American Born Chinese will be executive produced by Cretton, the Yu Brothers, Gene Luen Yang, Erin O’Malley, Melvin Mar, Jake Kasdan, and Asher Goldstein.
Disney+’s American Born Chinese will be directed by Cretton from a screenplay written by brothers Kelvin Yu (Bob’s Burgers) and Charles Yu (Westworld), with Kelvin Yu also set as the showrunner.
Disney+ has announced the main cast for the upcoming series adaptation of American Born Chinese, which is based on Gene Luen Yang’s 2006 graphic novel.
Yeo Yann Yann as Jin’s mom, Christine Wang – a strong-willed, opinionated woman with a sly wit, who loves her family deeply.