Chimerica (TV series) explained

Genre:	Drama Mystery
Country:	United Kingdom
Language:	English
Num Series:	1
Num Episodes:	4
Executive Producer:	Colin Callender Sophie Gardiner Adrian Sturges
Runtime:	56 minutes
Company:	Playground Entertainment
Network:	Channel 4

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] [5]}
• Sophie Okonedo as Tessa Kendrick^[4]
• F. Murray Abraham as Frank Sams^[4]
• Terry Chen as Zhang Lin^[4]
• Katie Leung as Liuli
• Vera Chok as Shen

External links

• Chimerica on IMDb

Notes and References

1. Web site: Lucy Kirkwood's U.S./China Drama 'Chimerica' Set For C4 Adaptation. Peter. White. 26 January 2018. 22 February 2019. 3 May 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190503145313/https://deadline.com/2018/01/lucy-kirkwoods-u-s-china-drama-chimerica-set-for-c4-adaptation-by-playground-1202270312/. live.
2. Web site: 'Chimerica': First-Look At Channel 4's Alessandro Nivola-Fronted U.S./China Drama. Peter. White. 22 February 2019. 22 February 2019. 3 May 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190503150040/https://deadline.com/2019/02/chimerica-c4-first-look-1202562580/. live.
3. Web site: Alessandro Nivola To Topline C4 Series Based On Lucy Kirkwood's 'Chimerica'. Nellie. Andreeva. 29 March 2018. 22 February 2019. 3 May 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190503145321/https://deadline.com/2018/03/alessandro-nivola-cast-foreign-skies-channel-4-series-based-on-lucy-kirkwood-chimerica-1202355578/. live.
4. Web site: First look images for upcoming four-part drama Chimerica - Channel 4. www.channel4.com. 22 February 2019. 3 May 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190503145313/https://www.channel4.com/press/news/first-look-images-upcoming-four-part-drama-chimerica. live.
5. Web site: 'Transparent' Star Cherry Jones & 'Homeland's F. Murray Abraham Join Lucy Kirkwood's C4 Drama 'Chimerica'. White. Peter. 1 June 2018. 22 February 2019. 3 May 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190503145314/https://deadline.com/2018/06/transparent-star-cherry-jones-homelands-f-murray-abraham-join-lucy-kirkwoods-c4-drama-chimerica-1202401651/. live.