Draft:Interior Chinatown (TV series)

Interior Chinatown is an upcoming American television series created by showrunner Charles Yu based on his novel of the same name. The series stars Jimmy O. Yang as a struggling character actor in Chinatown thrust into the spotlight after witnessing a crime. The series is produced for Hulu by 20th Television. The series is set to premiere on Hulu on November 19, 2024.

Premise
Willis Wu is a character actor stuck in background roles of a police procedural he works on. One day he accidentally witnesses a crime, and as he investigates, he starts to uncover family secrets and a Chinatown criminal underground while learning how it feels to be in the spotlight.

Main

 * Jimmy O. Yang as Willis Wu
 * Ronny Chieng as Fatty Choi
 * Chloe Bennet as Detective Lana Lee
 * Sullivan Jones as Miles Turner
 * Lisa Gilroy as Sarah Green
 * Diana Lin as Lily Wu
 * Archie Kao as Uncle Wong

Recurring

 * Tzi Ma as Joe Wu
 * Lauren Tom as Betty
 * Chris Pang as Older Brother
 * Maury Sterling as Carrey, the original detective of the police procedural Black & White
 * Spencer Neville as McDonough, the original detective of the police procedural Black & White

Additionally, Michael Harney has been cast in an undisclosed role.

Development
Development of a television adaptation of Interior Chinatown began in 2020. Hulu ordered ten episodes of the series in October 2022, when Jimmy O. Yang was announced as the lead and Taika Waititi would direct the pilot episode. The series is created by Charles Yu who also serves as the showrunner.

Casting
In October 2022, Ronny Chieng and Chloe Bennet joined the cast of the series. In January 2023, Sullivan Jones, Lisa Gilroy, Diana Lin, Archie Kao and Tzi Ma joined the cast, with Ma joining in recurring capacity. In February 2023, Lauren Tom joined the cast in recurring capacity. In April 2023, Chris Pang joined the cast in recurring capacity.

Filming
Principal photography began by February 2023, with location shooting at Chinatown, Los Angeles, and wrapped prior to August 2023.

Release
The series is scheduled to premiere on Hulu on November 19, 2024.