The next series to join the Star Wars franchise has surprised many, and we break down the reasons why.

With his new role as Freddy Alvarez in The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare on the horizon, we dives into the actor’s explosive career and review his most prominent roles.

To celebrate the release of Kung Fu Panda 4, we select the top five most iconic moments of the popular series.

&ASIAN sits down with actress Kanako Nakano from Sondheim's Pacific Overtures, to talk about heritage, creating a character, and the magic of this brand new adaptation of the famous musical.

Best known for her role of Eliza in hit musical "Hamilton", Grammy award-winning actress Phillipa Soo chats about her fantastic new project, the Audible Original "The Takedown".

As his triumphant run of 'Great Expectation' comes to a close at the Royal Exchange, actor Esh Alladi chats to &ASIAN about his experiences, and why audiences should catch the production while they still can.

Amazon Prime’s 'The Boys' spinoff is unapologetic mania that lives up to its predecessor.

The Father and the Assassin at The National Theatre in London is an extraordinary production about the life of Nathuram Godse, Mahatma Gandhi's assassin.

Dr. Ian Manborde, Equity's Equalities and Education Officer, had a brief chat with &ASIAN about his role in the organisation, and how it helps actors and performers in the UK.

Actor Daniel York Loh is gracing the West End stage this summer alongside Mark Rylance in the critically acclaimed play, Dr Semmelweis. He looks back on the experiences that brought him here in a letter to his younger self.

The minds and talents behind the film open up about the hardships and joys of working on ELEMENTAL at its Virtual Global Press Conference.

This June, comedian, executive producer and Korean-American adoptee Edward Pokropski debuts his brand new show, Case 84: Adopted in the U.S.A, an eye-opening show that uses comedy to explore how the media shapes our misconceptions about adoption. He takes us through some of his greatest artistic inspirations below.

With his beautiful new play "Duck" taking center stage at the Arcola Theatre in London, talented playwright maatin talks about the work that made him the artist he is today.

Get ready to meet Leo Buckley, one of the stars of the new play "Worth"!

In the epilogue to Aimée Kwan's exclusive interview with &ASIAN, we share a couple of extra cuts from the photoshoot, as well as a few videos and special comments from Aimée herself.

With her role of Mia in John Wick: Chapter 4, actor, writer and multi-hyphenate Aimée Kwan finds herself in the biggest spotlight of her career. She chats to us about film, friends, football and more.

The director behind well-loved Japanese film Missing lifts this horror-mystery manga off the page and onto the small screen to great effect.

Choi Minsik's charismatically complex Korean casino boss is back on our screens once more.

Thinking of visiting the biggest East and South East Asian arts festival in London this spring? Daniel York Loh, Kakilang Festival's associate artistic director, takes us through five things all prospective visitors can look forward to.

Get ready to meet Natasha Kalimada, one of the stars of new movie "Babylon"!

At the Brooklyn Academy of Music, Keng Sen Ong’s production of ‘Trojan Women’ stages a fearless defence of art.

&ASIAN chats with renowned director Keng Sen Ong on artmaking within capitalism, the transcendence of cultural exchange and the timeless tension of being one in a collective.

From The Office to Ant-Man, Aquaman to Fresh Off The Boat, Randall Park has cut his teeth on some of the most impressive and loved properties around. Now helming Netflix' newest workplace comedy, he delves deep into childhood memories of Blockbuster, the Hallyu Wave and where he ends and his new character begins.

Starring in hot new detective show Reasonable Doubt, Tim Jo opens up about his new role, the beauty of POC-centred creativity and how to live a truly happy life.

The star of FOX's 'The Cleaning Lady' on growing up in Paris, her parents' influence and her approach to acting.

&ASIAN sits down with old soul actor Allegra Teo to chat about growing up on set, staying grounded off set, and her two feature film projects both screening at CinefestOZ 2022!

&ASIAN is joined by playwright Kyo Choi and artistic director Kumiko Mendl for a discussion on Choi's new play ‘The Apology’ and what it means to be feminine in the East Asian diaspora.

India’s first original cinematic universe, the Āstraverse, sets its sights on a whole new slate of epic storytelling for audiences around the world.

Mindy Kaling and Lang Fisher’s cherished coming-of-age series Never Have I Ever returns to Netflix for a third season, and despite an overzealous and weak start, finds its footing as a chaotic but endearing classic.

&ASIAN sat down with the wonderful Ramona Young, one of the stars of Netflix’s beloved dramedy Never Have I Ever, to hear what she had to say about her journey into acting, Asian representation and what fans can expect from the upcoming third season.

Director Han Jae-rim and a talented cast tell the story of a plane flight gone horribly wrong.

Amazon Prime's adaptation of the famous Image comic shines through its four young main cast members.

Several of cast and crew from 'Thirteen Lives' sat down with press to talk further about their involvement in the newest Ron Howard film, based on the true story of the 2018 Tham Luang cave rescue.

