We Dreamcast the Crazy Rich Asians Spinoff & Here Are Our Top Picks for Rachel, Nick, & Astrid

It was an announcement that no one saw coming! Crazy Rich Asians will be getting a spin-off TV series on Max more than five years after the movie made a splash at the box office.

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Variety reported that Max executives were set on developing a spin-off series for the streaming service. Due to the outrageous success of the first film, it was previously reported that there would be sequels for Crazy Rich Asians based on Kevin Kwan’s hit book trilogy . A sequel film was put on pause after writer Adele Lim left the project after it was revealed that her co-writer Peter Chiarelli was earning more money than her. Since then, Deadline reported that there was a sequel series based on Astrid and Charlie’s love story and even a musical in the works.

The new spin-off TV series has not announced a cast yet—so it’s unknown whether Constance Wu, Henry Golding, and Gemma Chan will return to their roles. A brand new set of faces could replace them if they aren’t, but the casting call may proceed with caution. When the casting for the original film was revealed, there was a flurry of controversy about casting predominantly East Asian actors in a Southeast Asian setting.

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This dream cast list isn’t perfect, but it’s a roundup of actors we can see play the roles that most of us are familiar with.

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