‘American Born Chinese’ series green-lit at Disney Plus

Action comedy show American Born Chinese has been handed a straight-to-series order by streaming service Disney Plus. Filmmaker Destin Daniel Cretton, who recently delivered a box-office hit with Marvel Studios’ Shang Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, will direct the series.

Kelvin Yu will serve as showrunner for the action comedy which is based on a graphic novel by Gene Luen Yang. American Born Chinese follows the story of Jin Wang, an average teenager juggling his high school social life with his immigrant home life. When he meets a new foreign student on the first day of the school year, even more worlds collide as Jin is unwittingly entangled in a battle of Chinese mythological gods. The show will explore issues of identity, culture and family.

Melvin Mar, Jake Kasdan, Asher Goldstein, and Yang will executive produce the series, which is backed by Disney’s 20th TV. — PTI