A project like this, says the star, is once in a lifetime.
Yu was blown away by the depth in Yangs audition.
He brings so much of that cultural and linguistic talent, he tells EW.
Jimmy O. Yang as Willis Wu on ‘Interior Chinatown’.Disney/Mike Taing
And then on top of all that, the career he’s had in Hollywood is so interesting.
A TV writer, Yu began writing his novel before he was staffed on the first season ofWestworld.
Yang aptly describes it as Law & OrdermeetsTwilight Zone.
Jimmy O. Yang as Willis Wu and Chloe Bennet as Lana Lee on ‘Interior Chinatown’.Disney/Mike Taing
With Willis particularly, he starts to see the world unravel, says the star.
It’s not so much just about him breaking out of Chinatown anymore.
Now there is a bigger mystery and a bigger world.
Jimmy O. Yang as Willis Wu and Ronny Chieng as Fatty Choi on ‘Interior Chinatown’.Disney/Mike Taing
Yu calls the story a universal one.
“There’s something relatable about Willis.
I identify with him personally.
1 on the call sheet in the span of a decade.
Im excited to see what comes next.
All 10 episodes ofInterior Chinatownare now streaming on Hulu.
