Archive · 9 Oct 2026
HBO Announces Crazy Rich Asians Sequel Series With Returning Cast
HBO is making a new series based on Crazy Rich Asians.
Four actors from the movie—Constance Wu, Henry Golding, Ronny Chieng and Michelle Yeoh—will return.
The story will continue after Nick asks Rachel to marry him.
Adele Lim, who helped write the movie, will lead the series.
Book author Kevin Kwan will help produce it.
Lim said there will be eight episodes.
That gives the story more time to show its characters and their lives.
A short teaser was released on 8 October.
The series has not started filming, and no release date has been announced.
HBO announced a Crazy Rich Asians series with Constance Wu, Henry Golding, Ronny Chieng and Michelle Yeoh returning.
The series continues after the film’s ending, when Nick proposes to Rachel.
Adele Lim, who co-wrote the film, will serve as showrunner; author Kevin Kwan will be an executive producer.
Lim said the series will have eight episodes, allowing more time to explore characters and their worlds.
A teaser was released on 8 October, but filming and release dates have not been announced.
- Who
- HBO, with returning cast members Constance Wu, Henry Golding, Ronny Chieng and Michelle Yeoh; Adele Lim and Kevin Kwan are also involved.
- What
- HBO announced a Crazy Rich Asians series that continues the film’s story.
- When
- A teaser was released on 8 October; no filming or release date has been announced.
- Where
- The story follows characters connected to Singapore; the article does not specify where the series will be filmed.
- Why
- The series will continue the story and give the characters more time on screen; the article also says fans have long asked for a sequel.
Reasons for the series
Caveats and unknowns
More room for the story
Reasons for the series
Adele Lim said eight episodes will let the series delve into the characters and worlds of Kevin Kwan’s books.
Caveats and unknowns
The series has yet to begin filming, and no production or release dates have been announced.
Fan anticipation
Reasons for the series
Kevin Kwan said fans around the world had patiently waited, and Jon M. Chu said people had asked him for eight years about a sequel.
Caveats and unknowns
The article provides no confirmed timetable for when viewers will be able to watch the series.
- Network
- HBO
- Returning cast
- Constance Wu, Henry Golding, Ronny Chieng and Michelle Yeoh
- Showrunner
- Adele Lim
- Executive producer
- Kevin Kwan
- Episodes
- Eight, according to Adele Lim
- Teaser
- Released on 8 October using clips from the original film
- Production and release
- Filming has not begun; no production or release dates have been announced