

17 minSeason 1 • Episode 5
LatestAfter his coming out goes horribly wrong, Singaporean Sam jets off to Bangkok to search for his exiled gay uncle, where he stumbles upon Top, a hopeless Thai romantic unlucky in love.
Acting
Sean Foo's silences hit harder than the dialogue.
Cinematography
Bangkok neon never looked this lonely-beautiful.
Writing
Deft balance of Thai BL tropes and genuine grief.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Thai BL (Boys' Love) exploded globally post-COVID, but Getaway stands out for centering Singaporean-Thai cultural friction rather than pure fantasy romance.
Creator Saroj Kunatanad deliberately cast Sean Foo for his Singaporean Mandarin-English bilingualism, using code-switching as unspoken character history.