American Born Chinese is an American 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 generally positive reviews from critics. Commentators referred to it as one of the best offerings on Disney+ and praised the way it moved across cultural boundaries.
Cast[]
Character | Actor | ||
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File:Jin Wang (American Born Chinese).png | Jin Wang
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Ben Wang | |
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Wei-Chen Sun
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Jimmy Liu | |
File:Guanyin (American Born Chinese).png | Guanyin
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Michelle Yeoh | |
File:Christine Wang (American Born Chinese).png | Christine Wang
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Yeo Yann Yann | |
File:Freddy Wong (American Born Chinese).png | Freddy Wong
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Ke Huy Quan | |
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Sun Wukong
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Daniel Wu |
International versions[]
Language | Title | Channels | |
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Czech | Narozen v Americe | Disney+ |
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French | Américain de Chine | Disney+ |
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German | American Born Chinese | Disney+ |
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Hungarian | Egy kínai Amerikája | Disney+ |
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Italian | American Born Chinese | Disney+ |
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Japanese | アメリカン・ボーン・チャイニーズ:僕らの西遊記 | Disney+ |
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Polish | Urodzony w Ameryce | Disney+ |
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Slovak | Čínsky odkaz | Disney+ |
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Spanish (Spain) | Chino americano, la serie | Disney+ |
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Turkish | American Born Chinese | Disney+ |
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Albanian | Lindur Amerikan | Tip TV[1] |
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Cantonese | 西遊 ABC | Disney+ |
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Chinese (Traditional) | 西遊 ABC | Disney+ |
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Danish | American Born Chinese | Disney+ |
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Dutch | American Born Chinese | Disney+ |
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Finnish | American Born Chinese | Disney+ |
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Greek | American Born Chinese | Disney+ |
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Korean | 아메리칸 본 차이니즈 | Disney+ |
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Norwegian | American Born Chinese | Disney+ |
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Portuguese (Brazil) | A Jornada de Jin Wang | Disney+ |
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Portuguese (Portugal) | Americano da China | Disney+ |
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Romanian | Chinez născut în America | Disney+ |
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Spanish (Latin America) | Ni de aquí, ni de China | Disney+ |
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Swedish | American Born Chinese | Disney+ |
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Chinese (Simplified) | ABC 大话西游 | Disney+ |
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Hebrew | להיות סיני אמריקאי | Disney+ |
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