Kung Fu: The Legend Continues
Kung Fu: The Legend Continues is an action/crime drama series and sequel to the original 1972–1975 television series "Kung Fu". While the original "Kung Fu" series was set in the American old west, "Kung Fu: The Legend Continues" was set in modern times. It starred David Carradine and Chris Potter as a father and son trained in kung fu – Carradine playing a Shaolin monk, Potter a police detective. The 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. 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 producer opted to continue the series. Plot. Like his grandfather and namesake from the original series, Kwai Chang Caine (David Carradine) is a Shaolin priest who walked out of the past. Caine was the head of a temple in Northern California, where his son Peter (Chris Potter) also lived and studied, until the temple was destroyed in a fire caused by a renegade priest who believed the priests  should serve 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 the Chinatown section of town, where Peter's precinct is located, and they are reunited after 15 years. Production. In 1992, the series was sold to television stations as a first-run syndicated series, alongside "Time Trax". The series was originally sold as "Kung Fu : The Next Generation". Home media. On May 27, 2014, Warner Bros. released the complete first season on DVD in Region 1 in the USA only not Canada, via their Warner Archive Collection. Season 2 was released on August 18, 2015. The first season was released in Germany on DVD in 2009.