HBO greenlights television series sequel to Crazy Rich Asians for October 2026
HBO has officially greenlit a drama series sequel to Crazy Rich Asians that will adapt Kevin Kwan's bestselling book trilogy.
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HBO officially greenlit an original drama series sequel to Crazy Rich Asians in October 2026, Us Weekly reported. The show follows the hit 2018 film that was based on the 2013 bestselling novel by author Kevin Kwan. As FTMQ Books reported earlier, Adele Lim serves as showrunner and executive producer for the hour-long drama series. [1][3][5]
The upcoming television series will draw plot lines from the remaining books in Kevin Kwan's trilogy, according to Us Weekly. The project follows multiple delays that affected plans for a second feature film after the original movie was released nearly eight years ago. [1]
Original film stars Constance Wu, Henry Golding, and Michelle Yeoh are expected to return for the sequel series, Us Weekly and FTMQ Books both report. The 2018 film adaptation was directed by Jon M. Chu from a screenplay by Peter Chiarelli and Adele Lim, Wikipedia notes. [1][3][5]
In short
- HBO has officially greenlit a Crazy Rich Asians drama series.
- The television series will adapt storylines from Kevin Kwan's book trilogy.
- Original film stars Constance Wu, Henry Golding, and Michelle Yeoh are set to return.
- Adele Lim will serve as showrunner and executive producer for the show.
Sources
Every paragraph above points to the numbered items it rests on. Read the originals here.
- [1]What Could the ‘Crazy Rich Asians’ Sequel Show Be About? Book Story Lines RevealedUs Weekly, 1h ago (the report this story comes from)
- [2]‘Can’t wait to see the family again’: Celeb photographer Russel Wong on Crazy Rich Asians sequelThe Straits Times, 1d ago
Background
- [3]Crazy Rich Asians on Wikipedia
- [4]Toy Story 5 on Wikipedia
- [5]Crazy Rich Asians sequel set as television series on HBO FTMQ Books, 6d ago
Our newsroom writes these reports with the help of software, from the 5 sources listed and nothing else, and checks them against those sources. Facts can still be wrong or move on; the originals are the record. Spotted a mistake? Write to daniel@monsterkong.com.
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