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Netflix's Kung-Fu Series Wu Assassins Features a Same-Gender Romance
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Kung Fu meets sci-fi meets Asian street food meets lesbian love in Netflix's newest show Wu Assassins!
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The series "follows Kai Jin (Iko Uwais), a young Chinatown chef in present-day San Francisco as he becomes entangled with the Chinese Triad’s pursuit of deadly ancient powers known as the "Wu Xing." After an encounter with a mystical spirit, Kai reluctantly becomes the Wu Assassin (Mark Dacascos), using his enhanced martial arts skills to recover supernatural powers from five modern-day criminals threatening to use them to destroy the world."
One of those five criminals just so happens to be Kai Jin's own father...
Not only is that description insanely badass, but at 1:15 in the trailer, two of the leading ladies lean in for a steamy kiss! Looks like Christine (Katheryn Winnick) is getting a same-gender romance!
You know we'll be watching!
Wu Assassinspremieres August 8 on Netflix. Watch the trailer below!
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Taylor Henderson is a PRIDE.com contributor. This proud Texas Bama studied Media Production/Studies and Sociology at The University of Texas at Austin, where he developed his passions for pop culture, writing, and videography. He's absolutely obsessed with Beyoncé, mangoes, and cheesy YA novels that allow him to vicariously experience the teen years he spent in the closet. He's also writing one!
Taylor Henderson is a PRIDE.com contributor. This proud Texas Bama studied Media Production/Studies and Sociology at The University of Texas at Austin, where he developed his passions for pop culture, writing, and videography. He's absolutely obsessed with Beyoncé, mangoes, and cheesy YA novels that allow him to vicariously experience the teen years he spent in the closet. He's also writing one!
