Expats
Where: Prime Video
What: Series, 6 episodes, 58 mins.
When: Now
Genre: Drama
Rating: NNNN (out of 5)
Why you should watch: A soapy trip through an elite expat community in Hong Kong as Nicole Kidman moves her troubled-rich-woman schtick from the Monterey of her Big Little Lies series. Margaret (Kidman), her husband and their surviving kids process the disappearance and death of their adorable three-year-old, Gus, whom we see and, of course, grow attached to through flashbacks. We also follow the tale of Mercy (Ji-young Yoo) the Korean-American would-be nanny who lost Gus on her watch as she tries to carry on. And carry on she does with the estranged husband of Margaret’s best friend as many, many complications ensue. Kidman is quite good as the mother facing every parent’s biggest nightmare and the shots and look inside the life of Hong Kong just before the Chinese crackdown add to this show’s action-packed rewards. Final Season 1 episodes went up this week with rumours of year two lighting up chat groups.
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