American television series with Asian leads

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American television series with Asian leads/co-leads means a scripted American television series that features an actor of Asian ancestry as the series' leading actor portraying the series' protagonist or a main character. One of the earliest examples dates back to 1951 with Anna May Wong a classic Hollywood-era movie star with her TV show The Gallery of Madame Liu-Tsong.[1] Typically, the characters portrayed are Asian American, although the actor or actress may sometimes be Canadian, British, or Australian.

List of television series[]

1950s[]

1960s[]

1970s[]

1980s[]

  • Ohara (Protagonist portrayed by Pat Morita)
  • Sidekicks (Protagonist portrayed Ernie Reyes Jr.)
  • 21 Jump Street (Esemble cast with Dustin Nguyen playing one of the main characters)
  • Gung Ho (Protagonist portrayed by Gedde Watanabe)
  • Bring 'Em Back Alive (Ensemble cast with Clyde Kusatsu)
  • Island Son (Ensemble cast with Clyde Kusatsu)

1990s[]

2000s[]

2010s[]

2020s[]

See also[]

References[]

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