Jimmy O. Yang will star in the Hulu series adaptation of the novel Interior Chinatown. Hulu placed a 10-episode order for the series. Charles Yu wrote the National Book Award-winning book. It follows Willis Wu, who’s a background actor on a TV cop show called Black & White. He works as a waiter in Chinatown and dreams of a better life for himself. Wu witnesses a crime and gets caught in the middle of an ongoing crime in Chinatown. Jimmy O. Yang will play Willis Wu in Interior Chinatown. Taika Waititi will direct the first episode of the Hulu series adaptation of the novel. This is Yu’s second novel, and he will serve as a showrunner for the series. 20th Television, Rideback, Participant, and Dive will produce it. Yu has been a writer for the series Westworld, Here and Now, and Legion.
Another Booked Project for Jimmy O. Yang
The comedian and actor is part of the main cast of the Netflix series Space Force. Jimmy O. Yang also starred in the hit film Crazy Rich Asians, which helped launch his career. Now Yang will play the lead in the Hulu series adaptation of the novel Interior Chinatown. The comedian’s career is on the upswing. He also starred in the film Love Hard and the series Silicon Valley. Jimmy O. Yang will add his comedic abilities to the Hulu series adaptation of the novel Interior Chinatown. The comedian has multiple comedy specials and is piling up credits. Now he can say he has worked under Taika Waititi and Charles Yu. There are no details on the tone of this series. If this has drama sprinkled in, that would be a chance for Yang to show his range.
This is the comedian’s chance to show that he can carry a series on a streaming service. There is no release date for Interior Chinatown, starring Jimmy O. Yang.
