New Hulu drama set in Hong Kong by producers of Crazy Rich Asians
Funnily enough the Hong Kong sub is clowning on it for its inaccurate depiction aimed towards ABCs and white people. To be completely honest this show looks like slop, I can't even complain when they call us cringe.
The staff including writer and producer are all Asian American and as much as I want to support representation, these shows seem written with the white gaze in mind - a digestible facsimile of Asian family dynamics with the glitz and glam of a foreign night cityscape. Diaspora seem to flip flop between overemphasizing Asian-ness and lamenting about identity and belonging. Even as diaspora I don't want to watch this stuff. TV shows made by native Asians are just straight up more interesting.
Are we doomed? What kind of stories should we be telling?