A real-life mafia expert gives a positive review of the Netflix crime drama The Brothers Sun. Consisting of eight episodes, and making its Netflix premiere in January, the project hailed from American Horror Story co-creator Brad Falchuk and writer Bryon Wu and told the story of a family that bands together when a factional war breaks out. Despite positive reviews and seemingly strong viewership, The Brothers Sun season 2 is not in the cards as Netflix cancelled the show in March.

In a new video for Insider, Jimmy Tsui, a former Sun Yee On triad member in Hong Kong and Tung On in New York City’s Chinatown, rated several organized crime scenes in film and television based on realism.

When it came to a pivotal scene from The Brothers Sun, in which several leaders meet up in relative secrecy to elect a new leader, Tsui praised the Netflix Original for its overall accuracy. He also takes the opportunity to discuss the different levels of Triad members, explaining the rankings and degrees of importance. On the whole, The Brothers Sun received a solid 7/10.

The bigger boss we call dragon head, yes. All position, we have number. For the dragon head, we call 489. The second level higher is 438. Then is 426. We call that a general. At my time, my position is 426. And then is 415. 415 415 is White Paper Fan. He’s a negotiation expert. Below it, is 49. 49 is… for the regular soldier. Below 49, those members don’t have number. You can understand that they are students. They’re not a regular member yet.

In the Triad society, high-rendered position for a woman? Yes. The highest level for a woman is White Paper Fan.

Hong Kong got a lot of different tribes. They all have their own system. Some of them elected like this, which is some of them is not. It’s not like this scene— a Taiwan Triad want to keep their family safe and they moved to LA. Triads in Taiwan is very common. Because the first generation of Triad is from Kuomintang. They flew to Taiwan, so a lot of triads, that first-generation triad member, They went to Taiwan.

This one, I will rate it 7. Because in real life, it will happen.

The Accuracy Remarks Are A Reminder Of The Brothers Sun’s Potential

The Show Quietly Set Up Season 2

The crime drama had a positive response from audiences and critics, with a 91% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes and 84% from critics. A lot of the praise went to The Brothers Sun cast, which includes the likes of Everything Everywhere Oscar winner Michelle Yeoh, Justin Chien, Li, Joon Lee, Highdee Kuan. But as much as the ensemble brings heart to the core family scene, the series also boasted several entertaining fighting scenes and quietly set up a further exploration of its organized crime themes.

The Brothers Sun ends on a satisfying note, though it does include a post-credits scene that leaves the door open to a continuation. The scene suggests that the leadership and fight for power isn’t over, which would have leaned further into some aspects the former triad member discusses in the video. It would be significant, as it has somewhat rare for triads and organized gangs to be explored with the kinds of depth that television allows for. Tokyo Vice did the same, though it was ultimately cancelled by Max as well.

Netflix does not often give reasons for its cancellations, and it didn’t in the case of The Brothers Sun. Despite appearing on Nielsen’s charts, one of the few ways to somewhat clearly track the viewership of a streaming show, it might not have reached the metrics the streamer was hoping for. But it could have developed further, had it been afforded the space to grow.

Source: Insider