American Born Chinese

American Born Chinese is an American streaming television series, created by Kelvin Yu and Charles Yu. It is based on the . It was released on Disney+ on May 24, 2023.
Starting June 2, 2023, and for a limited time, the series was made available on YouTube, Hulu, and Roku, and aired on ABC.
==Synopsis==
Based on the graphic novel by Gene Luen Yang, American Born Chinese is a genre-hopping action comedy that 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.
==Cast==
===Main===
*Ben Wang as Jin Wang
*Yeo Yann Yann as Christine Wang
*Chin Han as Simon Wang
*Ke Huy Quan as Jamie Yao/Freddy Wong
*Jimmy Liu as Sun Wei-Chen
*Sydney Taylor as Amelia Taylor
*Daniel Wu as Sun Wukong/The Monkey King
*Michelle Yeoh as Guanyin
===Recurring===
*Mahi Alam as Anuj
*Stony Blyden as Andy
*David Bloom as Josh
*Justin Jarzombek as Travis
*Ethan Rich as Greg Wallace
*Rosalie Chiang as Suzy Nakamura
*Sophie Reynolds as Ruby
*Brian Huskey as Mr. Larkins
*Jennifer Irwin as Principal Finney
*Larry Bates as Coach Garrett
*Josh Duvendeck as Marty K. Morris/Danny
*Leonard Wu as Niu Mowang/Bull Demon
*Ronny Chieng as Ji Gong/Mad Monk
*Poppy Liu as Princess Iron Fan
*Brian Le as Zhu Bajie/Pigsy
*Xiaoshuang Fan as Sha Wujing/Sandy
===Guests===
*Stephanie Hsu as Shiji Niangniang/Lady Rocky
*James Hong as Jade Emperor
*Jimmy O. Yang as Ao Guang/Dragon King
*Sakura Lin as Queen Mother
*Sarah Ho as Princess Jade Face
*Jessica Ma as Melly
*Lisa Lu as Ni Yang
*Lilli Birdsell as Margie Ann Taylor
*Andy Daly as Dennis Taylor
*Liam Risinger as Holden Taylor
==Episodes==
No. 	Title 	Directed by 	Written by 	Original air date 	Production Code
1 	"What Guy Are You" 	Destin Daniel Cretton 	Kelvin Yu & Charles Yu 	May 24, 2023 	1HXZ01
Jin Wang starts his sophomore year, hoping to make the soccer team and "level up" his social status, all while impressing his crush. But his plans are derailed with the arrival of a new foreign exchange student named Wei-Chen.	Jin Wang starts his sophomore year, hoping to make the soccer team and "level up" his social status, all while impressing his crush. But his plans are derailed with the arrival of a new foreign exchange student named Wei-Chen.	Jin Wang starts his sophomore year, hoping to make the soccer team and "level up" his social status, all while impressing his crush. But his plans are derailed with the arrival of a new foreign exchange student named Wei-Chen.	Jin Wang starts his sophomore year, hoping to make the soccer team and "level up" his social status, all while impressing his crush. But his plans are derailed with the arrival of a new foreign exchange student named Wei-Chen.	Jin Wang starts his sophomore year, hoping to make the soccer team and "level up" his social status, all while impressing his crush. But his plans are derailed with the arrival of a new foreign exchange student named Wei-Chen.	Jin Wang starts his sophomore year, hoping to make the soccer team and "level up" his social status, all while impressing his crush. But his plans are derailed with the arrival of a new foreign exchange student named Wei-Chen.
2 	"A Monkey on a Quest" 	Dinh Thai 	Vali Chandrasekaran 	May 24, 2023 	1HXZ02
Jin is pressured to make a statement after an offensive meme video of him goes viral. 	Jin is pressured to make a statement after an offensive meme video of him goes viral. 	Jin is pressured to make a statement after an offensive meme video of him goes viral. 	Jin is pressured to make a statement after an offensive meme video of him goes viral. 	Jin is pressured to make a statement after an offensive meme video of him goes viral. 	Jin is pressured to make a statement after an offensive meme video of him goes viral.
3 	"Rockstar Status" 	Dennis Liu 	Warren Hsu Leonard 	May 24, 2023 	1HXZ03
Jin must decide between impressing his soccer teammates and helping Wei-Chen on his heavenly quest. 	Jin must decide between impressing his soccer teammates and helping Wei-Chen on his heavenly quest. 	Jin must decide between impressing his soccer teammates and helping Wei-Chen on his heavenly quest. 	Jin must decide between impressing his soccer teammates and helping Wei-Chen on his heavenly quest. 	Jin must decide between impressing his soccer teammates and helping Wei-Chen on his heavenly quest. 	Jin must decide between impressing his soccer teammates and helping Wei-Chen on his heavenly quest.
