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Heading into this week's episode of The CW's Kung Fu, Nicky's (Olivia Liang) realizing that being back home means she now has wars on two fronts to fight First, there's the threat of the murderous Zhilan (Yvonne Chapman) that's found its way back to San Francisco with her- and that means a race against time[...]

Fist of the North Star, the classic 1980s ultraviolent post-apocalyptic manga series, is finally being published in a complete Ultimate Edition in English

Following the success of Walker and Charmed, The CW continues its trend to resurrect classic tv shows for a modern audience- though fans of the original Kung Fu starring David Carridine will be hard-pressed to find many similarities past the name Long desert walks, "Grasshopper," and "Snatching the pebble from my hand" will not find any[...]

With only hours to go until the series premiere of The CW's Olivia Liang-starring Kung Fu hits television screens, here's a look at what viewers can expect when the classic television series reboot finds Nicky Shen (Liang) returning home to San Francisco to protect her community, bring the big bads to justice, and continue her personal[...]

Coming off the success of Walker (the Jared Padalecki-starring modern take on Walker, Texas Ranger), The CW is hoping to make it a two-for-two when it comes to reboots with the Olivia Liang-starring series Kung Fu Set to premiere on April 7 and inspired by the classic television series, Nicky Shen (Liang) is a young[...]

With less than three weeks to go before The CW's upcoming Olivia Liang-starring series Kung Fu premieres, viewers are learning a bit more about the journey that took her far from home- and back again Inspired by the classic television series, the network's modern take finds Nicky Shen (Liang), a young Chinese American woman, taking on[...]

Hitting our radar back when it was first announced during those days before COVID-19 changed the television landscape for pretty every series at some level of production, The CW has released the first trailer and preview images for its upcoming Olivia Liang-starring series Kung Fu Inspired by the classic television series, the network's modern take[...]

Also, the Olivia Liang-starring remake of Kung Fu has its debut locked in for Wednesday, April 7 Here's a look at the full schedule of premiere dates: Photo: Bettina Strauss/The CW — © 2020 The CW Network, LLC All Rights Reserved. Wednesday, April 7 8-9 p.m Kung Fu (Series premiere) 9-10 p.m Nancy Drew (Original episode) Sunday, May 2 8-9 p.m[...]

"Aesthetically, I enjoy directing everything from cinematic action — superhero shows like The Flash, Supergirl, and Gotham — to all kinds of diverse human stories that may not necessarily have anything to do with my race or gender, such as Sorry for Your Loss, NOS4A2, Counterpart and my new pilot Kung Fu," Culpepper continued[...]

Kim and Martin Gero's (Blindspot) Kung Fu is welcoming Vanessa Kai (New Amsterdam) to The CW series, set for a series regular role opposite Olivia Liang, (Legacies) in the reimagining of the '70s cult television actioner Kai and Liang join Jon Prasida (Hiding), Shannon Dang (The L Word), Eddie Liu (Silicon Valley), Tzi Ma (The Man[...]

The reboot of 70s David Carradine-starrer Kung Fu and small-town drama The Republic Of Sarah were both give straight-to-series orders on Tuesday, with all four series joining The CW's 13 current series that were all already renewed for the 2020-2021 season Other question marks remain, beginning with Riverdale spinoff Katy Keene (though signs are good[...]

Kim and Martin Gero's reimagining of '70s cult actioner Kung Fu has signed high-profile director Hanelle Culpepper (Star Trek: Picard, Mayans MC) to direct and co-executive produce the CW pilot Jon Prasida (Hiding), Shannon Dang (The L Word), Eddie Liu (Silicon Valley), Tzi Ma (The Man In the High Castle), Kheng Hua Tan (Crazy Rich[...]

Kim and Martin Gero's reimagining of '70s cult actioner Kung Fu has cast Legacies star Olivia Liang in the lead role of Nicky Chen The actress joins Jon Prasida (Hiding), Shannon Dang (The L Word), Eddie Liu (Silicon Valley), Tzi Ma (The Man In the High Castle), and Kheng Hua Tan (Crazy Rich Asians) in this[...]

Kim and Martin Gero's reimagining of '70s cult actioner Kung Fu has added three new names to the potential series' pilot Jon Prasida (Hiding), Shannon Dang (The L Word), and Eddie Liu (Silicon Valley) are set to join previously-announced castmates Tzi Ma (The Man In the High Castle) and Kheng Hua Tan (Crazy Rich Asians) in[...]

Kim and Martin Gero's reimagining of '70s cult actioner Kung Fu continues fighting for a spot on The CW's programming schedule, we're learning two new names joining the pilot Tzi Ma (The Man In the High Castle) and Kheng Hua Tan (Crazy Rich Asians) have been cast as series regulars in this new take on[...]