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One part "Crazy Rich Asians," one part "The Real Housewives," the show follows uber-wealthy Asians living in L.A. by booth moore
Philanthropist and couture collector Christine Chiu, her Beverly Hills plastic surgeon husband Gabriel Chiu and their pampered son Baby G, whose first birthday party cost a cool $1 million, are just a few of the private-jet-set starring in "Bling Empire," Netflix's escapist new reality series premiering Jan. 15.
Also in the cast, Singaporean shipping heir Kane Lim, who has a $300,000 sneaker collection displayed in his home; rainbow hair specializing stylist Guy Tang, and Chanel-obsessed equestrian Jaime Xie, the daughter of a Beijing tech billionaire whose horses fly Emirates but lost out on a luxe barn to Eve Jobs.
One part "Crazy Rich Asians," one part "The Real Housewives," the pre-pandemicfilmed show follows uber-wealthy Asian Americans in Los Angeles living it up, and opening up about struggles with traditional family values and expectations, romance, identity, infertility - and the horror of arriving at a dinner party wearing the same Louis Vuitton haute joaillerie necklace as someone else.
"Kevin Kwan's film 'Crazy Rich Asians' was such a smash, I said, 'OK, there is an appetite for casts that are all-Asian or all Asian American, it can work.' And we need representation on TV, too," said JeffJenkins, who co-executive produced with Brandon Panaligan, bringing cumulative experience from "Keeping Up With the Kardashians," "Shahs of Sunset" and "A Simple Life."
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