Nowhere Man (Taiwanese TV series)

Nowhere Man
Promotional poster
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese罪夢者
Simplified Chinese罪梦者
Literal meaningThe One with Crime and Dreams
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinZuìmèng Zhě
Yue: Cantonese
JyutpingZeoi6 Mung6 Ze2
Southern Min
Hokkien POJChōe-bāng-chiá
Genre
Created by
  • Francis Smith
  • Zoanne Tan
Written byChen Yin-jung
Story by
  • Francis Smith
  • Zoanne Tan
  • Chen Yu-li
  • Kuo Po-shen
  • Jie Zhan
Directed byChen Yin-jung
Starring
Composers
  • Dino Acconci
  • Hsu Chia-wei
  • Triodust
Country of originTaiwan
Original language
  • Mandarin
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes8
Production
Executive producers
  • Francis Smith
  • Zoanne Tan
CinematographyPatrick Chou
EditorChen Yin-jung
Running time33–67 minutes
Production companyIFA Media
Original release
NetworkNetflix
ReleaseOctober 31, 2019 (2019-10-31)
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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.

  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.