Nowhere Man (Taiwanese TV series)

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.

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
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 (2019-10-31)

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.

Synopsis

A strange encounter that causes a man awaiting execution to experience alternate timelines. That leads to his escape from prison to protect his family.

Cast

Main

• Joseph Chang as Ding Chang-quan
• Alyssa Chia as Jiang Jing-fang
• Mavis Fan as Bai Lan
• Wang Po-chieh as Xiao Sha
• Jeremiah Zhang as Cui Cheng-gui
• Zhou Ming-fu as Cui Wan-fu
• Greg Hsu as Lin Ji-zi / Du Zi-qiang
• Kuo Tzu-chien as Yang Wan-li
• Lu Yi-lung as Xia Shi-ying

Recurring

• Tou Chung-hua as Wan You-qing
• Benjamin Lee as Wang Qing-nian
• L. C. Sun as Qui Yi-yang
• Shen Hai-yung as Ding Wan-rong / Xia Ding-xiang
• Pan Yi-chun as Zhang Lian-sheng
• Tu Chun-chi as Lin Guan-zhong
• Peng Cian-you as Lin Ben-chuan
• Lucas Hsieh as Jiang Tian-you
• Coco Ho as Wang Xiao-qiu
• Jay Kao as Zhou Xu-liang

English cast

• Kaiji Tang as Chang Quan
• Vivian Lu as Jing Fang
• Gwendoline Yeo as Bai Lan
• Alan Lee as Xiao Sha
• Greg Chun as Gui
• Khoi Dao as Fu Xing
• Aleks Le as Lin Ji Zi
• Kirk Thornton as Wan Li
• John DeMita as Tang Three Hundred

Episodes

Season 1 (2019)

No.	Title	Original release date
1	"Chapter 1: The Killing"	October 31, 2019 (2019-10-31)
2	"Chapter 2: The Child"	October 31, 2019 (2019-10-31)
3	"Chapter 3: Ten Years"	October 31, 2019 (2019-10-31)
4	"Chapter 4: Old Friends"	October 31, 2019 (2019-10-31)
5	"Chapter 5: Short-Lived"	October 31, 2019 (2019-10-31)
6	"Chapter 6: Recollection"	October 31, 2019 (2019-10-31)
7	"Chapter 7: OGAWA"	October 31, 2019 (2019-10-31)
8	"Chapter 8: Sleepwalking"	October 31, 2019 (2019-10-31)

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Recipient(s)	Result
2020	55th Golden Bell Awards	Best Miniseries	Nowhere Man	Nominated
		Best Actor in a Miniseries or Television Film	Joseph Chang	Nominated
		Best Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or Television Film	Wang Po-chieh	Nominated
		Best Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or Television Film	Mavis Fan	Nominated
		Best Cinematography	Chou Yi-hsien Yang Fong-ming Sun Chi-ming	Won
		Best Sound	R.T. Kao Kenny Cheng Hsu Chia-wei Triodust Tang Shiang-chu	Won
		Best Lighting	Hsieh Sung-ming	Won
		Best Art and Design	Liang Shuo-lin Zoey Shih	Won