Amazon Prime series leaves viewers booking flights to | UK News

Amazon’s Prime Video viewers have revealed one of its exhibits is making them need to pack up their previous lives and jet off overseas after binge-watching all the first season. The platform’s series, Expats, follows a group of ladies residing in Hong Kong stars Nicole Kidman as Margaret Woo, an American who moved there along with her household as a result of of her husband Clarke’s work.

Set towards the breathtaking backdrop of the Chinese area, the six-part series concentrates on the lives of Margaret, Hilary, and Mercy, who’re introduced collectively by probability and discover their lives intertwined by means of tragic circumstances. Mum-of-three Margaret remains to be reeling from the loss of her three-year-old son, Gus, whereas her buddy Hilary, performed by Sarayu Blue, is struggling to keep her damaged marriage collectively. Meanwhile, 24-year-old Mercy, performed by Ji-young Yoo, is struggling to deal with grief and guilt and turns into embroiled in a harmful state of affairs.

The fantastically shot series, which got here out in 2024, exhibits off some of Hong Kong’s most beautiful sights and has sparked a need amongst many watching at home to catch a flight and check out it for themselves. One Google person penned: “This is by far an amazing series to watch time and again. It will seriously make you think about dropping what you’re doing, packing your bags, and flying over to HK just to immerse yourself in the wide range of contrasts (mountain vs beach, concrete jungle vs natural jungle, private car vs MTR/bus, glitzy condo vs towering shoebox flats).”

Someone else gushed: “The best series in a long while. Great script, perfect cinematography, and excellent performance of all actors. As expat myself, it was something that resonated with me really well. Action takes place in Hong Kong that is truly vibrant and fascinating place I would love to return to.”

Another particular person praised Nicole’s appearing chops, writing: “I am really enjoying this series. Anything with Nicole Kidman is going to be great because she’s incredible at her craft. I wish people would resist the urge to be awful about her but these are the times we live in, any excuse to bring someone down it seems. She is a fantastic actor and looks great no matter what age. If you can get past your personal prejudices you’ll enjoy this fresh new story. The storyline is compelling with plenty of tension and interesting characters and a supporting cast.”

An excerpt from one prolonged review reads: “The film made me nostalgic for Hong Kong and the beautifully chaotic yet vibrant city that it is. The cinematography was a beautiful nod to Wong Kar Wai at times but with a contemporary backdrop. Hong Kong will always be one of the world’s most romantic yet arguably (at times disturbingly) complex cities and Expats does well to capture this dichotomy.”