India, March 5 -- Filmmaker Jon M. Chu, director of the 2018 film Crazy Rich Asians, has confirmed that the follow-up to the blockbuster hit will be a television series rather than a sequel. Speaking with The Hollywood Reporter recentl, Chu explained the decision, revealing that a TV format would allow for a more expansive adaptation of Kevin Kwan's bestselling trilogy.

"We needed more real estate, that was the reality. We developed the movie over and over and over again and we're still working on a version of something that I won't talk about now, but the TV landscape allowed us to use all the characters," said the filmmaker.

The series is being developed by Max, with Chu on board as an executive producer alongside Kwan, Nina Jacobson,...