The Brothers Sun
‘Brothers Sun’ Star Justin Chien Reacts to Series Cancellation: “Take Some Time to Digest This News”
The Brothers Sun star Justin Chien has taken to social media to show his appreciation for fans and the show’s team following its cancellation at Netflix. The actor, who starred alongside Michelle Yeoh and Sam Song Li in the action-comedy-drama, wrote on Instagram Saturday, “To all the fans of The Brothers Sun, Thank you for […]
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‘The Brothers Sun’ Canceled by Netflix After One Season
The Brothers Sun, starring Michelle Yeoh, Justin Chien and Sam Song Li, will not be returning for a second season on Netflix, The Hollywood Reporter learned Friday. While the reason for the cancellation wasn’t immediately known, the news comes months after the eight-episode first season of the action-comedy-drama premiered on Jan. 4. The show was […]
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Streaming Ratings: ‘The Brothers Sun’ Climbs Chart in Second Week
Netflix’s The Brothers Sun had a solid opening on Nielsen’s streaming charts, but the show took a sizable leap forward in its second week of release. The series, starring Michelle Yeoh, Sam Song Li and Justin Chien, grew by 38 percent over its debut week to record 960 million minutes of viewing for Jan. 8-14. […]
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How Jenny Yang Scored Her First Action Role — Fighting Michelle Yeoh
Four years ago, Jenny Yang reached a plateau in her career. She’d achieved many of her goals — she was a successful stand-up comedian, she’d launched her own comedy festival focused on platforming Asian American talent, she’d worked as a staff writer on Busy Tonight — so she sat down to chart something new. Yang […]
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Boba, Popcorn Chicken and Pizza Baos: Cast of Netflix’s ‘The Brothers Sun’ Celebrate Cultural and Local Representation
Two days after The Brothers Sun’s Jan. 4 premiere on Netflix, the creator and cast of the action-packed, comedic family drama returned to the San Gabriel Valley, where the series is set and much of it was filmed, for a special one-weekend-only edition of 626 Night Market, held at its usual location at Arcadia’s Santa […]
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Events of the Week: Palm Springs Film Awards, ‘The Brothers Sun’ and More
Here’s a look at this week’s biggest premieres, parties and openings in Los Angeles and New York, including the Palm Springs Film Awards and events for The Brothers Sun and Night Swim. Night Swim premiere Stars Wyatt Russell and Kerry Condon joined producers Jason Blum and James Wan at the Los Angeles premiere of their Universal […]
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‘The Brothers Sun’ Star Sam Song Li on Playing Michelle Yeoh’s Favorite Son and His ‘Better Call Saul’ Physics Lesson
In his first starring role, The Brothers Sun’s Sam Song Li found himself in the enviable position of playing Michelle Yeoh’s favorite son. Created by Brad Falchuk and Byron Wu, the action-dramedy series chronicles a single mother, Eileen “Mama” Sun (Yeoh), and her son, Bruce (Li), whose modest and peaceful life in the San Gabriel […]
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Netflix’s ‘The Brothers Sun’ Puts Spotlight on L.A.’s San Gabriel Valley (Exclusive Video)
When The Brothers Sun co-creator Byron Wu first conceived his story about a Taiwanese American immigrant family hiding their triad past in the suburbs, he knew exactly where such characters would live: the San Gabriel Valley, the Asian American enclave just east of the city of Los Angeles. “It’s a hidden gem of Los Angeles,” […]
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‘The Brothers Sun’ Review: Michelle Yeoh Is a Crime Family Matriarch in Netflix’s Zanily Entertaining Action Dramedy
A Taiwanese gangster is reunited in Los Angeles with his mother and younger brother in the new series from Byron Wu and Brad Falchuk.
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Brad Falchuk Finally Goes Solo
When Brad Falchuk moved into wife Gwyneth Paltrow’s house in 2019, there was plenty to consider. For starters, they each came to the relationship with two children from previous marriages. So, in reconfiguring the Goop founder’s longtime Brentwood pad for a family of six, Falchuk’s home office became a bit of an afterthought. “If I’m […]
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Michelle Yeoh, Justin Chien Fight to Protect Their Family in ‘The Brothers Sun’ Trailer
Michelle Yeoh is balancing a criminal underworld with parenting duties in the first look at The Brothers Sun. Co-created by Brad Falchuk and Byron Wu, the Netflix series stars Yeoh as Eileen Sun, a shrewd and savvy woman who built a life for herself and her youngest son, Bruce (Sam Song Li), after leaving the world […]
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Michelle Yeoh to Lead Cast of Brad Falchuk/Byron Wu’s ‘The Brothers Sun’
Four months after being ordered straight to series, Netflix has set its cast for The Brothers Sun. The series from creators Brad Falchuk (Glee) and Byron Wu (The Getaway) has tapped Michelle Yeoh (Everything Everywhere All At Once, Crazy Rich Asians) to star. Described as an action-packed, darkly comedic family soap, the eight-episode series is […]
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