Years after the history-making 2018 film "Crazy Rich Asians" became a box-office hit, plans for a sequel seemed to stall. Now, HBO Max has revealed what's next for the adaptation of Kevin Kwan's book trilogy.
The streaming service announced on Oct. 8 that it has greenlit a "Crazy Rich Asians" drama series that takes place after the events of the movie, which ended with Rachel Chu (Constance Wu) and Nick Young (Henry Golding) celebrating their engagement with the approval of his protective mother, Eleanor Young (Michelle Yeoh).
All three stars are set to return, along with Nick's ostentatious cousin Eddie Cheng (Ronny Chieng
The series, also called "Crazy Rich Asians," will consist of eight hour-long episodes. The length will allow the characters
to "come to life with the breathing room of an HBO series," Kwan said in a statement.
His series includes two sequels: 2015's "China Rich Girlfriend" and 2017's "Rich People Problems."
One of the film's writers, Adele Lim, is the showrunner and executive producer, alongside Kwan, Nina Jacobson, Brad Simpson, and the 2018 film's director, Jon M. Chu.
Lim noted in her statement that "this series is the sequel we’ve been waiting for, but instead of just one movie, we get eight episodes to delve into the characters and worlds of Kevin Kwan’s brilliant books."
Notably, Lim reportedly exited the sequel film project in 2019 over pay disparity.
Chu's film grossed nearly $239 million worldwide on an estimated $30 million budget. Groups and communities across the country bought out theaters in a "#GoldOpen" movement celebrating the first major Hollywood studio film starring Asians and Asian Americans to hit theaters in 25 years.
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Surprise! The 'Crazy Rich Asians' sequel will be a TV series
