Disney+ has released the first full trailer for America Born Chinese, a new fantasy action series from Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings Director Destin Daniel Cretton.
Adapted from the celebrated graphic novel by Gene Luen Yang, the story follows Jin Wang (Ben Wang) who is having a hard time as the only Asian-American student in his high-school until new transfer student Wei-Chen (Jim Liu) shows up. The two become friends, but Jin soon comes to realize that there's a lot more to his new pal than meets the eye.
Not only does Wei-Chen have mystical abilities, but his arrival at Jin's school is accompanied by several gods from Chinese mythology making their grand entrance, including Sun Wukong the Monkey King (Daniel Wu) and Guanyin, the goddess of mercy (Michelle Yeoh).
These powerful beings need Jin's help to stop a portal opening between the different realms of Heaven and Earth.
"The fact of the matter is, any kid who's 15-16 years old, is in the process of identity formation," showrunner Kelvin Yu stells EW. "I don't care what decade or century they're living in, or culture, it sucks. That suckiness can be beautiful, it can be hilarious, it can be tragic, it can be delicious, it can be all of these things. This particular character, Jin, happens to have the added awkwardness of parents who don't speak his language fluently, a mixing of cultures, and some not-so-politically-correct representations of himself that he also has to juggle. We just wanted to tell the story of what's going on inside of a kid like that."
The series also features Ke Huy Quan, Stephanie Hsu and James Hong, who all appeared alongside Yeoh in Best Picture winner Everything Everywhere All At Once.
Check out the trailer and a new poster below.
All episodes of American Born Chinese hit Disney+ on May 24.