Warrior (TV series)
| Warrior | |
|---|---|
| Genre | |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) |
Jonathan Tropper Justin Lin Shannon Lee |
| Production company(s) | Tropper Schickler Productions |
| Distributor | HBO |
| Release | |
| Original network | Cinemax |
| Picture format | 1080i (HDTV) |
Warrior is an upcoming American action television series created by Jonathan Tropper and Justin Lin set to air on Cinemax beginning in 2019.[1] It is based on an original idea by Bruce Lee.[2][3][4]
Plot
Set at the times of the Tong Wars in the late 1800s in San Francisco, the series follows a martial arts prodigy originating in China who moves to San Francisco and ends up becoming a hatchet man for the most powerful tong in Chinatown.
Cast
- Andrew Koji as Ah Sahm[5]
- Olivia Cheng as Ah Toy[5]
- Jason Tobin as Young Jun[5]
- Dianne Doan as Mai Ling[5]
- Kieran Bew as Officer “Big Bill” O’Hara[5]
- Dean S. Jagger as Dan Leary[5]
- Joanna Vanderham as Penelope Blake[5]
- Tom Weston-Jones as Richard Lee[5]
- Hoon Lee as Wang Chao[5]
- Joe Taslim as Li Yong[5]
- Langley Kirkwood as Walter Buckley[5]
- Christian McKay as Mayor Samuel Blake[5]
- Perry Yung as Father Jun[5]
- Arthur Falko as Twig[5]
- Rich Ting as Hop Wei Tong "Bolo"[6]
- Dustin Nguyen[7] as Zing
Production
In 1971, Bruce Lee had developed a concept for a television series called "The Warrior", about a martial artist in the American Old West, but that he was having trouble pitching it to Warner Brothers and Paramount.[8] According to Bruce Lee's widow, Linda Lee Cadwell, however, Lee's concept was retooled and renamed Kung Fu, but Warner Bros. gave Lee no credit.[9] Warner Brothers states that they had for some time been developing an identical concept,[10] created by two writers and producers, Ed Spielman and Howard Friedlander. According to these sources, the reason Lee was not cast was in part because of his ethnicity, but more so because he had a thick accent.[11]
In 2015, Perfect Storm Entertainment and Bruce Lee's daughter, Shannon Lee announced that the series would be produced and would air on the Cinemax and the filmmaker Justin Lin was chosen to direct the series.[4]
Production began on October 22, 2017 in Cape Town, South Africa. The first season will contain 10 episodes.[5]
References
- ↑ Cecchini, Mike (2018-08-22). "Warrior: First Teaser for Bruce Lee Inspired TV Series". Denofgeek.
- ↑ Andreeva, Nellie (7 June 2017). "Bruce Lee-Inspired Tong Wars Drama 'Warrior' From Justin Lin & 'Banshee' Co-Creator Gets Cinemax Series Order".
- ↑ Andreeva, Nellie (30 August 2016). "Bruce Lee-Inspired Crime Drama 'Warrior' From Justin Lin & 'Banshee' Co-Creator Gets Cinemax Pilot Order".
- 1 2 Andreeva, Nellie (21 May 2015). "Cinemax Developing Bruce Lee-Inspired Crime Drama 'Warrior' From Justin Lin".
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Andreeva, Nellie (11 October 2017). "'Warrior': Cinemax Sets Cast & Director For Bruce Lee-Inspired Martial Arts Series".
- ↑ Petski, Denise (October 26, 2017). "The Path Casts Philip Hernandez; Rich Ting Joins Warrior". Deadline Hollywood.
- ↑ "Perry Yung on Instagram: "#dustinnguyen in da house! It's getting hot in here now. #hbo #CinemaxWarrior"". Instagram. Retrieved 2018-07-03.
- ↑ "From The Pierre Berton Show December 8, 1971 (comments near end of part 2 & early in part 3)
- ↑ Lee 1975a
- ↑ Bleecker, Tom (1996). Unsettled Matters. The Life & Death of Bruce Lee. Gilderoy Publications
- ↑ "From Grasshopper to Caine" on YouTube
Bibliography
- Lee, Linda (1975a). Bruce Lee: the man only I knew. Warner Paperback Library. ISBN 0-446-78774-4.