《Crazy Rich Asians》has been ordered for a full season by HBO, with original cast members including Michelle Yeoh returning.

After being asked for eight years when he would make a sequel, Zhu Haowei finally had a clear answer.HBO has officially ordered the Crazy Rich Asians series. Constance Wu, Henry Golding, Shinyi Tsien and Michelle Yeoh will return to their original roles, and filming is scheduled to begin in 2027.

The new work takes over the 2018 film. Adele Lim, the co-writer of the original film, serves as the series coordinator, and director Zhu Haowei and the original author Kevin Kwan participate in executive production.Lin Dai announced that this time she will continue to write the characters and world in the book in eight episodes, and the screenwriter's room has begun work.

A movie sequel was once planned to be produced based on the second novel, China Rich Girlfriend, but it failed to materialize.Lin Dai left due to the pay equality dispute with Warner Bros., and the main creative schedule was also one of the reasons. Zhu Haowei subsequently devoted himself to directing the Wicked series.

In early 2025, the episodic version entered development, initially on HBO Max.Now that the full season order has been officially obtained, it means that the project has progressed from development to clear production arrangements, and the shooting time has also been given.

Lin Dai said this time was the Crazy Rich Asians family reunion.Being able to return with the original creative team and have the support of HBO and Warner Bros. Television is a collaboration she has been looking forward to.The eight episodes give the story more room to unfold than a movie.

Zhu Haowei described the reunion as "going home".Over the years, he has seen audiences bring the movie into their lives, from mahjong parties to watching it repeatedly on airplanes; he is asked almost every day when the sequel will come, and now he can finally answer it.

The original film grossed nearly $240 million worldwide and was one of the highest-grossing romantic comedies of the decade.

This order is also HBO’s first drama order news after entering the new Skydance company structure.The merger of Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery was officially finalized two days ago. Casey Bloys, who originally managed HBO and HBO Max, will now be in charge of Paramount+; the two streaming services have a combined total of approximately 200 million global subscribers.Bloys said the company is excited for the original film team to continue the story and co-produce with the returning cast.

The series is produced by HBO and Warner Bros. Television.The executive production team also includes Nina Jacobson and Brad Simpson from the original film producer Color Force, Chloe Dan and Jeannine Tang from SK Global, Naia Cucukov Richards from 100 Tigers, and Rose Lam; Lin Dai through 100 Tigers, and Zhu Haowei through Electric Somewhere.

Jacobson and Simpson said the new series will pick up where the movie left off.As producers, they are also often asked when we can expect to see more of Crazy Rich Asians, and have now been able to provide updates on the project.