American Born Chinese (2023)
Plot.
Where to Watch.
Currently American Born Chinese is available for streaming online, rent, buy or watch for free on: Disney Plus
Streaming in:πΊπΈ United States
Cast & Crew.
Ben Wang
Jin Wang
Yeo Yann Yann
Christine Wang
Chin Han
Simon Wang
Ke Huy Quan
Jamie Yao / Freddy Wong
Jimmy Liu
Sun Wei-Chen
Sydney Taylor
Amelia Taylor
Daniel Wu
Sun Wukong / The Monkey King
Michelle Yeoh
Guanyin Pusa
Kelvin Yu
Creator / Executive Producer / Writer
Destin Daniel Cretton
Executive Producer / Director
Charles Yu
Executive Producer / Writer
Melvin Mar
Executive Producer
Jake Kasdan
Executive Producer
Asher Goldstein
Executive Producer
Gene Luen Yang
Executive Producer / Graphic Novel
Erin O'Malley
Executive Producer / Director
Michele Yu
Production Design
Cindy Chao
Production Design
Dennis Liu
Director
Dinh Thai
Director
Lucy Liu
Director
Johnson Cheng
Director
Peng Zhang
Director
Warren Hsu Leonard
Writer
Lawrence Dai
Writer
Vali Chandrasekaran
Writer
Lana Cho
Writer
Aaron Izek
Writer
Kai Yu Wu
Writer
Mahi Alam
Anuj
Stony Blyden
Andy
David Bloom
Josh
Justin Jarzombek
Travis
Ethan Rich
Greg
Brian Huskey
Mr. Larkins
Jennifer Irwin
Principal Kinney
Larry Bates
Coach Garrett
Sophie Reynolds
Ruby
Josh Duvendeck
Marty K. Morris / Danny
Sam Dezz
All-American Teen
Samantha Harris
News Host
Lily Rosenthal
Emma
Tori Keeth
Kristen
Brian Le
Pigsy
Rosalie Chiang
Suzy Nakamura
Andrew Leeds
Patrick
Michael Carbonaro
Bozo McDingdong
Tim Bagley
John
Nicolas Cantu
Barry
Leonard Wu
Niu Mowang / Bull Demon
Lisa Lu
Ni Yang
Jessica Ma
Melly
Lee Chen
Mrs. Fan
Celeste Den
Mrs. Liu
Debbie Fan
Mrs. Tsai
Mardy Ma
Mrs. Chin
Fan Xiaoshuang
Sandy
Ronny Chieng
Ji Gong
Jimmy O. Yang
Ao Guang
Poppy Liu
Princess Iron Fan
James Hong
Jade Emperor
Sakura Lin
Queen Mother
Sarah Ho
Princess Jade Face
Jenson Cheng
Menshen #1
Media.
Details.
Release DateMay 24, 2023
StatusCanceled
Seasons1
Episodes8
Content RatingTV-PG
Genres
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This TV Show Is About.
Wiki.
American Born Chinese is an American fantasy action comedy television sitcom created by Kelvin Yu for Disney+. It follows tenth-grader Jin Wang (Ben Wang), who is struggling to fit in with his peers. When he is tasked with showing new exchange student Wei-Chen (Jimmy Liu) around, he is unexpectedly thrust into a battle between mythical Chinese gods, including Sun Wukong (Daniel Wu) and Guanyin (Michelle Yeoh). The series is based on the 2006 graphic novel American Born Chinese by Gene Luen Yang, who drew inspiration from his own adolescent years in the 1990s, incorporating elements from Chinese folk tales and mysticism found in the classic Chinese novel Journey to the West.
The series consists of eight episodes and premiered on Disney+ on May 24, 2023. It received generally positive reviews from critics. Commentators referred to it as one of the best offerings on Disney+ and praised the way it moved across cultural boundaries, its action sequences, and the performances of the cast, though criticism was aimed at its different plot from the source material and inaccuracies of Chinese mythological characters. In January 2024, the series was canceled after one season.