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Preparation for the Next Life

5.920251h 56mRMovieDramaRomance

Aishe, a Uyghur woman trained by her military father, migrates to New York City where she finds herself laboring in Chinatown’s underground kitchens. She fatefully encounters Skinner, a young American soldier who has just returned from…

DirectorBing Liu
WriterMartyna Majok
ProducersSophia Lin·Adele Romanski

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Cast · Directed by Bing Liu

SBSebiye Behtiyar
Sebiye Behtiyar
Aishe
FHFred Hechinger
Fred Hechinger
Skinner
LLLandyn Lu
Landyn Lu
Munro
ECElla Rouwen Chen
Ella Rouwen Chen
Chen
BJB. Todd Johnston
B. Todd Johnston
Jim
MAMaxwell Almono
Maxwell Almono
Luis
JCJustin Cotta
Justin Cotta
Cop (Times Square)
AAAlicher Adill
Alicher Adill
Aziz
DADralla Aierken
Dralla Aierken
Arzu
EU
Erden Uyghur
Young Aishe
ECEsther Chen
Esther Chen
Min
CCCeline Cheung
Celine Cheung
Yi

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No, Preparation for the Next Life is not on Netflix in United States as of September 2026. It's currently on Amazon Prime Video and fuboTV.

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