Season 1

American Born Chinese - Season 1

(2023)

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Synopsis

When Jin befriends a new school exchange student, he is thrown into a world of gods and goddesses of Chinese mythology 

Jin Wang is an average American high-school teen, grappling with friendships, crushes, homework,  and figuring out his Chinese-American identity. But when he meets the new exchange student Wei-Chen, he is plunged into a multidimensional adventure full of the gods and goddesses of Chinese mythology.

8 Episodes

Where does American Born Chinese rank today?

The JustWatch Daily Streaming Charts are calculated by user activity within the last 24 hours. This includes clicking on a streaming offer, adding a title to a watchlist, and marking a title as 'seen'. This includes data from ~1.3 million movie & TV show fans per day.

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3311.

+1280

3312.

+1297

3313.

+1157

3314.

+888

3315.

+1142

3316.

+1352

3317.

+1259

3318.

+1131

3319.

+1129

Streaming charts last updated: 21:19:10, 26/04/2024

American Born Chinese is 3315 on the JustWatch Daily Streaming Charts today. The TV show has moved up the charts by 1142 places since yesterday. In the United Kingdom, it is currently more popular than Ghost Hunters but less popular than Stacey Dooley Sleeps Over.

What to know

Disney reunites the award-winning cast of Everything, Everywhere, All At Once for American Born Chinese 

American Born Chinese Season 1 is the first season of the fantasy action series produced by 20th Television for Disney+. The series is based on Gene Luen Yang’s graphic novel of the same name​​. Kelvin Yu writes the screenplay, and Destin Daniel Cretton directs and executive produces. Actor Lucy Liu and filmmaker Peng Zhang also feature as guest directors on the series. Famed Asian-American fashion designers Phillip Lim and Prabal Gurung team up with costume designer Joy Cretton to create the stunning looks featured in the series. 

Jin Wang, the teenager at the heart of the story, is played by Ben Wang. Jim Liu takes plays the adventurous exchange student Wei-Chen, and Yeo Yann Yann and Chin Han play Jin’s parents, Christine and Simon Wang. Three of the main cast members from the critically acclaimed Everything, Everywhere, All At Once reunite for American Born Chinese, including 2023’s Best Actress-winner Michelle Yeoh as the mythical Goddess Guanyin; 2023’s Best Supporting Actor-winner Ke Huy Quan plays the fictional ‘90s sitcom character Freddy Wong; and Best Supporting Actress-nominee Stephanie Hsu appears as the goddess Shiji Niangniang. Daniel Wu plays an all-powerful god named Sun Wukong (aka ‘The Monkey King’), while Sydney Taylor plays Jin’s schoolmate and crush,  Amelia. 

Production News

  • October 4, 2021
    • Disney+ orders the adaptation of the graphic novel American Born Chinese by Gene Luen Yang in series form. Kelvin Yu will write the script, with Destin Daniel Cretton as the main director. (Source: Deadline
  • February 7, 2022
    • Michelle Yeoh, Chin Han, Yeo Yann Yann, and Daniel Wu are announced to be playing roles in American Born Chinese. (Source: Deadline
  • February 8, 2022
    • Filming begins in LA, CA, USA. (Source: Instagram
  • April 28, 2022
    • Top Asian-American fashion designers Philip Lim and Prabal Gurung join the costume design team for the series. (Source: Deadline
  • May 10, 2022
    • Stephanie Hsu will play the goddess Shiji Niangniang. (Source: Variety
  • July 6, 2022
    • Filming wraps and post production begins. (Source: Instagram
  • September 10, 2022
    • A featurette giving more information about the production is released at the D23 Expo. (Source: Collider
  • February 11, 2023
    • A teaser trailer reveals the first look at the mythical world created for the series and puts the impressive cast front and center. (Source: Collider
  • March 13, 2023
    • A 30-second teaser confirms American Born Chinese will be released on May 24, 2023 on Disney+. (Source: Collider)
  • April 21, 2023
    • A full trailer is released, showing Jin first meeting Wei-Chen at school. After Wei-Chen relays that he's no normal boy, the two set out on an epic adventure together into another realm. (Source: YouTube)
  • May 24, 2023
    • American Born Chinese Season 1 premieres on Disney+.

Streaming Charts

The JustWatch Daily Streaming Charts are calculated by user activity within the last 24 hours. This includes clicking on a streaming offer, adding a title to a watchlist, and marking a title as 'seen'. This includes data from ~1.3 million movie & TV show fans per day.

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3315.

+1142

Rating

IMDB 7.0 (6k)

Genres

Action & Adventure, Comedy, Science-Fiction, Fantasy

Runtime

34min

Cast

Ben Wang
Jin Wang
Yeo Yann Yann
Christine Wang
Chin Han
Simon Wang
Ke Huy Quan
Jamie Yao / Freddy Wong
Jimmy Liu
Wei-Chen
Sydney Taylor
Amelia Taylor
Daniel Wu
Sun Wukong / The Monkey King
Michelle Yeoh
Guanyin