Olivia Liang as Nicky Shen in "Kung Fu" season 2 episode 3. Jack Rowand/The CW In April 2021, "Kung Fu" — which centers on Nicky, a young Chinese American woman who, after spending three years ...

This gender-flipped martial-arts reboot departs from its 1970s predecessor by having a predominantly Asian-American cast. Olivia Liang stars as the high-kicking hero of “Kung Fu.” “We just ...

'Kung Fu' showrunner Christina M. Kim talks about authenticity and the gender flip of the show's ... [also] her family to give a full cast of characters that were Asian American,” she ...

New ‘Kung Fu’ television series debuts at a crucial time for Asian Americans The series has a mostly Asian American cast with an Asian American showrunner and executive producer.

The 1970s television drama “Kung Fu” was “groundbreaking for what it was when it aired,” says Christina M. Kim. The series brought the art of kung fu into mainstream conversation and ...

Kung Fu followed a young Chinese American woman, Nicky Shen, ... Cast also included Shannon Dang, Tony Chung, Jon Prasida, Gavin Stenhouse, Eddie Liu and Vanessa Kai.

Kung Fu, the popular 1970s ... But Asian-Americans were angered by the choice of a Caucasian actor, David Carradine, for the lead role of Kwai Chang Caine, the half-American, half-Chinese hero, ...

Then came Kung Fu, perhaps the most influential television show in the history of American martial arts.ABC premiered the series on Oct. 14, 1972, following a made-for-TV film called The Way of ...