Cast: Ken Jeong
Director: Jon M. Chu
Synopsis: In his first-ever stand-up special, Ken Jeong pays tribute to his wife and shares stories about Hollywood and how “The Hangover” saved his life.
Director: Gregg Araki
Cast: Avan Jogia, Desmond Chiam
Synopsis: While on various quests to pursue love, sex and fame with his friends in L.A, Ulysses’ premonitory dreams make him question a monstrous conspiracy.
Director: Jia Zhangke
Cast: Zhao Tao, Xu Zheng, Liao Fan, Casper Liang
Synopsis:
Qiao is in love with Bin, a local mobster.
During a fight between rival gangs, she fires a gun to protect him. Qiao gets five years in prison for this act of loyalty.
Upon her release, she goes looking for Bin to pick up where they left off.
Cast: Dev Patel, Anupam Kher
Synopsis: A gripping true story of humanity and heroism, HOTEL MUMBAI vividly recounts the 2008 siege of the famed Taj Hotel by a group of terrorists in Mumbai, India. Among the dedicated hotel staff is the renowned chef Hemant Oberoi (Anupam Kher) and a waiter (Academy Award-Nominee Dev Patel, Slumdog Millionaire) who choose to risk their lives to protect their guests. As the world watches on, a desperate couple (Armie Hammer, Call Me By Your Name and Nazanin Boniadi, “Homeland”) is forced to make unthinkable sacrifices to protect their newborn child.
Director: Eric Khoo
Cast: Tsuyoshi Ihara, Seiko Matsuda, Takumi Saitoh, Shogen, Jeanette Aw and more
Synopsis: When a young ramen chef from Japan finds his late Singaporean mother’s journal, he takes it with him to her native country, hoping to put together the story of his family and his life.
Cover Star: To be announced Asian star
Editor-in-Chief: Michelle Lee
Why Open: Gracing the cover of Allure, the beauty bible that’s helmed by AdWeek’s Editor-in-Chief of the Year, Michelle Lee, is one of the most prominent, talented, and fashionable Asians. The April cover star will be announced mid-March.
Cast: Steven Yeun, John Cho, Kumail Nanjiani
Synopsis: Next stop ahead The Twilight Zone. CBS All Access’ upcoming reimagining of the original series, which premiered in 1959, will debut in early 2019. Jordan Peele will serve as host and narrator of the new series, a role made famous by creator Rod Serling, who used socially conscious storytelling to explore the human condition and culture of the times.
Director: Kevin Tancharoen (pilot)
Cast: Olivia Cheng, Andrew Koji, Joe Taslim, Dianne Doan, Dustin Nguyen, Jason Tobin
Synopsis: Set against the backdrop of San Francisco’s Chinatown in the aftermath of the Civil War, Warrior tells the story of a young martial arts prodigy, newly arrived from China, who finds himself caught up in the bloody Chinatown Tong wars.
Why Open: Inspired by the writings of martial arts icon, Bruce Lee, and produced by Justin Lin, this 10-episode series includes an international cast led by British actor Andrew Koji. It’s the first homegrown tentpole series under Cinemax’s new programming direction.