"Interior Chinatown" creator Charles Yu admitted he didn't think his novel could be adapted to screen when he was first approached with the idea.

Charles Yu won acclaim for his novel satirizing Hollywood cliches. Four years later, he’s the one writing the scripts.

Charles Yu won acclaim for his novel satirising Hollywood cliches. Four years later, with the new miniseries adaptation of Interior Chinatown, he’s the one writing the scripts. Four years ago, Charles Yu published Interior Chinatown,

Adapted by Charles Yu from his own novel, this series about a man stuck inside a cop show satirizes Hollywood’s penchant for pigeonholing Asian actors.

When I first got the pilot script, it was one of the best I've ever read,” says Jimmy O. Yang, who stars as Willis. “There were so many themes I could relate to, and it seemed like Willis's story really mirrored my own when it came to themes of being stuck in the background.

The Hulu series unfolds in a Chinatown that “is both physical and psychological,” said Charles Yu, the creator. Here’s a look at how four key settings bring the story to life.

There’s no escaping the layers of meta around “Interior Chinatown,” an adaptation of Charles Yu’s award-winning satirical novel that jabs at how Asian American men have been treated by Hollywood —