Vanishing Son is a short-lived syndicated action television series that was part of Universal Television's Action Pack. Starting as a series of four made for television movies in 1994, the series debuted on January 16, 1995. Vanishing Son I, Vanishing Son II, Vanishing Son III, and Vanishing Son IV, were aired on February 28, July 18, July 25, and October 10, 1994, respectively. The series was ground-breaking for the casting of an Asian male in an attractive leading-man role.

The saga picks up in Washington, D.C., where Jian-Wa is competing in a classical music competition. Back in L.A., Jian-Wa's brother, Wago, is wanted by the F.B.I., which manages to pull Jian-Wa back to L.A. for questioning. They also want him to infiltrate his brother's gang, in order to save Wago. Can Jian-Wa get Wago to see the truth about things before it's too late?

The continuing saga of the Chang brothers: Jian-Wa and Wago. Picking up where it left off, Jian-Wa has left L.A. after a gang fight that involved Wago. Jian-Wa travels to the south and finds that hatred comes in all forms, as a group of racist whites feud with harmless Vietnamese fishermen. Jian-Wa decides to side with the Vietnamese and help them defend themselves. Back in Los Angeles, Wago is enjoying his new life as a gangster.

After the death of his brother Wago, Jian-Wa Chang now roams America's countryside while looking for his place in the world. He is hit by a van of two college students. Jian-Wa is taken in and nursed by Megan, a secluded artist. Jian-Wa is also visited by the ghost of Wago, who must act as an angel to Jian-Wa to gain acceptance into heaven. Meanwhile, the students from the hit-and-run plan to kill Jian-Wa so he doesn't talk to the police.

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