Freeform developing Asian American coming-of-age drama AZNBBGRL set in Southern California's Little Saigon
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Fresh Off the Boat and Doogie Kamealoha, M.D. executive producer Melvin Mar is behind the pilot AZNBBGRL. "Set in the vibrant Vietnamese community of Little Saigon in Southern California’s Orange County, AZNBBGRL is a coming-of-age story about three Asian American teenagers driven by a desire to break free from generational expectations and carve out their own place in the world," per Deadline. "Together, these three very different women find escape and form a bond deeper than family when they become entangled with a street gang that offers them a way out." The project is written by Natalie Chaidez and Dinh Thai who executive produce along with Kai Yu Wu.
TOPICS: Melvin Mar, Freeform, AZNBBGRL, Dinh Thai, Kai Yu Wu, Natalie Chaidez, Asian Americans and TV, In Development
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