Warrior (2019) is expected to debut on Netflix in February 2024. If all goes well, Netflix could likely order a new season for the drama based on an original concept and treatment by Bruce Lee, sources say.
This latest move places Warrior (2019) in his third home in as many years. The series premiered in 2019 on Cinemax, where it ran for two seasons before announcing in early 2020 that the network was pulling out of the Originals business. Warner Bros. Discovery sister HBO Max picked up the series in the spring of 2021 for a third season, which launched last summer and concluded on August 17.
“Warrior is a show that simply refuses to die. Through platform and regime changes, the writers, producers, cast, crew, and our stunt team continued to make something powerful, relevant, and wildly unique. And now, thanks to Netflix, we’ve been given yet another lease on life, and I’m thrilled for everyone involved that millions more viewers around the world will discover it,” series creator Jonathan Tropper shared in an exclusive statement to Deadline.
Added executive producer and daughter of Bruce Lee, Shannon Lee, “If anything can be said about Warrior, with Bruce Lee in our corner, our indomitable spirit is REAL! And so, my wish is that the huge global Netflix audience LOVES Warrior and from that Love more goodness flows – in the form of greater recognition for our talented cast and crew who deserve all the things, in the form of passionate fandom for this relevant kick ass show and, if I dare to dream, in the form of an opportunity to continue our story for our amazing fans who, thanks to Netflix, will have grown in number and enthusiasm!”
The Warrior cast have been released from their contracts, so bringing them together for new episodes could be complicated. Series star Andrew Koji, who played Ah Sahm in all three seasons, has already moved on, booking major roles in the Sky and AMC+ series Gangs of London and the upcoming comedic action-thriller Sixteen.
Created and produced by Tropper, Warrior (2019) is set during the brutal Tong Wars in San Francisco's Chinatown at the end of the 19th century. The series follows Ah Sahm, a martial arts prodigy who emigrates from China to San Francisco under mysterious circumstances. After proving his worth as a fighter, Ah Sahm becomes a hatchet man for the Hope Wei, one of Chinatown's most powerful organized crime families.
In addition to Koji, the film also stars Olivia Cheng, Dianne Doan, Jason Tobin, Kieran Bew, Dean Jagger, Tom Weston-Jones, Hoon Lee, Perry Yung, Langley Kirkwood, Miranda Raison, Chen Tang, Chelsea Muirhead, Mark Dacascos and Joe Taslim.
Perfect Storm Entertainment, Tropper Ink Productions and Bruce Lee Entertainment produce the series. Warrior (2019) is produced by Evan Endicott, Josh Stoddard, Tropper (creator), Justin Lin, Danielle Woodrow and Andrew Schneider on behalf of Perfect Storm Entertainment, Shannon Lee for Bruce Lee Entertainment, Brad Kane, Richard Sharkey. Co-executive producers are Lillian Yu and Francisca X Hu.
