Interior Chinatown: Release date and where to watch in Australia

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November 14, 2024

The acclaimed book “Interior Chinatown” is getting a television adaptation.

Charles Yu’s award-winning book getting adapted for the screen was welcome news to fans. A winner of the 2020 National Book Award for Fiction, it follows an Asian-American actor who’s growing weary of playing stereotypes, either that or he’s a background character.

But his days of longing for change and excitement suddenly end upon witnessing a crime, leading him to unearth secrets in Chinatown and his family’s long buried history. 

Find out where you can watch episodes of Interior Chinatown in Australia using this guide.

Interior Chinatown premieres in Australia with all 10 episodes dropping on 19 November.

Interior ChinatownRelease DateStreaming Service
Episode 1 – 10Tue, 19 Nov 2024Disney+

With Hulu as its original network, Interior Chinatown is streaming in Australia on Disney+. All episodes are dropping on streaming TV at once.

In addition to Hulu programs, Disney’s streaming service also houses a whole lot of other content from Marvel, Star Wars, Pixar, Walt Disney Animation Studios, National Geographic, 20th Century Studios, Searchlight Pictures, ABC, FX, and more.

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The Interior Chinatown TV show is a Disney Plus exclusive in Australia. No Disney+ account yet? No problem. Subscribing to access Disney+’s complete catalogue of content can be completed in minutes. 

There are two plans available when signing up, each streaming tier offering monthly and annual options. First is the Standard plan, which allows streaming TV shows and films on up to two screens for $13.99 per month, or $139.99 if you prefer pre-paying for a year in exchange for some savings. 

If you need 4K streaming with Dolby Atmos audio and four concurrent streams, you’ll need to upgrade your subscription to Disney Premium at $17.99 monthly or $179.99 annually. The Disney Plus free trial is no longer offered as of this writing, although there are annual offers new subscribers can take advantage of.

To sign up, go to the Disney+ website, select ‘Sign Up Now’ and follow instructions. After entering your email address and password, you’ll need to select a subscription type, and submit your payment information. Finally, click ‘Agree & Subscribe’.

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Willis Wu (Jimmy O. Yang) is a struggling Asian American actor who can’t seem to get his acting break. Longing to play roles that matter, he is, instead, stuck playing background roles in a police procedural called Black & White. 

Amidst the tedious conundrum of his ordinary life, he wants nothing else in the world but to be the “Kung Fu Guy” in the story; not “Background Oriental Male”, not the delivery guy, but the one who knows Kung Fu and executes it flawlessly when thugs come looking for trouble. 

It all changes when he witnesses a crime, after which he becomes embroiled in Chinatown’s criminal underground. All of a sudden, he’s working with Detective Lana Lee (Chloe Bennet) to solve murders in Chinatown, which, in the process, leads him to discover some shocking secrets that involve his family. With all the chaos he’s entangled himself in, will he finally use his Kung Fu skills? 

The series adaptation of Interior Chinatown is created by the author himself, Charles Yu. He also serves as one of the executive producers alongside Dan Lin, Lindsey Liberatore, Elsie Choi, Jeff Skoll, Miura Kite, Garrett Basch, and Taika Waititi, who directed the first episode.

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Check out the trailer of Hulu’s new original right here: 

The cast consists of the following actors with their respective characters: 

  • Jimmy O. Yang as Willis Wu
  • Ronny Chieng as Fatty Choi
  • Chloe Bennet as Detective Lana Lee
  • Sullivan Jones as Miles Turner
  • Lisa Gilroy as Sarah Green
  • Diana Lin as Lily Wu
  • Archie Kao as Uncle Wong
  • Tzi Ma as Joe Wu
  • Lauren Tom as Betty
  • Chris Pang as Older Brother
  • Maury Sterling as Carrey
  • Spencer Neville as McDonough

Wondering what other shows and movies are streaming on Disney+? We’ve rounded up some of the latest releases you can watch on Disney’s streaming service, including:

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