- Vanishing Son
infobox television
show_name = Vanishing Son
caption =
rating =
format = Action
runtime = 60 minutes
(per episode)
director = John Nicolella
creator = Rob Cohen
starring =Russell Wong Haing S. Ngor (telefilms)Vivian Wu (telefilms)Rebecca Gayheart (telefilms)Marcus Chong (telefilms)Chi Muoi Lo
Jason Adams (series)Stephanie Niznik (series)
country = USA
network = Syndicated
first_aired =February 28 , 1994
last_aired =May 8 , 1995
num_episodes = 13
list_episodes =
imdb_id = 0112210
tv_com_id = 3083"Vanishing Son" is a short-lived syndicated action television series that was part of
Universal Television 's Action Pack. Starting as a series of four made for television movies in 1994, the series debuted onJanuary 16 , 1995. "Vanishing Son I", "Vanishing Son II", "Vanishing Son III", and "Vanishing Son IV", were aired onFebruary 28 ,July 18 ,July 25 , andOctober 10 , 1994, respectively. The series was ground-breaking for the casting of anAsian-American male in an attractive leading-man role.ynopsis
Russell Wong starred as Jian-Wa Chang, a musician who escaped from thePeople's Republic of China after being involved in a student demonstration against the government. He and his brother Wago escaped to theUSA ; he pursued his music while Wago became drawn to a life of organized crime.Wago and two US Federal Agents are killed; Jian-Wa is held responsible, but a Vietnamese mafioso known as "The General" (
Haing S. Ngor ) is behind the murders. Jian-Wa becomes a fugitive, using his wisdom, music, and martial arts skills to solve problems along the way, on his quest to bring "The General" to justice. As he helps others while traveling, he is aided by the spirit of his murdered brother Wago.In the series, Jian-Wa is constantly on the run from ruthless Federal Agent Dan Sandler (Jason Adams), the direct superior to the agents he killed in the two-hour films. Agent Judith Phillips (
Stephanie Niznik ) was a member of Sandler's team who was convinced that Jian-Wa was innocent throughout all the guilt he displayed, and she gradually became his ally. This put her at great odds with Sandler.The series was canceled after the first thirteen episodes aired.
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