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Wu Assassins

  • TV Series
  • 2019
  • TV-MA
  • 44m
IMDb RATING
6.4/10
15K
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POPULARITY
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Iko Uwais in Wu Assassins (2019)
A young Chinatown chef in San Francisco becomes entangled with the Chinese Triad's pursuit of deadly ancient powers known as the "Wu Xing." After an encounter with a mystical spirit, Kai reluctantly becomes the Wu Assassin, using his enhanced martial arts skills to recover supernatural powers from five modern day criminals threatening to use them to destroy the world.
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A warrior chosen as the latest and last Wu Assassin must search for the powers of an ancient triad and restore balance in San Francisco's Chinatown.A warrior chosen as the latest and last Wu Assassin must search for the powers of an ancient triad and restore balance in San Francisco's Chinatown.A warrior chosen as the latest and last Wu Assassin must search for the powers of an ancient triad and restore balance in San Francisco's Chinatown.

  • Creators
    • John Wirth
    • Tony Krantz
  • Stars
    • Iko Uwais
    • Byron Mann
    • Li Jun Li
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.4/10
    15K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    4,526
    4,522
    • Creators
      • John Wirth
      • Tony Krantz
    • Stars
      • Iko Uwais
      • Byron Mann
      • Li Jun Li
    • 399User reviews
    • 25Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 4 nominations total

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    Iko Uwais
    Iko Uwais
    • Kai Jin
    • 2019
    Byron Mann
    Byron Mann
    • Uncle Six
    • 2019
    Li Jun Li
    Li Jun Li
    • Jenny Wah
    • 2019
    Lawrence Kao
    Lawrence Kao
    • Tommy Wah
    • 2019
    Katheryn Winnick
    Katheryn Winnick
    • Christine Gavin
    • 2019
    JuJu Chan Szeto
    JuJu Chan Szeto
    • Zan Hui
    • 2019
    Lewis Tan
    Lewis Tan
    • Lu Xin Lee
    • 2019
    Celia Au
    Celia Au
    • Ying Ying
    • 2019
    Tommy Flanagan
    Tommy Flanagan
    • Alec McCullough
    • 2019
    Tzi Ma
    Tzi Ma
    • Mr. Young
    • 2019
    Mark Dacascos
    Mark Dacascos
    • Monk…
    • 2019
    Raresh DiMofte
    Raresh DiMofte
    • Babinov
    • 2019
    Cranston Johnson
    Cranston Johnson
    • Frank Fletcher
    • 2019
    Robin McLeavy
    Robin McLeavy
    • Maggie McCullough
    • 2019
    Trevor Lim
    Trevor Lim
    • Young Kai
    • 2019
    Josephine Ting
    • Young Jenny
    • 2019
    Harper Postma
    • Liam
    • 2019
    Peter Chan
    • Jimmy
    • 2019
    • Creators
      • John Wirth
      • Tony Krantz
    • All cast & crew
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    User reviews399

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    7silentbobni

    I don't know why I like it but I do

    The acting isn't great, the special effects are probably from about 10 years ago standard and it's cheesy as hell but I'm really enjoying it. The fight scenes are fantastic. You'll know after 1 episode if you want to watch more.
    80U

    Wu Assassins

    Fun enough - a little uneven in the acting and the script. Some of the actors are really good and some clearly are less so which makes it noticeable. Sometimes the script is OK and sometimes it just doesnt work. Action sequences are really good. And appreciate the representation of the Chinese in San Francisco Experience - and all the Cantonese speakers. All and all, it shows some promise and worth to look at another season.
    8Supermanfan-13

    Better than it's rating!

    Wu-Assassins was a lot better than I expected it to be and much better than the 6.4 rating it has. It has plenty of action with great fight scenes. People seem to be all over the place on it, a lot of people either love it or hate it. I'm one of the people who liked it and can't wait for another season! Iko Uwais is one of the best martial artists in the world and so fun to watch.
    6Plazeebo

    Complete waste of Marc Dacascos and Iko Uwais

    I gave this a 6 but it doesn't deserve that. But - on the other hand I don't want the movie execs to think "oh - people don't like martial arts tv shows".

    I do love martial arts shows. "Warrior", "Into the Badlands", "Daredevil". They can be made.

    But this is just silly. The CGI is (very) low budget and low talent.

    The stunt coordination is not worthy of skilled people like Dacascos and Uwais.

    The use of stock footage, stock sounds and music is too much.

    The story is good, but it's told in a really condescending way.

    I sooo wanted to see Dascasos in a TV show. I was disapointed.
    8Lodewickus

    Cheesy SFX, clichéd Characters and Story, but who cares!

    It's got Katheryn Winnick finally given a chance to show off her karate chops, it's got Iko Uwais doing his wooden acting with fantastic martial arts and... It's got fireballs! If you like Oriental themed stories with great martial arts, the B-gradeness of everything can be forgiven, it's entertaining enough.

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    Bruce Willis and Taniel in Die Hard (1988)
    Action
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    Crime
    Naomie Harris, Mahershala Ali, Janelle Monáe, André Holland, Herman Caheej McGloun, Edson Jean, Alex R. Hibbert, and Tanisha Cidel in Moonlight (2016)
    Drama
    Elijah Wood in The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
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    • Trivia
      In addition to playing the lead, Iko Uwais also served as producer, lead martial arts and fight choreographer and stunt coordinator.
    • Connections
      Featured in WatchMojo: Top 10 Best Martial Arts TV Shows Ever (2020)

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • August 8, 2019 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Official Netflix
    • Languages
      • English
      • Cantonese
    • Also known as
      • Asesinos Wu
    • Filming locations
      • Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
    • Production companies
      • Flame Ventures
      • Living Films
      • Netflix
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    • Runtime
      • 44m
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.00 : 1

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