The series released in May 2023 is based on the novel by Gene Luen Yang and is directed by Destin Daniel Cretton responsible for Marvel’s Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings.
On May 24, 2023, it reached Disney+ Neither from here, nor from Chinaa series starring Oscar winners Ke Huy Quan and Michelle Yeohless than a year after its release, Disney decided to cancel production.
Based on the novel by Gene Luen Yang which chronicles the trials and tribulations of a teenager whose life changes forever when he befriends the son of a mythological god. Neither from here, nor from China is the story of a young man’s battle for his own identity through family, comedy and Kung-Fu action.
The coming-of-age adventure features an all-star international cast including award-winning actors Oscar Michelle Yeoh and Ke Huy Quan (Everything everywhere at the same time); Ben Wang (You can do it Chang); Yeo Yann Yann (Wet Season), twice nominated for the International Emmy Awards; Chin Han (Mortal Kombat); Daniel Wu (Reminiscence); former taekwondo champion Jimmy Liu; and Sydney Taylor (Just Add Magic).
Introducing audiences to a pantheon of mythical Chinese characters, the Oscar nominee Stephanie Hsu plays Shiji Niangniang, the goddess of Stones; Ronny Chieng is the unconventional monk Ji Gong; Jimmy O. Yang It is Dragon King Ao Guang; James Hong He is Jade Emperor; Leonard Wu is Niu Mowang/Bull Demon; and Poppy Liu It’s Princess Iron Fan. The series also features Lisa Lu like acupuncturist Ni Yang already Rosalie Chiang like student activist Suzy Nakamura.
Emmy Award-winning writer and producer Kelvin Yu (Bob’s Burgers, Central Park) is executive producer and showrunner. Destin Daniel Cretton (Marvel’s Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings; Short Term 12) is the director and also serves as executive producer along with Melvin Mar and Jake Kasdan (both of Doogie Kamealoha. MD, Jumanji: Into the Jungle, Jumanji : The Next Level), Erin O’Malley (Doogie Kamealoha, MD), Asher Goldstein (Short Term 12, Seeking Justice), and Gene Luen Yang.
Source: Ambito
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