They are tuning into the things they are telling each other about.
Audiences want you to break their expectations. We are really blessed to adapt it at this moment. In some ways, this is such an important and wonderful piece of literature that you could have adapted it in 2007. Kelvin Yu: That's a fascinating question to ask right now because what it means to watch television right now is not what it meant to watch television five years ago or 10 years ago. Yang and executive producer Kelvin Yu recently spoke with CBR about adapting and updating the graphic novel, cultural themes, and Simu Liu almost joining the series. Eventually, Jin's mundane world collides with the impossible as he unwittingly becomes pulled into a battle between mythological gods. As it turns out, Wei-Chen is the son of the Monkey King, a legendary Chinese figure of immense supernatural power. Despite Jin's reluctance to become associated with this new classmate, the two develop a deep friendship. Soon enough, Jin gets tasked with showing around Wei-Chen, a new student hailing from Taiwan. As he struggles to fit in, Jin begins to learn what it means to be the child of immigrants and the importance of self-discovery. The coming-of-age story follows Jin, an average teenager relocating to a predominantly white school. Based on the genre-hopping graphic novel of the same name by author Gene Luen Yang, the TV series American Born Chinese combines the Asian American experience with Chinese folklore.
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