Viewers of Sunday night’s broadcast of the Oscars 2023 got their first look at the real thing American born Chinesethe upcoming Disney Plus TV series that also happens to be a reunion for the Oscar front runner stars Everything Everywhere Everything at once.
Based on the graphic novel of the same name by Gene Luen Yang, American born Chinese “Tells the story of Jin Wang, an average teenager who balances his high school social life with his personal life,” according to the official Disney Plus synopsis. “When he meets a new foreign student on the first day of the school year, even more worlds collide as Jin unwittingly becomes entangled in a battle between Chinese mythological gods.”
Of course, the trailer, which was released online ahead of the Oscars, doesn’t focus much on Jin (played by Ben Wang), focusing instead on the cast of Oscar nominees (and potential winners), most notably Everything Everywhere Everything at once alums Michelle Yeoh, Ke Huy Quan and Stephanie Hsu, in a montage of spectacular scenes inspired by wuxia and mythology, before flashing back to the ordinary child at the center of the story.
Directed by Shan Chi‘s Destin Daniel Cretton, American born Chinese and its unique blend of myth and coming-of-age story releases May 24 on Disney Plus.
