"Interior Chinatown" creator Charles Yu admitted he didn't think his novel could be adapted to screen when he was first approached with the idea.

Charles Yu adapts his award-winning novel into a series that is both starkly different from the original and frustratingly familiar.

Charles Yu won acclaim for his novel satirizing Hollywood cliches. Four years later, he’s the one writing the scripts.

The Hulu series unfolds in a Chinatown that “is both physical and psychological,” said Charles Yu, the creator. Here’s a look at how four key settings bring the story to life.