Kung Fu: The Legend Continues | |
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Created by | Ed Spielman |
Starring |
David Carradine Chris Potter |
Narrated by | Richard Anderson |
Composer(s) | Jeff Danna |
Country of origin | Canada United States |
No. of seasons | 4 |
No. of episodes | 88 |
Production | |
Executive producer(s) | Michael Sloan |
Producer(s) | Gavin Mitchell Susan Murdoch John Hackett |
Running time | 44-46 minutes |
Distributor | Warner Bros. Television Distribution |
Release | |
Original network | PTEN |
Audio format | Stereo |
Original release | January 27, 1993 – January 1, 1997 |
Kung Fu: The Legend Continues is an American-Canadian action/crime drama series and sequel to the original 1972–1975 television series Kung Fu, starring David Carradine and Chris Potter as a father and son trained in kung fu - Carradine playing a Shaolin monk, Potter a police detective. This series aired in syndication for four seasons, from January 27, 1993 to January 1, 1997, and was broadcast in over 70 countries. Filming took place in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Reruns of the show have been aired on TNT.
The show was canceled when its producer, Prime Time Entertainment Network (also known as PTEN), ceased operations and no other network opted to continue the series.
Like his grandfather and namesake from the original TV series, Kwai Chang Caine is a Shaolin priest who walked out of the past. Caine was the head of a temple in Northern California, where his son Peter (Nathaniel Moreau, later Robert Bednarski) also lived and studied, until the temple was destroyed in a fire caused by a renegade priest who believed the priests would serve better as mercenaries. After the destruction of the temple, each believed the other had perished and went on their separate ways; Caine wandered and traveled, much as his grandfather had, while Peter became a foster child and eventually a police officer. The series begins when Caine comes to fictional Sloanville and ends up in a Chinatown section, where Peter's precinct is, and they are reunited after being separated for 15 years.
Kung Fu: The Legend Continues lasted four seasons with a total of 88 episodes. The pilot episode, "Initiation," was presented as a two-parter. It established the main characters and introduced many of the concepts that are seen throughout the series. As with the rest of the series, much of the storytelling was done through flashbacks.