one of the newer arrivals worth your time, American Born Chinese is currently streaming in Australia on Disney Plus, and in the US on Disney Plus with a 7/10 audience score that speaks for itself. 8 episodes — the right length to tell the story it is telling. Television that earns its era label is rarer than the number of shows attempting it suggests — most of what gets called prestige TV is really just expensive TV. American Born Chinese is one of the genuine examples: the craft is there in the writing, the performances, and the way it handles its subject matter. Ben Wang's involvement signals the kind of production that attracts serious talent and uses it properly. Available now on streaming — no excuses left for not watching it.

Originally commissioned by Disney+, American Born Chinese quickly became exactly the kind of show that viewers rearrange their evenings for. Average teenager Jin Wang juggles his high school social life with his immigrant home life. When he meets a new foreign student on the first day of the school year, even more worlds collide as Jin is unwittingly entangled in a battle of Chinese mythological gods. It aired in 2023. The real test of any comedy is whether it is still funny once you know all the jokes, and American Born Chinese holds up on rewatch in a way that separates it from one-season curiosities. It delivers reliably on what it promises, which is more than most of its competition manages.

The kind of show you put on in the background and find yourself actually paying attention to. It earns every laugh across its entire run — no coasting on goodwill. The comedy comes from character rather than situation, which means it holds up on rewatch in a way that pure farce never does. Ben Wang sets the tone, but the supporting cast is where a lot of the best moments come from. If Batman: The Brave and the Bold is already in your rotation, American Born Chinese fits naturally alongside it.