Disney+ has set a May premiere date for ‘American Born Chinese‘, a new coming-of-age adventure series with a cast led by Oscar-winners (as of last night) Michelle Yeoh and Ke Huy Quan.
Based on the graphic novel of the same name by Gene Luen Yang, ‘American Born Chinese’ tells the story of Jin Wang, an average teenager juggling his high school social life with his home life. When he meets a new foreign student on the first day of the school year, even more worlds collide as Jin is unwittingly entangled in a battle of Chinese mythological gods.
The coming-of-age adventure features an all-star international cast, including Academy Award and Golden Globe winners Michelle Yeoh and Ke Huy Quan, who last night won for Best Actress and Best Supporting Actor in the beautifully weird ‘Everything Everywhere All at Once’ (The film itself also picked up Best Picture, Best Director, Best Editing, Best Original Screenplay, and a Best Supporting Actress win for Jamie Lee Curtis.)
The series also stars Ben Wang (‘Chang Can Dunk’), two-time International Emmy Award nominee Yeo Yann Yann (‘Wet Season’), Chin Han (‘Mortal Kombat’), Daniel Wu (‘Reminiscence’), former Taekwondo champion Jimmy Liu and Sydney Taylor (‘Just Add Magic’). Academy Award nominee Stephanie Hsu (‘Everything Everywhere All at Once’) guest stars.
Emmy Award-winning writer/producer Kelvin Yu (‘Bob’s Burgers’, ‘Central Park’) serves as executive producer and showrunner. Destin Daniel Cretton (Marvel’s ‘Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings’, ‘Short Term 12’) directs and serves as executive producer, alongside Melvin Mar and Jake Kasdan (both of ‘Doogie Kamealoha, M.D.’, ‘Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle’ and ‘Jumanji: The Next Level’), Erin O’Malley (‘Doogie Kamealoha, M.D.’), Asher Goldstein (‘Short Term 12’, ‘Just Mercy’) and Gene Luen Yang.
‘American Born Chinese‘ premieres Wednesday, 24th May 2023 on Disney+ UK and worldwide.
