Chimerica (TV series)

Chimerica
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.^[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 air 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