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TV Series that Honor AAPI Characters & Voices

BBC One

As we celebrate AAPI voices and creators, check out these recent and current series that are making their mark in the television space!

Beef

Netflix

A road rage incident between two strangers — a failing contractor and an unfulfilled entrepreneur — sparks a feud that brings out their darkest impulses.

Never Have I Ever

Netflix

A coming-of-age comedy series following the complicated life of Devi Vishwakumar, a modern-day first generation Indian American teenage girl. She is an overachieving high school sophomore with a short fuse that gets her into difficult situations.

Squid Game

Netflix

Hundreds of cash-strapped players accept a strange invitation to compete in children's games. Inside, a tempting prize awaits — with deadly high stakes.

Fresh off the Boat

ABC

Loosely based on the life of Eddie Huang during the mid-to-late 1990s, an Asian-American family decides to move to Orlando, Florida from Washington D.C. in order to embrace the "American Dream."

Kung Fu

Netflix

A young Chinese American woman drops out of college and goes on a life-changing journey to an isolated monastery in China. But when she returns to find her hometown overrun with crime and corruption, she uses her martial arts skills and Shaolin values to protect her community and bring criminals to justice.

Pachinko

Apple TV+

Based on the New York Times bestseller, this sweeping saga chronicles the hopes and dreams of a Korean immigrant family across four generations as they leave their homeland in an indomitable quest to survive and thrive.

Kim’s Convenience

CBC

While running a convenience store in Toronto, members of a Korean-Canadian family deal with customers, each other and the evolving world around them.

Young Rock

NBC

This coming-of-age journey highlights the unforgettable moments and incredible relationships that took Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson from ordinary kid to extraordinary superstar.

Bridgerton (season 2)

Netflix

During the Regency era in England, eight close-knit siblings of the powerful Bridgerton family attempt to find love. Season 2 focuses on Lord Anthony Bridgerton and his new love interest.

Light the Night

Netflix

In the red light district of 1980s Taipei, women at a popular Japanese night club navigate jealousy, heartbreak, friendship and love.

Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha

tvN

A big-city dentist opens up a practice in a close-knit seaside village, home to a charming jack-of-all-trades who is her polar opposite in every way.

Starstruck

BBC One

Jessie, a millennial living in East London, juggles two dead end jobs and navigates an awkward morning-after-the-night-before when she discovers the complications of accidentally sleeping with a famous film star.

The Chair

Netflix

At a major university, the first woman of color to become chair tries to meet the dizzying demands and high expectations of a failing English department.

Pen15

Hulu

Maya Erskine and Anna Konkle play versions of themselves as thirteen-year-old outcasts in the year 2000, surrounded by actual thirteen-year-olds, where the best day of your life can turn into your worst with the stroke of a gel pen.

Take Out with Lisa Ling

HBO Max

Shining a light on the diverse communities and stories behind America's Asian food scene. Exploring the past and present while celebrating the joy that the little white take-out box can bring.

Wu Assassins

Netflix

A warrior chosen as the latest and last Wu Assassin must search for the powers of an ancient triad and restore balance in San Francisco's Chinatown.

Our Flag Means Death

In 1717, Bonnet, a retired British army major with a large plantation in Barbados, abandoned his family and fortune, bought a ship, and joined the infamous Blackbeard for a life, albeit a brief one, of piracy on the high seas.

Awkwafina is Nora from Queens

Comedy Central

Nora Lin leans on her family as she navigates life and young adulthood in outer borough-NYC.

Mira, Royal Detective 

Disney Junior

The series centers on Mira who takes young viewers on adventures that highlight critical thinking and encourage deductive reasoning. Each episode features two 11-minute stories that celebrate the cultures and customs of India by incorporating authentic storytelling, music, food, fashion, language, art and dance.

Master of None

Netflix

Follow the personal and professional lives of Dev, a 30-year-old actor who has trouble deciding what he wants to eat, much less the pathway for the rest of his life. Dev’s story takes him through subjects as diverse as the plight of the elderly, the immigrant experience, and how to find the most delicious pasta for dinner.

Breakfast Lunch & Dinner

Netflix

Chef David Chang takes his insatiable curiosity about food, culture and identity on the road, in the convivial company of fun-loving celebrity guests.

Into the Badlands

AMC

A mighty warrior and a young boy search for enlightenment in a ruthless territory controlled by feudal barons.

The Sex Lives of College Girls

HBO Max

Follow four college roommates as they arrive at New England’s prestigious Essex College and figure out their new, free lives on campus.

The Terror: Infamy

AMC

A series of bizarre deaths haunt a Japanese American community during World War II while Chester Nakayama and his friends and family face persecution from the American government in a Japanese internment camp.

Andi Mack

Disney Channel

A coming-of-age story about a relatable girl who's trying to determine where she fits in and the many amazing ways she can live her life. 

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