Max’s Loopy Wealthy Asians TV collection has formally opened a growth room led by Adele Lim who will function government producer, author and showrunner. Lim co-wrote the script for the hit Loopy Wealthy Asians characteristic from Warner Bros. launched in 2018 with Peter Chiarelli.
Alongside Lim (through her 100 Tigers prod co), government producers will even embrace Jon M. Chu (through his Electrical Someplace banner), who directed the movie, and Kevin Kwan, who authored the novel of the identical title that impressed the movie and the upcoming collection.
We perceive there have been unofficial conversations with the unique solid about probably returning; nevertheless, there is no such thing as a inventive course for the season, so it could be too early to take a position on the storyline. Sources near manufacturing verify to Deadline that the collection won’t exchange the long-awaited sequel to the 2018 movie as Chu and Warner Bros. Photos proceed to develop the undertaking. Max confirmed the collection will probably be a drama primarily based on the e-book collection by Kwan.
Loopy Wealthy Asians (e-book and movie) follows Chinese language-American Rachel (Constance Wu) and her fiancé Nick’s (Henry Golding) love story as they journey to go to his household and buddies in his native Singapore. There are surprises in retailer for Rachel to find earlier than she walks down the aisle—together with the truth that Nick’s household is extraordinarily wealthy.
The ensemble solid additionally contains Gemma Chan, Michelle Yeoh, Nico Santos, Ronny Chieng, Jimmy O. Yang, Ken Jeong, Awkwafina, and Lisa Lu, amongst others.
Kwan’s first e-book Loopy Wealthy Asians was adopted by China Wealthy Girlfriend, Wealthy Individuals Issues and Lies and Weddings.
Along with Lim, Chu and Kwan, government producers additionally contains Nina Jacobson & Brad Simpson through their manufacturing firm Colour Pressure, which developed and produced the Loopy Wealthy Asians movie and Naia Cucukov through Lim’s 100 Tigers. SK World Leisure will even produce, with Chloe Dan overseeing the undertaking for the corporate.
Lim is represented by Paradigm and Ginsburg, Daniels, Kallis. Chu is represented Artists First; UTA and Goodman, Genow, Schenkman. Kwan is represented by CAA and Lichter, Grossman, Nichols. Cucukov is repped by Paradigm and Sean Marks.
