Expats: TV release date and where to watch in Australia


Expats TV series
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Expats TV series, a new haunting drama is an adaptation of Janice Y. K. Lee ‘s best-selling novel The Expatriates. The series follows three women living in Hong Kong as they go through different stages of their lives, celebrating triumphs, grieving tragedies, and finding clarity all the same. 

While Expats faced controversies during production, a premiere date for the new series has been confirmed to happen this month. Find out how to watch every episode in Australia using this guide. 

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Where to watch Expats (TV series) in Australia?

The new series will premiere with two episodes on Amazon Prime Video

Amazon MGM Studios is one of the production companies involved, which makes Expats an Amazon exclusive. 

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Expats (TV show) release date

The upcoming drama will hit streaming TV via Amazon Prime Video from 26 January.

Two episodes will debut during premiere, with the six-episode series concluding on 23 February. 

Expats (TV show)Release DatesStreaming Service
Episode 1Fri, 26 Jan 2024Amazon Prime Video
Episode 2Fri, 26 Jan 2024Amazon Prime Video
Episode 3Fri, 2 Feb 2024Amazon Prime Video
Episode 4Fri, 9 Feb 2024Amazon Prime Video
Episode 5Fri, 16 Feb 2024Amazon Prime Video
Episode 6Fri, 23 Feb 2024Amazon Prime Video

Watch Expats episodes on Amazon Prime Video

Every episode of Expats only streams on Prime Video, a streaming service that’s part of the larger Amazon Prime. New customers can test run the service for 30 days free. After that, the monthly plan is $9.99/month, or save a little with the annual plan at $79. 

Prime has only one streaming tier which allows up to three concurrent streaming.

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What is the plot of Expats (TV series)?

Expats revolves around three women living as expatriates in Hong Kong – beautiful housewife Margaret (Kidman), Korean American Ivy League grad Mercy (Ji-young Yoo), and Margaret’s neighbour Hilary (Sarayu Blue), whose marriage to David (Jack Huston) slowly disintegrates. 

Together, they celebrate, grieve, and wonder when, after endless moments of guilt and heartbreak, they will be allowed to live again. 

Kidman, whose recent television projects included the smash-hits Big Little Lies, The Undoing, and Nine Perfect Strangers, secured the rights to the book through her production company, Blossom Films, in 2017.

Expats was then brought to Amazon, which gave the production a series order. Lulu Wang was approached to lead the project after Kidman watched her 2019 film The Farewell.

And now, Expats will finally grace the screens after nearly seven years of development and production.

Expats (2024) trailer

Check out the trailer for Amazon’s new drama here.

Cast of Expats (TV series)

Starring Nicole Kidman, Expats also stars the following actors: 

  • Ji-young Yoo as Mercy
  • Jack Huston as David Starr
  • Sarayu Blue as Hilary Starr
  • Brian Tee as Clarke
  • Bonde Sham as Charly
  • Flora Chan as Olive
  • Ruby Ruiz as Essie

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