Katheryn Winnick (Vikings), Lewis Tan (Iron Fist, Into the Badlands), Tommy Flanagan (Sons of Anarchy) and Tzi Ma (The Man in the High Castle, Once Upon a Time) have joined Netflix's upcoming martial arts drama, Wu Assassins, per Deadline, in series regular roles. Iko Uwais and Byron Mann star in the drama.
Written by John Wirth (Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles; Falling Skies), who also show-runs the series, Wu Assassins, is set in San Francisco’s Chinatown, is a martial arts crime series with supernatural elements. It stars Uwais as Kai Jin, who becomes the latest and last Wu Assassin, chosen to round up the powers of an ancient triad and restore balance once again. Mann plays Uncle Six.
Stephen Fung is set to direct the first two episodes of the season. Iko Uwais not only stars in the project but also serves as producer, lead martial arts fight choreographer and stunt coordinator.
Tan will portray Lu Xin Lee, a suave, fierce intelligent leader who owns and operates his own custom garage a la West Coast Customs and runs a car theft ring for the Triad.
Flanagan is Alec McCullough, an international crime boss with a mysterious interest in San Francisco’s Chinatown. Ma will portray Mr. Young, a kindly Chinatown grocer and a mentor to Kai.
