‘Crazy Rich Asians’ to Return as Eight-Episode HBO Series With Original Stars
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HBO has greenlit an eight-episode “Crazy Rich Asians” television series that will continue the story of the 2018 film, with four principal cast members returning.
Constance Wu and Henry Golding will reprise their lead roles as Rachel and Nick, while Ronny Chieng will return as Eddie. Michelle Yeoh will have a recurring role as Eleanor, Nick’s mother. The series will draw on the characters and settings of Kevin Kwan’s novels and pick up after the film’s ending.
Adele Lim, who co-wrote the film, will serve as showrunner and executive producer. Film director Jon M. Chu is also returning as an executive producer. Lim described the project as a “Crazy Rich” family reunion and said its writers’ room was already working.
The series will be co-produced by HBO and Warner Bros. Television, with production scheduled to begin next year.
The original film, adapted from Kwan’s bestselling books, followed an Asian-American woman encountering her boyfriend’s wealthy family in Singapore. It topped the U.S. box office and received two Golden Globe nominations.
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‘Crazy Rich Asians’ to Return as Eight-Episode HBO Series With Original Stars
HBO has greenlit an eight-episode “Crazy Rich Asians” television series that will continue the story of the 2018 film, with four principal cast members returning.
Constance Wu and Henry Golding will reprise their lead roles as Rachel and Nick, while Ronny Chieng will return as Eddie. Michelle Yeoh will have a recurring role as Eleanor, Nick’s mother. The series will draw on the characters and settings of Kevin Kwan’s novels and pick up after the film’s ending.
Adele Lim, who co-wrote the film, will serve as showrunner and executive producer. Film director Jon M. Chu is also returning as an executive producer. Lim described the project as a “Crazy Rich” family reunion and said its writers’ room was already working.
The series will be co-produced by HBO and Warner Bros. Television, with production scheduled to begin innext 2027.year.
The original film, adapted from Kwan’s bestselling books, followed an Asian-American woman encountering her boyfriend’s wealthy family in Singapore. It topped the U.S. box office and received two Golden Globe nominations.
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