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Warrior

2019 · 3 seasons · 30 ep · Crime · Drama · Action & Adventure

TMDB 8.0/10 (667 votes)

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.

Created by Jonathan Tropper

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Warrior is an American martial arts crime drama television series that premiered on April 5, 2019, on Cinemax. It is based on an original concept and treatment by Bruce Lee, and is executive-produced by his daughter, Shannon Lee, and film director Justin Lin. Jonathan Tropper, known for the Cinemax original series Banshee, is the showrunner. In April 2019, Cinemax renewed the series for a second season which premiered on October 2, 2020. It was Cinemax's final series before ceasing production of original programming. In April 2021, the series was renewed for a third season, along with the announcement that the series would move to HBO Max, later rebranded to Max. The third season premiered on Max on June 29, 2023. Plot Set during the Tong Wars in late 1870s San Francisco, the series follows Ah Sahm, a martial arts prodigy who emigrates from China in search of his sister, only to be sold to one of the most powerful tongs in Chinatown. Cast

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“Better is it for each one of us that he should avenge his friend, than greatly mourn. Each of us must expect an end of living in this world; let him who may win glory before death: for that is best at last for the departed warrior.”
— Beowulf, line 1385
“We warriors of light must be prepared to have patience in difficult times and to know the Universe is conspiring in our favor, even though we may not understand how.”
— Paulo Coelho, The Alchemist (1988)' Introduction, p. xi.
“Warriors of the light are not perfect. Their beauty lies in accepting this fact and still desiring to grow and to learn.”
— Paulo Coelho, (1997)
“Love for distance and order, the ability to subordinate one's individualistic and passionate element to principles, the ability to take action and work above mere personhood, a feeling of dignity devoid of vanity are features of the true warrior spirit as essential those which refer to actual combat.”
— Julius Evola, Metaphysics of War [2007], pp. 114–115
“Warrior spirit is characterised by direct, clear and loyal relations, based on fidelity and honour and a sound instinct for the various dignities, which it can well distinguish: it opposes everything which is impersonal and trivial.”
— Julius Evola, Metaphysics of War [2007], p. 117
“The warrior is unique, he alone is the equal of many; Utu is unique, he alone is the equal of many. With your life you should always be on the side of the warrior; with your life you should always be on the side of Utu.”
— Šuruppak, Instructions of Shuruppak (3rd millennium BCE).

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Notable quotes

“Better is it for each one of us that he should avenge his friend, than greatly mourn. Each of us must expect an end of living in this world; let him who may win glory before death: for that is best at last for the departed warrior.”
— Beowulf, line 1385
“We warriors of light must be prepared to have patience in difficult times and to know the Universe is conspiring in our favor, even though we may not understand how.”
— Paulo Coelho, The Alchemist (1988)' Introduction, p. xi.
“Warriors of the light are not perfect. Their beauty lies in accepting this fact and still desiring to grow and to learn.”
— Paulo Coelho, (1997)
“Love for distance and order, the ability to subordinate one's individualistic and passionate element to principles, the ability to take action and work above mere personhood, a feeling of dignity devoid of vanity are features of the true warrior spirit as essential those which refer to actual combat.”
— Julius Evola, Metaphysics of War [2007], pp. 114–115
“Warrior spirit is characterised by direct, clear and loyal relations, based on fidelity and honour and a sound instinct for the various dignities, which it can well distinguish: it opposes everything which is impersonal and trivial.”
— Julius Evola, Metaphysics of War [2007], p. 117
“The warrior is unique, he alone is the equal of many; Utu is unique, he alone is the equal of many. With your life you should always be on the side of the warrior; with your life you should always be on the side of Utu.”
— Šuruppak, Instructions of Shuruppak (3rd millennium BCE).

Quotes via Wikiquote (CC BY-SA), each with its original source.

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