Nahnatchka Khan is confirmed as director for Randall Park and Ali Wong’s unnamed Netflix original, according to Variety. This will be Khan’s directorial feature debut. She’s best known for executive…
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Controversy Over ‘Fresh Off the Boat’ Producer Eddie Huang
…his conflicts with fellow executive producer Melvin Mar (Huang calls him an “Uncle Chan”) and he even questioned whether it was valid for Persian American Nahnatchka Khan to be the…
NBC orders pilot about mixed-race family from ‘Fresh Off The Boat’ showrunners
…a mixed-race family by the show’s executive producers Nahnatchka Khan and Kourtney Kang, as well as actor-director Fred Savage. The untitled show is based on Kang’s life and tells the…
A Show That Doesn’t Apologize: C3 Screens ‘Fresh Off the Boat’
…Fresh Off the Boat. After a screening of the pilot episode, Amy Hill (All-American Girl) moderated a panel which included actor Randall Park, Executive Producers Nahnatchka Khan and Melvin Mar,…
Hannah Simone to Play TV Indian American Superheroine
Television is finally getting an Indian American superheroine. The reboot of “Greatest American Hero,” an ABC pilot which comes from “Fresh Off the Boat” showrunner Nahnatchka Khan, will star Hannah…
Based On Dwayne Johnson’s Experiences, ‘Young Rock’ Is Coming To Life At NBC
…of things I shouldn’t do.” “Always Be My Maybe” director Nahnatchka Khan is set to co-create with Johnson. She wrote the pilot with her “Fresh Off the Boat” co-executive producer…
Audrey Fall 2015 Cover Story: Constance Wu
…You know what I told them? I told them they need to get used to it.’” Wu laughs. “I was like, ‘High five to that.’” Showrunner Nahnatchka Khan…
What’s Your ‘Fresh Off the Boat’ Experience?
…how his uncle commandeered a shopping cart for Huang’s grandmother to use as an orthopedic walker. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GkpcHfetNls Nahnatchka Khan, show writer and producer, recalls a time when her father’s salon…
Masala: The Cast Of Dwayne Johnson’s ‘Young Rock’ Are Championing Pacific Islander Representation
…produced by “Fresh Off the Boat” creator Nahnatchka Khan, the series was just renewed for a second season and features many actors of Pacific Islander descent. Uli Latukefu had tremendous…
Get to Know Stand-Up Comedienne & ‘Fresh Off the Boat’ Writer Ali Wong
…showrunner [Nahnatchka Khan], but the number two and three writers are also female,” says Wong. “So that means if Nahnatchka isn’t there, then Kourtney Kang [who worked on all nine…
How Ali Wong And Randall Park’s New Rom-Com ‘Always Be My Maybe’ Came To Be
…a great excuse to work with people Park and Wong admired—including director Nahnatchka Khan, creator and showrunner of “Fresh Off the Boat,” making her feature directorial debut. “It made complete…
At Last! An Asian American Family Sitcom Is Coming To Television
…prime time since Margaret Cho’s “All American Girl” premiered in 1994. (God, we feel old.) The sitcom, written and produced by Nahnatchka Khan, follows hip-hop obsessed Eddie (Hudson Yang) as…
Ali Wong’s New Comedy Special Is Coming, and It’s All About Love
Make sure your marriage counselor is on speed dial! Ali Wong’s third comedy special, “Don Wong,” drops this Monday, and she’s getting down into the nitty-gritty of monogamy, single people…
How Daniel Dae Kim Is Using His Power As An Executive Producer To Promote Visibility For Other Asian Americans
…like that,” he says. Directed by Nahnatchka Khan, “Always Be My Maybe” centers on two childhood sweethearts, Sasha and Marcus, who have a falling out and don’t speak for 15…
‘Fresh Off The Boat Day’ In Los Angeles Kicks Off APAHM
…Chen, and Soong, as well as executive producers Nahnatchka Khan and Melvin Mar. “[Growing up here], I had a loving, sometimes-dysfunctional family and a colorful group of friends,” Park said….
