‘Crazy Rich Asians’ Series Greenlit at HBO With Film’s Stars, Creative Team Returning

The first series pickup for HBO since it became part of the new Skydance is a big one.

The streaming and cable outlet has given a series order to Crazy Rich Asians, a follow-up to the hit 2018 film based on Kevin Kwan’s novel. The movie’s co-writer, Adele Lim, will be the showrunner, and director Jon M. Chu and Kwan are among the executive producers. Stars Constance Wu, Henry Golding, Ronny Chieng and Michelle Yeoh will reprise their roles.

“We are so excited that Adele and the team behind the history-making film are bringing the next chapter of this story to life,” said Casey Bloys, co-chair and chief creative officer for direct-to-consumer at Skydance. “Constance, Henry, Ronny, and Michelle are global superstars, and we know the passionate fans of the film and megahit novels can’t wait to see more. We’re glad to be in partnership with this talented producing team and cast.”

A Crazy Rich Asians series has been in development since early 2025, originally set up at HBO Max (a distinction without much difference from just HBO at this point). That news came several years after a feature film sequel based on Kwan’s China Rich Girlfriend came undone. Lim departed the sequel in a dispute over pay parity with Warner Bros., and scheduling issues — including Chu’s commitment to direct the Wicked movies — also helped derail it.

The series order comes just two days after the merger of Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery as Skydance became official. Bloys was head of HBO and HBO Max pre-merger and now will have oversight of Paramount+ as well. Together, the two services have about 200 million global subscribers.

“It’s a Crazy Rich family reunion! This series is the sequel we’ve been waiting for, but instead of just one movie, we get eight episodes to delve into the characters and worlds of Kevin Kwan’s brilliant books,” said Lim. “Getting to work with the original creative team with the support and vision of HBO and Warner Bros. Television has been a dream. Our writers room is humming, and we can’t wait to share what we’ve come up with.”

Said Chu, “Bringing everyone back together feels like coming home. It’s been incredible watching audiences make this movie part of their lives, from mahjong nights to becoming the ultimate airplane movie, and I can’t wait to share what comes next. Finally, I get to answer the question I’ve been asked almost every day for eight years: ‘When are we getting the sequel?’ Well … bok bok bitch, we’re back.”

Crazy Rich Asians made nearly $240 million at the global box office and was one of the highest-grossing rom-coms of the decade.

Lim (via her 100 Tigers company), Chu (via his Electric Somewhere) and Kwan will executive produce the series with Nina Jacobson and Brad Simpson of Color Force, which developed and produced the film; Chloe Dan and Jeannine Tang of SK Global Entertainment, which co-financed the movie; 100 Tigers’ Naia Cucukov Richards; and Rose Lam.