TV series

Wu-Tang: An American Saga

2019–2023 · 3 seasons

A gritty, soulful slow climb through hard streets, watching hungry young men build something out of nothing and nearly lose themselves doing it.

Tagline: Now and forever.
Overview: In the early 1990s in New York, during the height of the crack cocaine epidemic, a visionary musician named Bobby Diggs aka The RZA begins to form a super group of a dozen young, black men, who will eventually rise to become one of the unlikeliest success stories in American music history.
How it feels: Earnest, melancholic, tense and warm. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Ambition, family, friendship, crime
Content: Strong violence and language. Mild gore and sexual content.
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Tone: earneststrength 3 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: ambition
family
friendship
crime
identity
Places: big city
home
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: ensemble
serialised
true story
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language strong
Violence strong
Sex mild