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Season One of Netflix’s lavish historical epic Marco Polo dazzled us with sensational battles, fierce heroines, and exotic locations. Next season promises to up the ante with more dazzling cinematography and new cast members �� including international martial arts superstar Michelle Yeoh (who had a cameo in the recent stand alone special Marco Polo: One Hundred Eyes).
Decider has your first look at Season Two, which will launch exclusively on Netflix globally on July 1.
Last season, we watched as the young idealistic Venetian Marco Polo (Lorenzo Richelmy) found himself a captive in the court of the legendary Kublai Khan (Benedict Wong). He soon learned to see the great leader as a father figure and by the end of the season, he was fighting alongside the Mongolians in a tense battle against their Chinese enemies. Season Two looks to build on this world of intrigue and danger.
For more, here is Netflix’s official press release:
Netflix is proud to showcase the world’s first glimpse at the second season of original series Marco Polo.
In a world replete with greed, betrayal, sexual intrigue and rivalry, Marco Polo is based on the famed explorer’s adventures in Kublai Khan’s court in 13th Century China.
John Fusco, who wrote the Academy-Award nominated feature Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron is executive producer and showrunner along with Dan Minahan, whose previous work includes Homeland and Game of Thrones, with Patrick Macmanus, Harvey Weinstein, Bob Weinstein and Elizabeth Sarnoff as executive producers.
The 10 episode second season includes new and returning cast: Lorenzo Richelmy (Marco Polo), Michelle Yeoh (the Handmaiden), Benedict Wong (Kublai Khan), Joan Chen (Empress Chabi), Zhu Zhu (Kokachin), Tom Wu (Hundred Eyes), Olivia Cheng (Mei Lin), Claudia Kim (Khutulun), Rick Yune (Kaidu), Remy Hii (Prince Jingim), Mahesh Jadu (Ahmad) and Uli Latukefu (Byamba), among others.
Marco Polo season 2 will launch globally on Netflix on July 1, 2016.
[Watch Marco Polo Season One on Netflix]
