Vincent Chin Limited Series in Development at Participant, With Support of His Estate
Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorThere’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