The acclaimed documentary series East of Main Street returns with a celebration of Asian Americans working in the film and television industries.

East of Main Street: Taking the Lead

Ocean City, a sleepless financial metropolis where many speculators dream of gaining fame and fortune overnight but end up empty-handed. Among them is Ma Liang, an Olympic boxing champion who loses every penny in his pocket in a gambling scam. Meanwhile, Ye Lin, a good father who would do anything to save his terminally ill daughter, encounters a secret agent who gives him a mission to reverse his daughter's destiny. Indulging in the never-ending games of power and money, humans are totally unaware of a looming nuclear war crisis that would lead to the annihilation of mankind! The mysterious heroic legend Jack commands his top disciple Johnny Malone with extraordinary measures to stop the intertwined financial rivalry, underworld feud and terrorist attack, in a hope to turn war into peace. Can Jack save the world from apocalypse with his bare hands?