Kung Fu’s Showrunners on the Shared Tragedy of ‘Sanctuary’
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Taking on a topical subject matter is no small task. On its most recent episode, The CW s
Kung Fu seamlessly weaves together an episode highlighting the current state of the country amid the Black Lives Matter movement and growing anti-Asian sentiment, and explores how two communities come together for a common fight in the face of adversity and tragedy. The episode was borne out of conversations with CW executives, who asked its showrunners to address the social calls for justice and change following last summer s Black Lives Matter protests.
In the hour, Sanctuary, Nicky (Olivia Liang) and Henry (Eddie Liu) learn that a young unarmed Black man whom they had a fleeting chance encounter in Chinatown was shot by police after they presumed him to be a suspect-at-large for an ongoing crime at a local Chinese-owned store. Later in the episode, it s revealed that he died from his injuries. His d
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The CW renews Stargirl and Kung Fu
Stargirl for a third season and the
Kung Fu reboot for a second.
The move to renew
Kung Fu comes just under a month since its premiere on the network.
Kung Fu is a reboot of the 1970s series and stars Olivia Liang as Nicky Shen, a college drop out who goes “on a life-changing journey to an isolated monastery in China. But when she returns to San Francisco, she finds her hometown is overrun with crime and corruption and her own parents Jin (Tzi Ma) and Mei-Li (Kheng Hua Tan) are at the mercy of a powerful Triad. Nicky will rely on her tech-savvy sister Althea (Shannon Dang) and Althea’s fiancé Dennis (Tony Chung), pre-med brother Ryan (Jon Prasida), Assistant District Attorney and ex-boyfriend Evan (Gavin Stenhouse), and new love interest Henry (Eddie Liu) as well as her martial arts skills and Shaolin values to protect her community and bring criminals to justice, all while searching for the ruthless assassin who killed her Shaolin
Stargirl, Kung Fu Renewed at The CW
Months after rumors started circulating on social media that The CW was set to renew
Stargirl for a third season, the deal is done. Today that network not only announced a third season for
Stargirl showing faith in the not-yet-aired second season of the fan-favorite superhero drama from executive producers Geoff Johns and Rob Hardy but a second season for freshman hit
Kung Fu. Since The CW is working with super-producers Greg Berlanti and Sarah Schechter on both projects, the pair of high-profile renewals mark a real good news, everyone! moment behind the scenes at the network.