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Carlos Lopez-Calleja/Disney
AMERICAN BORN CHINESE, Disney +
Release Date: May 24, 2023
Synopsis: Jin Wang is an average teenager both in high school and at home until he meets a new student—and then finds himself swept up in a battle of Chinese mythological gods.
Directors: Lucy Liu, Destin Daniel Cretton
Executive Producers: Kelvin Yu, Destin Daniel Cretton, Melvin Mar, Jake Kasdan, Erin O’Malley, Asher Goldstein, Gene Luen Yang (the creator of the original graphic novels on which the series is based)
Cast: Ben Wang, Yeo Yann Yann, Chin Han, Ke Huy Quan, Jimmy Liu, Sydney Taylor, Daniel Wu, Michelle Yeoh
PAST LIVES, A24
A24
Release Date: June 2, 2023
Synopsis: Childhood friends Nora and Hae Sung are forced apart after Nora’s family leaves South Korea. Twenty years later, the friends spend one week reunited in New York City in this modern romance.
Director: Celine Song
Producers: Yale Chasin, David Hinojosa, Pamela Koffler, Khan Kwon, Young Woo Suh, Christine Vachon
Executive Producers: Yeonu Choi, Christine D’Souza Gelb, Hosung Kang, Jerry Kyoungboum Ko, Miky Lee, Taylor Shung
Cast: Greta Lee, Teo Yoo and John Magaro
NEVER HAVE I EVER, Netflix
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Release Date: June 8, 2023
Synopsis: The fourth and final season of this coming-of-age comedy follows first-generation Indian-American teenager, Devi, as she navigates the triumphs and tribulations of young love and adolescence.
Executive Producers: Mindy Kaling, Lang Fisher, Howard Klein, David Miner
Cast: Maitreyi Ramakrishnan, Poorna Jagannathan, Richa Moorjani, Darren Barnet, Jaren Lewison, Niecy Nash, Ramona Young, Lee Rodriguez
NIMONA, Netflix
Netflix
Release Date: June 30, 2023
Synopsis: Nimona, a teen shapeshifter, is tasked with helping a futuristic knight prove his innocence after being framed for a crime he didn’t commit.
Directors: Nick Brun, Troy Quane
Producers: Karen Ryan, Julie Zackary, Roy Lee
Executive Producers: Megan Ellison, Robert L. Baird, Andrew Millstein, John Powers Middleton
Cast: Chloë Grace Moretz, Riz Ahmed, Eugene Lee Yang
JOY RIDE, Lionsgate
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Release Date: July 7, 2023
Synopsis: Four Asian-American friends bond on the trip of a lifetime through Asia in search of one of their birth mothers.
Director: Adele Lim
Producer: Seth Rogan, Evan Goldberg, James Weaver, Josh Fagen, Cherry Chevapravatdumrong, Teresa Hsiao, Adele Lim
Cast: Ashley Park, Sherry Cola, Stephanie Hsu, Sabrina Wu
Release Date: July 12, 2023
Synopsis: Season 2 of this comedy-thriller follows the stories of numerous murder-mystery suspects, each depicted through a different genre of film.
Director: Eric Appel, Anu Valia, Tamra Davis
Executive Producers: Chris Miller, Antony King, Phil Lord
Cast: Tiffany Haddish, Zoe Chao, Sam Richardson, Ben Schwartz, Ike Barinholtz, Illana Glazer, Dave Franco, Jamie Demitriou, Elizabeth Perkins
SHORTCOMINGS, Sony
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Release Date: August 4, 2023
Synopsis: Ben, a Japanese-American comic book artist, and his partner Miko, a Chinese-American writer, are struggling in their professional and personal lives while living in California. When Miko decides to move to New York City, Ben must face his biggest fears as he decides what to do with his future.
Director: Randall Park
Producers: Hieu Ho, Randall Park, Michael Golamco, Jennifer Berman, Howard Cohen, Eric D’Arbeloff, Margot Hand
Executive Producers: Ryan Heller, Michael Bloom, Jennifer Semler, Maria Zuckerman, Tim Headington, Lia Buman, Max Silva, Neil Shah, Ryan Paine, Daniel Hank, Adrian Tomine
THE MONKEY KING, Netflix
Release Date: August 18, 2023
Synopsis: This family comedy follows a fun-loving Monkey, his “magical fighting Stick,” and a young village girl on a hero’s quest during which the duo must face demons, a Dragon King and confront Monkey’s greatest enemy of all—himself.
Director: Anthony Stacchi (The Boxtrolls)
Producer: Peilin Chou
Executive Producer: Stephen Chow
Cast: Jimmy O. Yang, Bowen Yang, Jolie Hoang-Rappaport, Jo Koy, Ron Yuan, Hoon Lee, Stephanie Hsu, Andrew Pang, Andrew Kishino, Jodi Long, James Sie, BD Wong
source: people.com
