The new TV series, adapted from the Gene Luen Yang graphic novel, hits Disney+ on May 24.
High school is hard enough on its own, everyone can surely agree.
They need Jin’s help to stop a portal opening between the different realms of Heaven and Earth.
Jim Liu and Michelle Yeoh on ‘American Born Chinese’.Disney+
“The fate of your world hangs in the balance,” Guanyin says.
American Born Chineseis adapted from the graphic novel of the same name byGene Luen Yang.
Originally published in 2006, it continues to be taught in schools and celebrated by the Asian-American community.
Showrunner Kelvin Yu and his team expanded Yang’s story, adding characters like Guanyin to the mythological melange.
“I don’t care what decade or century they’re living in, or culture, it sucks.
We just wanted to tell the story of what’s going on inside of a kid like that.”
All episodes ofAmerican Born Chinesehit Disney+ on May 24.
Watch the new trailer above.
