The list of original CW programs has gradually returned to our television screens, from return shows to highly anticipated new entries. A show that is definitely part of the latter is the restart of the network Kung Fu, which will reinvent the beloved series led by David Carradine from the ’70s. After previously releasing a poster and a handful of teaser details, the network has now revealed its first official trailer for the series. You can check it out below.
The world Kung was has been revised several times since the original series, in 1986 Kung Fu film, the failed 1987 pilot Kung Fu: The next generation, and the 1993 series Kung Fu: The legend continues. The possibility of revising the franchise as a modern film has been speculated on several times over the years, with Baz Luhrmann and Bill Paxton attached to it in various cases.
In Kung Fu, a quarter of a life crisis causes a young Chinese-American woman, Nicky Shen (Olivia Liang), to drop out of college and go on a life-changing journey to an isolated monastery in China. But when she returns to San Francisco, she discovers that her hometown is riddled with crime and corruption, and her own parents (Tzi Ma and Kheng Hua Tan) are at the mercy of a powerful triad. Nicky will rely on her technically experienced sister (Shannon Dang), pre-med brother (Jon Prasida), assistant prosecutor and ex-boyfriend (Gavin Stenhouse) and new love interest (Eddie Liu), as well as skills. her martial arts and Shaolin values to protect her community and bring criminals to justice … all in search of the ruthless assassin (Gwendoline Yeo) who killed her Shaolin mentor and is now targeting him.
Inspired by the original series created by Ed Spielman, Kung Fu is from Warner Bros. Television in association with Quinn’s House and Berlanti Productions, with writer / executive Christina M. Kim (“Blindspot”, “Lost”) and executive producers Martin Gero (“Blindspot”, “LA Complex”), Greg Berlanti (“Arrow”). , “Flash”, “Riverdale”) and Sarah Schechter (“Arrow”, “Flash”, “Riverdale”).
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Kung Fu will premiere Wednesday, April 7 at 8/7c on The CW.