With the guidance of the goddess Guanyin (Michelle Yeoh), Jin must guide Wei-Chen on his quest here on Earth while the various mythical gods and monsters stand in their way. Little does Jin know, but Wei-Chen is the son of Sun Wukong, the Monkey King (Daniel Wu), from whom he has stolen a powerful staff in an effort to find the mysterious Fourth Scroll to battle the Bull Demon, Niu Mowang (Leonard Wu). Trying to start fresh as a sophomore, Jin is saddled with an exchange student, Wei-Chen (Jim Liu). The main tale centers on Jin Wang (Ben Wang), a high school student struggling to be cool while balancing the tension between his parents at home. While it is not quite as epic as the trailers make it out to be, the series is an engaging and relevant watch with solid stunts and special effects.īased on Gene Luen Yang’s graphic novel, American Born Chinese comprises four interconnected story arcs. The series is a modernized retelling of the Monkey King legend from Chinese mythology blended with a contemporary tale about fitting in a multicultural world.

Featuring a stellar cast of Asian and Asian-American actors, including Everything Everywhere All At Once stars Michelle Yeoh, Ke Huy Quan, Stephanie Hsu, and James Hong, American Born Chinese is far more than just an action-adventure. Review: In an era of superhero overload and comic book adaptations aplenty, it should come as no surprise that the marketing for American Born Chinese has been predominantly focused on the martial arts and supernatural elements of the series.

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