Henry Golding is ready to return to the upper crust life of Nick Young as a Crazy Rich Asians series adaptation approaches production.
After starring as the romantic lead in Jon M. Chu‘s 2018 adaptation of the Kevin Kwan novel, the actor recently shared a “promising” update on the upcoming HBO Max series expansion.
“Something’s being made. I think we’re actually going to do a series. That’s what they’re trying to give us,” he said on Watch What Happens Live. “Aiming for like first quarter, even, next year.”
Golding told host Andy Cohen, “There are scripts hanging around but they haven’t been passed on yet. I haven’t read anything, but I hear it’s promising.”
The Warner Bros. TV series previously opened a development room led by executive producer and showrunner Adele Lim, who penned the movie with Peter Chiarelli. Chu and Kwan also serve as executive producers on the show.
CRAZY RICH ASIANS, from left: Michelle Yeoh, Henry Golding, Constance Wu, 2018. ph: Sanja Bucko /© Warner Bros. Pictures/courtesy Everett Collection
As of February, the original cast was in unofficial chats about returning. A source told Deadline the series will not replace the long-awaited sequel of the 2018 film, but will be based on the same book series.
Nominated for the Golden Globe for Best Motion Picture — Musical or Comedy, Crazy Rich Asians grossed more than $239 million globally, breaking several box office records.
The movie stars Constance Wu as Rachel Chu, an NYU professor who accompanies her longtime boyfriend Nick (Golding) to his best friend’s wedding in Singapore, where she learns he’s from an extremely wealthy family and considered the country’s most eligible bachelor.