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Netflix kicked off 2024 with a brand new series, The Brothers Sun, starring Academy Award winner Michelle Yeoh (Everything Everywhere All at Once). The series premiered on January 4th and begins with “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 the San Gabriel Valley in Los Angeles to protect his mother, Eileen Sun (Yeoh), and his naive younger brother, Bruce (Sam Song Li) — who’s been completely sheltered from the truth about their family until now.” With a current 95% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes, The Brothers Sun found the right ingredients for a blend of action, dark comedy, drama, and crime. If you’ve already binged the season and are looking for similar content, here are 8 action-packed shows like The Brothers Sun to check out next.
8 Action-Packed Shows Like The Brothers Sun
Animal Kingdom (2016-2022)
Cast: Ellen Barkin, Scott Speedman, Shawn Hatosy, Ben Robson, Jake Weary, Finn Cole, Spencer Treat Clark, Molly Gordon, Carolina Guerra, Leila George, Christina Ochoa, Aamya Deva Keroles
Synopsis: “Centers on a Southern California family, whose excessive lifestyle is fueled by their criminal activities.”
Where to watch: DIRECTV, Prime Video
Banshee (2013-2016)
Cast: Antony Starr, Ivana Miličević, Ulrich Thomsen, Frankie Faison, Hoon Lee, Matt Servitto, Demetrius Grosse, Lili Simmons, Ben Cross, Trieste Kelly Dunn, Ryann Shane, Geno Segers, Anthony Ruivivar
Synopsis: “An ex-con assumes the identity of a murdered sheriff in the small town of Banshee, Pennsylvania, where he has some unfinished business.”
Where to watch: Cinemax, Max, Spectrum
Bloodhounds (2023 – )
Cast: Woo Do-hwan, Lee Sang-yi, Park Sung-woong, Huh Joon-ho, Kim Sae-ron, Yoon Yoo-sun, Lee Hae-yeong, Min Kyung-jin, Choi Young-joon
Synopsis: “Two youngsters mired in a ruthlessly cutthroat money lending business risk their lives to bring down an evil loan shark.”
Where to watch: Netflix
Gangs of London (2020 – )
Cast: Joe Cole, Sope Dirisu, Colm Meaney, Lucian Msamati, Orli Shuka, Michelle Fairley, Brian Vernel, Valene Kane, Paapa Essiedu, Pippa Bennett-Warner, Asif Raza Mir
Synopsis: “Set in the heart of one of the world’s most dynamic and multicultural cities, Gangs of London tells the story of a city being torn apart by the turbulent power struggles of the international gangs that control it and the sudden power vacuum that’s created when the head of London’s most powerful crime family is assassinated.”
Where to watch: AMC+, Hoopla, Prime Video
Gomorrah (2014-2021)
Cast: Marco D’Amore, Salvatore Esposito, Fortunato Cerlino, Maria Pia Calzone, Cristiana Dell’Anna, Ivana Lotito, Alessandro Palladino, Arturo Muselli, Brian Flaccus, Cristina Donadio
Synopsis: “Ciro disregards tradition in his attempt to become the next boss of his crime syndicate. The internal power struggle puts him and his entire family’s life at risk.”
Where to watch: Max
Queen of the South (2016-2021)
Cast: Alice Braga, Peter Gadiot, Veronica Falcón, Hemky Madera, Joaquim de Almeida, Justina Machado, Molly Burnett, Alfonso Herrera, Gerardo Taracena, Yancey Arias
Synopsis: “Forced to work for a cartel that recently killed her boyfriend, Teresa relies on her street smarts, a loyal friend and a mysterious notebook to survive.”
Where to watch: Netflix
Warrior (2019-2023)
Cast: Andrew Koji, Olivia Cheng, Jason Tobin, Dianne Doan, Kieran Bew, Dean Jagger, Joanna Vanderham, Tom Weston-Jones, Hoon Lee, Langley Kirkwood, Dustin Nguyen, Chen Tang, Maria-Elena Laas, Miranda Raison
Synopsis: “During the Tong Wars in the late 1800s, Ah Sahm, a martial arts prodigy from China, immigrates to San Francisco and becomes a hatchet man for the most powerful tong in Chinatown.”
Where to watch: Max, Spectrum
Who is Erin Carter? (2023 – )
Cast: Evin Ahmad, Sean Teale, Denise Gough, Indica Watson, Pep Ambròs, Douglas Henshall, Charlotte Vega
Synopsis: “A British woman’s tranquil life in Barcelona spirals out of control when an armed robbery at a supermarket exposes her secret… and violent past.”
Where to watch: Netflix
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