- Title: Interior Chinatown – Generic Asian Man
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Set in a heightened reality, the opening episode of Interior Chinatown introduces us to waiter Willis Wu (Jimmy O. Yang) in a world that feels more like a police procedural than real life with Willis cast as nothing more than a background actor. Witnessing an abduction brings Willis to the attention of Detective Lana Lee (Chloe Bennet) who reveals to Willis his older, and far more talented, brother who disappeared years ago was helping her department get to the truth of what is going in Chinatown. Lana offers Willis the same opportunity.
Based on the novel of the same name which played on Asian stereotypes while leading Willis on an unexpected journey involving family secrets and Chinatown gangs, Yang’s Willis is a loveable loser who wants nothing more to be the Kung Fu expert his brother was while being afraid of stepping into the spotlight even when given the opportunity to do so. Meeting Lana, Bennet’s mysterious detective who only gives Willis enough of the story to peak his interest, offers him that opportunity which will force him into new roles. By the end of opener, Willis is in well over his head but finally willing to take the leap and see where the mystery will take him.
