HBO Greenlights ‘Crazy Rich Asians’ Series With Constance Wu, Henry Golding and Michelle Yeoh Returning

HBO has officially greenlit an eight-episode original drama series based on the “Crazy Rich Asians” franchise, bringing back key stars from the groundbreaking 2018 film. Constance Wu, Henry Golding, and Ronny Chieng will return as series regulars, with Oscar winner Michelle Yeoh joining in a recurring role.

HBO has officially given the green light to an original eight-episode drama series that will pick up the story from the 2018 film, “Crazy Rich Asians.” Constance Wu, Henry Golding,g and Ronny Chieng will all return as series regulars, with Michelle Yeoh recurring. Adele Lim is the showrunner.

Eight years on from the watershed 2018 film adaptation, HBO has greenlit a TV continuation of the “Crazy Rich Asians” story. The one-hour drama series will pick up from where the original movie left off and will be based directly on author Kevin Kwan’s bestselling book trilogy, which includes “Crazy Rich Asians” (2013), “China Rich Girlfriend” (2015) and “Rich People Problems” (2017).

The announcement comes after more than a year of early development and industry speculation about the franchise’s future.

The series will feature a major reunion of the original film’s cast:

The four actors will return to the roles they played on the big screen, offering narrative continuity for fans of the 2018 film.

Adele Lim, who co-wrote the 2018 movie, will serve as showrunner and executive producer of the new series.

“It’s a ‘Crazy Rich’ family reunion,” said Lim in a statement. “This series is the sequel we’ve been waiting for, but instead of just one movie we get eight episodes to explore Kevin Kwan’s brilliant books and their characters and worlds.”

Director Jon M. Chu will also return as an executive producer under his Electric Somewhere banner, along with Lim’s 100 Tigers, Kevin Kwan and Emmy-winning producers Nina Jacobson and Brad Simpson of Color Force.

The 2018 movie Crazy Rich Asians was a cultural milestone: It was the first time in 25 years that a major Hollywood studio had produced a film with an all-Asian cast. Its success demonstrated the commercial viability and audience demand for authentic Asian representation in mainstream media.

Moving the franchise to an eight-episode series on HBO, the creative team can explore the more nuanced, richer storylines of Kwan’s next novels that the two-hour theatrical format could not fully accommodate.

The series is currently in the writing stage, and Lim confirmed that the writers’ room is already hard at work. There’s no official release date yet, but production is expected to begin in 2027, which means it could arrive sometime in late 2027 or 2028 on HBO and Max. More cast announcements for new roles are expected as the project moves into pre-production.