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American Born Chinese

American Born Chinese

The gate between worlds is opening.

20236.61 Season8 EpisodesCanceled

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.

Created by Gene Luen Yang
Written by Gene Luen Yang
NetworksDisney+

Top Cast

Ben Wang

Ben Wang

Jin Wang

Sydney Taylor

Sydney Taylor

Amelia Taylor

Chin Han

Chin Han

Simon Wang

Ke Huy Quan

Ke Huy Quan

Jamie Yao / Freddy Wong

Jimmy Liu

Jimmy Liu

Sun Wei-Chen

Yeo Yann Yann

Yeo Yann Yann

Christine Wang

Daniel Wu

Daniel Wu

Sun Wukong / The Monkey King

Michelle Yeoh

Michelle Yeoh

Guanyin Pusa

Themes & Keywords

based on graphic novelchinese americanplayfulmonkey kinghopeful

About American Born Chinese

American Born Chinese is a comedy, sci-fi & fantasy, action & adventure series that first aired in 2023 exploring themes of based on graphic novel, chinese american, playful, monkey king, hopeful. Created by Gene Luen Yang, it stars Ben Wang, Sydney Taylor, Chin Han. 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.

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