ABC network is looking to produce a "Crazy Rich Asians"-inspired comedy with writer Jessica Gao on board. Gao recently took home the best animated program Emmy for writing the "Pickle Rick" episode of Adult Swim's Rick and Morty. The project will revolve around Janet Zhao, a first-generation Chinese-American woman who struggles to set boundaries with her crazy family. When her wealthy grandmother dies and names Janet the sole inheritor, she suddenly finds herself the unwilling new matriarch of the family she's spent her life trying to keep at arm's length. Crazy Rich Asians has grossed more than $164.3 million worldwide (with $135.8 million of that domestically) on a budget of $30 million. The film's success has opened the door for other Asian-American-fronted TV and movie projects, and is also said to have helped revive the rom-com genre.
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