American Born Chinese Disney+ Series (1 Viewer)

[Citizen87645]

Arriving in the celebratory wake of Everything Everywhere All At Once (EEA@O), we have Disney+'s American Born Chinese, an adaptation of the celebrated Gene Luen Yang graphic novel of the same name.

Premiering May 24th, there will be eight, 30-minute episodes for the series directed by Destin Daniel Cretton (Shang-Chi) and Lucy Liu (yes, that Lucy Liu, who has been doing some directing these days).

If you haven't read the graphic novel, it's one of my personal favorites.



The Hollywood Reporter has already published a review (warning: spoilers):

‘American Born Chinese’ Review: Michelle Yeoh and Ke Huy Quan Reunite in Disney+’s Vibrant Graphic Novel Adaptation​

 

[Alex...]

 

[Jake Lipson]

I saw a new ad today that said ALL episodes will be available May 24. So they're doing this as a binge drop rather than a weekly series, which is unusual for Disney+.

 

[DaveF]

Great cast. The trailer gives me “another MCU show from Disney” franchise fatigue vibes. Will try to check it out later this year (currently overloaded by Peak TV).

 

[Citizen87645]

Will be interesting to see how they adapt the story and a particular character to this medium.

 

[Joe Wong]

Saw the 1st episode tonight. It was a lot of fun. A modern mix of high school angst and Chinese mythology.

While not necessary to know beforehand…

Spoiler

The Monkey King is an iconic character in Chinese literature… essentially the lead in Journey to the West, an epic work of fiction that has been adapted many times in Asian cinema/TV.

The character was also portrayed by Jet Li in Forbidden Kingdom (2008).

Journey to the West - Wikipedia

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And Guanyin (Michelle Yeoh) is the Goddess of Mercy, one of the deities in Buddhist teachings (especially Chinese).

Guanyin - Wikipedia

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[Jason Goodmanson]

Gene Luen Yang is such a great storyteller. I haven't read the comic version yet, but have read his Dragon Hoops books and that was so good.

He's also on a couple of Mimi Chan's podcasts - I recommend her podcasts if you're looking for some good conversations - https://www.sifumimichan.com/podcast-2/ - she has the occasional comic creator plus some other great guests.

After saying all of that, I'm interesting in giving this series a look. But first I have to finish Cobra Kai and The Boys.

 

[Randy Korstick]

Watched the 1st episode last night and was pleasantly surprised. I liked it alot as much as Disney's Marvel shows.

 

[Edwin-S]

I wasn't expecting much from this when I saw the trailer, but it was pretty good. Good enough to binge the whole thing anyway. Hope it gets it gets a big enough audience for a second season.

 

[Alex...]

Disney+ has canceled this series.

‘American Born Chinese’ Canceled at Disney+

The comedy starring Ben Wang and featuring Michelle Yeoh and Daniel Wu will be shopped by producers.

www.hollywoodreporter.com

 

[Joe Wong]

I would have liked to see a S2... so, a little disappointed at the news.

Not the greatest series ever, but it had its moments.

 

[Edwin-S]

Bob Iger came back and it's the worst thing to happen to Disney+.

 

[Edwin-S]

I though it was a good series, but how can a series ever get better when it is never given enough time to develop? I hope it can find a new home with a service not run by a Neanderthal.