Warrior has fought its final fight.
TVLine has learned that the martial arts/crime drama based on the writings of martial arts legend Bruce Lee has been cancelled and will not be returning for a fourth season on Max.
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Of some comfort to fans/prospective samplers: Netflix has picked up non-exclusive rights to Warrior‘s first three seasons, to hit...
TVLine has learned that the martial arts/crime drama based on the writings of martial arts legend Bruce Lee has been cancelled and will not be returning for a fourth season on Max.
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Of some comfort to fans/prospective samplers: Netflix has picked up non-exclusive rights to Warrior‘s first three seasons, to hit...
- 12/18/2023
- by Matt Webb Mitovich
- TVLine.com
Based on the master of martial arts, Bruce Lee’s writings, Cinemax brought an action-drama named Warrior that aired its first season in 2019 and the second season in the following year. In the second season, the aftermath of the race riots caused a lot of problems in Chinatown. Mai Ling exploited the connections she had with the government to become more powerful and gain control over Chinatown. Meanwhile, Ah Sham and Hop Wei struggled to hold the fort amid the turmoil. Chinatown was in chaos, and the coinciding storylines added layers of suspense to the show.
Season 3 of Warrior continued to build upon the complex storyline, introducing new characters that enriched the show. Warrior season 3 delivered an intriguing premise packed with intense action sequences that stole the hearts of many. Let’s take a closer look at the details of the story.
Spoilers Ahead
What Happens In The Third Season?...
Season 3 of Warrior continued to build upon the complex storyline, introducing new characters that enriched the show. Warrior season 3 delivered an intriguing premise packed with intense action sequences that stole the hearts of many. Let’s take a closer look at the details of the story.
Spoilers Ahead
What Happens In The Third Season?...
- 8/19/2023
- by Poulami Nanda
- Film Fugitives
When the show teased alliances, it was not supposed to go like this.
Most of the conflicts boiling throughout Warrior Season 3 were resolved in Warrior Season 3 Episode 10, making for a satisfying ending to several of them.
The cold open saw Mai Ling visit Eliza to unburden about what Eliza's accusation had done to Mai Ling's life and mental well-being.
The scene was tense as the expectations were that Mai Ling would take her revenge in some form, and when she drew the knife, it was supposed to be over for Eliza.
Instead, Mai Ling gave a monologue highlighting Eliza's insecurities and how she lashed out at the nearest person she considered weak.
When I came to this country, I made myself a promise that I would never be bought or sold again. That I would never be subservient to another man. And that I would die rather than be anyone's whore.
Most of the conflicts boiling throughout Warrior Season 3 were resolved in Warrior Season 3 Episode 10, making for a satisfying ending to several of them.
The cold open saw Mai Ling visit Eliza to unburden about what Eliza's accusation had done to Mai Ling's life and mental well-being.
The scene was tense as the expectations were that Mai Ling would take her revenge in some form, and when she drew the knife, it was supposed to be over for Eliza.
Instead, Mai Ling gave a monologue highlighting Eliza's insecurities and how she lashed out at the nearest person she considered weak.
When I came to this country, I made myself a promise that I would never be bought or sold again. That I would never be subservient to another man. And that I would die rather than be anyone's whore.
- 8/17/2023
- by Denis Kimathi
- TVfanatic
As events unfold, the hope of seeing the Tongs united keeps dimming.
There was a major shift in the narrative on Warrior Season 3 Episode 9 as many characters made moves, shifting the story in an entirely new direction.
Warrior Season 3 teased alliances, but what unfolded here could not be further from that assessment.
We'll begin at the beginning, and that's with Lai at Douglas's place.
I thought that Lai was working with Ah Toy to bring down Douglas, but after she attacked him, I quickly realized how wrong I was.
A sword fight ensued that saw Douglas emerge on top, which didn't sit well. How was a businessman who spends most of his time in meetings and raining holy hell on people stronger than a martial art expert who was like a killing machine?