4 	"Make a Splash" 	Peng Zhang 	Aaron Izek 	May 24, 2023 	1HXZ04
In a flashback, young Sun Wukong and his best friend, Niu Mowang, attend a heavenly banquet. 	In a flashback, young Sun Wukong and his best friend, Niu Mowang, attend a heavenly banquet. 	In a flashback, young Sun Wukong and his best friend, Niu Mowang, attend a heavenly banquet. 	In a flashback, young Sun Wukong and his best friend, Niu Mowang, attend a heavenly banquet. 	In a flashback, young Sun Wukong and his best friend, Niu Mowang, attend a heavenly banquet. 	In a flashback, young Sun Wukong and his best friend, Niu Mowang, attend a heavenly banquet.
5 	"Abracadabra" 	Johnson Cheng 	Lawrence Dai 	May 24, 2023 	1HXZ05
Jin and Wei-Chen search for a scholar who may know something about the Fourth Scroll. 	Jin and Wei-Chen search for a scholar who may know something about the Fourth Scroll. 	Jin and Wei-Chen search for a scholar who may know something about the Fourth Scroll. 	Jin and Wei-Chen search for a scholar who may know something about the Fourth Scroll. 	Jin and Wei-Chen search for a scholar who may know something about the Fourth Scroll. 	Jin and Wei-Chen search for a scholar who may know something about the Fourth Scroll.
6 	"Hot Stuff" 	Lucy Liu 	Kai Yu Wu 	May 24, 2023 	1HXZ06
Amelia throws Jin a birthday party, which gets crashed by Niu Mowang. 	Amelia throws Jin a birthday party, which gets crashed by Niu Mowang. 	Amelia throws Jin a birthday party, which gets crashed by Niu Mowang. 	Amelia throws Jin a birthday party, which gets crashed by Niu Mowang. 	Amelia throws Jin a birthday party, which gets crashed by Niu Mowang. 	Amelia throws Jin a birthday party, which gets crashed by Niu Mowang.
7 	"Beyond Repair" 	Erin O'Malley 	Lana Cho 	May 24, 2023 	1HXZ07
Jin finds himself in trouble at school as Wei-Chen tries to rescue his father from the Bull Demon. 	Jin finds himself in trouble at school as Wei-Chen tries to rescue his father from the Bull Demon. 	Jin finds himself in trouble at school as Wei-Chen tries to rescue his father from the Bull Demon. 	Jin finds himself in trouble at school as Wei-Chen tries to rescue his father from the Bull Demon. 	Jin finds himself in trouble at school as Wei-Chen tries to rescue his father from the Bull Demon. 	Jin finds himself in trouble at school as Wei-Chen tries to rescue his father from the Bull Demon.
8 	"The Fourth Scroll" 	Destin Daniel Cretton 	Kelvin Yu 	May 24, 2023 	1HXZ08
Jin and Wei-Chen must stop Bull Demon's plan to destroy Heaven. 	Jin and Wei-Chen must stop Bull Demon's plan to destroy Heaven. 	Jin and Wei-Chen must stop Bull Demon's plan to destroy Heaven. 	Jin and Wei-Chen must stop Bull Demon's plan to destroy Heaven. 	Jin and Wei-Chen must stop Bull Demon's plan to destroy Heaven. 	Jin and Wei-Chen must stop Bull Demon's plan to destroy Heaven.
==Production==
On October 4, 2021, Deadline reported that a brand new series based on the graphic novel American Born Chinese was in active development on Disney+.
On February 7, 2022, Deadline also reported the series cast and that production is slated to begin in February in Los Angeles.
Filming officially begun on February 8, and officially wrapped on July 6.
On January 5, 2024, Deadline reported that the series had officially been cancelled.
==Videos==
In Production Featurette - American Born Chinese - Disney+
Locker Reveal - American Born Chinese - Disney+
Worlds Collide - American Born Chinese - Disney+
American Born Chinese - Official Trailer - Disney+
Epic Adventure - American Born Chinese - Disney+
Stunts Featurette - American Born Chinese - Disney+
Culture Featurette - American Born Chinese - Disney+
Costumes Featurette - American Born Chinese - Disney+
==Trivia==
*The series features numerous reunions among various actors including:
**Michelle Yeoh, Ke Huy Quan, James Hong, and Stephanie Hsu from .
**Yeoh, Ronny Chieng, Jimmy O. Yang, and Lisa Lu from .
**Destin Daniel Cretton, Yeoh, Chieng, and Hsu from Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings.
**Rosalie Chiang and Hong from Turning Red.
**Yang and Chieng from .
**Yeoh and Hong from .
*This is the first Disney+ original series to be made available on Roku.
==Gallery==
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==References==
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