Netflix just ordered a sci-fi martial arts crime series called Wu Assassins starring The Raid‘s Iko Uwais, and if that string of words isn’t enough to get you excited, you might want to check your pulse.
One of the best action films of the last decade is The Raid, starring Iko Uwais as a man who kicks and punches the hell out of a lot of people in a high-rise building. Uwais will next be seen in Wu Assassins, a new action series from streaming behemoth Netflix. The show comes from writer John Wirth, with Stephen Fung helming the first two episodes.
Much of the cast has yet to be selected, but Byron Mann will also star in the ten episode series. John Wirth is the writer on Wu Assassins and will also executive produce. Chad Oakes and Mike Frislev of Nomadic Pictures Entertainment will also executive produce along with Tony Krantz of Flame Ventures.
Wu Assassins marks the second recent series order for Nomadic at Netflix. Back in April, the streamer picked up the supernatural drama series The Order, with Oakes and Frislev executive producing that series as well.
Source: Deadline
