
Wu-Tang: An American Saga
Taste attributes: dramamusic/dancebiographyslowfresh & originalwholesomeheavyrealisticlinearenclosedemotive & stirringall consuming questcomplex relationship
"Born of Shaolin. Made in America."
Boxlist takeExpect a realistic, emotional drama series, fresh rather than familiar. Best if you like stories that hit hard.
Taste details
Pace: balanced · Originality: fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: very stirringHow we score
Quality rating
8.3 /10
TMDB · 60 votes
Where to watch
Streaming data: JustWatch
Seasons
Season 1
· 2019 · 10 episodesEpisodes (10)
1Can It Be All So Simple4 Sep 2019
Staten Island, NY. The birth of Wu-Tang starts with a bang--literally.
2Winter Warz4 Sep 2019
With Divine on the sideline, Dennis and Bobby step up to handle his responsibilities.
3All in Together Now4 Sep 2019
The death of a friend sends Dennis spiraling and divides Staten Island.
4All That I Got Is You11 Sep 2019
Bobby and Dennis find a new hustle to make some cream.
5Cold War18 Sep 2019
Divine returns home, but it doesn't feel the same.
6Impossible25 Sep 2019
A bird's eye view of Wu...
7Box in Hand2 Oct 2019
The Diggs family moves on but in different directions.
8Labels9 Oct 2019
Industry Rule #4,080...
9I Declare War16 Oct 2019
The Shaolin and the Wu Tang could be dangerous.
10Assassination Day23 Oct 2019
A mysterious tape makes the rounds of NYC. As people try to figure out who this group is Bobby and Dennis try to figure out how to handle Attila.
Episodes (10)
1Little Ghetto Boys8 Sep 2021
A new beginning is soured when a single decision turns Bobby’s life on its head.
2Brooklyn Zoo8 Sep 2021
Bobby goes all in on music while the rest of the Clan struggles with life in the projects.
3Hollow Bones8 Sep 2021
The Clan becomes disillusioned with their paths as Bobby prepares to steer them in a new direction.
4Pioneer the Frontier15 Sep 2021
RZA makes a risky move to squash old beef.
5Visionz22 Sep 2021
Tension is thick as the Clan works together to build a home recording studio.
6Protect Ya Neck29 Sep 2021
The Clan digs deep to make the perfect record to take the industry by storm.
7Airwaves6 Oct 2021
With Protect Ya Neck in hand the Clan hustles to get it on airwaves and in stores by any means necessary.
8Saturday Nite13 Oct 2021
The pressure is on when the Clan tells label executives to come see them perform at a legendary hip hop club on a night they aren’t booked.
9C.R.E.A.M.20 Oct 2021
RZA is torn between long money and quick cash as the Clan struggles with financial issues.
10As High as Wu-Tang Get27 Oct 2021
The Clan makes big moves for Wu domination.
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What lines up
- Emotional punch: Emotive / stirring, just how this profile likes it
- Weightiness: Weighty / heavy, just how this profile likes it
- Pace: Slow, just how this profile likes it
What might not click
- Realism: True to life, where this profile leans balanced realism
- Intricacy: Balanced intricacy, where this profile leans smart / intricate
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Synopsis
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.
Synopsis: TMDB
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- Genre
- Drama
- Year
- 2019
- Episode length
- 60 min
- Status
- Returning
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