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Interview, Streaming, Television

‘Interior Chinatown’ Cast and Crew Discuss Adapting Charles Yu’s Novel

Michael Lee

The streaming adaptation of Interior Chinatown leaps off the pages of Charles Yu’s award winning-novel of the same name and comes alive on Hulu. And for lead Jimmy O Yang, co-stars Chloe Bennet, Ronnie Cheing, Tzi Ma, Archie Kao, Lisa Gilroy, and Sullivan Jones, and showrunner Charles Yu and pilot episode director Taika Waititi, the series does more that subvert police procedurals, it also spotlights dreamers breaking out of being background characters and balancing humor with cultural commentary.

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Reviews, Streaming

‘Interior Chinatown’ Satirizes Hollywood’s Stereotypes of Asian Americans

Michael Lee

Hulu’s adaptation of Charles Yu’s Interior Chinatown is anything but conventional. The novel’s unique format allows readers to explore the world of police procedurals through the eyes of a background character while also addressing how Asian Americans have been portrayed in mainstream media.

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