Fans of the 2018 romcom Crazy Rich Asians have been waiting for news of a potential sequel for years – and now an update has finally arrived.
The movie, which starred Constance Wu and Henry Golding and was based on the novel by Kevin Kwan, was a huge box office success story, grossing more than $239 million worldwide.
It was a critical hit, too, and rumours of a second movie, inspired by later books in Kwan’s series, began to circulate.
It has now been confirmed, however, that the sequel will come in the form of a TV series, rather than a film.
The series will include eight episodes and will feature returning cast members Wu, Golding and Ronny Chieng.
Oscar winner Michelle Yeoh will also reprise her role as Wu’s formidable on-screen mother-in-law.
The series will air on HBO, and Crazy Rich Asians co-writer Adele Lim will serve as showrunner and executive producer.
“It’s a Crazy Rich family reunion!” Lim said in a statement. “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.”
“Our writers room is humming and we can't wait to share what we've come up with,” she added.
Author Kwan said that he was “thrilled that the Crazy Rich Asians family is getting back together” and thanked “our incredible fans around the world” for “patiently waiting” for the next installment, promising “it will be worth the wait!”
“Getting to see my stories and characters come to life with the breathing room of an HBO series is a dream come true,” he added.
Crazy Rich Asians tells the story of Rachel (Wu), an Asian-American woman who flies out to Singapore to meet her boyfriend Nick (Golding)’s super-rich family for the very first time – only to realise that his upbringing has been very different from her own.