Created by Brad Falchuk and Byron Wu, The Brothers Sun is an action-packed family drama which follows Charles Sun, a Taipei gangster who’s settled into his life as a ruthless killer, but must go to L.A. to protect his mother and younger brother after his father was shot by a mysterious assassin.
What is The Brothers Sun about?
When the head of a powerful Taiwanese triad is shot by a mysterious assassin, his eldest son, legendary killer Charles “Chairleg” Sun (Justin Chien) heads to Los Angeles to protect his mother, Eileen (Michelle Yeoh), and his naive younger brother, Bruce (Sam Song Li) — who’s been completely sheltered from the truth of his family until now.
But as Taipei’s deadliest societies and a new rising faction go head-to-head for dominance — Charles, Bruce and their mother must heal the wounds caused by their separation and figure out what brotherhood and family truly mean before one of their countless enemies kills them all.
Who stars in The Brothers Sun?
- Michelle Yeoh (Everything Everywhere All at Once, Crazy Rich Asians) plays Eileen “Mama” Sun
- Justin Chien (Two Sides: Unfaithful) plays Charles
- Sam Song Li (Never Have I Ever) plays Bruce
- Johnny Kou (Bitter Sweet, Fighting Men of China) plays Big Sun
- Highdee Kuan plays Alexis
- Alice Hewkin (The Crown, Sex Education) plays May/June
- Joon Lee plays TK
- Jenny Yang (Busy Tonight with Busy Philipps) plays Xing
- Jon Xue Zhang (Marvel’s Eternals, The Gentleman) plays Blood Boots
- Madison Hu (The Boogeyman, Bizaardvark) plays Grace
When does The Brothers Sun release?
Season one of The Brothers Sun releases on 4 January 2024.
Where can I watch The Brothers Sun?
The eight episode season will be available on Netflix.
