Interior Chinatown (TV series)

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Interior Chinatown
Created by Charles Yu
Based on Interior Chinatown
by Charles Yu
ShowrunnerCharles Yu
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producers
Production companies
Original release
Network Hulu

Interior Chinatown is an upcoming American television series created by showrunner Charles Yu based on his novel of the same name. The series stars Jimmy O. Yang as a struggling character actor in Chinatown thrust into the spotlight after witnessing a crime. The series is produced for Hulu by 20th Television. The series is set to premiere on Hulu on November 19, 2024. [1]

Contents

Premise

Willis Wu is a character actor stuck in background roles of a police procedural he works on. One day he accidentally witnesses a crime, and as he investigates, he starts to uncover family secrets and a Chinatown criminal underground while learning how it feels to be in the spotlight.

Cast

Main

Recurring

Additionally, Michael Harney has been cast in an undisclosed role. [3]

Episodes

No.TitleDirected byTeleplay by [4] Original release date [1]
1TBA Taika Waititi [5] Charles Yu November 19, 2024 (2024-11-19)
2TBATBAEva AndersonNovember 19, 2024 (2024-11-19)
3TBATBAMatt OkumuraNovember 19, 2024 (2024-11-19)
4TBATBATiffany So & Saba SaghafiNovember 19, 2024 (2024-11-19)
5TBATBANaiem BouierNovember 19, 2024 (2024-11-19)
6TBATBAKeiko GreenNovember 19, 2024 (2024-11-19)
7TBATBALauren OteroNovember 19, 2024 (2024-11-19)
8TBATBAAlex RussellNovember 19, 2024 (2024-11-19)
9TBATBAEva Anderson & Greg CabreraNovember 19, 2024 (2024-11-19)
10TBATBACharles YuNovember 19, 2024 (2024-11-19)

Production

Development

Development of a television adaptation of Interior Chinatown began in 2020. [6] Hulu ordered ten episodes of the series in October 2022, when Jimmy O. Yang was announced as the lead and Taika Waititi would direct the pilot episode. The series is created by Charles Yu who also serves as the showrunner. [5]

Casting

In October 2022, Ronny Chieng and Chloe Bennet joined the cast of the series. [7] In January 2023, Sullivan Jones, Lisa Gilroy, Diana Lin, Archie Kao and Tzi Ma joined the cast, with Ma joining in recurring capacity. [8] [9] In February 2023, Lauren Tom joined the cast in recurring capacity. [10] In April 2023, Chris Pang joined the cast in recurring capacity. [2]

Filming

Principal photography began by February 2023, with location shooting at Chinatown, Los Angeles, [11] [12] and wrapped prior to August 2023. [13]

Release

The series is scheduled to premiere on Hulu on November 19, 2024. [1]

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