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HBO Orders 'Crazy Rich Asians' Series with Original Cast
Confirmed
In Short: The series will continue the story of Rachel (Wu) and Nick (Golding) as they navigate the complexities of their relationship and the Crazy Rich Asian world.
HBO has announced the development of a new series based on Kevin Kwan's 'Crazy Rich Asians,' with Adele Lim serving as showrunner and executive producer.
The series will feature the return of Constance Wu, Henry Golding, and Ronny Chieng, who starred in the 2018 film.
Michelle Yeoh will also reprise her role as a recurring guest star.
The series will consist of eight episodes, delving deeper into the characters and worlds of Kwan's novels.
Lim stated, 'This series is the sequel we’ve been waiting for, but instead of just one movie, we get eight episodes to delve into the characters and worlds of Kevin Kwan’s brilliant books.'
The original film's co-writer, Adele Lim, declined an offer to participate in a sequel to the original movie when she was reportedly offered only an eighth of the salary her co-writer was.
Despite the challenges of adapting the source material after the film made key changes to the main characters, the series is moving forward.
Casey Bloys, Co-Chair and Chief Content Officer at Skydance Direct-To-Consumer, said, 'We are so excited that Adele and the team behind the history-making film are bringing the next chapter of this story to life.'
Jacobson and Simpson added, 'We couldn’t be happier to bring this extraordinary gang back together for a series that picks up where the movie left off.'
The series will explore the wealthy families, complicated relationships, and extravagant lifestyles of Kwan's bestselling novels.
No release window has been set for the series to make its debut on HBO.
Fans have long been hoping for a follow-up film or series that would continue the story, as Kwan has plenty of novels to choose from.
Background
Max has announced the development of a new series based on Kevin Kwan's 'Crazy Rich Asians,' with Adele Lim as showrunner, writer, and executive producer.
Crazy Rich Asians is a 2018 American romantic comedy drama film directed by Jon M. Chu from a screenplay by Peter Chiarelli and Adele Lim, based on the 2013 novel by Kevin Kwan.
What's confirmed
- The film’s co-writer Adele Lim will serve as showrunner and executive producer for the series, which is a nice bit of karmic justice: Lim declined to participate in a sequel to the original movie when she was reportedly offered only an eighth of the salary her co-writer was.
- Constance Wu and Henry Golding will star in the continuation of the original movie, with Michelle Yeoh as a recurring guest star The 2018 movie Crazy Rich Asians was a huge box office win for Warner Bros., and now the story is set to continue on HBO with a new series based on the books by author Kevin Kwan.
- Original film cast members Constance Wu, Henry Golding, and Ronny Chieng will return to star, with Michelle Yeoh reprising her role on a recurring basis.
- “We are so excited that Adele and the team behind the history-making film are bringing the next chapter of this story to life,” said Casey Bloys, Co-Chair and Chief Content Officer, Skydance Direct-To-Consumer.
- “We couldn’t be happier to bring this extraordinary gang back together for a series that picks up where the movie left off,” said Jacobson and Simpson.
- “It’s a CRAZY RICH family reunion. This series is the sequel we’ve been waiting for, but instead of just one movie, we get eight episodes to delve into the characters and worlds of Kevin Kwan’s brilliant books,” Lim said in a statement.
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- Constance Wu, Henry Golding, Michelle Yeoh and Ronny Chieng are returning to their Crazy Rich Asians roles for an 8-episode HBO series that continues the story after the 2018 film.
- Constance Wu, Henry Golding and Ronny Chieng have all signed on as series regulars in the one-hour original drama series, with Oscar winner Michelle Yeoh recurring.
What's still developing
- Crazy Rich Asians was one of the biggest films of 2018, nabbing award after award from prestigious events, including two Golden Globe nominations.
- No casting announcements have come yet either, so it’s unclear whether names like Constance Wu or Henry Golding will reprise their roles in whatever HBO has up their sleeves.
- The romantic comedy follows Chinese-American Rachel (Wu) and her fiancé, Nick (Golding), as they visit the latter’s family all the way around the globe in Singapore.
- However, it sounds like (for now at least) that the series will be a remake of the story first put on screen in Chu’s film.
- It was also reported that — despite the series coming in hot with development already underway — the feature-length sequel is still in the works, so it’s really anyone’s guess as to how the show will play out.
- Chan and Shum’s deals could still be in motion, or the roles will be recast, or the series will instead focus on the next chapter for the recently engaged Rachel (Wu) and Nick (Golding).
- Wu revealed that while a show is in the works, with Crazy Rich Asians co-writer Adele Lim attached as showrunner, that doesn’t mean it’ll be hitting our screens anytime soon.