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Awkwafina: The Unlikely Cook

2026 · 1 season

A breezy, good-natured travelogue that mixes gentle laughs with food and family warmth, easy to dip into.

Genres
Documentary
Starring
Awkwafina, Jimmy O. Yang, Roy Choi
Tagline
Awkwafina sets off on a culinary road trip to revive her family's restaurant.
Overview
Hollywood actor and comedian Nora Lum (a.k.a. Awkwafina) is the descendant of restaurant royalty...but she can't cook. Join the star on an inspiring culinary road trip as she learns the craft and attempts to revive her family's beloved Chinese eatery.

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Stream in the UK
  • Apple TV
More options Data from JustWatch
Genres
Documentary
Starring
Awkwafina, Jimmy O. Yang, Roy Choi
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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • identity
  • work
  • healing
  • ambition
Places
  • road trip
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
family
Form
  • documentary
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour6
Realism8
Romance1
Tension2
Darkness1
Complexity2
Emotional weight4

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Details

Genres
documentary
Written by
Amy Hoggart, Sara Barron
Starring
Awkwafina, Jimmy O. Yang, Roy Choi, Martin Yan
Music
Fergus Brignall
Cinematography
Sam Hardy
Length
1 seasons, 8 episodes
Network
Apple TV
Country
United Kingdom
Languages
English

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