We had never seen Douglas in a sword fight before, so we had no prior knowledge about...
There was a major shift in the narrative on Warrior Season 3 Episode 9 as many characters made moves, shifting the story in an entirely new direction.
Warrior Season 3 teased alliances, but what unfolded here could not be further from that assessment.
We'll begin at the beginning, and that's with Lai at Douglas's place.
I thought that Lai was working with Ah Toy to bring down Douglas, but after she attacked him, I quickly realized how wrong I was.
A sword fight ensued that saw Douglas emerge on top, which didn't sit well. How was a businessman who spends most of his time in meetings and raining holy hell on people stronger than a martial art expert who was like a killing machine?
We had never seen Douglas in a sword fight before, so we had no prior knowledge about...
- 8/10/2023
- by Denis Kimathi
- TVfanatic
A Cinemax original, gripping action series, Warrior, is inspired by the writings of the legendary martial arts master Bruce Lee. This gripping action thriller revolves around a Chinese immigrant, Ah Sahm, in Chinatown in San Francisco during the late 1800s. As the protagonist fights for power and survival, his journey becomes marked by rivalries, alliances, and personal struggles that shape this brave fighter’s destiny. With its heart-pounding action and intricate characters, Warrior became a show that successfully captured and fascinated audiences worldwide. In 2019 and 2020, two seasons of Warrior aired on HBO Max and won the audience’s hearts. Let’s revisit the storyline to explore Ah Sahm’s journey.
Spoilers Ahead
Did Ah Sahm Rejoin Hop Wei In Season 1 Of ‘Warrior’?
In Season 1 of Warrior, the Tong Wars of the late 1800s in San Francisco’s Chinatown provided the backdrop for a gripping tale. The story follows Ah Sahm,...
Spoilers Ahead
Did Ah Sahm Rejoin Hop Wei In Season 1 Of ‘Warrior’?
In Season 1 of Warrior, the Tong Wars of the late 1800s in San Francisco’s Chinatown provided the backdrop for a gripping tale. The story follows Ah Sahm,...
- 7/18/2023
- by Poulami Nanda
- Film Fugitives
If there was a phrase that could summarize Warrior Season 3 Episode 4, it's the common, almost cliché saying, "You play with fire, you get burnt."
Many characters played with fire, and when it burned them, the pain was nothing like they had ever experienced.
The search for the fake money plates brought the cops to the doors of the Hop Wei, where they wasted no time in raining hell on the place.
It led to an eventful night for Yan Mi as she crossed more than one boundary, many of which she had never envisioned herself crossing.
Elsewhere, Mai Ling's attempts to be accepted into the wide society led her directly into police custody after she was accused of a serious crime.
The episode picked up directly after the events of Warrior Season 3 Episode 3, where Sonoma Valley was attacked at night, leading to multiple casualties.
Ah Toy decided to head...
Many characters played with fire, and when it burned them, the pain was nothing like they had ever experienced.
The search for the fake money plates brought the cops to the doors of the Hop Wei, where they wasted no time in raining hell on the place.
It led to an eventful night for Yan Mi as she crossed more than one boundary, many of which she had never envisioned herself crossing.
Elsewhere, Mai Ling's attempts to be accepted into the wide society led her directly into police custody after she was accused of a serious crime.
The episode picked up directly after the events of Warrior Season 3 Episode 3, where Sonoma Valley was attacked at night, leading to multiple casualties.
Ah Toy decided to head...
- 7/6/2023
- by Denis Kimathi
- TVfanatic
Midway through a sword fight in an upcoming episode of Max’s period action drama Warrior, one of the combatants loses her blade and seems on the verge of death at the hands of the man she wants revenge against. He’s so confident in his abilities, though, that he invites her to pick up her weapon and resume, smugly telling her, “You came all this way. It would be a shame to give up now.”
For a while, it seemed that the TV business had given up on Warrior.
For a while, it seemed that the TV business had given up on Warrior.
