{"id":997044,"date":"2026-01-08T20:09:31","date_gmt":"2026-01-08T20:09:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/?p=464621"},"modified":"2026-01-08T20:09:31","modified_gmt":"2026-01-08T20:09:31","slug":"ali-wongs-new-netflix-animated-show-looks-like-all-my-high-school-dreams-come-true","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/ali-wongs-new-netflix-animated-show-looks-like-all-my-high-school-dreams-come-true\/","title":{"rendered":"Ali Wong\u2019s new Netflix animated show looks like all my high school dreams come true"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure> <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-caption=\"\" data-portal-copyright=\"\" data-has-syndication-rights=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/ali-wongs-new-netflix-animated-show-looks-like-all-my-high-school-dreams-come-true.jpg\" \/><figcaption><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">In Netflix\u2019s new animated series, <em>Jentry Chau vs the Underworld<\/em>, a Chinese-American girl (played by comedian Ali Wong, who also executive produces the show) must harness the supernatural powers she\u2019s repressed her whole life in order to fight a bunch of demons from the underworld. The first teaser for the show reveals the legion of Chinese folkloric figures that Jentry must fight, all in vibrant neon color, and also Jentry trying to fit in and Just Be Normal through the mortifying ordeal of small-town high school. <\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">In short, this looks like a show that I would\u2019ve totally eaten up in high school (and well, let\u2019s be real, I will <em>still <\/em>eat up).\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">\u00a0\u201cSometimes finding your self-identity is coming face-to-face with your own demon,\u201d series creator Echo Wu said to Tudum. \u201cThere are different layers to what that means. It rings quite true in Jentry. She&#8217;s trying to figure out what these powers mean to her. Are they part of her? Are they cursing her? You see this character trying to figure out who she is.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">The show boasts an all-star Asian-American cast including Wong, Bowen Yang (<em>Fire Island<\/em>), Lori Tan Chinn (<em>Orange is the New Black<\/em>), Lucy Liu (<em>Kill Bill<\/em>), and Jimmy O. Yang (<em>Silicon Valley<\/em>).<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">Jentry Chau vs the Underworld <em>premieres on Netflix on Dec. 5.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/animation-cartoons\/464621\/jentry-chau-vs-the-underworld-netflix-teaser-ali-wng\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In Netflix\u2019s new animated series, Jentry Chau vs the Underworld, a Chinese-American girl (played by comedian Ali Wong, who also executive produces the show) must harness the supernatural powers she\u2019s repressed her whole life in order to fight a bunch of demons from the underworld. The first teaser for the show reveals the legion of Chinese folkloric figures that Jentry must fight, all in vibrant neon color, and also Jentry trying to fit in and Just Be Normal through the mortifying ordeal of small-town high school. In short, this looks like a show that I would\u2019ve totally eaten up in high school (and well, let\u2019s be real, I will still eat up).\u00a0 \u00a0\u201cSometimes finding your self-identity is coming face-to-face with your own demon,\u201d series creator&hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"excerpt-more\"><a class=\"blog-excerpt button\" href=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/ali-wongs-new-netflix-animated-show-looks-like-all-my-high-school-dreams-come-true\/\">Read More&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":997045,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-997044","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-polygon"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Ali Wong\u2019s new Netflix animated show 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