Crazy Rich Asians to return as TV show with original film's stars

ByHelen Bushby Culture reporter.

Key points

• Adapted from Kwan's bestseller books, written between 2013 and 2017, the film topped the US box office and was nominated for two Golden Globes.
• Four of the stars of 2018's Crazy Rich Asians film are reprising their roles for a TV show of the same name.
• It featured an all-Asian cast and informed the story of an Asian-American woman who gets a culture shock gathering her boyfriend's ultra-wealthy family in Singapore.
• The series, co-produced by HBO and Warner Bros Television, will start production next year.
• It's a 'Crazy Rich' family reunion! Remarked Adele Lim.

While Ronny Chieng is back as Eddie and Oscar winner Michelle Yeoh will have a recurring role as Nick's mother Eleanor, the series will pick up events after the end of the hit film, with Constance Wu and Henry Golding playing their lead roles of Rachel and Nick.

It's a 'Crazy Rich' family reunion! remarked Adele Lim. This person co-wrote the film, calling it the sequel we've been waiting for. It will delve into the characters and worlds of Kevin Kwan's brilliant books over eight episodes, she remarked.

In practice, the show will be created by HBO, and the news was unveiled days after HBO's parent firm Warner Bros unveiled its £110bn (£82.8bn) merger with Paramount Skydance.

As will the the film's director Jon M Chu, lim is showrunner for the new TV series and will be one of the executive producers.

He remarked the film had "changed his life", calling the cast and crew the "most creative and hilarious group of people I've ever known".

"Since then, this cast has become movie stars, superheroes, arena-filling performers and even an Oscar winner, so bringing everyone back together feels like coming home."

Lim continued: "Our writers room is humming and we can't wait to share what we've come up with."

Meanwhile, the series, co-produced by HBO and Warner Bros Television, will start production next year.

"Constance, Henry, Ronny, and Michelle are global superstars, and we know the passionate fans of the film and megahit novels can't wait to see more, " remarked stated Casey Bloys, co-chair and chief content officer of Skydance Direct-To-Consumer.

Taken together, the developments around crazy Rich Asians to return as TV show with original film' s stars point to a situation that is still moving, and the coming days should bring more clarity.