- 6/29/2023
- by Alan Sepinwall
- Rollingstone.com
Max’s official trailer for Warrior season three doesn’t skimp on the action while also making sure to include updates on all of the key characters fans have missed seeing on the small screen since season two concluded in December 2020. The two-and-a-half-minute trailer not only confirms everything we’ve loved about the first two seasons continues with season three, but it also reinforces the need to go back and binge season two.
The season three cast is led by Andrew Koji as Ah Sahm. The new season also stars Dianne Doan as Mai Ling, Olivia Cheng as Ah Toy, Jason Tobin as Young Jun, and Joe Taslim as Li Yong. Hoon Lee plays Wang Chao, Kieran Bew is Bill O’Hara, Dean Jagger is Dylan Leary, Langley Kirkwood is Walter Buckley, Tom Weston-Jones is Richard Lee, and Perry Yung is Father Jun.
Miranda Raison, Chen Tang, Chelsea Muirhead, and Mark Dacascos...
The season three cast is led by Andrew Koji as Ah Sahm. The new season also stars Dianne Doan as Mai Ling, Olivia Cheng as Ah Toy, Jason Tobin as Young Jun, and Joe Taslim as Li Yong. Hoon Lee plays Wang Chao, Kieran Bew is Bill O’Hara, Dean Jagger is Dylan Leary, Langley Kirkwood is Walter Buckley, Tom Weston-Jones is Richard Lee, and Perry Yung is Father Jun.
Miranda Raison, Chen Tang, Chelsea Muirhead, and Mark Dacascos...
- 6/8/2023
- by Rebecca Murray
- Showbiz Junkies
Warrior is ready to fight another day.
Season 3 of the action-packed drama series, which is based on the writings of martial arts legend Bruce Lee, is set to debut with its first two episodes on Thursday, June 29, on what will by then be known as simply HBO Max. Watch a teaser trailer above.
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Season 3 of the action-packed drama series, which is based on the writings of martial arts legend Bruce Lee, is set to debut with its first two episodes on Thursday, June 29, on what will by then be known as simply HBO Max. Watch a teaser trailer above.
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- 4/27/2023
- by Matt Webb Mitovich
- TVLine.com
The teaser trailer’s only features 15 seconds of footage, but at least Warrior fans are finally getting an update on the much-anticipated third season. The Max Original drama will premiere with the release of the first two episodes of season three on June 29, 2023, two and a half years after the season two finale.
The critically acclaimed martial arts action drama debuted on Cinemax in April 2019. Season two followed in October 2020, wrapping up on December 4, 2020. Luckily, for those of us who need a refresher, the first two seasons of the show are available for binge-watching on HBO Max, which will soon be known as just “Max.”
Andrew Koji returns to lead the cast as Ah Sahm. Season three also features Dianne Doan as Mai Ling, Olivia Cheng as Ah Toy, Jason Tobin as Young Jun, and Joe Taslim as Li Yong. Hoon Lee stars as Wang Chao, Kieran Bew is Bill O’Hara,...
The critically acclaimed martial arts action drama debuted on Cinemax in April 2019. Season two followed in October 2020, wrapping up on December 4, 2020. Luckily, for those of us who need a refresher, the first two seasons of the show are available for binge-watching on HBO Max, which will soon be known as just “Max.”
Andrew Koji returns to lead the cast as Ah Sahm. Season three also features Dianne Doan as Mai Ling, Olivia Cheng as Ah Toy, Jason Tobin as Young Jun, and Joe Taslim as Li Yong. Hoon Lee stars as Wang Chao, Kieran Bew is Bill O’Hara,...
- 4/27/2023
- by Rebecca Murray
- Showbiz Junkies
Mark Dacascos (Hawaii Five-o) and Chelsea Muirhead (Slo Pitch) are set as series regulars on the upcoming third season of martial arts crime drama Warrior on HBO Max.
Created and executive produced by Jonathan Tropper, the series is set during the brutal Tong Wars of San Francisco’s Chinatown in the late 19th century, and based on the writings of martial arts legend Bruce Lee.
