Crazy Rich Asians (franchise)

The Crazy Rich Asians franchise is a novel and film series created by the Singaporean-American author Kevin Kwan. It began in 2013 with the publication of the novel Crazy Rich Asians, which drew on the author's childhood in Singapore, and continued with the novels China Rich Girlfriend in 2015 and Rich People Problems in 2017. The books became national and international bestsellers and have been translated into more than 30 languages. A film adaptation of the first novel reached United States cinemas in August 2018; Kwan sold the film rights for one dollar in exchange for near total creative control and served as an executive producer. The film was the first major Hollywood film since 1993's The Joy Luck Club with a majority ethnic Asian cast telling a contemporary Asian-American story. Sequel films based on the later novels have been discussed since 2018 but had not been produced as of the source text.