The series was created by Wu-Tang Clan member RZA and screenwriter Alex Tse.
follows the story of how a young RZA brought together a group of young, black men"torn between music and crime" to form Wu-Tang Clan in the 1990s. Set against the backdrop of a crack cocaine epidemic in New York, the group becomes an unlikely musical success.Yes and no. According to co-executive producers RZA and Alex Tse the series is a work of"historical fiction."
"There are things in it that actually happened, there are versions of events. Spiritually, it's very truthful and accurate," TseRZA added:"You can't take every moment and expound it. You condensed the moments. It's like concentrated grape juice ... you'll learn more, you'll be able to balance what's reality and what ain't."Wu-Tang: An American Saga
The main cast features some well-known actors, including Shameik Moore, the voice of Miles Morales in the Oscar-winning, and Ashton Sanders, who played a teenage Chiron in the Oscar-winningShameik Moore as Corey Woods Siddiq Saunderson as Dennis Coles
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