As Season One of Amazon Prime's reality dating show wraps up, &ASIAN got the chance to sit down with two of its stars to chat about good dates, red flags and more. In part two, we talk to content creator and social media maven Kasey Ma.

As Season One of Amazon Prime's reality dating show wraps up, &ASIAN got the chance to sit down with two of its stars to chat about good dates, red flags and more. In part one, we talk to thoughtful lawyer Vince Xu.

The actor-writer chatted with &ASIAN about industry differences across the pond, her favourite past gigs and exploring her sexy side.

The Disney+ series successfully translates the beloved character from the comics to television screens.

Amazon Prime's newest series, based on the novels by Jack Carr, is perfect for fans of action-conspiracy dramas.

With a resume that features some incredible characters from the big and small screen, Karen Fukuhara returns once more as Kimiko on Amazon's 'The Boys'. &ASIAN had a chance to ask her a few questions about her work, Kimiko's development this season, and more!

Director Ron Howard's next upcoming movie looks at the story that gripped the world in 2018: the Tham Luang cave rescue that saw thirteen boys and their soccer coach fighting for their lives whilst trapped in a cave in Chiang Rai. Select cast and crew were on hand to preview the upcoming movie.

An unforgiving look into our present and possible futures, NPO’s set design and performance-driven casting reminds us that the line between theatre and real life exists only in our minds.

The smart and provocative superhero drama returns for another season to hold up a mirror to this strange world of ours.

Ahead of the London premiere of his new play “No Particular Order,” UK-based Singaporean playwright Joel Tan shares his thoughts on code-switching, bending time on a stage and the distorting effects of an audience’s gaze.

&ASIAN's Joa Siqi Yang sat down with previous &ASIAN cover star Tasbir Malle for a roundtable chat on a film project she was involved in: Create50. Chris Jones, filmmaker, author, screenwriter and founder of Create50, also popped by.

Michelle Lukiman is having a hell of a ride in Hollywood. From featuring in 'The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey' with Samuel L. Jackson, to now starring in 'Bosch: Legacy', she continues to trailblaze and raise awareness around her Indonesian heritage.

The newest installment of the Marvel cinematic universe is as trippy, fun and captivating as its name suggests.

An unlikely hound endeavors to become a samurai hero this summer in Paramount's newest animated adventure!

Shondaland’s Bridgerton is back for a second season, and &ASIAN were invited to hear the cast and crew dish about representation, ‘earned’ sex scenes and difficult-to-work-with corgis.

Following the colossal success of its first season, Bridgerton returns for a second season with South Asian leads.

The adaptation of Min Jin Lee's 2017 New York Times Bestseller quickly sets itself up as one of the best TV shows of the year.

Fivel Stewart takes to the silver screen alongside Sandra Oh in brand new movie Umma, where her character Chris grapples with an unconventional upbringing and a troubled mother. The actress sits down with &ASIAN to tell us about bringing her character to life.

Writer-director Iris. K Shim makes her directorial debut with Sandra Oh playing Amanda, a mother dealing with the traumatic memories of her own mother, and how this affects her relationship with her daughter Chris (Fivel Stewart).

&ASIAN sits down with writer-director Iris K. Shim ahead of her Sandra Oh and Sam Raimi produced psychological thriller Umma.

Film and TV legend Sandra Oh is joined by talented newcomer Rosalie Chiang as mother-daughter duo Ming and Mei in Pixar's new movie Turning Red, about 13-year-old Mei's ability to shapeshift into a red panda, and the chaos that ensues! The two join us for a brief chat ahead of the movie's opening worldwide.

Bruce Kuei and Benjamin Su have a slew of impressive Pixar credits between them: from Bruce's work on Coco, Up and Inside Out to the cover art Benjamin does for Marvel Comics alongside his Pixar work. The two of them sit down with &ASIAN to chat about their work on Pixar's newest movie 'Turning Red', their favorite moments from the film, and more.

&ASIAN's Aimée Kwan had a chance to briefly sit down with Turning Red's Academy Award-winning director Domee Shi and Lindsey Collins, the producer behind WALL-E, Finding Dory, and many more Pixar gems. Check out what they had to say below!

In the feature directorial debut from Academy Award-winner Domee Shi, Pixar have released another emotional, sweet and complex story, this time exploring teenage growing pains through the Chinese-Canadian experience.

&ASIAN celebrates the release of Pixar's latest movie with a whole week of content... just for you!

Sonali Battacharyya’s newest play explores ideology, sisterhood and Islamophobia in the British-Asian sphere.

In an interview with &ASIAN, creator-performer Hannah Kumari shares how her experiences as a mixed race footie fan inspired ‘ENG-ER-LAND’, an unmissable new play that seeks to bridge the gap between callous banter and true acceptance.

In an interview with &ASIAN, British actor Safiyya Ingar charms us with her endless passion and vulnerability as we discuss post-COVID theatre, history GCSEs and embracing their success.

