Chimerica (TV series)

Chimerica
Genre	Drama Mystery
Based on	Chimerica by Lucy Kirkwood
Written by	Lucy Kirkwood
Directed by	Michael Keillor
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 British drama miniseries that aired in April 2019 on Channel 4. It was based on the play of the same name by Lucy Kirkwood. ^[1]

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. ^[2]

Cast

• Alessandro Nivola as Lee Berger ^{[2] [3] [4]}
• Cherry Jones as Mel Kincaid ^{[2] [4] [5]}
• Sophie Okonedo as Tessa Kendrick ^{[2] [4]}
• F. Murray Abraham as Frank Sams ^{[2] [4]}
• Terry Chen as Zhang Lin ^{[2] [4]}
• Katie Leung as Liuli
• Vera Chok as Shen

Episodes list

No.	Title  [6]	Directed by	Written by	Original release date  [6]	U.K viewers (millions)
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

• Tank Man § Legacy

References

1. 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.
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. "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.
5. 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.
6. "Chimerica – Listings". Next Episode. Archived from the original on 23 April 2019. Retrieved 23 April 2019.

External links

• Chimerica on IMDb