On Wednesday, The CW’s new series Kung Fu debuts. A reimagining of the classic 1970s series, Kung Fu stars Olivia Liang as Nicky Shen, a young Chinese-American woman who returns home to San Francisco after a life-changing journey to an isolated monastery in China only to discover that her city has been overrun with crime and corruption and that her own family is at its mercy. While the series is inspired by the original Kung Fu, it’s a fresh new tale and one that is not only groundbreaking but comes at a time when hate crimes against Asian-Americans are on the rise. Speaking with ComicBook.com, Liang says that while they always realized Kung Fu would be significant, in the wake of the increased violence against Asians, she hopes that the series is part of the solution in humanizing the Asian-American community and that it brings a bit of joy as well.
