Lim previously departed a planned film sequel to the 2018 blockbuster over a lack of parity with her co-writer.

After years of starts and stops and development, we may finally get a return to the world of “Crazy Rich Asians.” A new series is in development from Warner Bros. Television for Max that will be based on Kevin Kwan’s book series and will bring back the 2018 film’s writer Adele Lim to serve as the series showrunner,

Max’s Crazy Rich Asians TV series has officially opened a development room led by Adele Lim who will serve as executive producer, writer and showrunner. Lim co-wrote the script for the hit Crazy Rich Asians feature from Warner Bros. released in 2018 with Peter Chiarelli.