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The Brothers Sun

★ 7.5 31K votes 2024–2024 1 season · 8 episodes Canceled Netflix
Family sagaBonds and fractures across generations of one family.This show: 8/10Criminal underworldOrganized crime, gangs and the criminal life seen from the inside.This show: 8/10Immigrant experienceLife lived between cultures.This show: 7/10Fast-pacedRelentless forward momentum that rarely stops to idle.This show: 7/10Dark comedyFinding the laughs in grim and taboo material.This show: 7/10
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Starring
Michelle YeohJustin ChienSam Song LiJoon LeeHighdee KuanAlice Hewkin
Written by
Brad FalchukByron Wu
Starring
Michelle YeohJustin ChienSam Song LiJoon LeeHighdee KuanAlice Hewkin
Written by
Brad FalchukByron Wu
Ratings per Episode
246810
Votes per Episode
03006009001k

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About

"Triad brutality wrapped in family sitcom warmth"

When their triad-boss father is shot in Taipei, an assassin son flies to Los Angeles to protect his oblivious mother and slacker younger brother, only to find she's been quietly running her own operation all along. The show mixes brutal, well-choreographed fight scenes with genuine sitcom-style family comedy, anchored by a mother who is funnier and more dangerous than either of her sons. It moves briskly, leans into culture-clash humor, and balances violence with warmth without feeling tonally schizophrenic.

Watch it for

the mother, who steals every scene as a sharp, secretly formidable matriarch.

Maybe skip if

you want pure crime drama without comedic tonal swings.

Written by our AI editor to help you decide, spoiler-free by design.

All Seasons

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The Brothers Sun2024
7.67K87h 16m
When a mysterious enemy targets his family, a Taipei triad member heads to Los Angeles to protect his strong-willed mother and oblivious younger brother.
EpTitleRatingYoursVotesRuntime
▶1Pilot7.4
1K47 min
▶2Favor for a Favor7.6
87251 min
▶3Whatever You Want7.5
79749 min
▶4Square7.7
79748 min
▶5The Rolodex7.7
76354 min
▶6Country Boy7.6
74364 min
▶7Gymkata8.0
77569 min
▶8Protect the Family7.7
74354 min

Full Cast & Crew

Cast

Michelle Yeoh Eileen 'Mama' Sun
Justin Chien Charles Sun
Sam Song Li Bruce Sun
Joon Lee TK
Highdee Kuan Alexis
Alice Hewkin June, May
Jenny Yang Xing
Madison Hu Grace
Rodney To Detective Mark Rizal
Johnny Kou Big Sun

Crew

Brad Falchuk
Byron Wu

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