Pack your bags, everyone! Loveboat, Taipei, the instant New York Times bestseller that was author Abigail Hing Wen’s debut, is being adapted into a movie called Love in Taipei, which means that it’s time for us to take a trip to Taiwan! Okay, fine, maybe we all have responsibilities so can’t actually just up and go, but wouldn’t that be amazing?! At least we can celebrate. ACE Entertainment—the company behind To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before and Irreplaceable You—and 1 Productions Film Co. are the ones adapting Loveboat into a movie! To say we’re excited is a vast understatement; just take it from the author herself.
So this happened. 🤣🤣🤣 I am beyond thrilled to be working with ACE Entertainment, producers of @jennyhan's To All the Boys I've Loved Before to bring #LoveboatTaipei to the big screen. Thank you to all for being on this journey with me! https://t.co/TsfBPxY9Hr
— Abigail Hing Wen Updates (@abigailhingwen) February 24, 2020
Loveboat, Taipei introduces us to 18-year-old Ever Wong, who is sent by her parents to Taiwan to study Mandarin the summer before she’s supposed to begin med school in the fall.
But Chien Tan, nicknamed Loveboat by its students, is nothing like Ever expected. She enters a world filled with nightlife, snake-blood sake, and even love. This summer, Ever is determined to break all the rules she’s lived by her whole life, and it’ll be one she’ll never forget. We can guarantee you’ll fall in love with the entire cast—because, yes, Team Epic Reads is still debating between #TeamRick and #TeamXavier.
If Crazy Rich Asians made you fall in love with Singapore, then Loveboat, Taipei is sure to make you fall for the rich culture and glamour that Taiwan has to offer.
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Update: Love in Taipei is available to stream on Netflix on August 9!
We loved this film when it came out on Paramount+, and definitely plan to throw a watch party. Who’s with us?!
Update: We have a trailer!!!
Update: We have a release date on Paramount+!!!
Entertainment Weekly announced the release date of Love in Taipei! The film will be available to stream on Paramount+ on August 10. Our calendars are marked!! Check out the article for more info plus exclusive first-look, behind the scenes photos of Ashley Liao, Ross Butler, Nico Hiraga, and Chelsea Zhang, aka Ever, Rick, Xavier, and Sophie!
Update: We have a cast!!!
Cue screaming forever. You can learn even more about the characters (and the stereotypes they break) here!
At long last, the incredibly talented leads for #LoveboatTaipei! Thank yous @RossButler @ashleyjliao @chelseatzhang & Nico Hiraga, @ACEFILMTV & director extraordinaire @ArvinChen! So excited for the journey ahead.https://t.co/DynhNMfPNe pic.twitter.com/45yaLf9u2n
— Abigail Hing Wen Updates (@abigailhingwen) November 11, 2021
The Cast
- Ashley Liao plays Ever, our main character who is begrudgingly shipped off to Taipei for the summer by her parents to study Mandarin. Or so she thinks. She ends up learning a whole lot more about life—and love—than she bargained for in one crazy summer.
- Ross Butler plays Rick, the bane of Ever’s existence. Referred to by Ever as ‘Boy Wonder’, Rick is the perfect, prodigious teen all the parents love. Only, he has some secrets of his own that are about to come to light this summer.
- Nico Hiraga plays Xavier, the bad boy artist who’s dating Sophie at the beginning of summer, but can’t seem take his eyes off Ever…which will make Sophie very unhappy.
- Chelsea Zhang plays Sophie, the charismatic, fashionable and ultra-competent It girl who has a bone or two to pick with Ever. The two girls have a lot to learn from each other. But could they also become, unexpectedly, friends?
Quick hits for ‘Loveboat, Taipei’
- Get Ready for the Ride of Your Life With This Sneak Peek From Loveboat, Taipei
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- Break All the Rules in this First Look at the Loveboat, Taipei Book Trailer
- What Your Favorite Loveboat, Taipei Outfit Says About You
- Let’s Play a Game of Never Have I Ever: Loveboat, Taipei Edition
About Loveboat, Taipei
Praised as “an intense rush of rebellion and romance” by #1 New York Times bestselling author Stephanie Garber, this romantic and layered debut from Abigail Hing Wen is “a roller-coaster ride of romance and self-discovery.” (Kirkus)
“Our cousins have done this program,” Sophie whispers. “Best kept secret. Zero supervision.”
And just like that, Ever Wong’s summer takes an unexpected turn. Gone is Chien Tan, the strict educational program in Taiwan that Ever was expecting. In its place, she finds Loveboat: a summer-long free-for-all where hookups abound, adults turn a blind eye, snake-blood sake flows abundantly, and the nightlife runs nonstop.
But not every student is quite what they seem:
Ever is working toward becoming a doctor but nurses a secret passion for dance.
Rick Woo is the Yale-bound child prodigy bane of Ever’s existence whose perfection hides a secret.
Boy-crazy, fashion-obsessed Sophie Ha turns out to have more to her than meets the eye.
And under sexy Xavier Yeh’s shell is buried a shameful truth he’ll never admit.
When these students’ lives collide, it’s guaranteed to be a summer Ever will never forget.
Keep checking back for updates! And in the meantime—are you as pumped as we are to see Loveboat hit the big screen? Let us know down below.