Scripted series · Cinemax
Warrior
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Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Andrew Koji
Ah Sahm
30 eps
Olivia Cheng
Ah Toy
30 eps
Jason Tobin
Young Jun
30 eps
Dianne Doan
Mai Ling
30 eps
Kieran Bew
Officer “Big Bill” O’Hara
30 eps
Dean S. Jagger
Dan Leary
30 eps
Tom Weston-Jones
Richard Lee
30 eps
Hoon Lee
Wang Chao
30 eps
Langley Kirkwood
Walter Buckley
30 eps
Miranda Raison
Nellie Davenport
20 eps
Chen Tang
Hong
20 eps
Rich Ting
Bolo
10 eps
Chelsea Muirhead
Yan Mi
10 eps
Dustin Nguyen
Zing
21 eps
Adam Rayner
Douglas Strickland III
10 eps
Mark Dacascos
Kong Pak
10 eps
Joe Taslim
Li Yong
30 eps
Joanna Vanderham
Penelope Blake
20 eps
Christian McKay
Samuel Blake
20 eps
Perry Yung
Jun Père
20 eps
Céline Buckens
Sophie Mercer
10 eps
Zoya Pon
Li Juan
2 eps
Maria-Elena Laas
Rosalita Vega
5 eps
Michelle Allen
Claire
3 eps
Selena Teles-Fernandes
Hannah
2 eps
Gaosi Raditholo
Abigail
12 eps
Amanda Bradley
Tattooed Woman
2 eps
Emily Child
Lucy O'Hara
8 eps
Neels Clasen
Chief Atwood
7 eps
Sean-Marco Vorster
Stewart Gumm
8 eps
Robert Hobbs
Stone
9 eps
Nicholas Pauling
Harrison
9 eps
Lindsey MacSymon
Maggie Clark
2 eps
Trevor Ou Tim
Wu Jin
4 eps
Gary Young
Yichèn
5 eps
Angelo Chen
Zimo
4 eps
Jenny Umbhau
Lai
8 eps
Claire Glover
Frannie
3 eps
Jazzara Jaslyn
Eliza Pendleton
5 eps
André Jacobs
Merriweather
2 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How Warrior actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
Warrior reads strongest on Character Depth, Bingeability and Tension.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
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 gritty, action-packed crime drama set during the brutal Tong Wars of San Francisco’s Chinatown in the second half of the 19th century. The series follows Ah Sahm, a martial arts prodigy who immigrates from China to San Francisco under mysterious circumstances, and becomes a hatchet man for one of Chinatown’s most powerful tongs.
The run
Seasons
3 seasons · 30 episodes.
Season 0 · Complete
Specials
20198 episodes
Season 1 · Complete
Season 1
201910 episodes
6.9IMDbBest episode · S01E09 Chinese Boxing
Season 2 · Complete
Season 2
202010 episodes
7.6IMDbSeason two follows rival Chinatown tongs, the Hop Wei and the Long Zii, as they fight for dominance amidst the growing anti-Chinese racism that threatens to destroy them all.
Best episode · S02E06 To a Man with a Hammer, Everything Looks Like a Nail
Season 3 · Complete
Season 3
202310 episodes
7.7IMDbIn the wake of the race riots that upended Chinatown in season two, Mai Ling uses her government connections to consolidate power, while Ah Sahm and the Hop Wei must find new ways to survive.
Best episode · S03E10 A Window of F*cking Opportunity
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S03E10
A Window of F*cking Opportunity
As the Secret Service finally corners the Tongs' printing operation, Ah Sahm must choose between his brothers in the Hop Wei and a future with Yan Mi.
- Directed by Loni Peristere
- Written by Evan Endicott, Danielle DiPaolo
S03E08
You Know When You're Losing a Fight
As Mai Ling's wedding briefly unites the Hop Wei and Long Zii, Li Yong receives a grim final warning from Kong Pak.
- Directed by Dennie Gordon
- Written by Hoon Lee
S02E06
To a Man with a Hammer, Everything Looks Like a Nail
Ah Sahm, Young Jun, and Hong travel with Vega to Rooker’s Mill, a U.S.-Mexico border town owned by Elijah Rooker, the wealthy host of a lucrative fight tournament that Ah Sahm is determined to win. As he learns more about Vega, Ah Sahm draws the attention of another fighter, Dolph, and later, Rooker himself.
- Directed by Dustin Nguyen
- Written by Brad Kane, Jonathan Tropper
S02E10
Man on the Wall
Young Jun faces a crucial decision after Mai Ling tries to drive a wedge between him and Ah Sahm, who has emerged as a hero in Chinatown and takes the opportunity to go on the offensive against Leary. Determined to take Buckley down, Penny goes to the press. Bill reckons with what he's become, and Lee seeks out a familiar face. Mai Ling finally plays her hand against the Hop Wei.
S03E09
All of Death Is a Going Home
Ah Sahm makes a bold sacrifice to protect Yan Mi, Mai Ling reckons with the consequences of her actions, and Leary reaches his breaking point.
- Directed by Loni Peristere
- Written by Brad Kane
S03E06
A Soft Heart Won't Do You No Favors
Chao and Lee band together after an unexpected tossup threatens their lives. Meanwhile, the Hop Wei navigate a tense deal with German traders.
- Directed by Brett Chan
- Written by Evan Endicott, Josh Stoddard
Recently aired
Latest Episodes
S03E10
A Window of F*cking Opportunity
- Directed by Loni Peristere
- Written by Evan Endicott, Danielle DiPaolo
S03E09
All of Death Is a Going Home
- Directed by Loni Peristere
- Written by Brad Kane
S03E08
You Know When You're Losing a Fight
- Directed by Dennie Gordon
- Written by Hoon Lee
S03E07
Gotta Be Crooked to Get Along in a Crooked World
- Directed by Dennie Gordon
- Written by Glenise Mullins
S03E06
A Soft Heart Won't Do You No Favors
- Directed by Brett Chan
- Written by Evan Endicott, Josh Stoddard
S03E05
Whiskey and Sticky and All the Rest Can Wait
- Directed by Dinh Thai
- Written by Lillian Yu
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
Jonathan Tropper
Showrunner
Justin Lin
Executive producer
- Photo unavailable
Assaf Bernstein
Executive producer
Brad Kane
Executive producer
- Photo unavailable
Danielle Woodrow
Executive producer
- Photo unavailable
Josh Stoddard
Executive producer
Shannon Lee
Executive producer
- Photo unavailable
Evan Endicott
Writer
- Photo unavailable
Glenise Mullins
Writer
- Photo unavailable
Danielle DiPaolo
Writer
Hoon Lee
Writer
- Photo unavailable
Kenneth Lin
Writer
Lillian Yu
Writer
- Photo unavailable
Francisca X. Hu
Writer
Adam Targum
Writer
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Justin LinExecutive Producer
- Assaf BernsteinExecutive Producer
- Brad KaneExecutive Producer
- Danielle WoodrowExecutive Producer
- Josh StoddardExecutive Producer
- Shannon LeeExecutive Producer
Writing
- Evan EndicottWriter
- Glenise MullinsWriter
- Danielle DiPaoloWriter
- Hoon LeeWriter
- Kenneth LinWriter
- Brad KaneWriter
Direction
- Brett ChanDirector
- Dustin NguyenDirector
- Assaf BernsteinDirector
- Lin OedingDirector
- David PetrarcaDirector
- Nima NourizadehDirector
Where to watch
Streaming
Availability verified against regional listings.
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