Source: This story originated with Deadline.

HBO is officially moving ahead with Crazy Rich Asians, a one-hour drama series that will continue the story of the blockbuster film, Deadline reports.

Constance Wu, Henry Golding and Emmy winner Ronny Chieng are set to return as series stars, while Oscar winner Michelle Yeoh will appear in a recurring capacity. The project has been in development at HBO for approximately two years and will draw from Kevin Kwan’s bestselling books.

The film followed Chinese-American Rachel, played by Wu, and her fiancé Nick, played by Golding, as they traveled to Singapore to visit his family and friends. Rachel encountered a series of revelations ahead of their wedding, including the discovery that Nick comes from an extremely wealthy family.

The new series will pick up where the movie ended, according to producers Nina Jacobson and Brad Simpson. Adele Lim, who co-wrote the film, is returning to adapt Kwan’s stories for television. Director Jon M. Chu is also part of the creative team alongside Kwan, Jacobson and Simpson.

Lim confirmed that the continuation will unfold across eight episodes, giving the team a broader canvas than another feature film.

“It’s a CRAZY RICH family reunion!” Lim said. “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.”

Lim added that the writers room is already active and described reuniting with the original creative group, with support from HBO and Warner Bros. Television, as “a dream.”

The Original Team Reassembles

The series is executive produced by Lim through 100 Tigers and Chu through Electric Somewhere. Kwan is also an executive producer, while Jacobson and Simpson executive produce through Color Force, the company that developed and produced the film.

Additional executive producers include Chloe Dan and Jeannine Tang for SK Global Entertainment, which co-financed the movie; Emmy winner Naia Cucukov Richards through 100 Tigers; and Emmy nominee Rose Lam. HBO and Warner Bros. Television are co-producing the series.

Casey Bloys, Co-Chair and Chief Content Officer of Skydance Direct-To-Consumer, said the company was excited to see the film’s team take the story into its next chapter.

“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,” Bloys said.

Channing Dungey, Chairman of Warner Bros. Television Group and US Networks, also confirmed that Wu, Golding, Chieng and Yeoh will reprise their roles. Dungey credited Kwan with creating a world combining “glitz, humor, and heart” and said Lim would bring the story to a new television audience.

Kwan welcomed the expanded storytelling opportunity offered by an HBO series.

“Our incredible fans around the world have been patiently waiting for this, and it will be worth the wait!” he said. “Getting to see my stories and characters come to life with the breathing room of an HBO series is a dream come true.”

Chu, meanwhile, reflected on returning to the project eight years after making the film. He said the question he has repeatedly heard during that period is when a sequel would arrive. The newly ordered series now provides that answer.

Jacobson and Simpson said they were pleased to reunite the group for a continuation that begins after the events of the movie. They similarly identified requests for more Crazy Rich Asians as the question they have encountered most often.

ShowBiz Take

The HBO order marks a significant change in format for the long-awaited follow-up. Rather than containing the continuation within a single movie, the eight-episode structure will allow Lim and the writing team to spend more time exploring Kwan’s characters and fictional world.

The series also preserves substantial continuity with the film: its principal stars are returning, Yeoh will recur, and Lim, Chu, Kwan, Jacobson and Simpson are all involved behind the scenes. That combination makes the project a direct creative reunion rather than a separate television reinterpretation.

The move follows a film that Deadline describes as the highest-grossing Hollywood studio romantic comedy at the North American box office in nearly a decade. With the original cast and creative team now reconvening, HBO is positioning the series as the next chapter for viewers of both the movie and Kwan’s books.

What Happens Next?

HBO has ordered the eight-episode drama, and Lim says the writers room is at work. No premiere date or additional casting information was included in Deadline’s report.