Viewers of the 2023 Oscars, which aired Sunday night, got their first real look at it American-born Chinesethe upcoming Disney Plus TV series, which also happens to be a reunion for the stars of the Oscar front-runner Everything everywhere at once.
Based on the graphic novel of the same name by Gene Luen Yang, American-born Chinese “Tells the story of Jin Wang, an average teenager who balances his high school social life with his personal life,” reads the official Disney Plus synopsis. “When he meets a new foreign student on the first day of school, more worlds collide as Jin unknowingly becomes involved in a battle of Chinese mythological gods.”
The trailer, released online ahead of the Oscars, naturally doesn’t focus much on Jin (played by Ben Wang) but mostly focuses on the cast of the Oscar nominees (and potential winners). Everything everywhere at once Alums Michelle Yeoh, Ke Huy Quan and Stephanie Hsu, in a montage of spectacular scenes inspired by wuxia and mythology, before looking back at the normal kid at the heart of the story.
Directed by Shang Chi‘s Destin Daniel Cretton, American-born Chinese and its unique blend of myth and coming-of-age story arrives May 24th on Disney Plus.