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| Created by | Byron Wu & Brad Falchuk |
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| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 8 |
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| Running time | 47–69 minutes |
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| Network | Netflix |
| Release | January 4, 2024 |
The Brothers Sun is an American black comedy action television series created by Brad Falchuk and Byron Wu for Netflix.[1] It premiered on January 4, 2024.[2]
Premise[edit]
The life of average Californian Bruce Sun is turned upside down when his older brother, Charles Sun visits Los Angeles, California from Taipei, Taiwan. Having no recollection of his past in Taipei, Bruce would soon learn about his family's profession as Taipei's most renowned gangsters, with his brother being a hardened criminal raised by his late crime boss father. When his father was assassinated, Charles had to move to LA to keep his family safe. Additionally, Bruce would find out that his mother moved with him to California in order to build a life away from her estranged family. His mother's effort proved to be futile as now Bruce has to adapt to the gangster life of his family
Cast[edit]
Main[edit]
- Michelle Yeoh as Eileen "Mama" Sun[6]
- Justin Chien as Charles Sun,[6] Eileen's eldest son
- Sam Song Li as Bruce Sun,[6] Eileen's younger son
- Joon Lee as TK Lee,[6] Bruce's best friend who's a drug dealer and stoner
- Highdee Kuan as Alexis Kong,[6] a deputy district attorney in Los Angeles and Charles' childhood friend from Taipei
Recurring[edit]
- Alice Hewkin as twin sisters June and May Song[6]
- Jenny Yang as Xing[6]
- Johnny Kou as Big Sun
- Jon Xue Zhang as Blood Boots[6]
- Zhan Wang as Yuan
- Madison Hu as Grace
- Rodney To as Detective Mark Rizal
- Ron Yuan as Frank Ma
Episodes[edit]
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date |
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| 1 | "Pilot" | Kevin Tancharoen | Byron Wu & Brad Falchuk | January 4, 2024 |
| 2 | "Favor for a Favor" | Kevin Tancharoen | Byron Wu | January 4, 2024 |
| 3 | "Whatever You Want" | Viet Nguyen | Andrew Law | January 4, 2024 |
| 4 | "Square" | Kevin Tancharoen | Justin Calen-Chenn & Soojeong Son | January 4, 2024 |
| 5 | "The Rolodex" | Viet Nguyen | Ally Seibert | January 4, 2024 |
| 6 | "Country Boy" | Viet Nguyen | Amy Wang | January 4, 2024 |
| 7 | "Gymkata" | Kevin Tancharoen | Jason Ning | January 4, 2024 |
| 8 | "Protect the Family" | Kevin Tancharoen | Brad Falchuk & Byron Wu | January 4, 2024 |
