CBS has ordered a comedy pilot written by ‘Crazy Rich Asians’ author, Kevin Kwan, reports The Hollywood Reporter.
Kwan and David Sangalli are writing a multicamera show called The Emperor of Malibu, about the son of a Chinese billionaire who gets engaged to an American woman, according to Variety. When his outrageous family gets wind of the engagement, they descend on the couple to win their son back and test-drive the American dream.
Emperor of Malibu is the second network pilot to star Asian characters this pilot season; ABC also has a father-daughter show based on
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