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Wu-Tang: An American Saga
Now and forever.
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Ashton Sanders
Bobby Diggs
30 eps
Siddiq Saunderson
Dennis 'D-Love' Coles
30 eps
Shameik Moore
Sha Raider
30 eps
Julian Elijah Martinez
Mitchell 'Divine' Diggs
30 eps
Zolee Griggs
Shurrie Diggs
30 eps
T.J. Atoms
Ason Unique
30 eps
Marcus Callender
Oliver 'Power' Grant
30 eps
Dave East
Shotgun
28 eps
Johnell Young
Gary
26 eps
Erika Alexander
Linda Diggs
13 eps
Uyoata Udi
Inspectah Deck
20 eps
Damani D. Sease
U-God
19 eps
Cody Johns
Ethan
30 eps
David J. Cork
Kenny Smith
2 eps
Motell Gyn Foster
Just-Ice
1 eps
J. Bernard Calloway
Rodney
1 eps
Corey Hibbert
Crack Fiend
1 eps
Hank Strong
Prisoner #2
1 eps
JQ Cole
B-Black
2 eps
Joey Bada$$
Rebel
3 eps
Mark Sussman
Ferry Speaker
1 eps
Jamad Mays
Big Daddy Kane
2 eps
Max Woertendyke
Magazine Reporter
1 eps
Patrick Ssenjovu
African Vendor
1 eps
La La Anthony
Tracey Waples
3 eps
Justus Davis Graham
Randy Diggs
11 eps
Ebony Obsidian
Nia
10 eps
Samuel Mckoy-Johnson
Darius Coles
9 eps
Amyrh Harris
Darren Coles
9 eps
Trayce Malachi
Young Bobby
4 eps
Jake Hoffman
Steve Rifkind
7 eps
JaQwan J. Kelly
Jamel
5 eps
Bokeem Woodbine
Jerome
6 eps
Gbenga Akinnagbe
Mook
3 eps
Jorge Lendeborg Jr.
Jah Son
3 eps
Stephen McKinley Henderson
Uncle Hollis
3 eps
Jason Louder
Cressy
3 eps
Curtiss Cook Jr.
Mathematics
2 eps
Travis Raeburn
Dada
2 eps
Adriane Lenox
Shotgun's Grandma
1 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How Wu-Tang: An American Saga actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
Wu-Tang: An American Saga 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.
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.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
The story
What it's about
In the early 1990s in New York, during the height of the crack cocaine epidemic, a visionary musician named Bobby Diggs aka The RZA begins to form a super group of a dozen young, black men, who will eventually rise to become one of the unlikeliest success stories in American music history.
The run
Seasons
3 seasons · 30 episodes.
Season 1 · Complete
Season 1
201910 episodes
7.0IMDbBest episode · S01E01 Can It Be All So Simple
Season 2 · Complete
Season 2
202110 episodes
8.9IMDbBest episode · S02E06 Protect Ya Neck
Season 3 · Complete
Season 3
202310 episodes
7.6IMDbOff the release of their debut album and their continued rise to fame, we follow the Wu-Tang Clan over the course of their five-year plan as they face and overcome different challenges. While each of the members go on separate journeys to figure out where they fit in the music world, RZA struggles to stay on top of things in order to fulfill the promise he made to his Wu brothers. As money, fame, ego, and business threaten to tear the group apart, they must find a way to come together and cement their legacy.
Best episode · S03E02 All I Need
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S02E01
Little Ghetto Boys
A new beginning is soured when a single decision turns Bobby’s life on its head.
- Directed by Mario Van Peebles
- Written by Alex Tse, RZA
S02E02
Brooklyn Zoo
Bobby goes all in on music while the rest of the Clan struggles with life in the projects.
- Directed by Craig Zisk
- Written by Emily Shesh
S01E01
Can It Be All So Simple
Staten Island, NY. The birth of Wu-Tang starts with a bang--literally.
- Directed by Chris Robinson
- Written by Alex Tse, RZA
S01E02
Winter Warz
With Divine on the sideline, Dennis and Bobby step up to handle his responsibilities.
- Directed by Norberto Barba
- Written by Alex Tse, RZA
S02E04
Pioneer the Frontier
RZA makes a risky move to squash old beef.
- Directed by Craig Zisk
- Written by Zina Camblin
S01E10
Assassination Day
A mysterious tape makes the rounds of NYC. As people try to figure out who this group is Bobby and Dennis try to figure out how to handle Attila.
- Directed by Colin Bucksey
- Written by Emily Shesh
Recently aired
Latest Episodes
S03E09
After the Smoke Is Clear
- Directed by Eif Rivera
- Written by Zak Schwartz, Gabe Fonseca
S03E07
Shadowboxin
- Directed by Janice Cooke
- Written by Isabella Escalante
S03E05
A Better Tomorrow
- Directed by Nefertite Nguvu
- Written by Zina Camblin
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
Alex Tse
Showrunner
RZA
Creator
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Michael C. Martin
Writer
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Zak Schwartz
Writer
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Earl Davis
Writer
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Solange Morales
Writer
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Rodney Barnes
Writer
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Lakshmi Sundaram
Writer
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Emily Shesh
Writer
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Zina Camblin
Writer
Ryan O'Nan
Writer
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Gabe Fonseca
Writer
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Chelsey Lora
Writer
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Isabella Escalante
Writer
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- James SeidmanProducer
- Gabe FonsecaProducer
Writing
- Michael C. MartinWriter
- Zak SchwartzWriter
- Earl DavisWriter
- Solange MoralesWriter
- Rodney BarnesWriter
- Lakshmi SundaramWriter
Direction
- Matthew RossDirector
- Nijla Mu'minDirector
- Mario Van PeeblesDirector
- Malcolm D. LeeDirector
- Norberto BarbaDirector
- Janice CookeDirector
Where to watch
Streaming
Availability verified against regional listings.
- Disney PlusStreaming
- HuluStreaming
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