6.260 minSeason 1 • Episode 6
LatestMargaret and her family prepare to return to the United States. Hilary travels home to Los Angeles to visit her ailing father. Mercy’s mother visits her in Hong Kong for the first time.
Set against the complex tapestry of Hong Kong residents, a multifaceted group of women sets off a chain of life-altering events that leaves everyone navigating the intricate balance between blame and accountability.
Direction
Lulu Wang's patient, empathetic gaze—no villains, just humans.
Cinematography
Hong Kong becomes a character: humid, vertical, achingly alive.
Acting
Kidman's unraveling versus Yoo's guarded hope—both devastating.
Creator
Lulu Wang
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Filmed during COVID-19 lockdowns in Hong Kong, the production navigated strict quarantine protocols that ironically mirrored the characters' isolation.
Lulu Wang insisted on filming in actual expat neighborhoods rather than sets, capturing the uneasy collision of colonial luxury and local reality that the novel critiques.
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