The 10-episode Season 3 is currently in production for Season 3 in South Africa. The first two seasons, which aired on Cinemax, now are streaming on HBO Max.
Decascos and Muirhead join returning series regulars Andrew Koji as Ah Sahm, Oivia Cheng as Ah Toy, Jason Tobin as Young Jun, Dianne Doan as Mai Ling, Kieran Bew as Bill O’Hara, Dean Jagger as Dylan Leary, Tom Weston-Jones as Richard Henry Lee, Hoon Lee as Wang Chao, Joe Taslim as Li Yong, Langley Kirkwood as Walter Buckley, Perry Yung as Father Jun,...
Created and executive produced by Jonathan Tropper, the series is set during the brutal Tong Wars of San Francisco’s Chinatown in the late 19th century, and based on the writings of martial arts legend Bruce Lee.
The 10-episode Season 3 is currently in production for Season 3 in South Africa. The first two seasons, which aired on Cinemax, now are streaming on HBO Max.
Decascos and Muirhead join returning series regulars Andrew Koji as Ah Sahm, Oivia Cheng as Ah Toy, Jason Tobin as Young Jun, Dianne Doan as Mai Ling, Kieran Bew as Bill O’Hara, Dean Jagger as Dylan Leary, Tom Weston-Jones as Richard Henry Lee, Hoon Lee as Wang Chao, Joe Taslim as Li Yong, Langley Kirkwood as Walter Buckley, Perry Yung as Father Jun,...
- 7/27/2022
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Fans of the martial arts drama Warrior are getting their patience rewarded: Production on Season 3 has begun at last, as confirmed by HBO Max on Wednesday.
The update comes 15 months after Warrior was renewed for Season 3, and 19 months (!) since its sophomore finale aired. (The show previously aired its first two seasons on Cinemax, but relocated to HBO Max after Cinemax ceased production on original programming.)
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The update comes 15 months after Warrior was renewed for Season 3, and 19 months (!) since its sophomore finale aired. (The show previously aired its first two seasons on Cinemax, but relocated to HBO Max after Cinemax ceased production on original programming.)
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- 7/27/2022
- by Rebecca Iannucci
- TVLine.com
Curated by the IndieWire Crafts team, Craft Considerations is a platform for filmmakers to talk about recent work that we believe is worthy of awards consideration. In partnership with HBO, for this edition we look at how the crafts team behind the martial arts drama series “Warrior” translated Bruce Lee’s original vision with stunt coordinator Brett Chan, costume designer Moira Anne Meyer, and visual effects supervisors Nathan Overstrom and Jonathan Alenskas.
In the early 1970s, Bruce Lee wrote a pitch for an American television series he was excited to make. The story centered around a Chinese martial artist — a role Lee wrote for himself — who comes to the American West circa the 1870s. Years later, his daughter Shannon Lee found the original eight-page treatment — one that every major studio in Hollywood passed on decades earlier — and brought it to “Fast and the Furious” director/producer Justin Lin. Together Shannon and Lin,...
In the early 1970s, Bruce Lee wrote a pitch for an American television series he was excited to make. The story centered around a Chinese martial artist — a role Lee wrote for himself — who comes to the American West circa the 1870s. Years later, his daughter Shannon Lee found the original eight-page treatment — one that every major studio in Hollywood passed on decades earlier — and brought it to “Fast and the Furious” director/producer Justin Lin. Together Shannon and Lin,...
- 6/16/2021
- by Chris O'Falt
- Indiewire
This Warrior review contains spoilers.
Warrior Season 2 Episode 10
After the brutal depiction of San Francisco’s Riot of 1877 in the previous episode, the Warrior Season 2 finale feels more like an epilogue. There’s lots of ruminating over drinks, a few cliffhangers to tease Season 3, and one long awaited fight. Since Cinemax abandoned its original programming, this may be the final episode of Warrior unless some other network picks it up. Hopefully, Warrior finds new life somewhere else because Season 2 leaves us hanging and wanting more.
