Le nouveau Kung Fu suit les aventures de Lucy Chang, une moniale bouddhiste experte du kung fu qui parcourt l'Amérique des années 1950 à la recherche de l'homme qui lui a volé son enfant des années auparavant, avec pour seules armes sa formation spirituelle et son adresse aux arts martiaux.

An action-driven procedural about a young Chinese-American woman who inherits her father’s kung fu studio, only to discover it’s actually a secret center dedicated to helping members of the Chinatown community who have nowhere else to turn. With the help of a former star pupil — a smart and driven ex-Marine — she vows to continue the school’s mission. In the process, she discovers things she never knew about her cultural background and family’s heritage, including a connection to a legendary ancestor.

That legendary ancestor presumably is Carradine’s character from the original series, Shaolin monk Kwai Chang Caine. The 1970s series, created by Ed Spielman, chronicled the adventures of Caine who travels the American Old West armed only with his spiritual training — including a ton of aphorisms — and his skill in martial arts in search of his half.