‘The Son Of Good Fortune’: Lulu Wang & Riz Ahmed Teaming Up To Develop A New Comedy Series For Amazon

Lulu Wang is one of the most exciting filmmakers working today. Riz Ahmed is one of the most versatile and interesting actors and producers around. And with their powers combined? Let’s just say fun things are bound to happen. And that fun thing has a title, “The Son of Good Fortune.”

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According to Variety, Lulu Wang is teaming up with Riz Ahmed to develop a new comedy series for Amazon titled “The Son of Good Fortune.” The series is based on the novel by Lysley Tenorio and follows the coming-of-age story of an undocumented Filipino teen being raised by his former B-star actress mother in the San Francisco Bay area. The series is being written and produced by Andrew Lopez. 

Wang is probably best known for her most recent feature, “The Farewell.” But ‘Good Fortune’ is not her first experience in the TV realm. The filmmaker is also in the middle of putting the finishing touches on her highly-anticipated TV series, “Expats,” where she serves as writer, director, producer, and showrunner. 

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Ahmed, on the other hand, is best known for his acting roles but has been more and more involved with producing in recent years. Not only was he a producer on his incredible film, “Sound of Metal,” but he is also a producer on the Oscar contender documentary, “Flee.” 

All that to say, “The Son of Good Fortune” has all the makings of a truly exciting series. With Wang, Ahmed, and Lopez teaming up to tell his coming-of-age story, Amazon Prime Video might have something special on its hands.