Freeform’s Coming-of-Age Drama ‘AZNBBGRL’ Unveils Main Cast
thewrap.comFreeform and 20th Television’s “AZNBBGRL” has unveiled its main cast. The coming-of-age drama — about three Asian American teenagers in the vibrant Vietnamese community of Little Saigon in Orange County, Calif. — will star Cathy Bui, Lynn Kim Do and Jazelle Villanueva.The one-hour-long episodes will follow the three teens’ “desire to break free from generational expectations and carve out their own place in the world.
Together, these three very different women find escape and form a bond deeper than family when they become entangled with a street gang that offers them a way out.”Bui will portray Anh, a driven girl focused on getting into an elite college.
However, her dream is derailed when she and her best friend Jenny (Do) are forced into a scheme that gets them caught in the crosshairs of a street gang.
Villanueva plays Dang-Dang, a fearless young woman who can’t seem to escape her troubled past and is initially at odds with Jenny.Quentin Nguyen-Duy, Alejandro Akara, Audrey Huynh and Cat Ly round out the ensemble.
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