A martial arts prodigy navigates the brutal Tong Wars in a relentless, gritty 19th-century San Francisco.
Suspenseful and epic. A full-attention watch at full speed. Emotionally it is heavy.
Streaming on Max.
Moderate sex and nudity, and brutal violence, about what a TV-MA should carry.
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A gritty, action-packed crime drama set during the brutal Tong Wars of San Francisco’s Chinatown in the second half of the 19th century. The series follows Ah Sahm, a martial arts prodigy who immigrates from China to San Francisco under mysterious circumstances, and becomes a hatchet man for one of Chinatown’s most powerful tongs.
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