{"id":2346,"date":"2026-06-17T13:38:41","date_gmt":"2026-06-17T13:38:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/relocationobserver.com\/?p=2346"},"modified":"2026-06-17T13:38:41","modified_gmt":"2026-06-17T13:38:41","slug":"juicy-hong-kong-hulu-drama-the-season-is-a-spiritual-successor-to-crazy-rich-asians-tv-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/relocationobserver.com\/?p=2346","title":{"rendered":"Juicy Hong Kong Hulu Drama \u2018The Season\u2019 Is a Spiritual Successor to \u2018Crazy Rich Asians\u2019: TV Review"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n
\n<\/p>\n
\n

\n\tOne of the more baffling mysteries in modern entertainment is why the 2018 blockbuster \u201cCrazy Rich Asians,\u201d a rom-com that grossed $239 million worldwide on a $30 million production budget, didn\u2019t get a sequel. We maynever know the answer, but eight years later, the Hong Kong-set soapy drama \u201cThe Season\u201d offers a spiritual \u2014 if not literal \u2014 successor to that film\u2019s escapist cosmopolitan fantasy.<\/p>\n

Read more How an Incentives Arms Race Is Drawing \u2018Dune 3,\u2019 \u2018Wednesday,\u2019 \u2018Resident Evil\u2019 and More to Central and Eastern Europe<\/a><\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cThe Season,\u201d which was created by Yalun Tu and will air on Hulu in the United States, is not based on any underlying IP. Nevertheless, the plot recycles many tropes familiar from not only \u201cCrazy Rich Asians,\u201d but countless stories about the wealthy and their insular, corrupt worlds. Our designated audience surrogate is token outsider Cola Pierce (Jessie Mei Li), an aspiring banker from Michigan taken under the wing of self-made financial adviser Carrie Shen (Celina Jade), who sees a kindred spirit in a fellow interloper. Once Cola has a foot in the door of Hong Kong\u2019s inner sanctum, Carrie introduces her to an array of familiar archetypes: Andrew Fung (Chris Pang), the boorish playboy; Madeline Wong (Yvonne Chapman), the young widow plagued by rumors about her husband\u2019s death; most importantly, Christopher and Fiona Hext (Toby Stephens and Karena Lam), the golden couple who act as the dual suns around which their many satellites revolve.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe chief selling point of \u201cThe Season\u201d is not the novelty of the setup. Nor, quite frankly, is it the caliber of the writing and acting; many line deliveries are stilted, while the high-flying events around which most episodes revolve are given clunky names like \u201c1920s Shanghai Gala\u201d (exactly what it sounds like) or \u201cWhite Collar Knockout\u201d (a charity boxing match). Instead, the appeal of \u201cThe Season\u201d lies in the specificity with which the show depicts its singular backdrop.<\/p>\n

Read more Raindance Founder Elliot Grove Praises \u2018Exceptional\u2019 Connor Storrie, Says \u2018Some of the Most Exciting Filmmakers Working Today\u2019 Come From Horror<\/a><\/p>\n

\n\tChristopher\u2019s family \u201cpractically invented colonialism,\u201d and the man himself freely admits his social set\u2019s lifestyles are funded by \u201cfortunes built on opium and subjugation.\u201d (Cola has an ulterior motive for insinuating herself with the Hexts rooted in a more recent wrong done to her family.) But while \u201cThe Season\u201d \u2014 which takes its name from the summer boating season, when the lucky few swan among Hong Kong\u2019s islands on opulent yachts \u2014 is aware of the city\u2019s ugly past, the show also revels in the present shaped by a nexus of global trade. Characters toggle freely between English and Cantonese. The skyline of lush mountains and dense skyscrapers, one of the most telegenic on Earth, is practically a character in itself. And \u201cThe Season\u201d doesn\u2019t limit itself to Hong Kong\u2019s upper crust: Scenes play out in noodle shops, at the racetrack and, in the case of Cola\u2019s first big test, at a seafood market on the beachy Lamma Island where the camera lingers on tanks of live abalone.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe detail \u201cThe Season\u201d brings to its portrait of Hong Kong\u2019s quasi-aristocracy complements the comforting predictability of its twisty plot to make an ideal kickoff for summer TV. In 2024, Lulu Wang\u2019s \u201cExpats\u201d took a probing, cinematic eye to the enclave, including the immigrant labor that sustains its elite. \u201cThe Season\u201d is lighter and more larger-than-life, exploring the class divide through Cola\u2019s tragic backstory rather than a realist portrait of figures like the Hexts\u2019 loyal house manager Gloria (Xyza Cada). As Christopher works to sell a glitzy hotel with Carrie\u2019s help and Madeline carries on an ill-advised affair, our eyes keep drifting over their shoulders to the well-appointed apartments and bustling restaurants where they spend their time. The key is that we\u2019re always looking, even if it\u2019s mostly at the scenery.<\/p>\n

