Expats: release date, trailer and how to watch the Nicole Kidman drama for free
Amazon’s Prime Video has made a name for itself with its premier TV offering. The streamer’s new season of action series Reacher broke viewership records to become Prime’s most-watched series of 2023 within five days.
January is also shaping up to be a stellar month for TV with a packed slate of blockbuster new shows launching each week, including Prime’s Expats, a hotly anticipated new series starring and produced by Hollywood actress Nicole Kidman. The limited drama series takes viewers to the complex tapestry of Hong Kong and explores the emotions, identities, and relationships of three very different American women living in the same small expat community.
The series is created, directed and written by Chinese-born American filmmaker Lulu Wang, best-known for writing the comedy-drama films Posthumous and The Farewell. It is based on the internationally best-selling 2016 novel The Expatriates by Janice Y. K. Lee, for which Kidman’s Blossom Films production company optioned the rights to in 2017.
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Here, we break down everything you need to know about Expats.
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What is Expats about?
Set against the vibrant and tumultuous tapestry of 2014 Hong Kong, Expats centres on a multi-faceted group of three American women – Margaret, Hilary and Mercy – whose lives intersect after a sudden family tragedy. A single encounter sets off a chain of life-altering events that leaves everyone navigating the intricate balance between blame and accountability
Nicole Kidman in Expats (Courtesy of Prime Video)The series interrogates privilege and explores what happens when the line between victimhood and culpability becomes blurred.
When is Expats released?
Expats premiered on Friday, January 26, with a two-episode drop. New episodes will follow weekly until the finale on February 23.
How to watch Expats for free
Expats will be released exclusively on Amazon’s Prime Video. This means that to watch Expats viewers will need a Prime Video subscription, which usually costs £8.99 a month or £95 a year and comes with a host of benefits like next day delivery, Amazon Music Prime and Deliveroo Plus – while Prime Video alone can be joined for £5.99 a month.
But by signing up today, members can access all these benefits and watch Expats without paying a penny thanks to Prime’s 30-day free trial. This means loads of great films and shows – including The Boys, Reacher, Saltburn and Hazbin Hotel – can be watched without paying a penny.
Click here to join Amazon Prime and stream Expats for free
How many episodes of Expats are there?
There are a total of six episodes in Expats. A new episode will drop every Friday until the finale on February 23.
Every episode has been directed by Lulu Wang.
Who is in the cast of Expats?
Expats cast is led by Oscar and Emmy-winning Australian actress Nicole Kidman as Margaret. The Big Little Lies and Moulin Rouge! star also serves as an executive producer on the series.
She is joined by Blockers star Sarayu Blue as Hilary and The Sky Is Everywhere’s Ji-young Yoo as Mercy. Rounding out the cast is Chicago Med’s Brian Tee as Clarke, Margaret’s husband, while American Hustle and Fargo actor Jack Huston is Hilary’s husband David.
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Is there a trailer for Expats?
The official trailer for Expats was unveiled in December. It can be viewed here.
Click here to join Amazon Prime and stream Expats for free. Alternatively, a host of other new releases are streaming on Netflix, which now comes included with a money-saving deal from Sky’s new year sale.
Savvy shoppers can currently get this “lowest price” limited-time deal with Sky TV, Sky Stream, Netflix and fibre broadband for £39 a month. But customers can save even more by upgrading their bundle with Sky’s Ultrafast+ 500Mb/s broadband and save £180 across the 18-month term.
That’s because the package has been cut from £53 a month to £43 across the entire 18-month plan, while not having to pay for Netflix saves almost £90 more. The discount is applied to the broadband when adding it to your basket during checkout, but time is running out to bag this awesome deal as it expires on February 1.
By signing up today, shoppers can lock in the current price and enjoy a host of other blockbuster shows like the new season of True Detective, House of the Dragon season two and the all-new Ted prequel series when they launch this year. What’s more, with Netflix included members can stream hit shows like Michelle Keegan thriller Fool Me Once and true crime docuseries American Nightmare at no extra cost.
For those that may be looking for a TV package without broadband, there’s plenty of other great deals on offer. Sky is offering a package with Sky Stream, Sky TV and Netflix for £26 a month that gives access to premium Sky channels like Sky Documentaries, Sky Atlantic and Sky Max.
Film fans can even add Sky Cinema to this bundle for an extra £11 and get Paramount+ included at no extra cost, saving a further £125 and getting loads more blockbuster films and shows plus two free Vue cinema tickets every month.
Alternatively, a host of other shows are available on streaming platforms including Disney+ and Netflix, including Marvel’s Echo and Michelle Keegan thriller Fool Me Once.
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