The Legend of Bruce Lee

The Legend of Bruce Lee is a Mainland Chinese TV series which is an retelling of the biography of Chinese martial arts icon Bruce Lee. Produced and broadcast by state broadcaster China Central Television (CCTV), the 50-episode series which has been on air on CCTV-1 since October 12, 2008, stars Danny Chan Kwok Kwan as Lee and Michelle Lang as Lee's wife, Linda Lee Cadwell. The production of the series, which spanned over nine months recording in the Chinese mainland, Hong Kong, Macau, the U.S., Italy and Thailand, reportedly cost 50 million yuan (US$7.3 million). Lee's daughter, Shannon Lee, was credited as executive producer.[1]

Alongside Chan and Lang, the series also features appearances of martial artists Mark Dacascos, Ray Park, Gary Daniels, Ernest Miller and Michael Jai White, among others, portraying some of Bruce Lee's familiars throughout his life and career.