This episode begins with the morning after the Riot. As Chinatown residents recover bodies and tend to their wounded, Mai Ling (Dianne Doan) surveys the damage and discovers that a two-story mural of Ah Sahm (Andrew Koji) has appeared. Clad in a wife-beater shirt with a nunchuck tucked in his armpit, it’s a nod to Bruce Lee’s look in The Way of the Dragon.
Warrior Season 2 Episode 10
After the brutal depiction of San Francisco’s Riot of 1877 in the previous episode, the Warrior Season 2 finale feels more like an epilogue. There’s lots of ruminating over drinks, a few cliffhangers to tease Season 3, and one long awaited fight. Since Cinemax abandoned its original programming, this may be the final episode of Warrior unless some other network picks it up. Hopefully, Warrior finds new life somewhere else because Season 2 leaves us hanging and wanting more.
This episode begins with the morning after the Riot. As Chinatown residents recover bodies and tend to their wounded, Mai Ling (Dianne Doan) surveys the damage and discovers that a two-story mural of Ah Sahm (Andrew Koji) has appeared. Clad in a wife-beater shirt with a nunchuck tucked in his armpit, it’s a nod to Bruce Lee’s look in The Way of the Dragon.
- 12/5/2020
- by Mike Cecchini
- Den of Geek
This Warrior review contains spoilers.
Warrior Season 2 Episode 9
Enter the Dragon was Bruce Lee’s most significant film and is regarded as one of the greatest martial arts films of all time. It was the first major Hollywood and Hong Kong co-production, and it also became one of the most profitable films of all time. Tragically, Lee didn’t live to see its success. He died a month prior to the premiere of Enter the Dragon. For Warrior to evoke Lee’s masterpiece, this episode better be good.
The significance of the title isn’t lost on Warrior’s head writer Jonathan Tropper. “My favorite movie to watch is probably Enter the Dragon,” claims Tropper, “just because I feel that is when production values caught up with what [Lee] was doing. Some of the production value on the earlier movies, certainly the versions that I’ve been able to see, are...
Warrior Season 2 Episode 9
Enter the Dragon was Bruce Lee’s most significant film and is regarded as one of the greatest martial arts films of all time. It was the first major Hollywood and Hong Kong co-production, and it also became one of the most profitable films of all time. Tragically, Lee didn’t live to see its success. He died a month prior to the premiere of Enter the Dragon. For Warrior to evoke Lee’s masterpiece, this episode better be good.
The significance of the title isn’t lost on Warrior’s head writer Jonathan Tropper. “My favorite movie to watch is probably Enter the Dragon,” claims Tropper, “just because I feel that is when production values caught up with what [Lee] was doing. Some of the production value on the earlier movies, certainly the versions that I’ve been able to see, are...
- 11/28/2020
- by Mike Cecchini
- Den of Geek
This Warrior review contains spoilers.
Warrior Season 2 Episode 7
This episode picks up right where the last one left off – Young Jun (Jason Tobin), Ah Sahm (Andrew Koji), and Hong (Chen Tang) return from their successful mission to face Father Jun’s (Perry Young) wrath.
The Jun father-son relationship has been trying since the beginning, and it comes to a head when Father Jun blackballs his son from the Hop Wei with a ritual to ‘burn’ him out. Hop Wei members show their loyalty with branded forearms, so Father Jun burns out Young Jun’s brand with what appears to be the flat side of red-hot sword tip.
It’s a brutal ritual and bothersome to anyone who knows swords. No one ever does this. Swords are heat treated so getting one red hot like that would spoil the temper of the blade. In Warrior’s defense, all we get is...
Warrior Season 2 Episode 7
This episode picks up right where the last one left off – Young Jun (Jason Tobin), Ah Sahm (Andrew Koji), and Hong (Chen Tang) return from their successful mission to face Father Jun’s (Perry Young) wrath.
