Scripted series · The CW
Kung Fu
True power lies within.
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Olivia Liang
Nicky Shen
39 eps
Tan Kheng Hua
Mei-Li Shen
39 eps
Eddie Liu
Henry Yan
39 eps
Shannon Dang
Althea Shen
39 eps
Jon Prasida
Ryan Shen
39 eps
Gavin Stenhouse
Evan Hartley
39 eps
Vanessa Kai
Pei-Ling Zhang
39 eps
Tony Chung
Dennis Soong
39 eps
Yvonne Chapman
Zhilan
37 eps
JB Tadena
Sebastian
22 eps
Tzi Ma
Jin Shen
39 eps
Valencia Budijanto
Brenda Hao
1 eps
Vincent Cheng
Older Man
1 eps
Colin Foo
Fortune Teller
1 eps
Angie Ip
Tour Group Leader
1 eps
Althea Kaye
Tai Chi Lady
1 eps
Sunghee Lapell
Older Woman
1 eps
Tristan Liu
Tony Kang
1 eps
Rene Wang
Cindy Hao
1 eps
Nicholas Wong
Teahouse Owner
1 eps
Theresa Wong
Doctor
1 eps
Johnny Wu
Chinese American Man
1 eps
Cynthia Zhou
Herb Shop Owner
1 eps
Kwesi Ameyaw
Alain
1 eps
Link Baker
Derek Willmot
1 eps
Shawn Beaton
Edgy Looking Man
1 eps
Miguel Castillo
Croupier
1 eps
Jason William Day
Security Guard #1
1 eps
Amanda Fix
Ronda
1 eps
Kathleen Keatings
Marisa
1 eps
Debbie Podowski
Carmen
1 eps
Curtis Lum
Eddie Kwong
1 eps
David Lennon
Brett Slakter
1 eps
Doralynn Mui
Faye Lai
1 eps
Demord Dann
EMT
1 eps
Ryan Alexander McDonald
Repairman
1 eps
Patricia Pemberton
Bridget Ross
1 eps
Raugi Yu
Professor Chau
2 eps
Bradley Gibson
Joe Harper
2 eps
Ludi Lin
Kerwin Tan
12 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How Kung Fu actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
Kung Fu reads strongest on Character Depth, Bingeability and Emotional Weight.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
The story
What it's about
A quarter-life crisis causes a young Chinese-American woman to drop out of college and go on a life-changing journey to an isolated monastery in China. But when she returns to find her hometown overrun with crime and corruption, she uses her martial arts skills and Shaolin values to protect her community and bring criminals to justice…all while searching for the assassin who killed her Shaolin mentor and is now targeting her.
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
Christina M. Kim
Showrunner
Greg Berlanti
Executive producer
David Madden
Executive producer
Sarah Schechter
Executive producer
Robert Berens
Executive producer
Martin Gero
Executive producer
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Brian Anthony
Writer
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Melissa Rundle
Writer
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A.C. Allen
Writer
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Peter Lalayanis
Writer
Richard Lowe
Writer
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Michael Deigh
Writer
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Matt Young
Writer
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John Bring
Writer
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Dan Hamamura
Writer
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Ryan Johnson
Writer
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Greg BerlantiExecutive Producer
- David MaddenExecutive Producer
- Sarah SchechterExecutive Producer
- Robert BerensExecutive Producer
- Christina M. KimExecutive Producer
- Martin GeroExecutive Producer
Writing
- Brian AnthonyWriter
- Melissa RundleWriter
- A.C. AllenWriter
- Peter LalayanisWriter
- Richard LoweWriter
- Michael DeighWriter
Direction
- Joe MenendezDirector
- Geoff Wing ShotzDirector
- Jeff ChanDirector
- X. Dean LimDirector
- R.T. ThorneDirector
- David GrossmanDirector
Where to watch
Streaming
Availability verified against regional listings.
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- HBO Max Amazon ChannelStreaming
- Google Play MoviesBuy
- Fandango At HomeBuy
- HBO MaxStreaming
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