Scripted series · ABC
Fresh Off the Boat
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Randall Park
Louis Huang
116 eps
Constance Wu
Jessica Huang
116 eps
Hudson Yang
Eddie Huang
116 eps
Forrest Wheeler
Emery Huang
116 eps
Ian Chen
Evan Huang
116 eps
Lucille Soong
Grandma Huang
116 eps
Chelsey Crisp
Honey
109 eps
Ray Wise
Marvin
72 eps
Jillian Armenante
Nancy
18 eps
Amanda Lund
Vanessa
3 eps
Sonya Eddy
Deb
5 eps
Susan Park
Connie Chen
5 eps
Michael Bolton
Michael Bolton
3 eps
Chris Elliott
Adam
3 eps
Luna Blaise
Nicole
23 eps
Jim Bentley
Murray
3 eps
Isabella Alexander
Alison
18 eps
Shu Lan Tuan
Grandma Chu
4 eps
Jimmy O. Yang
Horace
3 eps
Lance Lim
Justin Chen
3 eps
Ray Ford
Mr. Tim
4 eps
Kathleen Rose Perkins
Mey-Mey
6 eps
Ken Marino
Gus
6 eps
Luke Judy
Zack
9 eps
Prophet Bolden
Walter
46 eps
Noel Gugliemi
Hector
16 eps
Trevor Larcom
Trent
70 eps
Dash Williams
Brian
40 eps
Matt Oberg
Matthew Chestnut
14 eps
David Goldman
Principal Hunter
21 eps
Isabel Marcus
Tina
6 eps
Colleen Ryan
Amanda
12 eps
Kimberly Crandall
Lisa
11 eps
Ken Jeong
Gene
3 eps
Rachel Cannon
Deidre
31 eps
Stacey Scowley
Carol-Joan
24 eps
Evan Hannemann
Barefoot Dave
51 eps
Alex Quijano
Officer Bryson
18 eps
Angela Kinsey
Amy Chestnut
4 eps
Armando Molina
Raul Ruiz
3 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How Fresh Off the Boat actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
Fresh Off the Boat reads strongest on Humour, Character Depth and Bingeability.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
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.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
The story
What it's about
A '90s-set single-camera comedy about a hip-hop-loving Asian kid growing up in suburban Orlando, being raised by an immigrant father obsessed with all things American and an immigrant mother often bewildered by white culture.
The run
Seasons
6 seasons · 116 episodes.
Season 1 · Complete
Season 1
201513 episodes
7.0IMDbBest episode · S01E09 License to Sell
Season 2 · Complete
Season 2
201524 episodes
6.8IMDbBest episode · S02E01 Family Business Trip
Season 3 · Complete
Season 3
201623 episodes
7.3IMDbBest episode · S03E02 Breaking Chains
Season 4 · Complete
Season 4
201719 episodes
7.2IMDbBest episode · S04E02 First Day
Season 5 · Complete
Season 5
201822 episodes
7.1IMDbBest episode · S05E02 The Hand That Sits the Cradle
Season 6 · Complete
Season 6
201915 episodes
7.1IMDb
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S01E02
Home Sweet Home-School
Jessica thinks school must be too easy for the boys and gives them extra homework; Louis tries to get Jessica to ease up on her strict approach.
S02E01
Family Business Trip
When Louis is forced to bring his family on a business trip to Gator World, Jessica learns the art of relaxation and Eddie takes on the "Death Roll." Meanwhile, Evan loses his last baby tooth but isn't ready to join the big kid club.
S01E06
Fajita Man
Eddie takes a job at the restaurant so he can earn money for a new video game.
S01E01
Pilot
It's 1995 and 11-year-old hip-hop loving Eddie Huang has just moved with his family from Chinatown in Washington D.C. to suburban Orlando. They quickly discover things are very different there. Orlando doesn't even have a Chinatown -- unless you count the Huang house.
- Directed by Lynn Shelton
- Written by Nahnatchka Khan
S01E05
Persistent Romeo
Louis has to hire a professional instructor to give the restaurant staff a sexual harassment seminar after Jessica's attempts fall flat. Meanwhile, Eddie tries to pass off the seminar's instructional tape as a "dirty movie" to his friends in an attempt to impress them and get them to come to his house for a sleep over
S01E03
The Shunning
When the cul-de-sac plans a block party to celebrate NASCAR, Louis urges the family to use the event to make new friends (and promote Cattleman’s Ranch Steakhouse). But Jessica has problems fitting in, especially after she befriends a beautiful trophy wife the roller blade moms don’t like. Meanwhile, Eddie schemes to win the respect of the neighborhood kids
Recently aired
Latest Episodes
S06E12
The Magic Motor Inn
- Directed by Kristin Rapinchuk
- Written by Rachna Fruchbom
S06E11
A Seat At The Table
- Directed by Anya Adams
- Written by Ria Sardana
S06E10
Jessica Town
- Directed by Angela C. Tortu
- Written by Eric Ziobrowski
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
Nahnatchka Khan
Showrunner
Rachna Fruchbom
Writer
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Jamie Block
Writer
Erin O'Malley
Writer
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Abbey Caldwell
Writer
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Kyle Lau
Writer
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Josh Kirby
Writer
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Laura McCreary
Writer
Sheng Wang
Writer
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David Smithyman
Writer
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Jeff Chiang
Writer
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Matt Kuhn
Writer
Erica Oyama
Writer
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Talia Bernstein
Writer
Teresa Hsiao
Writer
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Ria Sardana
Writer
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Cindy Fang
Writer
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Samantha Riley
Writer
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Eric Ziobrowski
Writer
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Keith Heisler
Writer
Sanjay Shah
Writer
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Jon Veles
Writer
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Cory Caplan
Writer
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Sanjay Shah
Writer
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Amelie Gillette
Writer
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Aaron Ho
Writer
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Emily Cutler
Writer
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Rachna FruchbomProducer
Writing
- Rachna FruchbomWriter
- Jamie BlockWriter
- Erin O'MalleyWriter
- Abbey CaldwellWriter
- Kyle LauWriter
- Josh KirbyWriter
Direction
- Jude WengDirector
- Anya AdamsDirector
- Bill PurpleDirector
- Erin O'MalleyDirector
- Ken WhittinghamDirector
- Angela C. TortuDirector
Where to watch
Streaming
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