The Jun father-son relationship has been trying since the beginning, and it comes to a head when Father Jun blackballs his son from the Hop Wei with a ritual to ‘burn’ him out. Hop Wei members show their loyalty with branded forearms, so Father Jun burns out Young Jun’s brand with what appears to be the flat side of red-hot sword tip.
It’s a brutal ritual and bothersome to anyone who knows swords. No one ever does this. Swords are heat treated so getting one red hot like that would spoil the temper of the blade. In Warrior’s defense, all we get is...
- 11/14/2020
- by Mike Cecchini
- Den of Geek
This Warrior review contains spoilers.
Warrior Season 2 Episode 6 heads for the Mexican border for a No Holds Barred tournament that has been teased all season long. Apart from Ah Toy’s (Olivia Cheng) trips to Nellie’s (Miranda Raison) Sonoma winery in the previous episode, Warrior seldom leaves San Francisco except for one notable exception – Season 1 Episode 5: “The Blood and the Sh*t.” That was an outlier tale where Ah Sahm (Andrew Koji) and Young Jun (Jason Tobin) were transporting a coffin and got trapped by bandits in a desert saloon with several bystanders.
With undertones of The Seven Samurai, it was an homage to spaghetti westerns, complete with a classic ride into the sunset and even a “The End” credit. It was one of the best episodes of Season 1, almost a standalone story because it did nothing to advance the overarching tale, while this new episode is pivotal...
Warrior Season 2 Episode 6 heads for the Mexican border for a No Holds Barred tournament that has been teased all season long. Apart from Ah Toy’s (Olivia Cheng) trips to Nellie’s (Miranda Raison) Sonoma winery in the previous episode, Warrior seldom leaves San Francisco except for one notable exception – Season 1 Episode 5: “The Blood and the Sh*t.” That was an outlier tale where Ah Sahm (Andrew Koji) and Young Jun (Jason Tobin) were transporting a coffin and got trapped by bandits in a desert saloon with several bystanders.
With undertones of The Seven Samurai, it was an homage to spaghetti westerns, complete with a classic ride into the sunset and even a “The End” credit. It was one of the best episodes of Season 1, almost a standalone story because it did nothing to advance the overarching tale, while this new episode is pivotal...
- 11/7/2020
- by Mike Cecchini
- Den of Geek
This Warrior review contains spoilers.
Warrior Season 2 Episode 5
The episode opens with Li Yong (Joe Taslim) doing some shirtless Kung Fu but the scene is too short to determine what style he is doing. Perhaps it’s something just made up for Warrior. Taslim’s background is in in Judo, not Kung Fu, but that doesn’t matter. He looks great doing whatever he’s doing and it’s a promising opening for this episode.
The previous two episodes lacked enough Kung Fu to satisfy dedicated Bruce Lee fans. Fortunately, this episode makes up for that and then some. It’s the strongest episode in Season 2 so far, both dramatically and choreographically.
It’s a rough one for Penny (Joanna Vanderham) as her world collapses. As she inspects the devastation of Mercer Steel after Leary’s (Dean Jagger) terrorist bombing, she asks Jacob (Kenneth Fok) “What is that terrible smell?...
Warrior Season 2 Episode 5
The episode opens with Li Yong (Joe Taslim) doing some shirtless Kung Fu but the scene is too short to determine what style he is doing. Perhaps it’s something just made up for Warrior. Taslim’s background is in in Judo, not Kung Fu, but that doesn’t matter. He looks great doing whatever he’s doing and it’s a promising opening for this episode.
The previous two episodes lacked enough Kung Fu to satisfy dedicated Bruce Lee fans. Fortunately, this episode makes up for that and then some. It’s the strongest episode in Season 2 so far, both dramatically and choreographically.
It’s a rough one for Penny (Joanna Vanderham) as her world collapses. As she inspects the devastation of Mercer Steel after Leary’s (Dean Jagger) terrorist bombing, she asks Jacob (Kenneth Fok) “What is that terrible smell?...
