A sequel for the groundbreaking Joy Luck Club is in development almost 30 years after it was initially released in 1993. The film, based on the Amy Tan novel of the same name, is a multigenerational tale of Chinese born mothers and their Chinese American daughters as they navigate their lives in San Francisco.

The original was directed by Wayne Wang and starred Tsai Chin, Kieu Chinh, Lisa Lu, and Frances Nuyen. It was the first mainstream American movie to have a fully Asian cast.

The film was instrumental in increasing Asian American representation in the media and it was acclaimed for its depiction of immigrant women. The success of the film is credited with paving the way for other mainstream films with Asian casts like Crazy Rich Asians and Marvel’s Chang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings.

In the sequel, the daughters are mothers and the mothers become grandmothers as they continue to tell stories of their history and culture for a new generation.

Tan and Oscar winner Ronald Bass, the screenwriters of the original film, signed on to write the sequel. The film is being produced by Hyde Park Entertainment Group with Ashok Amritraj and The Judge’s Jeff Kleeman as producers.

The mothers in the original cast are in talks to return for the sequel. So far, no director has been named.