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Kung Fu, is making it’s series premiere TONIGHT (April 7)! The brand new series, from CW super producer Christina M. Kim, is a re-imagining of the 1970s series of the same name, but this time, features a female Asian lead, which is pretty groundbreaking for a primetime network show. It also features an almost all Asian cast. The show is premiering in Riverdale‘s Wednesday night time slot as it goes on a brief hiatus. Here’s a synopsis: A quarter-life crisis causes a young Chinese American woman, Nicky Shen ( Olivia Liang), to drop out of college and go on a life-changing journey to an...

Olivia Liang hopes 'Kung Fu' series combats Asian hate By (0) Olivia Liang plays a Chinese-American who returns to the U.S. after studying Kung Fu. Photo courtesy of The CW Nicky Shen (Olivia Liang) brings her Kung Fu training home to her family. Photo courtesy of The CW Olivia Sheng trained in martial arts for her role on "Kung Fu." Photo courtesy of The CW LOS ANGELES, April 7 (UPI) -- Olivia Liang, star of The CW's new action-drama Kung Fu, said she hopes the show encourages empathy for Asian Americans. The show's Asian cast spoke on a recent Television Critics Association Zoom panel af...

Photo: Netflix Here’s what’s happening in the world of television for Wednesday, April 7. All times are Eastern. Advertisement Top pick Dolly Parton: A MusiCares Tribute (Netflix, 3:01 a.m.): Filmed forever ago in 2019 and before she helped fund Moderna’s Covid-19 vaccine, this hour-long documentary honors Parton’s career and celebrates her generosity to the music community over the years. Hosted by Little Big Town, it will feature performances from Miley Cyrus, Leon Bridges, Katy Perry, Yolanda Adams, Shawn Mendes, and Parton herself. Primetime television Kung Fu (CW, 8 p.m., series...

What's in a name? The potential to make new deals out of old intellectual property, for one. "Kung Fu," which premieres Wednesday on the CW, is related by contracts and corporate history to "Kung Fu," the 1970s David Carradine series about a half-Chinese Shaolin monk roaming the Old West; what they have in common is a main character schooled in martial arts whose mentor is killed. And, apart from a title and a screen credit for Ed Spielman, who created the original series — Christina M. Kim, whose credits include "Blindspot" and "Lost," is the new version's showrunner — nothing else...

"I feel like a badass," Liang told TVLine ahead of the first episode. "This show is my first real experience with martial arts, and I feel so privileged that I get to learn it for my job. "Doing these beautifully choreographed fight sequences, it just really makes me feel strong, and it's really translating into my personal life of just feeling a lot more powerful and a lot taller and stronger and bigger and just ready to take on the world." While its predecessor, which starred David Carradine, followed a white man, this new reboot celebrates Asian culture with its predominantly Asian and A...