New Trailer for Disney+'s Fantasy Adventure Series AMERICAN BORN CHINESE with Michelle Yeoh and Ke Huy Quan
Disney+ has released a new trailer for its upcoming fantasy adventure action-comedy series American Born Chinese. I love the graphic novel that the series is based on, and it looks like this will be a solid and fun adaptation!
This is a genre-hopping coming of age story that chronicles “the trials and tribulations of a regular American teenager whose life is forever changed when he befriends the son of a mythological god. This is the story of a young man’s battle for his own identity, told through family, comedy, and action-packed Kung Fu.”
The eight-episode series comes from director Destin Daniel Cretton, who previously brought us Marvel's Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings. It also features a great cast including Academy Award winners Michelle Yeoh and Ke Huy Quan (Everything Everywhere All at Once), Ben Wang (Chang Can Dunk), Yeo Yann Yann (Wet Season), Chin Han (Mortal Kombat), Daniel Wu (Reminiscence), former Taekwondo champion Jimmy Liu and Sydney Taylor (Just Add Magic).
Introducing audiences to a pantheon of iconic Chinese mythical characters, are guest stars Stephanie Hsu as Shiji Niangniang, the Goddess of Stones; Ronny Chieng as unconventional monk, Ji Gong; Jimmy O. Yang as Dragon King, Ao Guang; James Hong as Jade Emperor; Leonard Wu as Niu Mowang/Bull Demon; and Poppy Liu as Princess Iron Fan. The series also welcomes Lisa Lu as soon-to-be retired acupuncturist Ni Yang and Rosalie Chiang as student activist Suzy Nakamura.
Emmy Award-winning writer/producer Kelvin Yu (Bob's Burgers, Central Park) serves as executive producer and showrunner. American Born Chinese is set to premiere on May 24, only on Disney+.