The true story of the murder of Vincent Chin is chilling and horrific. Bringing that sort of story to life on TV will definitely take the skills of some talented filmmakers. Thankfully, that’s exactly what is happening with the upcoming series from Participant and producer Chloé Zhao, as they’ve found two acclaimed filmmakers to tell Chin’s story.
According to Deadline, Kogonada and Christopher Radcliff have been brought on to direct and write, respectively, a new series about the life and tragic death of Vincent Chin in the early-‘80s.
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According to Deadline, Kogonada and Christopher Radcliff have been brought on to direct and write, respectively, a new series about the life and tragic death of Vincent Chin in the early-‘80s.
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- 8/31/2022
- by Charles Barfield
- The Playlist
Exclusive: Participant’s Chloé Zhao-exec produced limited scripted series about Vincent Chin had found its writers and director.
Kogonada, who directed Colin Farrell-fronted feature After Yang and a number of episodes of Apple TV+’s Pachinko, and Christopher Radcliff, who wrote and directed 2018 film The Strange Ones and is a writer/producer on HBO’s Matthew McConaughey-fronted limited series A Time For Mercy, will write the series with Kogonada directing.
Deadline revealed in November that the Eternals and Nomadland director Zhao had teamed with Participant to develop the project and it is now moving further along.
It will tell the story of the tragedy of Vincent Chin’s murder and the subsequent civil rights and is being made with the help of the Chin estate and executor Helen Zia.
In the summer of 1982, the Chinese American engineer was assaulted at a bar and murdered by two white disgruntled autoworkers,...
Kogonada, who directed Colin Farrell-fronted feature After Yang and a number of episodes of Apple TV+’s Pachinko, and Christopher Radcliff, who wrote and directed 2018 film The Strange Ones and is a writer/producer on HBO’s Matthew McConaughey-fronted limited series A Time For Mercy, will write the series with Kogonada directing.
Deadline revealed in November that the Eternals and Nomadland director Zhao had teamed with Participant to develop the project and it is now moving further along.
It will tell the story of the tragedy of Vincent Chin’s murder and the subsequent civil rights and is being made with the help of the Chin estate and executor Helen Zia.
In the summer of 1982, the Chinese American engineer was assaulted at a bar and murdered by two white disgruntled autoworkers,...
- 8/30/2022
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Fresh off her entry into the MCU with Marvel's "Eternals," writer-director Chloé Zhao is bringing one of the most important American civil rights sagas to the small screen. Zhao joins Participant's limited series (with Global TV SVP Miura Kite supervising under the Participant label), on the killing of Vincent Chin, as an executive producer.
The series, which is being developed in tandem with the Chin estate and its executor, Helen Zia, is the "authorized" account of the landmark case and cultural impact following the beating murder of Chin, a Chinese-American citizen. The "Nomadland" director executive produces alongside Zia, Vicangelo Bulluck,...
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The series, which is being developed in tandem with the Chin estate and its executor, Helen Zia, is the "authorized" account of the landmark case and cultural impact following the beating murder of Chin, a Chinese-American citizen. The "Nomadland" director executive produces alongside Zia, Vicangelo Bulluck,...
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- 11/20/2021
- by Anya Stanley
- Slash Film
Chloé Zhao To Executive Produce Participant’s Limited Scripted Series Inspired By Vincent Chin Story
Exclusive: Oscar-winning Nomadland director Chloé Zhao will help bring the overlooked tragedy of Vincent Chin’s murder and the subsequent civil rights case to TV as she boards Participant’s limited scripted series as an executive producer.
Participant’s upcoming series, which is in development through an exclusive agreement with the Chin estate and executor Helen Zia, will be the only authorized telling of the watershed civil rights case following the 1982 murder.
In the summer of 1982, the Chinese American engineer was assaulted at a bar and murdered by two white disgruntled autoworkers, who assumed Chin was of Japanese descent and blamed him for Japan’s success in the automotive world and for stealing their jobs. He was murdered just four days before his wedding.
Chin’s killers were given lenient sentences of probation and minimal fines. His murder sparked widespread outrage in America and thrust Asian American communities into the...
Participant’s upcoming series, which is in development through an exclusive agreement with the Chin estate and executor Helen Zia, will be the only authorized telling of the watershed civil rights case following the 1982 murder.
In the summer of 1982, the Chinese American engineer was assaulted at a bar and murdered by two white disgruntled autoworkers, who assumed Chin was of Japanese descent and blamed him for Japan’s success in the automotive world and for stealing their jobs. He was murdered just four days before his wedding.
