Netflix Recruits THE RAID Actor Iko Uwais To Lead The Sci-Fi Martial Arts Series WU ASSASSINS

Netflix Recruits THE RAID Actor Iko Uwais To Lead The Sci-Fi Martial Arts Series WU ASSASSINS

Netflix's martial arts series Wu Assassins casts Iko Uwais (The Raid: Redemption) in the lead role, as it offically gets a 10-episode series order and takes another step towards the start of production.

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By VHernandez - Jun 30, 2018 03:06 PM EST
Filed Under: Netflix
Source: Deadline
Netflix is looking to add another show to their vast collection of original content, as the sci-fi martial arts crime drama Wu Assassins officially gets a series order with Iko Uwais (The Raid: Redemption) attached to star. But don't expect Uwais to just lend his acting abilities to the project, as he will also serve as a producer, martial arts choreographer and stunt coordinator on the series.

The events of the show will take place in San Francisco’s Chinatown and will follow Iko Uwais’ character Kai Jin, “an aspiring chef who becomes the latest and last Wu Assassin, chosen to round up the powers of an ancient triad and restore balance once again.”

Falling Skies writer John Wirth will be fulfilling the role of showrunner on the 10-episode first season, and Altered Carbon’s Byron Mann is currently set to be one of Uwais’ co-stars. Finally, the first two episodes will be directed by Stephen Fung (Into the Badlands).

Production on Wu Assassins is currently set to begin August 17, so more casting announcements are sure to come.
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MikeEhrmantraut
MikeEhrmantraut - 6/30/2018, 3:10 PM
I'm down. Both of the Raid movies were fantastic.
greyjedi
greyjedi - 6/30/2018, 3:12 PM
In a perfect world, Iko would be Iron Fist in the MCU movie not a series and actually punches a dragon
Menks123
Menks123 - 6/30/2018, 3:27 PM
LordHarryLatts
LordHarryLatts - 6/30/2018, 3:27 PM
I'm gonna watch the crap outta this.
SimplyAz
SimplyAz - 6/30/2018, 3:34 PM
The Raid Redemption is one of those films that I can just keep rewatching and not be bored, always mesmerised and enthralled by it, with amazing choreography as well.
Hopefully Iko gets some good exposure in Mile 22 and it doesn't sell him short.
zeon00
zeon00 - 7/1/2018, 1:42 AM
@SimplyAz - great to see a martial art movie that is not chinese
MrDandy
MrDandy - 7/1/2018, 7:07 PM
@SimplyAz - Merantau was the first film I saw him in. Great film actually that few people outside it's original market saw.
SimplyAz
SimplyAz - 7/2/2018, 8:46 AM
@MrDandy -

Sounds good dude, I'll check it out.
NinnesMBC
NinnesMBC - 6/30/2018, 3:42 PM
Heard about this yesterday, I am definitely going to give this a go.
TheSoulEater
TheSoulEater - 7/2/2018, 3:25 AM
@NinnesMBC - ^ This is the kinda shit i wanna see in



GhostDog
GhostDog - 6/30/2018, 3:54 PM
Yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!!!!!!
Gandressmex
Gandressmex - 6/30/2018, 4:19 PM
They had me at Iko!! Im in!
grif
grif - 6/30/2018, 4:21 PM
i like this guy. hope it is in english.
JK
JK - 6/30/2018, 4:22 PM
RAAAIIIIDDDDDDDD

*in my best cockroach voice*
Grodd87
Grodd87 - 6/30/2018, 5:38 PM
Man the raid is so good. I still hope we get the death stroke flim just like the raid non stop action him escaping Super max r something
grif
grif - 6/30/2018, 6:16 PM
smoke317
smoke317 - 6/30/2018, 6:21 PM
Damn. Netflix ain’t F-ing around. A martial arts series with Iko in the lead role??? You can count me in. Someone mentioned earlier in the comments about The Force Awakens wasting Iko & Yayan(Mad Dog from The Raid). Same with Donnie in Rogue 1... How can you have Donnie, Iko, & Yayan in a Star Wars movie and not give them fight scenes with lightsabers???? Wasted chances to bring the Asian market into the Star Wars fold. I assure you, Netflix won’t waste Iko...
Vigor
Vigor - 7/1/2018, 5:16 AM
@smoke317 - no no no Donnie was not wasted
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