Oct 09, 2026 11:46am IST
‘Crazy Rich Asians’ Confirms Continuation as HBO Original Series; Michelle Yeoh, Constance Wu and More Set to Return
The 2018 film “Crazy Rich Asians” is returning as a series. Set to continue as an HBO Original show, with four of the actors from the movie reprising their roles. Constance Wu, Henry Golding and Ronny Chieng have been revealed as series regulars in the project, with Oscar winner Michelle Yeoh taking on a recurring role.
Adele Lim, who co-wrote the film eight years ago, is making a comeback as the captain of the series, donning showrunner and executive producer hats alongside director Jon M. Chu. “It’s a ‘Crazy Rich’ family reunion! This series is the sequel we’ve been waiting for, but instead of just one movie, we get eight episodes to delve into the characters and worlds of Kevin Kwan’s brilliant books,” shares Lim about the show.
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Based on the Kevin Kwan book series of the same name, the 2013 release was followed by “China Rich Girlfriend” in 2015 and “Rich People Problems” in 2017. Previously, a spin-off romance movie starring Gemma Chan as Astrid Young Teo and Harry Shum Jr. as Charlie Wu was being planned. However, there have been no updates on it since the first reports in 2022.
Following the release of the film back in 2018, it managed to earn over $174 million globally against its $30 million budget. The worldwide box office numbers stand at $239 million, with 91% approval on Rotten Tomatoes.
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Emmy-winning producers Nina Jacobson and Brad Simpson, under whose banner, Color Force, the film was developed, are turning to EP with Lim and Chu, as well as Chloe Dan and Jeannine Tang (SK Global Entertainment), Naia Cucukov Richards (100 Tigers) and Rose Lam. HBO and Warner Bros. Television will be co-producing the series.
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