Chin’s killers were given lenient sentences of probation and minimal fines. His murder sparked widespread outrage in America and thrust Asian American communities into the...
- 11/18/2021
- by Alexandra Del Rosario
- Deadline Film + TV
Participant Media’s limited series about Vincent Chin and the landmark civil rights case following his death has added Chloé Zhao as an executive producer.
The Oscar-winning director of Nomadland and The Eternals joins a producing team that also includes journalist and activist Helen Zia — the executor of the Chin estate — and Vicangelo Bulluck, Donald Young and Paula Madison.
“I was deeply moved by Helen’s personal connection to Vincent’s story as well as her incredibly insightful and nuanced perspective on this difficult yet inspiring story,” said Zhao. “I’m very honored to join the team and ...
The Oscar-winning director of Nomadland and The Eternals joins a producing team that also includes journalist and activist Helen Zia — the executor of the Chin estate — and Vicangelo Bulluck, Donald Young and Paula Madison.
“I was deeply moved by Helen’s personal connection to Vincent’s story as well as her incredibly insightful and nuanced perspective on this difficult yet inspiring story,” said Zhao. “I’m very honored to join the team and ...
- 11/18/2021
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Participant Media’s limited series about Vincent Chin and the landmark civil rights case following his death has added Chloé Zhao as an executive producer.
The Oscar-winning director of Nomadland and The Eternals joins a producing team that also includes journalist and activist Helen Zia — the executor of the Chin estate — and Vicangelo Bulluck, Donald Young and Paula Madison.
“I was deeply moved by Helen’s personal connection to Vincent’s story as well as her incredibly insightful and nuanced perspective on this difficult yet inspiring story,” said Zhao. “I’m very honored to join the team and ...
The Oscar-winning director of Nomadland and The Eternals joins a producing team that also includes journalist and activist Helen Zia — the executor of the Chin estate — and Vicangelo Bulluck, Donald Young and Paula Madison.
“I was deeply moved by Helen’s personal connection to Vincent’s story as well as her incredibly insightful and nuanced perspective on this difficult yet inspiring story,” said Zhao. “I’m very honored to join the team and ...
- 11/18/2021
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Maria Zuckerman has been promoted to president of Topic Studios, First Look Media announced Wednesday.
Zuckerman joined Topic in May 2019 as EVP and head of Topic Studios and will now continue to report to the company’s CEO, Michael Bloom. She will continue to lead the studio’s creative vision and overall strategy, including development, financing and production across feature films, documentaries, television and podcasts.
“I’m thrilled to recognize Maria’s role in growing Topic Studios with her promotion to President. Maria and her team have built the Studio into a major creative force, giving new and established voices the opportunity to collaborate and produce truly extraordinary work. I know the Studio will continue to thrive under her leadership, and I can’t wait to see what’s next,” Bloom said in a statement.
“It has been thrilling over the past two years to grow Topic Studios’ reach and slate of productions.
Zuckerman joined Topic in May 2019 as EVP and head of Topic Studios and will now continue to report to the company’s CEO, Michael Bloom. She will continue to lead the studio’s creative vision and overall strategy, including development, financing and production across feature films, documentaries, television and podcasts.
“I’m thrilled to recognize Maria’s role in growing Topic Studios with her promotion to President. Maria and her team have built the Studio into a major creative force, giving new and established voices the opportunity to collaborate and produce truly extraordinary work. I know the Studio will continue to thrive under her leadership, and I can’t wait to see what’s next,” Bloom said in a statement.
“It has been thrilling over the past two years to grow Topic Studios’ reach and slate of productions.
- 7/28/2021
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
The story of Vincent Chin’s 1982 murder, which has been long overlooked in American history, will come to television.
Participant, in an exclusive agreement with the Chin Estate and executor Helen Zia, will develop a scripted limited series inspired by Chin’s tragic murder. The series will be the only authorized telling of the landmark civil rights case following the 1982 murder.
In the summer of 1982 the Chinese American engineer was assaulted at a bar and murdered by two white disgruntled autoworkers, who assumed he was of Japanese descent and blamed him for Japan’s success in the automotive world and for stealing their jobs. He was murdered just four days before his wedding.
Chin’s killers were given lenient sentences of probation and minimal fines. His murder sparked widespread outrage in America and thrust Asian American communities into the limelight and the nation’s raging debates on race. With exclusive...
