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Computer Animation alum Echo Wu’s new animated series Jentry Chau vs. the Underworld was released on Netflix last month. The eponymous character of the series is voiced by comedian, writer, and actor Ali Wong, who is joined by familiar voices Lori Tan Chinn (Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens, Orange Is the New Black), Lucy Liu (Kill Bill, Charlie’s Angels), and Jimmy O. Yang (Interior Chinatown, Silicon Valley). The show received 100% on Rotten Tomatoes.

The animation follows Chinese-American 16-year-old Jentry, who has just discovered she is being hunted by a demon king who hopes to steal the superpowers she’s been hiding her whole life, while also navigating run-of-the-mill teen problems. 

Echo Wu ’16 is the creator, showrunner, and executive producer of the series. All 13 episodes are streaming now on Netflix.

You can watch the trailer here:

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07/26/2024

Computer Animation alum releasing Netflix animated series

Still from thesis film.
Still from Wu’s Computer Animation thesis film The Wishgranter.

Ringling College of Art and Design alum Echo Wu ’16, Computer Animation, is currently in post-production on her Netflix animated series, Jentry Chau vs. The Underworld.

As creator and director of Jentry Chau vs. The Underworld, she shared that the series is inspired in part by her own experiences as a first-generation Chinese-American. It follows a teenage girl with superpowers who battles demons while navigating high school in a small Texas town. Stand-up comedian, writer, and actress Ali Wong gives voice to the main character Jentry. 

Wu was listed as one of Variety magazine’s 2024 “10 Animators to Watch” for the Netflix series. In addition to her own life, she told Variety that she was also inspired by Gen Z and “their love of random humor and unhinged personalities.” 

In 2016 and 2017, Wu and Ringling classmates Kaloyan Athannassov and John McDonald won recognition from the Student Academy Awards, the College Emmys, and a number of film festivals for their senior thesis film, The Wishgranter. Read more about that film and its reception in our news archives.

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Office of Marketing and Communications
communications@ringling.edu
941-309-4008