EXCLUSIVE | 'Warrior' star Andrew Koji on Season 3 renewal: 'Bruce Lee's legacy deserves a conclusion'
'Warrior' Season 2 finale left us at the edge of the seat with cliffhangers and questions that deserve to answered. Be it the indication that Zing will escape or how Leary breaks into an official Council meeting or what Young Jun will decide about Ah Sahm's continued acquaintance with Hop Wei – all of this needs a season of its own to unravel and we hope that they show gets renewed. So far, there has been no news about this from the show's network Cinemax, but fans have already signed a petition for renewal, which has also been shared by Andrew Koji himself on his social media handle.
Many are hoping that HBO Max would pick the show up for a much deserved third season. So what does the lead star of the show – Koji who portrays Ah Sahm – think? In this exclusive interview Koji shares what he thinks could happen in Season 3, were the show to be renewed, and how Jonathan Tropper, the showrunner of the series had wrapped Season 2 up. Speaking of how things were tied in, in the second season Koji explained that showrunner Jonathan Tropper had always worked knowing the uncertainty of the fate of the show. He explained, "Each season because he's got the experiences working in TV for some time now, I think he knows that that the next season is always uncertain." He further added that if one were to think practically of filming nothing is constant and said, "You never know if we might lose persons in our team or one of the writers might get a different job."
He then added, "So the magic of TV and filmmaking is a lot of organized chaos. And I think, as much as possible, Jonathan has tried to tie things up, but also keep it open because the idea was to keep it going for a good four or five seasons." This is also the reason why everything is not concluded for certain as the team had always intended to have the show return. He also said that the cast and crew were even hoping for this, "Just because of the impact of the story and what it means to people. I think it was written in a way hoping that we'd be able to tell them a bit more of the story."
So what if the show does get picked up again or renewed? What will be the future of 'Warrior' then? To this, Koji responded that it would really depend on what it gets picked up for and explains, "It's either gonna be a mini-series kind of finale, or it's going to be another two, three, seasons, or there might be a film version of it like 'Deadwood'. It would depend." If the show were to be renewed for another season or two Koji said that they could "go deeper with certain characters. I don't think their intention would be to introduce more characters. They might introduce one or two who knows, but it would probably be more about the family, the core family of things."
In case the show gets picked up for a shorter version such as a film or a mini-series, Koji expects it to be about wrapping things up. He said, "I think if it was a shorter format, it would definitely be more about wrapping things up and giving the audience a sort of conclusion." He also feels strongly that Bruce Lee's story, his legacy deserves a conclusion but he is not sure what would really happen in terms of the show otherwise.
'Warrior' Season 2 finale airs on Cinemax on Friday at 10 pm ET.