Participant, in an exclusive agreement with the Chin Estate and executor Helen Zia, will develop a scripted limited series inspired by Chin’s tragic murder. The series will be the only authorized telling of the landmark civil rights case following the 1982 murder.
In the summer of 1982 the Chinese American engineer was assaulted at a bar and murdered by two white disgruntled autoworkers, who assumed he was of Japanese descent and blamed him for Japan’s success in the automotive world and for stealing their jobs. He was murdered just four days before his wedding.
Chin’s killers were given lenient sentences of probation and minimal fines. His murder sparked widespread outrage in America and thrust Asian American communities into the limelight and the nation’s raging debates on race. With exclusive...
- 6/10/2021
- by Alexandra Del Rosario
- Deadline Film + TV
There’s another limited series in the works about the 1982 murder of Vincent Chin, an event that catalyzed a national civil rights movement for Asian Americans, this one from Participant.
Participant announced that it is developing and producing a new limited scripted series inspired by the true story of Chin, a Chinese American who was brutally beaten and killed by two former autoworkers who blamed him for the economic downturn in Detroit.
The project joins another limited series about Chin’s murder — created, written and executive produced by Marilyn Fu — in development at Amazon Studios in association with First Look Media’s Topic Studios.
Meanwhile, last week, a podcast dramatizing Chin’s murder, titled “Hold Still, Vincent,” was pulled by producers after Chin’s family members and Helen Zia, the autoworker-turned-journalist who became a national organizer and spokesperson for the Justice for Vincent Chin Campaign, said they had not been consulted about the project.
Participant announced that it is developing and producing a new limited scripted series inspired by the true story of Chin, a Chinese American who was brutally beaten and killed by two former autoworkers who blamed him for the economic downturn in Detroit.
The project joins another limited series about Chin’s murder — created, written and executive produced by Marilyn Fu — in development at Amazon Studios in association with First Look Media’s Topic Studios.
Meanwhile, last week, a podcast dramatizing Chin’s murder, titled “Hold Still, Vincent,” was pulled by producers after Chin’s family members and Helen Zia, the autoworker-turned-journalist who became a national organizer and spokesperson for the Justice for Vincent Chin Campaign, said they had not been consulted about the project.
- 6/10/2021
- by Todd Spangler
- Variety Film + TV
Participant is developing a scripted limited series about the 1982 murder of Chinese American man Vincent Chin, with help from Asian American activist Helen Zia, who serves as the executor of Chin’s estate.
Zia, the former autoworker-turned-journalist who became a national organizer and the spokesperson for the Justice for Vincent Chin Campaign, will serve as part of the creative team on the project, along with Vicangelo Bulluck, Donald Young and Paula Madison. Miura Kite, senior vice president of Global TV, will oversee the series on behalf of Participant.
Amidst a severe recession following the collapse of the auto industry in the 1980s, the murder of Vincent Chin in Detroit and the lenient sentences of probation and minimal fines for his two white killers sparked widespread outrage in America and thrust Asian American communities into the limelight and the nation’s raging debates on race.
Chin was 27 when he was killed.
Zia, the former autoworker-turned-journalist who became a national organizer and the spokesperson for the Justice for Vincent Chin Campaign, will serve as part of the creative team on the project, along with Vicangelo Bulluck, Donald Young and Paula Madison. Miura Kite, senior vice president of Global TV, will oversee the series on behalf of Participant.
Amidst a severe recession following the collapse of the auto industry in the 1980s, the murder of Vincent Chin in Detroit and the lenient sentences of probation and minimal fines for his two white killers sparked widespread outrage in America and thrust Asian American communities into the limelight and the nation’s raging debates on race.
Chin was 27 when he was killed.
- 6/10/2021
- by Tim Baysinger
- The Wrap
Participant and the estate of Vincent Chin are collaborating on a limited series project about the landmark civil rights case following Chin’s killing in 1982.
News of the authorized retelling comes just days after Hold Still, Vincent, a podcast about Chin’s murder, was pulled following pushback from his estate. Journalist and activist Helen Zia, the executor of the Chin estate, will be part of the creative team on the Participant project along with Vicangelo Bulluck, Donald Young and Paula Madison.
“We are honored to be working with Helen Zia and the Vincent Chin estate. We understand the responsibility ...
News of the authorized retelling comes just days after Hold Still, Vincent, a podcast about Chin’s murder, was pulled following pushback from his estate. Journalist and activist Helen Zia, the executor of the Chin estate, will be part of the creative team on the Participant project along with Vicangelo Bulluck, Donald Young and Paula Madison.
