Sixteen months after its debut, Netflix's documentary Bringing Empire is now in its second season. From heiress Anna Shay to her fellow Queen Bee and sometimes nemesis Christine Chiu, the first season followed the community of wealthy Asian and Asian-American entrepreneurs and heiresses in L.A. Their luxurious lifestyles and diasporic traditions go behind the curtain. gave us a peek behind the curtain of their opulent lifestyles and diasporic traditions. Season 2 brings even more glamour, an emerging relationship between the two cast members, and the introduction of a new face. Let's take a closer look at the cast of the second season of Bringing Empire.

Crider is a model who grew up in Philadelphia and became friends with the Bling Empire crew after moving to LA. He is the emotional heart of the show, often saying what the audience is thinking (a variation on "How much does this cost?") and being open about his childhood adoption from Korea and his recovery from alcoholism. He is also a motivational speaker and has launched a supplement brand called Be More Matcha.

A billionaire and practicing Buddhist, Lim's family wealth comes from industries like oil and real estate, and in the show's first season, he reportedly "owns shopping malls that go into Singapore, Thailand, and all of Southeast Asia." The show's first season served as the crew's guide to the world of luxury. More recently, she has been very active in Selling Sunset's Oppenheim Group (open in new tab) as a realtor and became Fenty Beauty's first Southeast Asian ambassador. She is one of the group's queen bees, influential enough to shut down Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills for a lavish Chinese New Year party. In Season 1, she occasionally bumps into Anna, the group's other queen bee, and confides in her about her fertility journey and the possibility of a second child.

Heiress and philanthropist Anna Shay, the group's other queen bee, is the eccentric and hilarious daughter of an American defense contractor and his Russian-Japanese wife. She is also a nonsensical and loyal friend, and filmed a scene in which she says the contractor is an "idiot" while tearing down her own closet wall. According to Town & Country (opens in new tab), she is currently leading a social life and also training to become a licensed contractor.

Lee is a socialite and DJ whom Lim called "the Calvin Harris of Asia" in Season 1; she started out as a model and actress, walking in major shows and appearing in music videos and movies before building a career as a DJ, working with the likes of Steve Aoki and Diplo She toured with stars. He also won a Wynn Nightlife residency (open in new tab) last year, when Season 2 was filming.

For her time on the show, she became friends with Kreider in season 1 when she helped him find his biological father, and sparks flew between the two in season 2.

Chinese-born Lee is a television and film producer and high-tech investor. She was previously married to the founder of a high-tech company who was arrested for "one of the biggest cyber scams in U.S. history," but rebuilt her life after their divorce. Season 1 featured her tumultuous relationship with Power Rangers actor Andrew Gray, but according to Page Six (opens in new tab), the two have been on the rocks for over a year.

Xie, a Chinese-American high-tech heiress, is a former equestrian champion and fashion influencer who attends events around the world. Raised in Silicon Valley, she got into fashion as a teenager and shows off her sense of style on her Instagram and YouTube unboxing channel (opens in new tab) At 24, she is also the youngest member of the Bring Empire crew.

Chan is a businesswoman and heir to a denim empire. Hinting on the show that her mother wanted a more traditional life, she gave up her music career and now shares two children, 5-year-old Jadore and 2-year-old Jevon, with her longtime partner Jesse Lee, who works for the family furniture company.

The storyline in Season 1 depicted her pregnancy with Jevon and her grief after her mother's death. She also successfully made a surprise proposal to Lee, whom she was dating at the time. Lee then proposed to Chang in Paris last August and secretly married her a week later in Champagne, France, according to People (opens in new tab).

One of the show's newest members, Dorothy Wang, is a familiar face to fans of the e. reality show. The Chinese-American real estate heiress previously appeared on Rich Kids of Beverly Hills from 2014 to 2016 and also appeared on E.'s Famously Single and The Steve Harvey Show. In addition to her reality TV career, she also runs her own travel blog (opens in new tab) and recently relocated from Beverly Hills, where she grew up, to New York City.

Also joining the show is Morris, a Vietnamese philanthropist and influencer married to conglomerate CEO Don Morris; according to Netflix, Mimi comes from humble beginnings (opens in new tab), and Mimi and her siblings lived on scant food and resources during the Vietnam War They lived on little food and resources. She later moved to LA and started her own business. She and her husband have three children and live in Orange County, CA.