Actress Nhung Kate. (Photo courtesy of Nhung Kate)

Nhung will appear as Yen, an assassin playing an important part in the series. The actress has not revealed details of her work in ‘The Continental’, only saying she will have a lot of action scenes. She is waiting for her visa before going to Budapest, Hungary for filming in November.

Nhung, birth name Duong Hong Nhung, was born in northern Hai Phong City in 1989. She learned acting at Hanoi College of Art and has starred in many local movies and series. In 2016, she played the main role in ‘Co Hau Gai’ (The Housemaid), a thriller directed by Vietnamese-American filmmaker Derek Nguyen.