TV series
American Born Chinese
Overview
Average teenager Jin Wang juggles his high school social life with his immigrant 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.
Details
- First air date
- 2023-05-24
- Status
- Canceled
- Seasons
- 1 season
- Episodes
- 8 episodes
- Genres
- Comedy, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Action & Adventure
- Network
- Disney+
- Production
- The Detective Agency, Mister John, Family Owned, 20th Television
- Country
- US
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Ben Wang as Jin Wang
- Sydney Taylor as Amelia Taylor
- Chin Han as Simon Wang
- Ke Huy Quan as Jamie Yao / Freddy Wong
- Jimmy Liu as Sun Wei-Chen
- Yeo Yann Yann as Christine Wang
- Daniel Wu as Sun Wukong / The Monkey King
- Michelle Yeoh as Guanyin Pusa
- Mahi Alam as Anuj
- Larry Bates as Coach Garrett
- Stony Blyden as Andy
- Justin Jarzombek as Travis
Creators and crew
- Kelvin Yu - Creator
- Melvin Mar - Executive Producer
- Destin Daniel Cretton - Executive Producer
- Asher Goldstein - Executive Producer
- Jake Kasdan - Executive Producer
- Erin O'Malley - Executive Producer
Episodes
Episode 1: What Guy Are You
Jin's plans to make the soccer team are derailed by the arrival of a new foreign exchange student.
Episode 2: A Monkey on a Quest
Jin is pressured to make a statement after an offensive meme video of him goes viral.
Episode 3: Rockstar Status
Jin must decide between impressing his soccer teammates and helping Wei-Chen on his heavenly quest.
Episode 4: Make a Splash
In a flashback, young Sun Wukong and his best friend, Niu Mowang, attend a heavenly banquet.
Episode 5: Abracadabra
Jin and Wei-Chen search for a scholar who may know something about the Fourth Scroll.
Episode 6: Hot Stuff
Amelia throws Jin a birthday party, which gets crashed by Niu Mowang.
Episode 7: Beyond Repair
Jin finds himself in trouble at school as Wei-Chen tries to rescue his father from the Bull Demon.
Episode 8: The Fourth Scroll
Jin and Wei-Chen must stop Bull Demon's plan to destroy Heaven.
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