Season 2

**Season 2** is the second season of the CW's *Kung Fu* Tv series which premiered on March 9, 2022.

## Synopsis

Following the explosive Season 1 finale, Season 2 picks up six months later with Nicky and the rest of the Shen family in a great place: Nicky’s been using her kung fu skills to keep Chinatown safe; she and Henry are only deeper in love with each other; the death of her shifu Pei-Ling has been avenged and her killer Zhilan is behind bars, and thanks to Jin and Mei-Li, the family’s restaurant Harmony Dumplings is thriving. With the Shen family now in the know about Nicky’s extracurricular crime-fighting, Nicky’s finally comfortable and at peace in San Francisco… that is, until the reemergence of sinister billionaire Russell Tan, and the surprise appearance of Nicky’s long-lost cousin, Mia.  With the help of Henry, Althea, Ryan, Evan and Dennis, Nicky will face off against the Tan family and become a shifu in her own right, as a new, action-packed myth unfolds in San Francisco’s Chinatown '

## Cast

### Main

* Olivia Liang as Nicky Shen
* Kheng Hua Tan as Mei-Li Shen
* Eddie Liu as Henry Yan
* Shannon Dang as Althea Shen
* Jon Prasida as Ryan Shen
* Gavin Stenhouse as Evan Hartley
* Tony Chung as Dennis Soong
* Tzi Ma as Jin Shen
* Yvonne Chapman as Zhilan Zhang

### Recurring

* Kee Chan as Russell Tan
* Ludi Lin as Kerwin Tan
* Vanessa Yao as Mia Yang (5/13)
* Annie Q. as Juliette Tan (4/13)
* JB Tadena as Sebastian (5/13)
* Marissa Cuevas as Nadia (4/13)
* Janet Kidder as District Attorney Hughes (3/13)
* Christina Ma as Mei-Xu† (1/13)

## Production

### Development

On May 3, 2021 it was announced that The CW had officially renewed *Kung Fu* for a second season due to premiere sometime in the 2021-2022 TV Season. Later that month, on May 25, 2021, it was revealed that Season 2 won't premiere till sometime in the midseason 2021-2022 schedule for The CW.
On July 23, 2021 Eddie Liu went onto say on Twitter that *Kung Fu* would get a second season and would air sometime around January 2022.

## Trivia

* Robert Berens and Christina M. Kim both felt it was important for Nicky to return to the monastery for the Season 1 finale since it would be full circle from the Pilot.
* At the end of the Season 1 finale it's revealed to the audience that Xue Mei has a daughter. Olivia Liang teased that this previously unknown cousin would be Nicky's foil for the next season and enemy.
	+ This cousin is also part of two separate bloodlines: a warrior in Xue Mei's and a guardian (Unknown father) Bernes teased the following *What does that mean? That there is someone who has basically fused these two mystical bloodlines. So, I think we’re setting up a very interesting foil for Nicky in season two.*
* Olivia also promised that her character's immediate family will be more involved in the mythology of their family *“I know that Biange energy has definitely followed [Nicky] to San Francisco,” “Because she’s part of the bloodline of warriors, and the Shen siblings and Mama are also a part of this, I think they might get a little bit more involved with the magic and the mythology of it all.”*
* On August 26, 2021 it was announced that Yvonne Chapman who heavily recurred throughout season 1 as Zhilan Zhang was promoted to the main cast for season 2.
* On March 3, 2022 it was revealed by Christina M. Kim and Ludi Lin that Kerwin Tan would back for season 2.

## External Links

* Kung Fu Season 2 at the Internet Movie Database

* Follow Kung Fu (@cw\_kungfu) on Instagram

* Kung Fu (2021 TV Series) on Wikipedia
* Follow Kung Fu (@cw\_kungfu) on Twitter

## References

1. ↑ https://tvline.com/lists/the-cw-renewed-cancelled-shows-2022-list-the-flash/
2. ↑ https://tvline.com/2021/11/05/superman-and-lois-season-2-premiere-date-cw-midseason-schedule/
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 ‘Kung Fu’: Yvonne Chapman Upped To Series Regular For Season 2 - Deadline
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 https://www.instagram.com/p/CaqfCPZpRCw/ Ludi Lin March 3, 2022 IG Post - Instagram
5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 https://deadline.com/2022/01/kung-fu-cw-reboot-annie-q-jb-tadena-vanessa-yao-season-2-cast-1234905311/
6. ↑ http://www.thefutoncritic.com/listings/20220310cw08/
7. ↑ https://directories.wga.org/project/1208074/kung-fu-2021/
8. ↑ https://www.instagram.com/eddieliuwho/
9. ↑ ‘Kung Fu’ & ‘Stargirl’ Renewed At The CW - Deadline
10. ↑ Cite error: Invalid `<ref>` tag; no text was provided for refs named `Kung Fu S2 held for midseason`
11. ↑ Eddie Liu July 23, 2021 Tweet - Twitter
12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 ‘Kung Fu’ Season Finale: Showrunners Reflect On Nicky Shen’s “Huge Transformation,” Tease Big Bad Of Season 2 - Deadline
13. ↑ Kung Fu's Olivia Liang Breaks Down That Finale Game Changer for Nicky, Shares 'Really Fun' Season 2 Hopes - TV Line