Nowhere Man (Taiwanese TV series)

{{Short description|2019 Taiwanese television miniseries}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2025}}

{{Infobox television

| image = Cover of Nowhere Man (Taiwanese TV series by Netflix).jpg

| caption = Promotional poster

| native_name = {{Infobox Chinese|child=yes

| t = 罪夢者

| s = 罪梦者

| p = Zuìmèng Zhě

| poj = Chōe-bāng-chiá

| j = Zeoi6 Mung6 Ze2

| l = The One with Crime and Dreams

}}

| genre = {{Plainlist|

• Crime
• Drama
• Thriller

}}

| creator = {{Plainlist|

• Francis Smith
• Zoanne Tan

}}

| writer = Chen Yin-jung

| story = {{Plainlist|

• Francis Smith
• Zoanne Tan
• Chen Yu-li
• Kuo Po-shen
• Jie Zhan

}}

| director = Chen Yin-jung

| starring = {{Plainlist|

• Joseph Chang
• Alyssa Chia
• Mavis Fan
• Wang Po-chieh
• Jeremiah Zhang
• Zhou Ming-fu
• Greg Hsu
• Kuo Tzu-chien
• Lu Yi-lung

}}

| composer = {{Plainlist|

• Dino Acconci
• Hsu Chia-wei
• Triodust

}}

| country = Taiwan

| language =

• Mandarin

| num_seasons = 1

| num_episodes = 8

| executive_producer = {{Plainlist|

• Francis Smith
• Zoanne Tan

}}

| cinematography = Patrick Chou

| editor = Chen Yin-jung

| runtime = 33–67 minutes

| company = IFA Media

| network = Netflix

| released = {{Start date|2019|10|31}}

}}

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.{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/netflix-sets-launch-dates-first-chinese-language-originals-1234398/|title=Netflix Unveils Launch Dates for First Trio of Chinese-Language Originals|last=Brzeski|first=Patrick|date=August 26, 2019|website=The Hollywood Reporter|access-date=November 2, 2019}}{{cite web|url=https://www.screendaily.com/news/netflix-sets-dates-for-trio-of-chinese-language-originals/5142247.article|title=Netflix sets dates for trio of Chinese-language originals|last=Shackleton|first=Liz|date=August 27, 2019|website=Screen Daily|access-date=September 16, 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://chinapost.nownews.com/20190927-767733/amp|title=Netflix to release first mandarin original series 'Nowhere Man' next month|last=Yang|first=Tzu-hsuan|date=September 27, 2019|website=The China Post|access-date=September 16, 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://meaww.com/nowhere-man-mandarin-language-netflix-original-preview-father-death-row-kidnapped-son|title='Nowhere Man': Netflix's first Mandarin original is the story of a father escaping from death row to rescue his kidnapped son|last=Salvi|first=Pooja|date=October 28, 2019|website=MEA WorldWide|access-date=September 16, 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/news-trends/article/3037679/netflixs-first-chinese-language-originals-have-arrived|title=Netflix's first Chinese-language originals have arrived – what to expect from C-dramas Nowhere Man, Triad Princess and The Ghost Bride|last=Parkes|first=Douglas|date=November 15, 2019|website=South China Morning Post|access-date=September 16, 2021}} It received eight Golden Bell Award nominations, including Best Miniseries, and won four.