Tigertail
John Cho , Kunjue Li , Christine Ko and Tzi Ma are set to star inTigertail , a multi - generational drama for Netflix from Alan Yang , co - Godhead ofMaster of None . Tigertailjoins a growing slate of Netflix original , as the cyclosis service moves nigher to its goal ofoffering 50 % original substance .
This month will see the release ofSearching , an observational thriller told whole through phone and figurer screens , in which Cho plays a man desperately searching for his missing daughter . He also recently had a veritable role in season 2 of Fox ’s revulsion seriesThe exorciser , but he ’s perhaps best recognize for play Sulu in Paramount ’s rebootedStar Trekmovie franchise .
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accord toThe Hollywood Reporter , Cho is typeset to star inTigertail , with Christine Ko ( The Great Indoors ) playing the female leash . Tzi Ma , who is known for playing General Onada in Amazon ’s alt - chronicle seriesThe Man in the High Castle , will also star as the male lead , andDeadlinereports that Kunjue Li ( Ripper Street ) has connect the cast as well . The story " affect on radical of ruefulness , longing , passion and repression while cross continents and generation from 1950s Taiwan to present - day New York City . "
fifty - R : Christine Ko , Tzi Ma , and Kunjue Li
Alan Yang will write and directTigertail , which is being produced by Charles King and Kim Roth through their production company MACRO - one of the studios behind recent indie hitSorry To trouble You , as well as Netflix ’s menses dramaMudbound , which tally several nominations at this class ’s Oscars . Yang ( whose parents are from Taiwan ) based the motion-picture show partly on his own family ’s experiences , further exploring the first - multiplication American view that he brought to critically - acclaimed funniness seriesMaster of None .
Asian - led dramas are making a breakthrough in Hollywood at the moment , with John M. Chu’sCrazy Rich Asiansopening bigat the box office(asequel is already line up ) , and Netflix ’s teen romcomTo All The Boys I ’ve Loved Beforewinning plenty of fans upon its recent release . Critics have praised Cho ’s performance as a leading man inSearching , soTigertailwill definitely be worth look out for when it arrives on Netflix - which will presumptively be some time next twelvemonth .
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Source : The Hollywood Reporter , Deadline
