Wu-Tang: An American Saga: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Wu-Tang: An American Saga is inspired by The Wu-Tang Manual and Tao of Wu, and based on the true story of the Wu-Tang Clan. Set in early '90s New York at the height of the crack cocaine epidemic, the show tracks the Clan's formation. The group was a vision of Bobby Diggs, aka The RZA, who strives to unite a dozen young, black men that are torn between music and crime but eventually rise to become the unlikeliest of American success stories.

Series details

• Title: Wu-Tang: An American Saga
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama, Music, History
• Premiere date: 2019-09-04
• Final broadcast date listed: 2023-04-05
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Web channel listed by TVmaze: Hulu
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 51 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 3.4/10
• TVMaze ID: 39048
• IMDb ID: tt9113406
• TVDB ID: 354080

Cast and credited roles

• Ashton Sanders — Bobby Diggs / The RZA
• Shameik Moore — Corey Woods / Sha Rader / Raekwon
• Siddiq Saunderson — Dennis "D-Love" Coles / Ghostface Killah
• Julian Elijah Martinez — Mitchell Diggs / Divine
• Marcus Callender — Oliver Grant / Power
• TJ Atoms — Russell Tyrone Jones / Ason / Ol' Dirty Bastard (ODB)
• Zolee Griggs — Shurrie
• David "Dave East" Brewster — Clifford Smith Jr. / Shotgun / Method Man
• Johnell Xavier Young — Gary E. Grice / GZA
• Uyoata Udi — Jason Richard Hunter / Rebel / Inspectah Deck
• Damani Sease — Lamont Hawkins / U-God
• Jaqwan J. Kelly — Jamel Irief / Masta Killa

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2019-09-04; final listed air date 2019-10-23; episode order: 10.
• Season 2: premiered 2021-09-08; final listed air date 2021-10-27; episode order: 10.
• Season 3: premiered 2023-02-15; final listed air date 2023-04-05; episode order: 10.

Source and licence

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