Actor Constance Wu is excited to return for the upcoming television adaptation of “Crazy Rich Asians”, saying the show’s script is “very funny” and praising Adele Lim, who co-wrote the 2018 hit film, for leading the new series.The eight-episode series, ordered by HBO, will begin production in 2027 and is expected to explore the characters and world of author Kevin Kwan’s books in greater detail. Wu also confirmed that the show will be filmed in New York, where she lives.”Well, I mean, the first movie is based on the book by Kevin Kwan. And he actually has a whole bunch of books in the ‘Crazy Rich Asians’ world, and so a lot of it follows that. I could tell you that we’re all excited to be coming back. It’s filming here in New York where I live, so I’m thrilled about that,” Wu said in an interview on popular American TV show “Today”.”It’s very funny. I think it’s really good,” she added.Wu, who currently features in the second season of Chris Pratt-led series “The Terminal List”, also expressed confidence in Lim, who will serve as showrunner and writer on the series, saying her experience with the original film made her well suited to lead the next chapter.”We’re in great hands because Adele is showrunning and writing and she did the original (film), and she’s just so smart and good and talented that I feel just great with her at the helm,” Wu added.The series will see Wu return as Rachel Chu, alongside Henry Golding as Nick Young, Ronny Chieng and Michelle Yeoh, who are also set to reprise their roles from the original film.Jon M Chu, who directed the 2018 movie, and Kwan will serve as executive producers.The original romantic comedy, based on Kwan’s 2013 novel of the same name, followed Rachel, an Asian-American professor who discovers that her boyfriend Nick belongs to one of Singapore’s wealthiest and most influential families.The film earned nearly USD 240 million worldwide and became one of the most successful romantic comedies of the last decade.A television adaptation has been in development since early 2025, following the collapse of plans for a feature-film sequel based on Kwan’s 2015 novel “China Rich Girlfriend”.HBO and Warner Bros Television are producing the series. The executive producers also include Nina Jacobson and Brad Simpson of Color Force, Chloe Dan and Jeannine Tang of SK Global Entertainment, Naia Cucukov Richards of Lim’s 100 Tigers company and Rose Lam.
