After more than a year of silence regarding Cinemax/HBO Max’s martial arts series, Warrior season 3 gets a long-awaited update. The violent Tong Wars of the late 1870s in San Francisco are the setting of Warrior, a work of fiction by Banshee’s Jonathan Trooper based on the writings of martial arts legend Bruce Lee. The plot centres on Ah Sahm, a skilled martial artist who leaves Foshan in search of his older sister, Xiaojing, and finds himself sold to one of Chinatown’s most ruthless tongs.
Along with a cast that includes Olivia Cheng, Jason Tobin, Dianne Doan, Kieran Bew, Dean Jagger, Tom Weston-Jones, Hoon Lee, Joe Taslim, Langley Kirkwood, Perry Yung, Chen Tang, Miranda Raison, Dustin Nguyen, and many others, Andrew Koji, who has already appeared in Snake Eyes and Bullet Train, plays Ah Sahm in Warrior. Shannon Lee, the daughter of Lee, and Justin Lee, who produced the Fast & Furious movie series, are the executive producers of the martial arts series. Cinemax’s final original series, Warrior, had its premiere in 2019 and was the premium cable network’s last before it stopped making new shows. Warrior received a season 3 renewal in April of last year, along with the news that the show would move to HBO Max.
A long-awaited update to the popular martial arts franchise has now been released. Production on Warrior season 3 for HBO Max has reportedly begun, according to TVLine. The announcement comes more than a year after the show’s season 3 renewal and over a year after the season 2 conclusion of the show aired on Cinemax.
In addition to the commencement of shooting, the Warrior season 3 cast has expanded to include a number of fresh faces. From Hawaii Five-0 As series regulars, Mark Dacascos and Chelsea Muirhead have also joined the cast. Dacascos will play Kong Park, Li Yong’s mentor and old friend who leads a tong that was just absorbed by the rival Long Zii. Kong Park will be portrayed by Dacascos. Muirhead will play Yan Mi, the quiet yet intelligent daughter of a local printmaker in Chinatown, in contrast.
After two seasons on Cinemax, Warrior was able to develop a sizable fan base, but its future was in doubt after the network cancelled all original programming. The show better hope it has not lost any of its fanbase after going more than a year without any real updates, let alone fresh episodes. The long-delayed Warrior season 3, which will consist of 10 episodes, is currently officially in production. HBO Max should begin airing the action drama sometime in 2019.
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