Limited series · Disney+
American Born Chinese
The gate between worlds is opening.
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Ben Wang
Jin Wang
8 eps
Sydney Taylor
Amelia Taylor
8 eps
Chin Han
Simon Wang
8 eps
Ke Huy Quan
Jamie Yao / Freddy Wong
8 eps
Jimmy Liu
Sun Wei-Chen
8 eps
Yeo Yann Yann
Christine Wang
8 eps
Daniel Wu
Sun Wukong / The Monkey King
8 eps
Michelle Yeoh
Guanyin Pusa
8 eps
Mahi Alam
Anuj
6 eps
Stony Blyden
Andy
5 eps
David Bloom
Josh
4 eps
Justin Jarzombek
Travis
5 eps
Ethan Rich
Greg
2 eps
Brian Huskey
Mr. Larkins
4 eps
Jennifer Irwin
Principal Kinney
3 eps
Larry Bates
Coach Garrett
6 eps
Sophie Reynolds
Ruby
4 eps
Josh Duvendeck
Marty K. Morris / Danny
4 eps
Sam Dezz
All-American Teen
1 eps
Samantha Harris
News Host
1 eps
Lily Rosenthal
Emma
1 eps
Tori Keeth
Kristen
1 eps
Brian Le
Pigsy
2 eps
Rosalie Chiang
Suzy Nakamura
2 eps
Andrew Leeds
Patrick
1 eps
Michael Carbonaro
Bozo McDingdong
1 eps
Tim Bagley
John
1 eps
Nicolas Cantu
Barry
2 eps
Leonard Wu
Niu Mowang / Bull Demon
5 eps
Lisa Lu
Ni Yang
1 eps
Jessica Ma
Melly
1 eps
Lee Chen
Mrs. Fan
2 eps
Celeste Den
Mrs. Liu
2 eps
Debbie Fan
Mrs. Tsai
2 eps
Mardy Ma
Mrs. Chin
1 eps
Fan Xiaoshuang
Sandy
2 eps
Ronny Chieng
Ji Gong
4 eps
Jimmy O. Yang
Ao Guang
1 eps
Poppy Liu
Princess Iron Fan
2 eps
James Hong
Jade Emperor
1 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How American Born Chinese actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
American Born Chinese reads strongest on Spectacle, Bingeability and World Building.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
The story
What it's about
Average teenager Jin Wang juggles his high school social life with his immigrant home life. When he meets a new foreign student on the first day of the school year, even more worlds collide as Jin is unwittingly entangled in a battle of Chinese mythological gods.
Recently aired
Latest Episodes
S01E01
What Guy Are You
- Directed by Destin Daniel Cretton
- Written by Charles Yu, Kelvin Yu
S01E02
A Monkey on a Quest
- Directed by Dinh Thai
- Written by Vali Chandrasekaran
S01E03
Rockstar Status
- Directed by Dennis Liu
- Written by Warren Hsu Leonard
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
Kelvin Yu
Showrunner
Erin O'Malley
Executive producer
Charles Yu
Executive producer
Melvin Mar
Executive producer
Destin Daniel Cretton
Executive producer
Jake Kasdan
Executive producer
Asher Goldstein
Executive producer
Gene Luen Yang
Executive producer
- Photo unavailable
Aaron Izek
Writer
- Photo unavailable
Warren Hsu Leonard
Writer
Vali Chandrasekaran
Writer
Kai Yu Wu
Writer
- Photo unavailable
Lana Cho
Writer
- Photo unavailable
Lawrence Dai
Writer
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Erin O'MalleyExecutive Producer
- Charles YuExecutive Producer
- Melvin MarExecutive Producer
- Destin Daniel CrettonExecutive Producer
- Jake KasdanExecutive Producer
- Asher GoldsteinExecutive Producer
Writing
- Aaron IzekWriter
- Warren Hsu LeonardWriter
- Charles YuWriter
- Vali ChandrasekaranWriter
- Kai Yu WuWriter
- Lana ChoWriter
Direction
- Peng ZhangDirector
- Erin O'MalleyDirector
- Johnson ChengDirector
- Dinh ThaiDirector
- Destin Daniel CrettonDirector
- Lucy LiuDirector
Cinematography
- Brett PawlakDirector of Photography
Where to watch
Streaming
Availability verified against regional listings.
- Disney PlusStreaming
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