OH BROTHER!
‘I’m supposed to be sleeping but can’t stop!’ gush obsessed Netflix fans as they binge-watch ’10/10′ new action series
Michelle Yeoh made history last year after becoming the first Asian woman to be awarded an Oscar.
NETFLIX subscribers are going crazy over the streamer's latest eight-part crime series, which has received rave reviews.
The Brothers Sun, starring Oscar award-winning Michelle Yeoh, was produced by Brad Falchuk, known for his work on Glee and Pose.
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Viewers have declared the new action drama a 'must watch' after it landed on Netflix’s platform on January 4.
The series follows a Taiwanese-born mother called Eileen 'Mama' Sun, played by Michelle, her youngest son Bruce, played by Sam Song L, and her estranged eldest son Charles, played by Justin Chien.
The family, based in Los Angeles, have their ordinary lives turned upside down after a detrimental family secret is revealed.
The official synopsis for the new Netflix series reads, "When the head of a powerful Taiwanese triad is shot by a mysterious assassin, his eldest son, legendary killer Charles 'Chairleg' Sun (Justin Chien), heads to Los Angeles to protect his mother, Eileen (Michelle Yeoh), and his naive younger brother, Bruce (Sam Song Li) — who’s been completely sheltered from the truth of his family until now.
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"But as Taipei’s deadliest societies and a new rising faction go head-to-head for dominance — Charles, Bruce and their mother must heal the wounds caused by their separation and figure out what brotherhood and family truly mean before one of their countless enemies kills them all."
After watching the series, fans took to X(Twitter) and gave the show its accolades while urging others to tune in and watch it.
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One viewer raved: “Binge-watching The Brothers Sun on Netflix, I'm supposed to be sleeping, but stuff is getting good.”
Another agreed: "Brothers Sun on Netflix is so good! More of you should be talking about it!”
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A third commented: “'Has anyone watched The Brother's Sun on Netflix? It's soooo good, I'm having a blast watching it, lol. It's like Beef vibes but Taiwanese.”
A fourth added: “The Brothers Sun is so good. What a 10/10 show.”
A fifth user gushed: “10/10, and I'm barely halfway.”
While another person gave an in-depth analysis of the show, saying: “I desperately need to talk to someone about The Brothers Sun on Netflix because the storytelling choices and the cast and the action sequences and the cinematography and the dialogue. I just - it's very good, please, someone talk to me about it."
In an interview with , Michelle admitted that she was thrilled to be involved in a series starring Asian actors, something she has had to fight for throughout her entire career.
She said: “For the last few years, I have been fighting for different roles and hoping to find the entry point into where we all deserve to have a seat at the table.
“It's only in the last couple of years that you see more and more of the Asian stories being told.”
The 61-year-old actress stated that even though Brad Falchuk is not Asian, 'he championed our story.'
She explained: 'I think the most important thing is how we embrace each other and help each other tell the narrative and the best stories so that we keep pushing these boundaries.”
Last year the 61-year-old made history after becoming the first Asian woman to be awarded an Oscar for her performance as Evelyn Quan Wang in Everything Everywhere All At Once.
The star won the Best Actress trophy due to her game-changing role in the sci-fi adventure.
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This year, the former bond girl has been elected to the IOC Committee alongside seven other new members ahead of next year's Paris Games.
All episodes of The Brothers Sun are available to stream on Netflix.
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