After the critical and financial success ofCrazy Rich Asiansin 2018, many thought a follow-up wouldn’t be too far behind. The film is based on a trilogy of books by Kevin Kwan, but despite movies adapting the remaining books being said to be in development, nothing has materialized on the theatrical front. However, that doesn’t mean the brand can’t continue and HBO is banking on that by announcing that aCrazy Rich AsiansTV show is currently in development.
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During a chat withVariety, chairman and CEO of HBO and Max content, Casey Bloys, announced that aCrazy Rich AsiansTV series was in development but didn’t reveal much more than that. The announcement was included with Bloys discussing turning their movie franchises into TV shows such asThe ConjuringandGreen Lantern.
“There are other properties like The Conjuring, which is a big movie franchise that we’re developing into a series, as well as Crazy Rich Asians. We’re developing in DC, the Green Lantern property, as a series as well.
An Expansion of the Crazy Rich Asians Universe Has Been in Development
This isn’t the first time an expansion of this franchise has been teased. Following the success of the first film, director Jon M. Chu expressed his interest in adapting the next two novels,China Rich GirlfriendandRich People Problems. Adele Lim, who co-wroteCrazy Rich Asianswith Peter Chiarelli, was on board to write the sequels but departed the projectafter a pay disputethat she described as both racist and sexist. Following that news, development on the sequels seemed to pause, although producer Nina Jacobson stated a desire to film the sequels back-to-back due to the high demand of the central cast following the success of the first movie.
In 2022, the news dropped thata spin-off was in the worksthat would focus on Astrid Leong-Teo, Gemma Chan’s character and the cousin to Henry Golding’s Nick Young. The spin-off was intended to focus on her love story with Charlie Wu, played by Harry Shum Jr. in a mid-credits scene that hinted at more to come in potential sequels. The script was said to be written by Jason Kim, but news beyond that initial announcement has been slim, and it’s unclear if the spin-off will turn out to be the recently announced TV series.
5 Movies like Crazy Rich Asians You Should Watch Next
Asian culture plus a bit of perfection, these 5 movies like Crazy Rich Asians are perfect to binge-watch.
Crazy Rich Asiansis a romantic comedy that follows a Chinese-American professor named Rachel (Constance Wu), who travels to Singapore to meet her boyfriend Nick’s (Golding) parents. However, this isn’t a traditional meet-the-parents moment because Nick has failed to tell Rachel that his parents are one of the richest families in Singapore, which leads to her getting pushback from Nick’s mom, Eleanor (Michelle Yeoh), due to her modest background. The film also stars Lisa Liu, Awkwafina, Ken Jeong, Jimmy O. Yang and Ronny Chieng.
The movie proved to be a critical and financial success, registering a 91% fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes and grossing over $238 million at the global box office on a $30 million budget. The movie was the highest-grossing rom-com of the last ten years at the time, and it was even a presence during awards season, earning a Golden Globe nomination for Best Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy and a Screen Actors Guild Award nomination for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture.
Crazy Rich Asianscan currently be streamed on Netflix.
