Kung Fu
The CW renewed its Kung Fu reboot today for season 2.
The gender-swapped series, starring Olivia Liang as kick-ass Nicky Shen, is a hit show for the network with a steady audience of a million+ viewers since its launch on April 7th.
We are beyond proud to continue to share the stories of Nicky Shen and Courtney Whitmore, two strong, powerful young women at the center of this new generation of hit shows for The CW in Kung Fu and DC’s Stargirl. While each boasts remarkable talent on both sides of the camera, Kung Fu and DC’s Stargirl have not only treated fans to some visually stunning action and high-flying heroics, but they also both strike very powerful emotional chords as they delve into the family dynamics and personal relationships at their core, and we are so excited to see what happens next. — CW President Mark Pedowitz in a statement.
Filming on season one in Vancouver wrapped late last month.
today is our last shoot day of season 1 and i can neither confirm nor deny that tomorrow @yvonne__chapman and i will be drunk live tweeting episode 4 in celebration
— Olivia Liang 🦋 梁安平 (@olivialiang_) April 27, 2021
Cast: Olivia Liang, Tzi Ma, Kheng Hua Tan, Shannon Dang, Jon Prasida, Eddie Liu, Gavin Stenhouse, Gwendoline Yeo, , Tony Chung and Vanessa Kai.
Olivia Liang as Nicky Shen.
I really, really wanted a kick-ass, strong female Asian lead — showrunner Christina M. Kim.
The family
Characters:
Henry Chu (Eddie Liu), a martial arts instructor and Chinese art history buff who has instant chemistry with Nicky.
Eddie Liu as Henry Chu.
Nicky’s parents Jin Shen (Tzi Ma), and mother Mei-Li (Kheng Hua Tan)— husband-and-wife restauranteurs whose secrets threaten to destroy their lives just as they deal with the return of their estranged daughter.
Tzi Ma is Nicky’s father Jin Shen
Nicky’s older sister Althea Shen (Shannon Dang), who’s newly engaged and on her way to planning her dream Chinese wedding.
Shannon Dang as Althea Shen.
Althea’s fiancé Dennis Soong (Tony Chung), a high school mathlete turned popular guy and beloved son of the wealthy Soong family.
Nicky’s brother Ryan Shen, (Jon Prasida) a quick-witted medical student who has to deal with the sudden return of his estranged older sister.
Jon Prasida as Ryan Shen.
Nicky’s ex-boyfriend Even Hartley (Gavin Stenhouse), an Assistant District Attorney.
Nicky’s mentor Pei-Ling Zhang (Vanessa Kai), who trained Nicky in fighting at an all-female Shaolin temple of monks before she was killed by Zhilan.
Assassin Zhilan (Gwendoline Yeo), who killed Nicky’s mentor Pei-Ling Zhang and now is targeting Nicky.
at the end of the day i’m team Nicky 👸🏻 pic.twitter.com/xnCtV2eBUs
— Olivia Liang 🦋 梁安平 (@olivialiang_) April 29, 2021
Filming in Vancouver’s Dr. Sun Yet-Sen Classical Chinese Garden.
Night shoot.
@yvrshoots Last night Kung Fu filming at Sun Yat Sen Park in Chinatown #bcfilm pic.twitter.com/tIL3hdMJyM
— Brenda (she/her) (@canadianfrost) October 24, 2020
Filming in Vancouver’s Chinatown.
Related: The CW’s Kung Fu Reboot With Olivia Liang Starts Filming in Vancouver.
Writer/producer: Christina M. Kim.
Producers: Greg Berlanti, Sarah Schechter, Martin Gero.
Kung Fu airs Wednesdays at 8 p.m. on The CW.
