Chimerica

Show Info

Status

Ended

Show Type

Mini-Series

First Aired

17th April 2019

Runtime

45 minutes

Network

Channel 4

Air Time

21:00:00

Air Day

Wednesday

Rating

Overview

Based on Lucy Kirkwood's Olivier Award-winning stage play of the same name, `Chimerica' follows Lee Berger, played by American Hustle's Alessandro Nivola, an American photojournalist who became famous from a photo he took on Tiananmen Square in 1989 of the "Tank Man", who was seen standing and holding shopping bags as he faced down a line of Chinese tanks. Years later, against the backdrop of the 2016 U.S. Presidential election, Lee's professional integrity is called into question after he's accused creating fake news by manipulating photographs. Hoping to restore his credibility, Lee sets out to find Tank Man, whom Lee is convinced is alive and living in New York City.

Episode List:

Season 1

Episode	Airdate	Name
4	8th May 2019	Neither East nor West
3	1st May 2019	The Brace Position
2	24th Apr 2019	Gray Areas
1	17th Apr 2019	Kodak Ergo Sum