Overview

• Amazon Prime's new series 'Expats', set and filmed in Hong Kong, is unavailable for viewing in the city, leading to speculation about censorship.
• The series, starring Nicole Kidman, is based on a novel about the lives of three American women in Hong Kong in 2014, a year marked by pro-democracy protests known as the Umbrella Movement.
• The unavailability of the series in Hong Kong has raised questions about whether it was a decision made by Amazon or the Hong Kong authorities, in light of recent censorship laws.
• During the filming of 'Expats' in 2021, Kidman was controversially allowed to bypass strict Covid quarantine rules, a decision justified by authorities as necessary for 'designated professional work'.
• The series has been released worldwide except in Hong Kong, and it is not clear when or if it will be made available in the city.