Warrior is still very much alive. The martial arts drama, which aired its first two seasons on Cinemax, is moving to HBO Max for season 3, TVLine has learned.
This news comes more than a year after Cinemax confirmed it was discontinuing production of its original programming.
Warrior introduced viewers to a separate world from the past, performed with dynamic action and relevant storytelling, with a brilliant cast led by Andrew Koji. We can’t wait to see some [executive producers] Jonathan [Tropper], Justin [Lin] and Shannon [Lee] brings to the next chapter of this series on HBO Max, ”said Casey Bloys, Chief Content Officer for HBO and HBO Max in a statement.
Lee added, “Justin, Jonathan and I were thrilled when Warrior was put on HBO platforms to be discovered by a whole new legion of fans. Now we’re excited and grateful for the opportunity to do one more 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! “
Based on the writings of martial arts icon Bruce Lee, Warrior is set during the Tong Wars of San Francisco’s Chinatown in the late 1800s. The first two seasons are now available to stream on HBO Max.
Besides Koji, WarriorThe second season starred Kieran Bew, Celine Buckens, Olivia Cheng, Dianne Doan, Dean Jagger, Langley Kirkwood, Maria-Elena Laas, Hoon Lee, Christian McKay, Dustin Nguyen, Miranda Raison, Chen Tang, Joe Taslim, Jason Tobin, Joanna Vanderham, Tom Weston-Jones and Perry Yung.
TVLine’s Streaming Renewal Scorecard has been updated to reflect Warrior‘s renewal. Hit PLAY on the video below to watch the team’s exciting announcement leave a comment with your hopes for season 3.