“We are honored to be working with Helen Zia and the Vincent Chin estate. We understand the responsibility ...
- 6/10/2021
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Participant and the estate of Vincent Chin are collaborating on a limited series project about the landmark civil rights case following Chin’s killing in 1982.
News of the authorized retelling comes just days after Hold Still, Vincent, a podcast about Chin’s murder, was pulled following pushback from his estate. Journalist and activist Helen Zia, the executor of the Chin estate, will be part of the creative team on the Participant project along with Vicangelo Bulluck, Donald Young and Paula Madison.
“We are honored to be working with Helen Zia and the Vincent Chin estate. We understand the responsibility ...
News of the authorized retelling comes just days after Hold Still, Vincent, a podcast about Chin’s murder, was pulled following pushback from his estate. Journalist and activist Helen Zia, the executor of the Chin estate, will be part of the creative team on the Participant project along with Vicangelo Bulluck, Donald Young and Paula Madison.
“We are honored to be working with Helen Zia and the Vincent Chin estate. We understand the responsibility ...
- 6/10/2021
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Three days after Hold Still, Vincent was released on all available audio platforms, the star-studded podcast about the 1982 murder of Vincent Chin was disabled by its producers after activist Helen Zia, who represents the Chin estate, revealed that neither she nor Chin’s family had been contacted about the project.
“I’m not dead yet and it’s weird hearing/seeing myself fictionalized by people who have never tried to connect with me or the Estate,” wrote Zia on her Instagram account May 27, a day after all five episodes of Hold Still, Vincent were released. After the state of Michigan sentenced ...
“I’m not dead yet and it’s weird hearing/seeing myself fictionalized by people who have never tried to connect with me or the Estate,” wrote Zia on her Instagram account May 27, a day after all five episodes of Hold Still, Vincent were released. After the state of Michigan sentenced ...
Three days after Hold Still, Vincent was released on all available audio platforms, the star-studded podcast about the 1982 murder of Vincent Chin was disabled by its producers after activist Helen Zia, who represents the Chin estate, revealed that neither she nor Chin’s family had been contacted about the project.
“I’m not dead yet and it’s weird hearing/seeing myself fictionalized by people who have never tried to connect with me or the Estate,” wrote Zia on her Instagram account May 27, a day after all five episodes of Hold Still, Vincent were released. After the state of Michigan sentenced ...
“I’m not dead yet and it’s weird hearing/seeing myself fictionalized by people who have never tried to connect with me or the Estate,” wrote Zia on her Instagram account May 27, a day after all five episodes of Hold Still, Vincent were released. After the state of Michigan sentenced ...
Gemma Chan’s Podcast About Anti-Asian 1982 Murder Pulled After Complaints From Vincent Chin’s Family
“Hold Still, Vincent,” a podcast from actress Gemma Chan about the 1982 murder of Chinese American man Vincent Chin, has been pulled after complaints from his family.
Late last month, Helen Zia, an Asian American activist and journalist who represents the Chin estate, wrote on Instagram that she had not been contacted by A-Major Media or any of the producers of the star-studded podcast. In the podcast, which is based on a screenplay by Johnny Ngo, Zia is voiced by Kelly Marie Tran.
“That said, such an important story deserves to be told and every American should know about what happened to Vincent Chin and about this multiracial, multicultural Asian American-centered civil rights movement,” she wrote. “I hope these various Hollywood projects get the stories right about the Aapi community, because the lessons of the Vincent Chin justice movement are critical to countering today’s tsunami of anti-Asian hate. Creators–please...
Late last month, Helen Zia, an Asian American activist and journalist who represents the Chin estate, wrote on Instagram that she had not been contacted by A-Major Media or any of the producers of the star-studded podcast. In the podcast, which is based on a screenplay by Johnny Ngo, Zia is voiced by Kelly Marie Tran.
“That said, such an important story deserves to be told and every American should know about what happened to Vincent Chin and about this multiracial, multicultural Asian American-centered civil rights movement,” she wrote. “I hope these various Hollywood projects get the stories right about the Aapi community, because the lessons of the Vincent Chin justice movement are critical to countering today’s tsunami of anti-Asian hate. Creators–please...
- 6/4/2021
- by Lindsey Ellefson
- The Wrap
Hold Still, Vincent, the Gemma Chan-produced podcast about the 1982 murder of Vincent Chin, has released all five of its episodes today.
