WRITTEN BY SHAURYA THAKUR
Academy Award winner Michelle Yeoh plays Guanyin, the goddess of mercy, in the Disney+ series 'American Born Chinese.’
The series is based on American cartoonist Gene Luen Yang’s prize-winning graphic novel of the same title.
The Chinese folk character of the trickster Monkey King inspired Yang’s graphic novel.
The book tells the story of a second-generation school-age immigrant who struggles with his Chinese-American identity.
Ben Wang plays the protagonist Jim Wang, who finds himself in the battle for the universe’s fate.
The series also marks the ‘Everything Everywhere All At Once’ reunion of Michelle Yeoh, Ke Huy Quan, Stephanie Hsu, and James Hong.
‘American Born Chinese' is an eight-part series, with Destin Daniel Cretton and Lucy Liu sharing directing duties.
'American Born Chinese' debuts on Disney+ on May 24, 2023.