Nicole Kidman and shot in Hong Kong during the Covid-19 pandemic, just premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 8.

Nicole Kidman jumps for joy behind the scenes with co-star Brian Tee and director Lulu Wang. Photo: @thumbelulu/Instagram

TIFF debuted the series’ penultimate episode “Central”, which follows the narratives of two Filipina domestic workers linked to the expat community.

A scene from Expats. Photo: Amazon Prime Video

It covers a time when the local political movement is at a point of no return. Meanwhile, a typhoon hits the city.

Expats cast member Sarayu Blue and director Lulu Wang. Photo: @thumbelulu/Instagram

Based on Janice Y.K. Lee’s internationally bestselling 2016 novel The Expatriates, the new TV show takes a non-linear approach to storytelling, so audiences can watch and experience the characters’ journeys from any of the six episodes.

Here’s everything you need to know about the highly anticipated series …