{"id":19443,"date":"2023-09-07T16:46:26","date_gmt":"2023-09-07T14:46:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/?p=19443"},"modified":"2023-09-07T16:46:26","modified_gmt":"2023-09-07T14:46:26","slug":"prime-video-releases-first-look-images-for-lulu-wangs-limited-series-expats","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/blog\/2023\/09\/07\/prime-video-releases-first-look-images-for-lulu-wangs-limited-series-expats\/","title":{"rendered":"Prime Video Releases First-Look Images for Lulu Wang\u2019s Limited Series Expats"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Starring Nicole Kidman, Sarayu Blue, and Ji-young Yoo<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><em>The six-part limited drama series, set in Hong Kong, will premiere in early 2024 on Prime Video<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/PrimeVideoLogo.png?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"173\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/PrimeVideoLogo.png?resize=400%2C173&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18475\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/PrimeVideoLogo.png?w=400&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/PrimeVideoLogo.png?resize=300%2C130&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Today, Prime Video released first-look images for <em>Expats<\/em>, the six-part limited series based on the internationally best-selling novel <em>The Expatriates<\/em>, by Janice Y. K. Lee. The Lulu Wang-directed series stars Academy Award and Emmy Award-winning actor Nicole Kidman (<em>Big Little Lies<\/em>, <em>The Undoing<\/em>), Sarayu Blue (<em>Never Have I Ever<\/em>, <em>Blockers<\/em>), Ji-young Yoo (<em>Moxie<\/em>, <em>Smoking Tigers<\/em>), Brian Tee (<em>Chicago Med<\/em>, <em>Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows<\/em>), and Jack Huston (<em>House of Gucci<\/em>, <em>Fargo<\/em>). <em>Expats<\/em> will have the world premiere screening of its feature-length penultimate episode at the Toronto International Film Festival on\u00a0 8 September.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow aligncenter\" data-effect=\"slide\"><div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_container swiper-container\"><ul class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_swiper-wrapper swiper-wrapper\"><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"188\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-19445\" data-id=\"19445\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/XPAT_S1_FG_Charly_Tony_3000.jpg?resize=450%2C188&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/XPAT_S1_FG_Charly_Tony_3000.jpg?w=450&amp;ssl=1 450w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/XPAT_S1_FG_Charly_Tony_3000.jpg?resize=300%2C125&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Tony (Will Or), Charly (Bonde Sham)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"243\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-19444\" data-id=\"19444\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/XPAT_S1_FG_Clarke_MargaretB_3000.jpg?resize=450%2C243&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/XPAT_S1_FG_Clarke_MargaretB_3000.jpg?w=450&amp;ssl=1 450w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/XPAT_S1_FG_Clarke_MargaretB_3000.jpg?resize=300%2C162&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Clarke (Brian Tee), Margaret (Nicole Kidman)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"187\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-19448\" data-id=\"19448\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/XPAT_S1_FG_Essie_Puri_3000.jpg?resize=450%2C187&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/XPAT_S1_FG_Essie_Puri_3000.jpg?w=450&amp;ssl=1 450w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/XPAT_S1_FG_Essie_Puri_3000.jpg?resize=300%2C125&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Puri (Amelyn Pardenilla), Essie (Ruby Ruiz)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"242\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-19446\" data-id=\"19446\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/XPAT_S1_FG_Hilary1_3000.jpg?resize=450%2C242&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/XPAT_S1_FG_Hilary1_3000.jpg?w=450&amp;ssl=1 450w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/XPAT_S1_FG_Hilary1_3000.jpg?resize=300%2C161&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Sarayu Blue (Hilary Star)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"243\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-19447\" data-id=\"19447\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/XPAT_S1_FG_Margaret1_3000.jpg?resize=450%2C243&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/XPAT_S1_FG_Margaret1_3000.jpg?w=450&amp;ssl=1 450w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/XPAT_S1_FG_Margaret1_3000.jpg?resize=300%2C162&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Margaret (Nicole Kidman)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"243\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-19449\" data-id=\"19449\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/XPAT_S1_FG_Mercy2_3000.jpg?resize=450%2C243&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/XPAT_S1_FG_Mercy2_3000.jpg?w=450&amp;ssl=1 450w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/XPAT_S1_FG_Mercy2_3000.jpg?resize=300%2C162&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Mercy (Ji-young Yoo)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"264\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-19451\" data-id=\"19451\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/XPAT_S1_UT_210909_WONJUP_00585_3000.jpg?resize=450%2C264&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/XPAT_S1_UT_210909_WONJUP_00585_3000.jpg?w=450&amp;ssl=1 450w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/XPAT_S1_UT_210909_WONJUP_00585_3000.jpg?resize=300%2C176&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Mercy (Ji-young Yoo), David (Jack Huston)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"300\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-19450\" data-id=\"19450\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/XPAT_S1_UT_210916_WONJUP_03161CR_3000.jpg?resize=450%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/XPAT_S1_UT_210916_WONJUP_03161CR_3000.jpg?w=450&amp;ssl=1 450w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/XPAT_S1_UT_210916_WONJUP_03161CR_3000.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">David (Jack Huston), Hilary (Sarayu Blue)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><a class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-prev swiper-button-prev swiper-button-white\" role=\"button\"><\/a><a class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-next swiper-button-next swiper-button-white\" role=\"button\"><\/a><a aria-label=\"Pause Slideshow\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-pause\" role=\"button\"><\/a><div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_pagination swiper-pagination swiper-pagination-white\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Set against the vibrant and tumultuous tapestry of 2014 Hong Kong, <em>Expats<\/em> centers on three American women\u2014Margaret (Nicole Kidman), Hilary (Sarayu Blue), and Mercy (Ji-young Yoo)\u2014whose lives intersect after a sudden family tragedy. The series interrogates privilege and explores what happens when social norms are eschewed, behavioral boundaries are pushed, and the line between victimhood and culpability becomes blurred. Brian Tee, who plays Margaret\u2019s husband Clarke and Jack Huston, who plays Hilary\u2019s husband David also star in the series.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lulu Wang serves as a creator, director and writer for <em>Expats<\/em>. Wang also executive produces the series with Daniele Melia for Local Time. Nicole Kidman also serves as an executive producer for the series with Per Saari for Blossom Films (<em>Rabbit Hole<\/em>, <em>Nine Perfect Strangers<\/em>), along with Theresa Park for Per Capita Productions (<em>After Yang<\/em>, <em>Bones and All<\/em>). Alice Bell (<em>The Beautiful Lie<\/em>) and Stan Wlodkowski (<em>The Old Guard<\/em>) also serve as executive producers. Bell, Vera Miao (<em>Two Sentence Horror Stories<\/em>), and Gursimran Sandhu (<em>Game of Thrones<\/em>) served as writers, along with Wang and author Janice Y. K. Lee, who is also a producer on the series.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Starring Nicole Kidman, Sarayu Blue, and Ji-young Yoo The six-part limited drama series, set in Hong Kong, will premiere in early 2024 on Prime Video Today, Prime Video released first-look images for Expats, the six-part limited series based on the internationally best-selling novel The Expatriates, by Janice Y. K. Lee. The Lulu Wang-directed series stars&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/blog\/2023\/09\/07\/prime-video-releases-first-look-images-for-lulu-wangs-limited-series-expats\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Prime Video Releases First-Look Images for Lulu Wang\u2019s Limited Series Expats<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[97],"tags":[278],"class_list":["post-19443","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-online","tag-prime-video","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19443","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19443"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19443\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19443"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19443"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19443"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}