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Disney+ Hotstar sets May 24 premiere for new original series American Born Chinese

The cast features Malaysians Tan Sri Michelle Yeoh and Ronny Chieng among other well-known actors

Updated 3 years ago · Published on 14 Mar 2023 8:00AM

Disney+ Hotstar sets May 24 premiere for new original series American Born Chinese
American Born Chinese tells the story of Jin Wang, an average teenager who finds himself unwittingly entangled in a battle of Chinese mythological gods. – Pic courtesy of Disney+ Hotstar, March 13, 2023

DISNEY+ Hotstar has revealed the May 24 premiere date for the Disney+ Hotstar Original series American Born Chinese, a genre-hopping action-comedy from Disney Branded Television series produced by 20th Television.

Based on the graphic novel of the same name by Gene Luen Yang, American Born Chinese tells the story of Jin Wang, an average teenager juggling his high school social life with his 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 coming-of-age adventure features an all-star international cast, including Academy Award and Golden Globe winners Tan Sri Michelle Yeoh and Ke Huy Quan (Everything Everywhere All at Once), Ben Wang (Chang Can Dunk), two-time International Emmy Award nominee Yeo Yann Yann (Wet Season), Chin Han (Mortal Kombat), Daniel Wu (Reminiscence), former Taekwondo champion Jimmy Liu and Sydney Taylor (Just Add Magic). Academy Award nominee Stephanie Hsu (Everything Everywhere All at Once) guest stars. – The Vibes, March 14, 2023

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