Warrior: The Itchy Onion (2019)
Season 1, Episode 1
6/10
The Itchy Onion
17 March 2020
Based on the writings of Bruce Lee. This is his idea of Kung Fu, updated and made for cable network television.

Set in San Francisco of 1878, There is anti Chinese feeling from the locals who are losing jobs from the new arrivals.

Ah Sahm (Andrew Koji) has just stepped off the boat. Unlike other Chinese, he is not here for a better life. He is looking for a woman, his sister. He can also speak English and he can fight. In the style of Bruce Lee.

The first episode has a lot of world building going on. Rival Chinese gangs in San Francisco Chinatown. The police setting up a special team for Chinatown as police are brutally murdered.

There is Ah Sahm's quest, his sister's manoeuvrings and a female assassin. Plus strong language, nudity and plenty of fights.

An interesting and diverting first episode with a big British cast which includes Koji. There is more than a passing nod to Peaky Blinders.
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