Nowhere Man (Taiwanese TV series)

*Nowhere Man*
Nowhere Man
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Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	罪夢者
Simplified Chinese	罪梦者
Literal meaning	The One with Crime and Dreams
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Zuìmèng Zhě
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutping	Zeoi6 Mung6 Ze2
Southern Min
Hokkien POJ	Chōe-bāng-chiá
Genre	Crime; Drama; Thriller;
Created by	Francis Smith; Zoanne Tan;
Written by	Chen Yin-jung
Story by	Francis Smith; Zoanne Tan; Chen Yu-li; Kuo Po-shen; Jie Zhan;
Directed by	Chen Yin-jung
Starring	Joseph Chang; Alyssa Chia; Mavis Fan; Wang Po-chieh; Jeremiah Zhang; Zhou Ming-fu; Greg Hsu; Kuo Tzu-chien; Lu Yi-lung;
Composers	Dino Acconci; Hsu Chia-wei; Triodust;
Country of origin	Taiwan
Original language	Mandarin;
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	8
Production
Executive producers	Francis Smith; Zoanne Tan;
Cinematography	Patrick Chou
Editor	Chen Yin-jung
Running time	33–67 minutes
Production company	IFA Media
Original release
Network	Netflix
Release	October 31, 2019
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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.

^ Brzeski, Patrick (August 26, 2019). "Netflix Unveils Launch Dates for First Trio of Chinese-Language Originals". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved November 2, 2019.
^ Shackleton, Liz (August 27, 2019). "Netflix sets dates for trio of Chinese-language originals". Screen Daily. Retrieved September 16, 2021.
^ Yang, Tzu-hsuan (September 27, 2019). "Netflix to release first mandarin original series 'Nowhere Man' next month". The China Post. Retrieved September 16, 2021.
^ Salvi, Pooja (October 28, 2019). "'Nowhere Man': Netflix's first Mandarin original is the story of a father escaping from death row to rescue his kidnapped son". MEA WorldWide. Retrieved September 16, 2021.
^ Parkes, Douglas (November 15, 2019). "Netflix's first Chinese-language originals have arrived – what to expect from C-dramas Nowhere Man, Triad Princess and The Ghost Bride". South China Morning Post. Retrieved September 16, 2021.

[1] Brzeski, Patrick (August 26, 2019). "Netflix Unveils Launch Dates for First Trio of Chinese-Language Originals". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved November 2, 2019.

[2] Shackleton, Liz (August 27, 2019). "Netflix sets dates for trio of Chinese-language originals". Screen Daily. Retrieved September 16, 2021.

[3] Yang, Tzu-hsuan (September 27, 2019). "Netflix to release first mandarin original series 'Nowhere Man' next month". The China Post. Retrieved September 16, 2021.

[4] Salvi, Pooja (October 28, 2019). "'Nowhere Man': Netflix's first Mandarin original is the story of a father escaping from death row to rescue his kidnapped son". MEA WorldWide. Retrieved September 16, 2021.

[5] Parkes, Douglas (November 15, 2019). "Netflix's first Chinese-language originals have arrived – what to expect from C-dramas Nowhere Man, Triad Princess and The Ghost Bride". South China Morning Post. Retrieved September 16, 2021.

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