Kung Fu: The Next Generation

Kung Fu: The Next Generation
Written by
  • Danny Bilson
  • Paul De Meo
Directed byTony Wharmby
Starring
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Producers
CinematographyBrianne Murphy
Running time60 minutes
Production companies
  • Pet Fly Productions
  • Warner Bros. Television
Original release
NetworkCBS
ReleaseJune 19, 1987 (1987-06-19)
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Kung Fu: The Next Generation is a 1987 television pilot which was intended to be a follow-up to the 1972–75 television series, Kung Fu. It was the second follow-up to the series after Kung Fu: The Movie (1986). It tells the story in present day of the great-grandson of the Shaolin monk (who is also named Kwai Chang Caine after his great-grandfather) played by David Darlow and his son Johnny Caine, portrayed by Brandon Lee. The main supporting cast includes Miguel Ferrer as Mic, Paula Kelly as Lt. Lois S. Poole, and Dominic Barto as Carl Levin.

The pilot was not picked up for a series but in 1987 it aired on CBS Summer Playhouse, a series that aired unsold television pilots. In the 1990s, another follow-up to the series titled Kung Fu: The Legend Continues aired which ignored the continuity of the TV movies.