- 10/31/2020
- by Mike Cecchini
- Den of Geek
This Warrior review contains spoilers.
Warrior Season 2 Episode 4
The title of this episode comes from Sophie’s (Celine Buckens) date. Spencer (Russell Crous) comes from the upper class and he’s trying to court Sophie in an upper-class way, but she’s is having none of that. She brings him to the Banshee to slam some drinks, and coyly asks him about his athleticism. Spencer says he plays rugby and Sophie feigns being impressed by the roughness of the sport, egging him to say, “If you don’t see blood, you didn’t come to play.” Then she takes him to the back-alley bare-knuckle matches behind the Banshee, to show him some fresh blood. It’s one of only two scenes that get bloody in this episode, that that’s just not enough.
This episode, like the previous one, fails to deliver much Kung Fu action. There’s a central street demo,...
Warrior Season 2 Episode 4
The title of this episode comes from Sophie’s (Celine Buckens) date. Spencer (Russell Crous) comes from the upper class and he’s trying to court Sophie in an upper-class way, but she’s is having none of that. She brings him to the Banshee to slam some drinks, and coyly asks him about his athleticism. Spencer says he plays rugby and Sophie feigns being impressed by the roughness of the sport, egging him to say, “If you don’t see blood, you didn’t come to play.” Then she takes him to the back-alley bare-knuckle matches behind the Banshee, to show him some fresh blood. It’s one of only two scenes that get bloody in this episode, that that’s just not enough.
This episode, like the previous one, fails to deliver much Kung Fu action. There’s a central street demo,...
- 10/24/2020
- by Mike Cecchini
- Den of Geek
This Warrior review contains spoilers.
Warrior Season 2 Episode 2
When Warrior was first announced, Bruce Lee fans were worried that this was going to be just another Bruceploitation. After all, there are hundreds, if not thousands, of Bruceploitation flicks. Bruce Lee is the most impersonated icon on the planet. No one needed to see another weak caricature of the Little Dragon, even if it was on Cinemax.
However, Warrior isn’t Bruceploitation at all. The creator and writer of the show, Jonathan Tropper, credits Bruce’s daughter, Shannon Lee for making sure that Warrior didn’t go “overboard with the Bruce Lee stuff.”
Instead of Ah Sahm (Andrew Koji) doing yet another Bruce Lee imitation, there are sequences in his fight choreography that reference timeless scenes from the Little Dragon’s films. There are also clever Easter Eggs throughout the show, like the character names O’Hara (Kieran Biew) and last...
Warrior Season 2 Episode 2
When Warrior was first announced, Bruce Lee fans were worried that this was going to be just another Bruceploitation. After all, there are hundreds, if not thousands, of Bruceploitation flicks. Bruce Lee is the most impersonated icon on the planet. No one needed to see another weak caricature of the Little Dragon, even if it was on Cinemax.
However, Warrior isn’t Bruceploitation at all. The creator and writer of the show, Jonathan Tropper, credits Bruce’s daughter, Shannon Lee for making sure that Warrior didn’t go “overboard with the Bruce Lee stuff.”
Instead of Ah Sahm (Andrew Koji) doing yet another Bruce Lee imitation, there are sequences in his fight choreography that reference timeless scenes from the Little Dragon’s films. There are also clever Easter Eggs throughout the show, like the character names O’Hara (Kieran Biew) and last...
- 10/10/2020
- by Mike Cecchini
- Den of Geek
This Warrior review contains spoilers.
Warrior Season 2 Episode 1
Now that the Warrior world is established, the season 2 premiere concerns itself with more character development and the interweaving of story arcs. The action, however, is even more promising as the season premiere opens with (what else?) a fight scene.
