Vanishing Son: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Jian-Wa comes to America from Beijing with his brother Wago to find freedom. Wago, who is hot-headed, falls in with a gang and he and two federal agents are murdered. Jian-Wa is determined to find the culprits who are lead by the mysterious "The General" a Vietnamese who is making millions of dollars. Compounding the problem, Federal Agent Sandler is pursuing Jian-Wa because he thinks Jian-Wa killed the agents; Agent Phillips, who works for Sandler, is keeping an open mind about Jian-Wa's guilt or innocence.

Series details

• Title: Vanishing Son
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama, Action, Crime
• Premiere date: 1995-01-16
• Final broadcast date listed: 1995-05-08
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: Syndication
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 49176
• IMDb ID: tt0112210
• TVDB ID: 75197

Cast and credited roles

• Russell Wong — Jian-Wa Chang
• Jason Leland Adams — Agent Dan Sandler
• Stephanie Niznik — Agent Judith Phillips
• Chi Muoi Lo — Wago Chang
• Michael Cavanaugh — Marcek

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1995-01-16; final listed air date 1995-05-08; episode order: 13.

Source and licence

Adapted from Vanishing Son on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.