Read more Indonesia\u2019s Ismail Basbeth Sets Next Feature \u2018Love Letters of Our Life\u2019 (EXCLUSIVE)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

\n

\n

\t\tJuicy Hong Kong Hulu Drama \u2018The Season\u2019 Is a Spiritual Successor to \u2018Crazy Rich Asians\u2019: TV Review<\/p>\n<\/h2>\n

    \n
  • \nProduction:<\/strong>
    \nPCCW, SK Global\t\t\t<\/li>\n
  • \nCrew:<\/strong>
    \nCreated by Yalun Tu\t\t\t<\/li>\n
  • \nCast:<\/strong>
    \nJessie Mei Li, Celina Jade, Toby Stephens, Karena Lam, Chris Pang \t\t\t<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Hulu’s juicy Hong Kong-set drama ‘The Season’ is the spiritual sequel ‘Crazy Rich Asians’ never got.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2345,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[54],"tags":[1995],"class_list":["post-2346","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-tv","tag-the-season-2"],"yoast_head":"\nJuicy Hong Kong Hulu Drama \u2018The Season\u2019 Is a Spiritual Successor to \u2018Crazy Rich Asians\u2019: TV Review - Relocation Observer<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/relocationobserver.com\/?p=2346\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Juicy Hong Kong Hulu Drama \u2018The Season\u2019 Is a Spiritual Successor to \u2018Crazy Rich Asians\u2019: TV Review - Relocation Observer\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Hulu's juicy Hong Kong-set drama 'The Season' is the spiritual sequel 'Crazy Rich Asians' never got.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/relocationobserver.com\/?p=2346\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Relocation Observer\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-06-17T13:38:41+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"admin\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"admin\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"4 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/relocationobserver.com\\\/?p=2346#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/relocationobserver.com\\\/?p=2346\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"admin\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/relocationobserver.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/2243ff062b31c5195cd0d9f83884e83e\"},\"headline\":\"Juicy Hong Kong Hulu Drama \u2018The Season\u2019 Is a Spiritual Successor to \u2018Crazy Rich Asians\u2019: TV Review\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-06-17T13:38:41+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/relocationobserver.com\\\/?p=2346\"},\"wordCount\":719,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/relocationobserver.com\\\/?p=2346#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/relocationobserver.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/06\\\/b585c0edef20e1f1b289d9960a0c6365.webp\",\"keywords\":[\"The Season\"],\"articleSection\":[\"TV\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/relocationobserver.com\\\/?p=2346#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/relocationobserver.com\\\/?p=2346\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/relocationobserver.com\\\/?p=2346\",\"name\":\"Juicy Hong Kong Hulu Drama \u2018The Season\u2019 Is a Spiritual Successor to \u2018Crazy Rich Asians\u2019: TV Review - Relocation Observer\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/relocationobserver.com\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/relocationobserver.com\\\/?p=2346#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/relocationobserver.com\\\/?p=2346#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/relocationobserver.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/06\\\/b585c0edef20e1f1b289d9960a0c6365.webp\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-06-17T13:38:41+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/relocationobserver.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/2243ff062b31c5195cd0d9f83884e83e\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/relocationobserver.com\\\/?p=2346#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/relocationobserver.com\\\/?p=2346\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/relocationobserver.com\\\/?p=2346#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/relocationobserver.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/06\\\/b585c0edef20e1f1b289d9960a0c6365.webp\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/relocationobserver.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/06\\\/b585c0edef20e1f1b289d9960a0c6365.webp\",\"width\":1000,\"height\":563},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/relocationobserver.com\\\/?p=2346#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/relocationobserver.com\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Juicy Hong Kong Hulu Drama \u2018The Season\u2019 Is a Spiritual Successor to \u2018Crazy Rich Asians\u2019: TV Review\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/relocationobserver.com\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/relocationobserver.com\\\/\",\"name\":\"Relocation Observer\",\"description\":\"\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/relocationobserver.com\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/relocationobserver.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/2243ff062b31c5195cd0d9f83884e83e\",\"name\":\"admin\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/50b1ad2e498f523425ee0a8cc5180a210646db1622662a3d56cc405d3e0c346a?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/50b1ad2e498f523425ee0a8cc5180a210646db1622662a3d56cc405d3e0c346a?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/50b1ad2e498f523425ee0a8cc5180a210646db1622662a3d56cc405d3e0c346a?