The untitled script, which was pitched as “Lazy Rich Asians,” hails from newly minted Emmy winner Jessica Gao (“Rick and Morty”).
ABC is seeking to trip the Crazy Rich Asians wave of success. The community has handed out a script-plus-penalty dedication for an untitled comedy from author Jessica Gao, who lately took dwelling the very best animated program Emmy for writing the “Pickle Rick” episode of Adult Swim’s Rick and Morty.
The single-camera venture, which was pitched with the title Lazy Rich Asians, revolves round Janet Zhao, a first-generation Chinese-American girl who struggles to set wholesome boundaries together with her loopy, exhausting household. When her rich grandmother dies and names Janet the only real heir, she abruptly finds herself the unwilling new matriarch of the household she’s spent her life making an attempt to maintain at arm’s size.
Gao will pen the script and government produce the CBS Television Studios and Imagine TV effort alongside the latter firm’s Brian Grazer, Francie Calfo and Samie Kim Falvey.
The order for the comedy arrives as Crazy Rich Asians has defied box-office expectations, grossing greater than $164.three million worldwide (with $135.eight million of that domestically) on a funds of $30 million. The characteristic movie’s success has opened the door for different Asian-American-fronted TV and film initiatives, whereas additionally serving to to revive the rom-com style.
ABC can be teaming with author Lisa Takeuchi Cullen and exec producers Viola Davis and Julius Tennon to develop the hourlong drama ‘Ohana, primarily based on the 1994 novel Shark Dialogues that follows 4 hapa girls who reunite when their grandmother, a mystic generally known as a kahuna, dies and leaves them the household plantation. Meanwhile, FX lately picked up a restricted tackle Shogun, which has already been the topic of controversy.
Gao, who counts Take My Wife and Star Wars: Detours amongst her credit, is repped by ICM Partners and three Arts.
This article initially appeared on The Hollywood Reporter.
