"We developed the movie over and over and over again… but the TV landscape allowed us to use all the characters," Chu shared

The planned sequel has been stalled for quite some time, but Chu assured audiences that a second film isn't necessarily off the table. “I don’t know if it’s in lieu of a seq

"Every character we wanted to explore needed more room and just a movie wasn't doing it for us," the filmmaker said of the announced TV follow-up to his 2018 film.

Jon M. Chu has recently opened up about the return of Crazy Rich Asians, but this time in the TV series format.Speaking to The Hollywood Reporter at the 2025 Oscars red carpet, the Wicked

Like the film, the TV project is based on Kevin Kwan’s book series of the same name. “Crazy Rich Asians” was published in 2013, followed by “China Rich Girlfriend” in 2015 and “Rich People Problems” in 2017. Kwan executive produced Lim and Chu’s 2018 film and will also executive produce the Max series, for which Warner Bros TV is the studio.

Max’s Crazy Rich Asians TV series has officially opened a development room led by Adele Lim who will serve as executive producer, writer and showrunner. Lim co-wrote the script for the hit Crazy Rich Asians feature from Warner Bros. released in 2018 with Peter Chiarelli.

Wicked' director Jon M. Chu cheers on Cynthia Erivo as she could make history becoming an EGOT winner and teases what fans can expect from 'Wicked: For Good.' Plus, he talks about the decision to adapt 'Crazy Rich Asians' into a TV series.