Bruce Lee inspired TV series being filmed in Cape Town

Cape Town – HBO’s Cinemax pilot series Warrior is being filmed exclusively in Cape Town. 

The series, inspired by an original idea from the writings of legendary martial artist Bruce Lee, is set against the backdrop of San Francisco's Chinatown in the aftermath of the Civil War and tells the story of a martial arts prodigy who finds himself caught up in the bloody Tong wars.

It stars Andrew Koji (Call the Midwife), Olivia Cheng (Marco Polo), Jason Tobin (The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift , Dianne Doan (Vikings), Kieran Bew (Beowulf), Dean S Jagger (Game of Thrones) and Joe Taslim (Star: Trek Beyond).

Filming for the series began shooting in October with the series expected to air late 2018 or early 2019. 

While here the cast and crew have shared behind-the-scenes set pictures and have also been exploring the Mother City. 

Production has gone on a break and will resume early in 2018.

See pictures here:

The past few weeks of preparation and now the journey begins #actor #acting #tv #warrior #hbo #cinemax #ahsahm #brucelee #martialarts #andrewkoji #capetown #filming #water

A post shared by Andrew Koji (@kojiandrew) on Oct 22, 2017 at 9:40am PDT

Cape Town thank you for your hospitality! Episode one of #Warrior is in the can and it's been a privilege to continue Bruce Lee's legacy in South Africa where his impact's been huge ???? It's not lost on me that we're exploring a chapter of Asian American history when Chinese were systematically abused, and we're doing it in a country whose struggle for human rights has captured the world's respect and imagination. Looking forward to round two in 2018! With @tropperj @kojiandrew @jsntbn @dianneldoan @joe_taslim @misterhoonlee @richtingworld and so many more warriors whose tags I don't have and pics I can't post (yet ??) #warrior #hbo #cinemax #onlocation #capetown #southafrica #brucelee #bewater

A post shared by Olivia Cheng (@thatoliviacheng) on Nov 13, 2017 at 2:08pm PST

Every day is Halloween on set. #Warrior shoot, day 8. (Ashley Powell’s fantastic effects makeup)

A post shared by Jonathan Tropper (@tropperj) on Oct 31, 2017 at 7:35pm PDT

10 days in, @kojiandrew is getting ready for fight day. #Warrior shoot, Day 10. #Capetown.

A post shared by Jonathan Tropper (@tropperj) on Nov 2, 2017 at 7:05am PDT

You know it's a fun show when the cast shows up on their day off to watch us shoot. #Warrior shoot, Day 12. #Capetown

A post shared by Jonathan Tropper (@tropperj) on Nov 6, 2017 at 9:12am PST

Dec 1st!!! Countdown begins!!! See u again soon, #capetown. ?????????????????? #Warrior #HBO #HBOfilms #Cinemax #Season1 #BruceLee #Bolo #tablemountain #sevenwondersoftheworld #campsbay #southafrica #views #actor #actorlife #actorgoals #dreambig #dreamsdocometrue #goals #weready #blessed #grateful #humbled #handsoverfists #weoutchea #richtingworld

A post shared by ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? (@richtingworld) on Dec 1, 2017 at 11:26am PST

Thank you, Cape Town!!! See u again in 2018!!! ???????????????????? #Warrior #HBO #HBOfilms #Cinemax #Season1 #BruceLee #Bolo #tablemountain #sevenwondersoftheworld #capetown #southafrica #views #actor #actorlife #actorgoals #dreambig #dreamsdocometrue #goals #weready #blessed #grateful #humbled #handsoverfists #weoutchea #richtingworld

A post shared by ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? (@richtingworld) on Nov 9, 2017 at 6:05am PST

DYLAN LEARY ~Its time to stand up for the Irish!!! #warrior #hbo #cinemax #show #actor #fighter #behindthescenes #instagood ??????????

A post shared by Dean S Jagger (Official) (@deansjagger) on Oct 19, 2017 at 2:46am PDT