Hulu’s new series Wu-Tang: An American Saga is inspired by “The Wu-Tang Manual” and “Tao of Wu” – The RZA’s written philosophy and history of the Wu-Tang Clan.
Based on one of the most influential and important groups in hip-hop history, Wu-Tang: An American Saga is inspired by “The Wu-Tang Manual” and “Tao of Wu”, and based on the true story of the Wu-Tang Clan. Set in early ’90s New York at the height of the crack cocaine epidemic, the show tracks the Clan’s formation, a vision of Bobby Diggs aka The RZA, who strives to unite a dozen young, black men that are torn between music and crime but eventually rise to become the unlikeliest of American success stories.
Starring Ashton Sanders (Moonlight), Shameik Moore (The Get Down), Dave East (Beats), Siddiq Saunderson, Marcus Callender (Power), Julian Elijah Martinez (Elementary), Zolee Griggs (Ballers), Erika Alexander (Get Out), TJ Atoms, and Johnell Young.
Created and written by Alex Tse and The RZA and executive produced Tse, The RZA, Brian Grazer, Michael Rosenberg and Francie Calfo. Produced by Imagine Television.
Wu-Tang: An American Saga premieres September 4th on Hulu.