When we rejoin Ah Sahm (Andrew Koji), he’s getting beaten and bloodied again, locked in combat in a new no-holds-barred arena, the Barbary Coast Fight Pit, and flashing back to his brutal defeat by at the hands of Li Yong (Joe Taslim) last season. It’s a decent fight scene that shows off Koji’s intensity. His manager (and new cast addition), Rosalita Vega (Maria-Elena Laas) senses that he’s working out some issues since Ah Sahm is back with the Hop Wei and doesn’t need to earn money in the pit. He’s got something to prove and it...
Warrior Season 2 Episode 1
Now that the Warrior world is established, the season 2 premiere concerns itself with more character development and the interweaving of story arcs. The action, however, is even more promising as the season premiere opens with (what else?) a fight scene.
When we rejoin Ah Sahm (Andrew Koji), he’s getting beaten and bloodied again, locked in combat in a new no-holds-barred arena, the Barbary Coast Fight Pit, and flashing back to his brutal defeat by at the hands of Li Yong (Joe Taslim) last season. It’s a decent fight scene that shows off Koji’s intensity. His manager (and new cast addition), Rosalita Vega (Maria-Elena Laas) senses that he’s working out some issues since Ah Sahm is back with the Hop Wei and doesn’t need to earn money in the pit. He’s got something to prove and it...
- 10/3/2020
- by Alec Bojalad
- Den of Geek
As Warrior launches tonight Friday 5th April on Cinemax in the Us, and to Sky One on the 25th of June, James Kleinmann spoke to Bruce Lee’s daughter Shannon Lee for HeyUGuys about the new martial arts drama series inspired by her late father’s writings. James also spoke to the series creator and executive producer Jonathan Tropper and his fellow executive producer Justin Lin about bringing Lee’s concept to the screen and recreating nineteenth century San Francisco Chinatown in South Africa where the series was shot.
James Kleinmann: When did you first hear about your father Bruce Lee’s treatment for this television series and how did it finally make it to the screen nearly fifty years after he wrote it?
Shannon Lee: “I’d always known that the treatment existed. It was part of the history of my family. My father had created this show and...
James Kleinmann: When did you first hear about your father Bruce Lee’s treatment for this television series and how did it finally make it to the screen nearly fifty years after he wrote it?
Shannon Lee: “I’d always known that the treatment existed. It was part of the history of my family. My father had created this show and...
- 6/20/2019
- by James Kleinmann
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
With the arrival of the long-gestating “Warrior” on Cinemax, justice for Bruce Lee has never tasted so bloody bittersweet. The martial arts legend pitched the concept for a series in which he’d star as a Chinese hired muscle in the Old West, but instead, the concept was tweaked and became the whitewashed “Kung Fu” series starring David Carradine. Nearly 50 years later, Lee’s original vision has come to television thanks to his daughter Shannon Lee, “Fast and the Furious” director Justin Lin, and “Banshee” creator Jonathan Tropper. As direct and forceful as Bruce Lee’s famed one-inch punch, “Warrior” is short on subtlety but delivers all the adrenaline-pumping martial arts smackdowns one would expect from both the master and from Cinemax’s brutal brand.
In the series, Chinese immigrant Ah Sahm (Andrew Koji) arrives in San Francisco 1878 on a personal mission, but when his fighting skills come to light,...
In the series, Chinese immigrant Ah Sahm (Andrew Koji) arrives in San Francisco 1878 on a personal mission, but when his fighting skills come to light,...
- 4/5/2019
- by Hanh Nguyen
- Indiewire
Among the more fascinating legends in the short but memorable life of Bruce Lee is the TV show the martial-arts icon pitched in the early Seventies about a Chinese immigrant traveling through America in the late 19th century. The studio politely declined, the Lee family story goes, then stole key elements of the pitch to make Kung Fu, a Western-meets-Eastern where the immigrant was played by the Caucasian actor David Carradine.
On April 5th, the legend becomes fact in an unexpected, wonderful way with Warrior, a new Cinemax drama inspired...
On April 5th, the legend becomes fact in an unexpected, wonderful way with Warrior, a new Cinemax drama inspired...
- 4/3/2019
- by Alan Sepinwall
- Rollingstone.com
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