Wearing a simple black T-shirt and a tuxedo jacket, Simu Liu looked right at home at a dinner party to honor Sandra Oh at an upscale Beverly Hills restaurant […]
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Q&A: Step Into The World of Animator and Cartoonist Aminder Dhaliwal
To celebrate APAHM and the launch of our new name, Character Media, we’ll be sitting down with notable Asian American creatives working in entertainment for a series of Q&As […]
Angel In America
The breakout star of Blockers, Geraldine Viswanathan carries her comic chops into TBS’ Miracle Workers, her first major TV role in the U.S.
Best Asian American TV Characters Of 2016
A look back at our favorite Asian American TV characters of the year, from Jessica Huang (Constance Wu, “Fresh Off The Boat”) and Brook Soso (Kimiko Glenn, “Orange Is […]
From ‘Hell On Wheels’ And On, The Show’s Just Started For Angela Zhou
In case you missed it, the fifth season of AMC’s “Hell On Wheels” – a show, which wrapped earlier this year, that detailed the building of the transcontinental railroad […]
NBC is developing a comedy about a Filipino mail-order bride
NBC is developing a comedy series about a widowed man and father to two pre-teenage daughters who orders a mail-order bride from the Philippines. The half-hour “Mail Order Family” […]
US remake of Korean ‘Grandpas Over Flowers’ makes solid debut
“Better Late Than Never,” which premiered Tuesday on NBC, posted promising numbers in its first showing, attracting over 7.35 million viewers. It scored the highest with adults aged from 18 […]
USA Network developing John Cho-led TV series ‘Connoisseur’
John Cho is busy, busy, busy. Days after the announcement of the “Star Trek” actor’s leading role in a coming film, “Columbus,” by Korean American filmmaker Kogonada comes news […]
[VIDEO] Megan Lee’s Power Comes with Great Responsibility
by JAMES S. KIM editor@charactermedia.com She’s not a superhero, but Megan Lee is a fairly super 19-year-old. Over the last 10 years, Lee’s amassed a resume that includes actor, […]
Naver to Launch Global K-pop Streaming App
by JAMES S. KIM | @james_s_kim editor@charactermedia.com Keeping up with your K-pop idols is about to get a whole lot easier. South Korean search portal Naver is set to […]
[VIDEO] If Margaret Cho Ran Hollywood
by JAMES S. KIM | @james_s_kim editor@charactermedia.com Margaret Cho isn’t one to shy away from conversations on any topic. If anything, she hits them straight on. In a […]
Priyanka Chopra Stars in ABC Series ‘Quantico’
It looks like Bollywood’s biggest actress is taking her talents abroad because you’ll soon see a lot more of Audrey cover girl, Priyanka Chopra, on TV screens in the States. […]
Rejoice! Even More Asians on Television
Who wasn’t excited when news of Fresh off the Boat first came to light? After all, it had been 20 years since we last saw an Asian American family on television. But obviously, one Asian […]
ABC Renews ‘Fresh Off the Boat’ for Season 2
by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com Fresh Off the Boat fans, rejoice! ABC has renewed the Asian American family sitcom for a second season, according to Deadline. The network […]
Eddie Huang Slams ABC’s ‘Fresh Off The Boat’: “I Don’t Recognize My Own Life”
by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com Fresh Off The Boat has earned high praise from critics and audiences alike for its bold jokes and refreshing portrayals of Asian Americans, but […]
