At first glance, Netflix’s Wu Assassins looks nothing more than a mindless weekend binge-watch. But there’s more to the series than its hype trailers featuring martial arts, cool cars, and hip-hop.

Lewis Tan, the half-British, half-Chinese, all-abs actor and martial artist, is grateful for the viral fame he stumbled upon last year from his minor role in the Marvel/Netflix series Iron Fist. While ...