Chimerica | |
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Genre | Drama Mystery |
Based on | Chimerica by Lucy Kirkwood |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Original language | English |
No. of series | 1 |
No. of episodes | 4 |
Production | |
Executive producers | Colin Callender Sophie Gardiner Adrian Sturges |
Running time | 56 minutes |
Production company | Playground Entertainment |
Original release | |
Network | Channel 4 |
Release | 17 April (2019-04-17) – 8 May 2019 (2019-05-08) |
Chimerica is a Channel 4 four-part drama that aired in April 2019, based on the play of the same name by Lucy Kirkwood.
Plot
A young photojournalist captures a photo of the Tank Man in Beijing during the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests and massacre. Twenty years later, he goes on a journey to discover the man's true identity.
Cast
- Alessandro Nivola as Lee Berger
- Cherry Jones as Mel Kincaid
- Sophie Okonedo as Tessa Kendrick
- F. Murray Abraham as Frank Sams
- Terry Chen as Zhang Lin
- Katie Leung as Liuli
- Vera Chok as Shen
Episodes list
No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | U.K viewers (millions) |
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1 | "Kodak Ergo Sum" | Michael Keillor | Lucy Kirkwood | 17 April 2019 (2019-04-17) | N/A |
2 | "Gray Areas" | Michael Keillor | Lucy Kirkwood | 24 April 2019 (2019-04-24) | N/A |
3 | "The Brace Position" | Michael Keillor | Lucy Kirkwood | 1 May 2019 (2019-05-01) | N/A |
4 | "Neither East nor West" | Michael Keillor | Lucy Kirkwood | 8 May 2019 (2019-05-08) | N/A |
See also
References
- White, Peter (26 January 2018). "Lucy Kirkwood's U.S./China Drama 'Chimerica' Set For C4 Adaptation". Archived from the original on 3 May 2019. Retrieved 22 February 2019.
- ^ White, Peter (22 February 2019). "'Chimerica': First-Look At Channel 4's Alessandro Nivola-Fronted U.S./China Drama". Archived from the original on 3 May 2019. Retrieved 22 February 2019.
- Andreeva, Nellie (29 March 2018). "Alessandro Nivola To Topline C4 Series Based On Lucy Kirkwood's 'Chimerica'". Archived from the original on 3 May 2019. Retrieved 22 February 2019.
- ^ "First look images for upcoming four-part drama Chimerica - Channel 4". www.channel4.com. Archived from the original on 3 May 2019. Retrieved 22 February 2019.
- White, Peter (1 June 2018). "'Transparent' Star Cherry Jones & 'Homeland's F. Murray Abraham Join Lucy Kirkwood's C4 Drama 'Chimerica'". Archived from the original on 3 May 2019. Retrieved 22 February 2019.
- ^ "Chimerica – Listings". Next Episode. Archived from the original on 23 April 2019. Retrieved 23 April 2019.