Nowhere Man (Taiwanese TV series)
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| Traditional Chinese | 罪夢者 | ||||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 罪梦者 | ||||||||||||||
| Literal meaning | The One with Crime and Dreams | ||||||||||||||
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| Written by | Chen Yin-jung | ||||||||||||||
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| Directed by | Chen Yin-jung | ||||||||||||||
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| Country of origin | Taiwan | ||||||||||||||
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| No. of seasons | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| No. of episodes | 8 | ||||||||||||||
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| Cinematography | Patrick Chou | ||||||||||||||
| Editor | Chen Yin-jung | ||||||||||||||
| Running time | 33–67 minutes | ||||||||||||||
| Production company | IFA Media | ||||||||||||||
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| Network | Netflix | ||||||||||||||
| Release | October 31, 2019 | ||||||||||||||
Nowhere Man is a 2019 Taiwanese television miniseries written, directed, and edited by Chen Yin-jung. It stars Joseph Chang, Alyssa Chia, Mavis Fan, Wang Po-chieh, Jeremiah Zhang, Zhou Ming-fu, Greg Hsu, Kuo Tzu-chien, and Lu Yi-lung. The miniseries follows a death row inmate who must break out of prison to save his kidnapped son and protect his family.
The first Mandarin-language Netflix original series, Nowhere Man premiered in eight parts on October 31, 2019.[1][2][3][4][5] It received eight Golden Bell Award nominations, including Best Miniseries, and won four.
A strange encounter that causes a man awaiting execution to experience alternate timelines. That leads to his escape from prison to protect his family.
Cast
Main
- Joseph Chang as Ding Chang-quan
- Alyssa Chia as Jiang Jing-fang
- Mavis Fan as Bai Lan
- Wang Po-chieh as Xiao Sha
- Jeremiah Zhang as Cui Cheng-gui
- Zhou Ming-fu as Cui Wan-fu
- Greg Hsu as Lin Ji-zi / Du Zi-qiang
- Kuo Tzu-chien as Yang Wan-li
- Lu Yi-lung as Xia Shi-ying
Recurring
- Tou Chung-hua as Wan You-qing
- Benjamin Lee as Wang Qing-nian
- L. C. Sun as Qui Yi-yang
- Shen Hai-yung as Ding Wan-rong / Xia Ding-xiang
- Pan Yi-chun as Zhang Lian-sheng
- Tu Chun-chi as Lin Guan-zhong
- Peng Cian-you as Lin Ben-chuan
- Lucas Hsieh as Jiang Tian-you
- Coco Ho as Wang Xiao-qiu
- Jay Kao as Zhou Xu-liang
English cast
- Kaiji Tang as Chang Quan
- Vivian Lu as Jing Fang
- Gwendoline Yeo as Bai Lan
- Alan Lee as Xiao Sha
- Greg Chun as Gui
- Khoi Dao as Fu Xing
- Aleks Le as Lin Ji Zi
- Kirk Thornton as Wan Li
- John DeMita as Tang Three Hundred
Episodes
Season 1 (2019)
| No. | Title | Original release date |
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| 1 | "Chapter 1: The Killing" | October 31, 2019 |
| 2 | "Chapter 2: The Child" | October 31, 2019 |
| 3 | "Chapter 3: Ten Years" | October 31, 2019 |
| 4 | "Chapter 4: Old Friends" | October 31, 2019 |
| 5 | "Chapter 5: Short-Lived" | October 31, 2019 |
| 6 | "Chapter 6: Recollection" | October 31, 2019 |
| 7 | "Chapter 7: OGAWA" | October 31, 2019 |
| 8 | "Chapter 8: Sleepwalking" | October 31, 2019 |