Screenwriter Tasbir Malle knows that being a writer in the entertainment industry is no easy thing: yet between developing new stories, discovering a positive balance between her work and her health, and advocating for spinal cord injury patients, she has never lost her incredible drive to find both hope and truth in her work.

&ASIAN's Aarabi Baheerathan and Yin Ting Lau sit down to discuss all the drama, nuance and storytelling in the first five episodes of The Cleaning Lady!

The Cleaning Lady is FOX’s first primetime drama series created and led by an AAPI woman, screenwriter-producer Miranda Kwok, and stars French-Cambodian actress, Élodie Yung as Thony, a Cambodian doctor who moves to the United States to get medical treatment for her son, but inadvertently finds herself cleaning up after mobsters. We sat down with Miranda and Elodie to chat about the show.

We spoke to the Emperor of Mercury Theatre's 'Aladdin', Minal Patel, about his thoughts on diverse casting, his experiences featuring in this new rendition of Aladdin and what he would wish for if he ever had his own genie.

In an interview with &ASIAN, British actor Jonny Khan tells all about his experiences as an actor in the world of theatre post-covid, and dishes on starring in Tom Wright’s new play ‘Very Special Guest Star.’

Tom Wright’s newest venture depicts what happens when erotic experiments unearth shocking secrets and lies, with an intimacy so profound, it verges on voyeurism.

Unleashed in theatres May 2022, The #DCSuperPets are ready to sit, stay, save the world.

Are we living in 2021 or 2000? It doesn’t matter anymore, because everything past is everything now: we’ve got a fourth Matrix movie coming and it looks slick as hell. The team breaks a few of the looks down.

With the new release of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s new movie Tick, Tick… Boom!, a diverse set of performing arts public high schools in Los Angeles, Baltimore, Chicago, Dallas and one youth theater in New York have released a music video performing “Louder Than Words,” an iconic ballad from the semi-biographical music by Jonathan Larson.

Upcoming Pixar film 'Turning Red' locks down some exciting big names ahead of the film's 2022 release.

Leading up to the release of Netflix’s live-action adaptation of Cowboy Bebop, &ASIAN attended the virtual listening party for Steve Aoki’s exclusive remix of “Tank!”, where the DJ and the show's star John Cho chatted about the new adaptation, representation and more. Yin Ting Lau reports back below...

TV Host Jelisa Shanjana has crafted a successful career in TV and broadcasting despite a degree in law suggesting she might go down a different path. She tells Yin Ting Lau about a life in the public eye, championing women's voices and the importance of stepping back from social media.

In the studio's most ambitious film since 'Avengers: Endgame', a star-studded cast and crew push the boundaries of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

After a fascinating career that saw Sumalee Montano quit a highly lucrative investment banking job to transition into being a successful voiceover actress, she now steps even more into the spotlight as she takes on the role of Inoue Sato in the new adaptation of Dan Brown's 'The Lost Symbol'. Here, she sits down with &ASIAN's Yin Ting Lau to chat about representation, being part of such a well-known story, and much more.

In an interview with &ASIAN's Yin Ting Lau, Hmong-Australian playwright Michelle Lee chats about her experiences as an Asian writer, and which of her experiences and inspirations influenced her brand new play, 'RICE'.

The prolific Bollywood actress is going global with a new international rom-com and lifestyle brand on the way.

Marvel has taken one of their lesser-known properties and reimagined him into a new, modern-day hero that embraces his identity. (This review features very minor spoilers).

The newest episode of Freeform’s Good Trouble pulls off a beautiful depiction of the Lunar New Year holiday. We sit down with one of the stars of the show - Sherry Cola - to talk about Asian representation, queer Asians in TV and all the cultural nuances you can find in the episode.

In the second of a two part series with some movers and shakers at Netflix UK, &ASIAN sits down with Aneeka Verma from Film Publicity (EMEA).

In the first of a two part series with some movers and shakers at Netflix UK, &ASIAN sits down with An Nguyen from Consumer Insights UK Production & Marketing.

To say Ken Mok has had an interesting life in the entertainment industry would be an understatement. He earned a Golden Globe and Emmy nomination for his work on Joy featuring Jennifer Lawrence, worked with Tyra Banks to make America’s Next Top Model and was the founder of reality TV show Making the Band long before reality TV had reached its heyday. Now, &ASIAN sits down with Ken to talk to him about his feature film debut, The Right One.

The &ASIAN team got a chance to sit down with Dr Pushpinder Chowdury MBE and Dr Ashvin Devasundaram from the UK Asian Film Festival to ask them about setting up a festival during the pandemic, the importance of UKAFF in today's media landscape, and what they hope for diversity in the future.

When we sat down with Dr Pushpinder Chowdhury MBE and Dr Ashvin Devasundaram for a chat, we at &ASIAN got a chance to ask them about how they’re approaching mental health in the industry and much more - catch their thoughts here!