The new Disney+ series “American Born Chinese Season 1” has announced the starring lineup: Ben Wang, Michelle Yeoh, Yann Yann Yeo, Daniel Wu, Chin Han, Jonathan Ke Quan, Jim liu, Sydney Taylor.
“American Born Chinese Season 1” is adapted from the comic book of the same name written by Gene Luen Yang. The story revolves around The Monkey King, a Chinese teenager Jin Wang, and a Chinese Chinky.
The series is a new series of Chinese myths, legends and traditional stories such as “The Journey to the West” and The Monkey King. It is directed by Destin Cretton (“Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings”).
Ben Wang will play the protagonist Jin Wang, Michelle Yeoh as Guanyin, Yann Yann Yeo as Jin Wang’s mom Christine Wang, Chin Han as Jin Wang’s dad Simon Wang, Daniel Wu as “The Monkey King” Sun Wukong, Jonathan Ke Quan as Freddy Wong, Jim liu as Wei-Chen, Sydney Taylor as Jin Wang’s classmate and crush Amelia.
