CULTURES CLASH AND TEMPERS FLARE WHEN STOIC HONG KONG DETECTIVE LEE IS PAIRED WITH MAVERICK LAPD DETECTIVE CARTER TO INVESTIGATE THE THEFT OF CHINESE ARTIFACTS, ON THE SERIES PREMIERE OF "RUSH HOUR," THURSDAY, MARCH 31

Justin Hires, Jon Foo, Wendie Malick, Aimee Garcia and Page Kennedy Star in the Reimagining of the Hit Feature Film Franchise

"Pilot" - Cultures clash and tempers flare when Detective Lee, a stoic, by-the-book Hong Kong police detective, is paired with maverick LAPD Detective Carter in Los Angeles to investigate the theft of Chinese artifacts, on the series premiere of RUSH HOUR, Thursday, March 31 (10:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network.

RUSH HOUR, a reimagining of the hit feature film franchise, is an action comedy about a maverick LAPD detective and a by-the-book detective from Hong Kong who knock heads when they are forced to partner together. Detective Lee (Jon Foo)
is a reserved, honorable master martial artist with lightning-fast moves who comes to L.A. to avenge his sister's alleged death and learn more about her connection to a Chinese organized crime ring. Detective Carter (Justin Hires)
, on the other hand, is a wisecracking cop who plays by his own rules. As exasperated as his boss, Captain Cole (Wendie Malick)
, gets with him, she knows Carter is a brilliant detective who gets results. Attempting to help the two get along is Sergeant "Didi" Diaz (Aimee Garcia)
, Carter's friend and former partner who doesn't hesitate to call him out on his antics. Secretly aiding them as an informant is Carter's cousin, Gerald (Page Kennedy)
, a low-level offender who runs with a tough crowd. Even as cultures clash and tempers flare, Carter and Lee can't deny they make a formidable team, and grudgingly admit that sometimes an unlikely pairing makes for a great partnership.

REGULAR CAST:

Justin Hires (Detective Carter)
Jon Foo (Detective Lee)
Wendie Malick (Captain Lindsay Cole)
Aimee Garcia (Sergeant "Didi" Diaz)
Page Kennedy (Gerald)

RECURRING CAST:

Jessika Van (Kim)
Kirk Fox (Donovan)
Steele Gagnon (Derrick)

GUEST CAST:

Chenhao Li (Jawlong)
Henry Ian Cusick (Thomas)
Maurice Compte (Carlos)
Daniel R. Donohue (Sterling)
Stephen Hibbert (Agent Murray)
Aaron McPherson (Agent Weiss)
George Cheung (Captain Chen)
Jim Lau (Hong Kong translator)
Hal Devi (LAPD Officer # 1)
Andrew T. Lee (HKPD Officer # 1)
Betsy Baker (Nick's Wife)
Stephen Oyoung (Quantou LAPD # 1)

WRITTEN BY: Executive Producers Bill Lawrence and Blake McCormick

DIRECTED BY: Jon Turteltaub