The series from podcast studio Qcode, announced in early April, gets its title from a feature screenplay by Johnny Ngo (CAA, Writ Large) that explores the Asian American civil rights movement that sprang up in the wake of Chin’s killing. Chin, a Chinese American, was beaten to death outside a bar in Detroit by two men who were disgruntled over the loss of American jobs to the Japanese automotive industry. For killing Chin, the two men ultimately each received three ...
The series from podcast studio Qcode, announced in early April, gets its title from a feature screenplay by Johnny Ngo (CAA, Writ Large) that explores the Asian American civil rights movement that sprang up in the wake of Chin’s killing. Chin, a Chinese American, was beaten to death outside a bar in Detroit by two men who were disgruntled over the loss of American jobs to the Japanese automotive industry. For killing Chin, the two men ultimately each received three ...
- 5/26/2021
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Hold Still, Vincent, the Gemma Chan-produced podcast about the 1982 murder of Vincent Chin, has released all five of its episodes today.
The series from podcast studio Qcode, announced in early April, gets its title from a feature screenplay by Johnny Ngo (CAA, Writ Large) that explores the Asian American civil rights movement that sprang up in the wake of Chin’s killing. Chin, a Chinese American, was beaten to death outside a bar in Detroit by two men who were disgruntled over the loss of American jobs to the Japanese automotive industry. For killing Chin, the two men ultimately each received three ...
The series from podcast studio Qcode, announced in early April, gets its title from a feature screenplay by Johnny Ngo (CAA, Writ Large) that explores the Asian American civil rights movement that sprang up in the wake of Chin’s killing. Chin, a Chinese American, was beaten to death outside a bar in Detroit by two men who were disgruntled over the loss of American jobs to the Japanese automotive industry. For killing Chin, the two men ultimately each received three ...
- 5/26/2021
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Amid a spate of anti-Asian hate crimes this past year, the story of Vincent Chin — the 27-year-old Chinese American brutally beaten and killed in 1982 by two former autoworkers, Ronald Ebens and Michael Nitz, who blamed him for the economic downturn in Detroit — has become the focus of renewed interest for the entertainment industry. One project that has been in development for some time is a limited series created, written and executive produced by Marilyn Fu, Variety has learned exclusively, from Amazon Studios in association with First Look Media’s Topic Studios. The Topic Studios project came to Amazon in 2020 and writing is underway.
The still-untitled project, based on the true story of Chin’s murder, will take place in Detroit during the devastating recession in the early ’80s, during which American car companies were being outperformed by Japanese automakers, fueling the racially charged atmosphere that led to Chin’s death...
The still-untitled project, based on the true story of Chin’s murder, will take place in Detroit during the devastating recession in the early ’80s, during which American car companies were being outperformed by Japanese automakers, fueling the racially charged atmosphere that led to Chin’s death...
- 5/4/2021
- by Elaine Low
- Variety Film + TV
Gold House has revealed its list of the 100 Most Impactful Asians of the Year. Vice President Kamala Harris, Oscar winners H.E.R. and Chloé Zhao, and the K-pop group Blackpink are among the list of politicians, entrepreneurs, athletes and entertainers honored.
The nonprofit, which seeks to elevate Asian voices and their cultural impact on society, is working to reshape public opinion through affirming media portrayals. Bob Iger, Daniel Dae Kim, George Takei, Lea Salonga, Lisa Ling, Michael B. Jordan and Michelle Yeoh served as the judges this year.
Bing Chen, president and co-founder of Gold House said, “Our leaders can no longer just be great — they must be good. They can’t just represent us in celebration — they must also elevate us when we’re in pain. That’s why this year’s Gold House A100 List spotlights leaders who were excellent in achievement and eminent in activism. This is, in so many ways,...
The nonprofit, which seeks to elevate Asian voices and their cultural impact on society, is working to reshape public opinion through affirming media portrayals. Bob Iger, Daniel Dae Kim, George Takei, Lea Salonga, Lisa Ling, Michael B. Jordan and Michelle Yeoh served as the judges this year.
Bing Chen, president and co-founder of Gold House said, “Our leaders can no longer just be great — they must be good. They can’t just represent us in celebration — they must also elevate us when we’re in pain. That’s why this year’s Gold House A100 List spotlights leaders who were excellent in achievement and eminent in activism. This is, in so many ways,...
- 5/3/2021
- by Jazz Tangcay
- Variety Film + TV
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