The Netflix Action Series Created By A Martial Arts Legend

Lee’s original vision for a series wasn’t titled Warrior, but was instead named after the main character, Ah Sahm, and followed the adventures of a trained martial artist in the American Old West. If this sounds familiar, it’s because that same concept was adopted by Warner Bros. Television in 1972, which produced a show called Kung Fu. Warner Bros. insists that they had already had this series in mind when they were approached by Lee, though Lee’s widow stated after Lee’s death that the idea certainly was her late husband’s, and also purported that Lee was passed over for the lead in Kung Fu due to his accent.