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American Born Chinese(TV show/series, 2023)

Scripted Reality in 1 season with 8 episodes

American Born ChineseRating: 3.3/5 (with 36 votes)
American Born Chinese is an American fantasy action comedy television series created by Kelvin Yu for Disney+ . It follows tenth-grader Jin Wang (Ben Wang), who is struggling to fit in with his peers. When he is tasked with showing new exchange student Wei-Chen (Jimmy Liu) around, he is unexpectedly thrust into a battle between mythical Chinese gods, including Sun Wukong (Daniel Wu) and Guanyin (Michelle Yeoh). The series is based on the 2006 graphic novel American Born Chinese by Gene Luen Yang, who drew inspiration from his own adolescent years in the 1990s, incorporating elements from Chinese folk tales and mysticism found in the classic Chinese novel Journey to the West. The series consists of eight episodes and premiered on Disney+ on May 24, 2023. It received genera... ()
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About American Born Chinese

Average teenager Jin Wang juggles his high school social life with his immigrant home life. When he meets a new foreign student on the first day of the school year, even more worlds collide as Jin is unwittingly entangled in a battle of Chinese mythological gods.

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Trailer for American Born Chinese + Featurettes/Teaser/Clips

Epic Adventure(Teaser, 0:31)

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Epic Adventure (Teaser) | Official Trailer (Trailer) | Worlds Collide (Teaser) | Locker Reveal (Teaser) | Costumes Featurette (Featurette) | Culture Featurette (Featurette) | Stunts Featurette (Featurette) | Red Carpet Premiere (Featurette) | In Production Featurette (Behind the Scenes)

American Born Chinese Seasons and Episodes

05/24/2023Season 1 - 8 episodes
#1 | 05/24/2023What Guy Are You
3.5/5 (with 2 votes)
Jin's plans to make the soccer team are derailed by the arrival of a new foreign exchange student.
#2 | 05/24/2023A Monkey on a Quest
3.3/5 (with 2 votes)
Jin is pressured to make a statement after an offensive meme video of him goes viral.
#3 | 05/24/2023Rockstar Status
4.5/5 (with 1 vote)
Jin must decide between impressing his soccer teammates and helping Wei-Chen on his heavenly quest.
#4 | 05/24/2023Make a Splash
4.5/5 (with 1 vote)
In a flashback, young Sun Wukong and his best friend, Niu Mowang, attend a heavenly banquet.
#5 | 05/24/2023Abracadabra
3.5/5 (with 1 vote)
Jin and Wei-Chen search for a scholar who may know something about the Fourth Scroll.
#6 | 05/24/2023Hot Stuff
5.0/5 (with 1 vote)
Amelia throws Jin a birthday party, which gets crashed by Niu Mowang.
#7 | 05/24/2023Beyond Repair
4.0/5 (with 1 vote)
Jin finds himself in trouble at school as Wei-Chen tries to rescue his father from the Bull Demon.
#8 | 05/24/2023The Fourth Scroll
5.0/5 (with 1 vote)
Jin and Wei-Chen must stop Bull Demon's plan to destroy Heaven.

Additional Information

Official websites:
Production country: United States of America (USA)
Based on: "American Born Chinese" (find it on Amazon)
Original language: English (EN)
Spoken languages: English (EN), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)
Translated into 26 languages: Arabic (AR), Czech (CS), Danish (DA), German (DE), Greek (EL), English (EN), Spanish (ES), Finnish (FI), French (FR), Hebrew (HE), Hungarian (HU), Italian (IT), Japanese (JA), Korean (KO), Dutch (NL), Norwegian (NO), Polish (PL), Portuguese (PT), Romanian (RO), Russian (RU), Slovak (SK), Swedish (SV), Thai (TH), Turkish (TR), Vietnamese (VI), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)
Status: Canceled
First episode released on: 05/24/2023
Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):
"아메리칸 본 차이니즈"

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WatchPlayStream ID: SHOWS:54585, Added: 04/11/2022, Last updated: 03/24/2024