Editor’s note: Each month, we’re bringing you the latest scoop of what’s happening in Asian American film, TV, literature and music in our “Lookout” articles. We’re doing the legwork, […]
Category: TV
Throwback: How ‘Naruto’ Taught Me To Dream Big
Every week after Sunday Chinese school, my best friend and I would pretend to be shinobi from “Naruto.” We would run around my house, scrambling our fingers into different jutsus […]
Travel ‘47 Meters Down’ With Actress Brianne Tju
Nothing could be worse than being trapped in abandoned underwater ruins, with a dwindling oxygen supply and no escape … unless there was a merciless shark nearby, waiting for […]
A Chat With Michele Josue, The Director Of Netflix’s ‘Happy Jail’
In 2007, an unlikely video went viral. Originating from the Cebu province of the Philippines, it featured a group of inmates (and even a “ladyboy”) dressed in those signature […]
Get To Know The Girl Behind The Ghost Of ‘The Terror: Infamy’
There’s something uneasy that haunts the dirt roads of the Japanese American community living on Terminal Island on this season of AMC’s anthology series, “The Terror.” Many horror movies like […]
Bowen Yang Becomes ‘Saturday Night Live’’s First Ever Asian Cast Member
Better late than never? NBC just announced that in the show’s 45th season, “Saturday Night Live” is getting its first ever Asian regular cast member. And the honor goes […]
Jason Momoa Is A Fierce, Blind Tribe Leader In The New Post-Apocalyptic Series ‘See’
Jason Momoa (of “Aquaman” fame) recently made headlines for his activism in Hawaii, protesting against the construction of the Thirty Meter Telescope on Mauna Kea, a sacred volcano. But […]
The Lookout: It’s ‘Wu-Tang’ and ‘Hustlers’ Season This September In Asian American Entertainment
Editor’s note: We’ll be bringing you the latest scoop of what’s happening in Asian American film, TV, literature and music in our monthly “Lookout” articles. We’re doing the legwork, […]
Mother Of Distribution? Industry Veteran Sofia Chang Tapped To Oversee HBO Digital Content
Although Asian Americans have been making plenty of moves on screens, they’re busy making money moves behind the scenes, too. Today, WarnerMedia announced that Sofia Chang, along with Rich […]
‘The Umbrella Academy’ Adds Ritu Arya To Season 2 Cast
“The Umbrella Academy” is expanding its dysfunctional family of superheroes with some new additions to the cast. British actor Ritu Arya has signed on to be a series regular […]
The Title Of Awkwafina’s Comedy Central Series Just Dropped Today
From the release of “The Farewell” to being cast with Simu Liu in the highly anticipated “Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings,” 2019 has been yet another […]
Byron Mann Is Moving From Kung Fu To Courtroom For ‘Little Fires Everywhere’
Can’t get enough of the dashing villain from “Wu Assassins?” Then you’re in luck, because Byron Mann just landed a recurring role on Hulu’s “Little Fires Everywhere.” Mann will […]
Plot Twist Master M. Night Shyamalan To Join The Cast Of NBC’s ‘This Is Us’
In the wise words of Michael Scott, “IT’S HAPPENING. EVERYBODY STAY CALM.” The trailer for the fourth season of NBC’s popular television series “This is Us” just dropped last […]
‘American Princess’ Actress Helen Madelyn Kim Doesn’t Need A Stage To Steal The Show
While droves of aspiring actors flock to Los Angeles every day, Helen Madelyn Kim fled her hometown of Tinseltown as soon as she could. With fantasies of directing her […]
Meet the Asian American Directors of NBC’s 2020 Scripted Directing Program Classes
NBC Entertainment just announced the 2019-2020 classes of its Female Forward and Emerging Director Program, and three of the visionaries are repping Asian America in the director’s chair. Kim […]
