Warrior (Chinese: 戰士) is an American martial arts crime drama television series that premiered on April 5, 2019, on Cinemax.

In 1971, Bruce Lee developed a concept for a television series titled Ah Sahm,[36] about a martial artist in the American Old West.

[38] Warner Bros. stated that they had already begun developing a similar concept,[39] created by writers and producers Ed Spielman and Howard Friedlander, which was later confirmed by Fred Weintraub's memoir[40][41] and Matthew E. Polly's authoritative biography.

[42][43] According to these sources, Bruce Lee was not cast in the lead role in part because of his ethnicity, but more so because of his accent.

With the cancellation on Cinemax and the uncertainty of renewal, fans created a petition asking for a third season of the series.

[8] In an interview with The Ringer regarding the third season, showrunner Jonathan Topper mentioned that "We like to pick historical events and then distill them through the Warrior prism into something that is still fact-based but doesn't become a documentary.

[50][51] Production for the third season began on July 18, 2022, in Cape Town, and finished at the end of October 2022.

The site's critical consensus reads, "Though it often buckles under the weight of its lofty ambitions and ideological pedigree, Warrior's devil-may-care attitude provides thrilling energy and action that will please those looking for a period drama with a little kick.

"[59] On Metacritic, it has a weighted average score of 68 out of 100, based on 9 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".