The Triumph of "Warrior": A Multifaceted Saga Finds New Life on Netflix (Video)

Led by Koji the ensemble cast includes Olivia Cheng Jason Tobin Dianne Doan Hoon Lee Chen Tang Perry Yung Langley Kirkwood Tom WestonJones and Kieran Bew The cast recently sat down to discuss the seriesamp8217 significance impact and potential futureamp8220Iamp8217ve always wanted to be part of something important and this show not only satisfies me as a performer but I feel weamp8217re doing important work as wellamp8221 said Tobin amp8220If it inspires another generation of actors Iamp8217m just honored and flatteredquotamp8220When I saw the script it was an incredible opportunity to highlight people of color and our struggles in America and the fact that we got to tell authentic stories in our own voice was something I never thought Iamp8217d seeamp8221 shared veteran actor Perry Yung amp8220I realize how precious this moment and privilege and opportunity is especially during the pandemic when we saw a rise in AntiAsian hate Our show focuses on capitalism immigrant scapegoating and thatamp8217s here today more than ever We have a lot of these people on the amp8216other sideamp8217 that may enjoy our show and maybe that can sway them into having some empathyamp8221The seriesamp8217 diverse characters grapple with power struggles between gangs capitalism and violence among immigrant labor populations in the city Many characters navigate moral ambiguity as they balance loyalty personal gain and the pursuit of poweramp8220I think thatamp8217s the most fun for actors generally thatamp8217s the place they want to play in that exploration of middle tonesamp8221 said Hoon Lee who plays the morally grey character Wang Chao a black market salesman who sells to all sides of the Tong Wars amp8220Itamp8217s a delight to get to come to work and struggle through it and try to find your way to them Thatamp8217s what the work is really about and gives me the most satisfaction We want to see characters who are complex and more difficult to pin down and if we do that weamp8217ll have done our job as actorsamp8221amp8220People are hypocrites people are fallible and donamp8217t know how theyamp8217re going to react under the next stressful situation Our characters are constantly challenged and I love playing Bill Itamp8217s great to play a guy who on the surface has to appear strong but underneath heamp8217s a shell and heamp8217s brokenamp8221 shared Kieran Bew who plays corrupt officer Big Bill amp8220Youamp8217re not often given this many balls to juggle on a show and almost every single character on our show is given that by the writers It39s a really carefully crafted cleverlywritten period drama underneath all the actionamp8221Olivia Cheng shared that prior to getting her audition for Warrior she was in a difficult spot believing that her career was nearing its end amp8220I was so broke I thought amp8216maybe this can just figure out what the next step isamp8217 Warrior has not only given me a sense of what it39s like to be a series regular but to be a lead in the show To be just as strong as I am vulnerable to be just as fragile as she is violent To have all of those oxymorons exist in one character for all of us is a really unprecedented privilege to haveamp8221Premiering in 2019 on Cinemax Warrior was quickly renewed for a second season which aired in 2020 amidst the COVID19 pandemic When Cinemax ceased production on original programming the show was canceled but fan outcry and support on social media led to HBO Max picking it up for a third season The cast crew and creative team poured their best work into the third season aware it might be their last outing Now available on Netflix the cast hopes the series will find a new global audience and the opportunity to conclude the story on their own termsamp8220We love it dearly we love making it we love pouring ourselves into these characters when they watch when they binge it on February 16thamp8221 said Bewamp8220Luckily itamp8217s very bingeableamp8221 said TangCatch all three seasons of Warrior streaming now on NetflixPosted at MediaVillage through the Thought Leadership selfpublishing platformClick the social buttons to share this story with colleagues and friendsThe opinions expressed here are the author39s views and do not necessarily represent the views of MediaVillageorgMyersBizNet

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