Michelle Yeoh’s $239M Hit Still Waiting On A Sequel Resurfaces As A Global Streaming Sensation

Published Sep 21, 2026, 5:40 PM EDT Maggie Dela Paz is a News and TV writer at ScreenRant. She has nearly a decade of professional experience in writing entertainment articles about a wide range of topics, including movies, television, music, anime, streaming, and more. Michelle Yeoh’s groundbreaking movie is now a streaming sensation across multiple countries, nearly a decade after its theatrical release. Yeoh first gained worldwide recognition by starring in 1997’s James Bond movie Tomorrow Never Dies and 2000’s Ang Lee film Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. Both movies highlighted Yeoh's impressive martial arts skills, which she later utilized in 2021’s Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings and in 2022’s Everything Everywhere All at Once. Her acclaimed performance in the latter won her an Academy Award for Best Actress. Since her Oscar win, Yeoh has starred in many high-profile projects. Her most notable one was playing Madame Morrible in Universal Pictures’ Wicked musical movies. She also appeared in star-studded films such as 2022’s The School for Good and Evil and 2023’s A Haunting in Venice. While her portrayal as an unlikely multiverse savior in Everything Everywhere All at Once remains Yeoh’s most-talked-about performance, Yeoh’s role as the formidable Eleanor Young in 2018’s Crazy Rich Asians will always be iconic. It looks like fans just can’t get enough, as the hit romantic comedy movie dominates Netflix’s global streaming charts. Yeoh's Crazy Rich Asians Is Back As One Of Streaming's Biggest Movies Crazy Rich Asians has officially secured multiple spots on Netflix’s global top ten movies chart of the week. In more than ten countries across Asia, the 2018 film has claimed spots within the top five, including the Philippines, Vietnam, Taiwan, and Hong Kong. Meanwhile, it has also been receiving attention in countries like New Zealand, Norway, the Maldives, and Ireland, where it was placed in the lower half of the chart. Crazy Rich Asians was based on Kevin Kwan’s 2013 best-selling novel of the same name. The film centers around New York professor Rachel Chu, who goes to Singapore with her boyfriend Nick Young to attend his cousin’s wedding. There, she soon learns the truth about Nick’s family, leading her to question her place in his life. Yeoh was joined by Constance Wu, Henry Golding, Gemma Chan, Awkwafina, and Ken Jeong. During its theatrical run, the romantic comedy grossed over $238 million worldwide. In addition to its commercial success, the film garnered widespread praise from critics. What's Going On With The Planned Sequels? Warner Bros. Pictures Despite its massive success, the Crazy Rich Asians sequel got stuck in development hell. It struggled to move forward after scriptwriter Adele Lim’s controversial exit from the project due to the pay disparity between her and co-writer Peter Chiarelli. In 2025, after years of delays, it was revealed that Warner Bros. had started developing a Crazy Rich Asians series for HBO Max, with Lim returning as a showrunner. At the moment, further details about its release date are still under wraps, while Golding previously hinted at some of the original cast's return. It also remains unclear if the studio is still planning to move forward with the movie sequel. While waiting for the possible return of Yeoh’s Eleanor Young in a Crazy Rich Asians sequel, Yeoh can be seen in other upcoming major projects, including Prime Video’s Blade Runner 2099 with Hunter Schafer. The sci-fi miniseries fwill start streaming on November 25, 2026. She’s also expected to appear in James Cameron’s Avatar 4, which is currently scheduled for a December 21, 2029 release. Before Avatar 4, she is in the thriller film The Surgeon with Martin Freeman. Release Date August 15, 2018 Runtime 121 minutes Director Jon M. Chu Writers Peter Chiarelli, Adele Lim Producers Brad Simpson, John Penotti, Nina Jacobson