‘The Raid’ star Iko Uwais and ‘The Corruptor’ baddie Byron Mann team up for Netflix martial arts series ‘Wu Assassins’
Netflix has given a 10-episode order to
Wu Assassins, martial arts sci-fi crime drama series starring Iko Uwais (
The Raid, Star Wars: The Force Awakens). It hails from
Tony Krantz of Flame Ventures (
24),
John Wirth (
Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles; Falling Skies) and Nomadic Pictures (
Fargo, Hell on Wheels).
Byron Mann (
The Expanse) co-stars in the series, slated for an August 8 production start. Stephen Fung will direct the first two episodes, with Krantz expected to helm another. In addition to playing the lead, Uwais also will serve as producer, lead martial arts and fight choreographer and stunt coordinator.
Written by Wirth, who also serves as showrunner,
Wu Assassins, set in San Francisco’s Chinatown, is a martial arts crime series with supernatural elements. It stars Uwais as Kai Jin, who becomes the latest and last Wu Assassin, chosen to round up the powers of an ancient triad and restore balance once again. Mann plays Uncle Six.
Uwais is known for his roles in
The Raid, The Raid 2 on which he also served as fight choreographer, and most recently
Star Wars: The Force Awakens. He’s in post-production on
Mile 22, on which he stars and serves as co-fight choreographer. He is repped