‘Warrior’ Renewed For Season 3, Transferring From Cinemax To HBO Max – Deadline
The martial arts crime series Warrior has been extended for a third season and will switch from Cinemax to HBO Max.
Set in San Francisco’s Chinatown during the brutal Tong Wars of the late 19th century, the series is based on the writings of martial arts legend Bruce Lee. The first two seasons that aired on Cinemax are now streamed on HBO Max via HBO platforms.
Warrior is produced by Jonathan Tropper (Banshee) under Tropper Ink Productions, executive of Star Trek Beyond and Fast & Furious 9 director Justin Lin for Perfect Storm Entertainment and executive of Shannon Lee for Bruce Lee Entertainment.
“Warrior took viewers to a different world of the past, executed with dynamic action and relevant storytelling, with a brilliant cast led by Andrew Koji,” said Casey Bloys, chief content officer at HBO and HBO Max. “We can’t wait to see what Jonathan, Justin and Shannon bring to the next chapter in this series about HBO Max.
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Shannon Lee, executive producer at Bruce Lee Entertainment, said, “Justin, Jonathan and I loved it when Warrior was put on HBO platforms to be discovered by a whole new legion of fans. Now we’re excited and grateful for the opportunity to play another season, and we applaud HBO Max for understanding the importance of telling this story and continuing to support this representation in our industry. All I know is that my dad is grinning right now to see this show he dreamed of so long ago that continues to beat the odds. We intend to deliver the same high levels of high-impact storytelling and gung-fu action in Season 3. “
The series returned to Cinemax for its second season of 10 episodes on October 2.
The cast of the second season included Andrew Koji, Kieran Bew, Celine Buckens, Olivia Cheng, Dianne Doan, Dean Jagger, Langley Kirkwood, Maria-Elena Laas, Hoon Lee, Christian McKay, Dustin Nguyen (also director 6), Miranda Raison and Chen Tang Joe Taslim, Jason Tobin, Joanna Vanderham, Tom Weston-Jones and Perry Yung.
Season 2 of Warrior was produced for Cinemax by Perfect Storm Entertainment, Tropper Ink Productions and Bruce Lee Entertainment. created and produced by Jonathan Tropper. Justin Lin, Danielle Woodrow and Andrew Schneider Executive produced for Perfect Storm Entertainment. Shannon Lee Executive produces for Bruce Lee Entertainment. Executive produced by Brad Kane and Richard Sharkey and co-executive produced by Kenneth Lin, Evan Endicott and Josh Stoddard.
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