After two seasons on Cinemax, Warrior– the historical martial arts crime drama whose most direct claim to fame is that the concept was originally developed by Bruce Lee – returns. Well, sort of: instead of reverting to the premium cable network that served as home for the first two years, Warrior now moving on to Cinemax’s streaming cousin, HBO Max.
Set in San Francisco in 1870, the series stars Andrew Koji as Ah Sahm, a Chinese immigrant who searches for his missing sister amid the infamous Tongue Wars between Chinese gangs in the city at the time. Olivia Cheng, Jason Tobin, Dianne Doan and a well-packed crew of co-stars complete the show’s cast, sketching a version of 19th-century California waiting to explode due to political, racial, social, and more tensions.
Warrior last aired new episodes in December; it also has the distinction of being the last series to be produced on Cinemax before the network shut down original programming for good (at least in part due to the arrival of HBO Max)Lee’s daughter, Shannon Lee-Who executive produces on the show-released a statement today on the extension and the move:
W.We’re excited and grateful for the opportunity to do another season, and we applaud HBO Max for understanding the importance of telling this story and for continuing to support this level of representation in our industry. I just know my dad is grinning now to see this show he dreamed of so long ago continues to beat the odds. We plan to deliver the same high level of meaningful storytelling and Gung Fu action in Season 3!