Actor Constance Wu is excited to return for the upcoming television series ‘Crazy Rich Asians’. She has described the script as funny and praised Adele Lim, who co-wrote the 2018 film and will lead the new series as its showrunner and writer.

According to a PTI report today, the eight-episode series will begin production in 2027. Wu will reprise her role as Rachel Chu, and filming is planned in New York, where the actor lives.

Wu said she was confident in Lim’s work and felt the series was in good hands. Lim will lead the project, which is based on the characters and world created by author Kevin Kwan in his ‘Crazy Rich Asians’ books.

The series will also feature Henry Golding as Nick Young and Ronny Chieng in his returning role. Michelle Yeoh will return as Eleanor Young in a recurring role. Jon M. Chu, who directed the original film, and Kevin Kwan will serve as executive producers alongside other members of the production team.

The original ‘Crazy Rich Asians’, released in 2018, followed Rachel Chu, an Asian-American professor who discovers that her boyfriend, Nick Young, belongs to one of Singapore’s wealthiest families. The film was based on Kevin Kwan’s 2013 novel of the same name and earned more than USD 239 million worldwide.