Disney’s highly anticipated limited series American Born Chinese finally has a release date.
Sunday, the official YouTube channel for Disney+ unveiled a brand new teaser trailer for the series titled “Worlds Collide.” At the end of the 30 second tease, the date May 24th is revealed to be the date it premieres.
May is AAPI Heritage Month, so the timing is perfect. You can check out the teaser down below!
Considering that the series features Michelle Yeoh, Ke Huy Quan, and Stephanie Hsu – from the Academy Award-nominated film Everything Everywhere All At Once – we anticipate the teaser will also air during Sunday’s Oscars.
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Based on the graphic novel of the same name by Gene Luen Yang, the American Born Chinese tells the story of three apparently unrelated characters: Jin Wang, who moves to a new neighborhood with his family only to discover that he’s the only Chinese-American student at his new school; the powerful Monkey King, subject of one of the oldest and greatest Chinese fables; and Chin-Kee, a personification of the ultimate negative Chinese stereotype, who is ruining his cousin Danny’s life with his yearly visits. Their lives and stories come together with an unexpected twist in this action-packed modern fable. American Born Chinese is an amazing ride, all the way up to the astonishing climax.
Michelle Yeoh will play Guanyin. She is an unassuming auntie who helps her nephew Wei-Chen navigate the challenges of American high school while maintaining her secret identity as the all-powerful Buddhist bodhisattva of Compassion. Quan will play a fictional character from a 90s sitcom named Freddy Wong.
Hsu will guest star as Shiji Niangniang, the Goddess of Stones, who works in a modern day jewelry shop along with her magical dog.
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The action-comedy series is being written by Bob’s Burgers exec producer Kelvin Yu and his brother, Charles Yu (Westworld), the series is executive produced by Melvin Mar and Jake Kasdan (Doogie Kamealoha, M.D.). Asher Goldstein (Just Mercy) and Gene Luen Yang are also executive producers. Kelvin Yu serves as showrunner on the series. Casting on the project has commenced with announcements in the coming weeks.
American Born Chinese is the winner of the 2007 Michael L. Printz Award, a 2006 National Book Award Finalist for Young People’s Literature, the winner of the 2007 Eisner Award for Best Graphic Album: New, an Eisner Award nominee for Best Coloring, a 2007 Bank Street Best Children’s Book of the Year, and a New York Times bestseller. Gene Luen Yang was the fifth the National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature and is a MacArthur Fellow, a recipient of what’s popularly known as the MacArthur “Genius” Grant.