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"admin\"},\"sameAs\":[\"http:\\\/\\\/relocationobserver.com\"],\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/relocationobserver.com\\\/?author=1\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Juicy Hong Kong Hulu Drama \u2018The Season\u2019 Is a Spiritual Successor to \u2018Crazy Rich Asians\u2019: TV Review - Relocation Observer","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/relocationobserver.com\/?p=2346","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Juicy Hong Kong Hulu Drama \u2018The Season\u2019 Is a Spiritual Successor to \u2018Crazy Rich Asians\u2019: TV Review - Relocation Observer","og_description":"Hulu's juicy Hong Kong-set drama 'The Season' is the spiritual sequel 'Crazy Rich Asians' never got.","og_url":"https:\/\/relocationobserver.com\/?p=2346","og_site_name":"Relocation Observer","article_published_time":"2026-06-17T13:38:41+00:00","author":"admin","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"admin","Est. reading time":"4 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/relocationobserver.com\/?p=2346#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/relocationobserver.com\/?p=2346"},"author":{"name":"admin","@id":"https:\/\/relocationobserver.com\/#\/schema\/person\/2243ff062b31c5195cd0d9f83884e83e"},"headline":"Juicy Hong Kong Hulu Drama \u2018The Season\u2019 Is a Spiritual Successor to \u2018Crazy Rich Asians\u2019: TV Review","datePublished":"2026-06-17T13:38:41+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/relocationobserver.com\/?p=2346"},"wordCount":719,"commentCount":0,"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/relocationobserver.com\/?p=2346#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/relocationobserver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/b585c0edef20e1f1b289d9960a0c6365.webp","keywords":["The Season"],"articleSection":["TV"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/relocationobserver.com\/?p=2346#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/relocationobserver.com\/?p=2346","url":"https:\/\/relocationobserver.com\/?p=2346","name":"Juicy Hong Kong Hulu Drama \u2018The Season\u2019 Is a Spiritual Successor to \u2018Crazy Rich Asians\u2019: TV Review - Relocation Observer","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/relocationobserver.com\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/relocationobserver.com\/?p=2346#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/relocationobserver.com\/?p=2346#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/relocationobserver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/b585c0edef20e1f1b289d9960a0c6365.webp","datePublished":"2026-06-17T13:38:41+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/relocationobserver.com\/#\/schema\/person\/2243ff062b31c5195cd0d9f83884e83e"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/relocationobserver.com\/?p=2346#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/relocationobserver.com\/?p=2346"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/relocationobserver.com\/?p=2346#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/relocationobserver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/b585c0edef20e1f1b289d9960a0c6365.webp","contentUrl":"https:\/\/relocationobserver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/b585c0edef20e1f1b289d9960a0c6365.webp","width":1000,"height":563},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/relocationobserver.com\/?p=2346#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/relocationobserver.com\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Juicy Hong Kong Hulu Drama \u2018The Season\u2019 Is a Spiritual Successor to \u2018Crazy Rich Asians\u2019: TV Review"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/relocationobserver.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/relocationobserver.com\/","name":"Relocation Observer","description":"","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/relocationobserver.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/relocationobserver.com\/#\/schema\/person\/2243ff062b31c5195cd0d9f83884e83e","name":"admin","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/50b1ad2e498f523425ee0a8cc5180a210646db1622662a3d56cc405d3e0c346a?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/50b1ad2e498f523425ee0a8cc5180a210646db1622662a3d56cc405d3e0c346a?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/50b1ad2e498f523425ee0a8cc5180a210646db1622662a3d56cc405d3e0c346a?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"admin"},"sameAs":["http:\/\/relocationobserver.com"],"url":"https:\/\/relocationobserver.com\/?author=1"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/relocationobserver.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2346","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/relocationobserver.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/relocationobserver.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/relocationobserver.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/relocationobserver.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2346"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/relocationobserver.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2346\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/relocationobserver.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/2345"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/relocationobserver.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2346"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/relocationobserver.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2346"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/relocationobserver.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2346"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}