The official trailer for the upcoming Original series “American Born Chinese” was shared by Disney+. The action-comedy show, which jumps from one genre to another, starts on Disney+ on May 24 with all eight episodes. 20th Television is in charge of making the Disney Branded TV show.
“American Born Chinese” is based on Gene Luen Yang’s graphic novel of the same name. It tells the story of a normal American teenager whose life is changed forever when he makes friends with the son of a mythical god. This is the story of a young man’s struggle to find himself through family, comedy, and action-packed Kung-Fu.
The coming-of-age story has an all-star international cast, including Academy® Award winners Michelle Yeoh and Ke Huy Quan (“Everything Everywhere All at Once”), Ben Wang (“Chang Can Dunk”), International Emmy(R) 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 plays Shiji Niangniang, the Goddess of Stones. Ronny Chieng plays Ji Gong, an unusual monk; Jimmy O. Yang plays the Dragon King, Ao Guang; James Hong plays the Jade Emperor; Leonard Wu plays Niu Mowang/Bull Demon; and Poppy Liu plays Princess Iron Fan. Lisa Lu joins the show as acupuncturist Ni Yang, who is about to retire, and Rosalie Chiang joins as student activist Suzy Nakamura.
Kelvin Yu, a writer and producer who has won an Emmy® Award for his work on “Bob’s Burgers” and “Central Park,” is the executive producer and showrunner. Destin Daniel Cretton (“Marvel’s “Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings,” “Short Term 12”) is set to direct and serve as an executive producer, along with Melvin Mar and Jake Kasdan (“Doogie Kamealoha, M.D.,” “Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle,” and “Jumanji: The Next Level”), Erin O’Malley (“Doogie Kamealoha, M.D.
