- Marcopolo video series#
- Marcopolo video tv#
Marcopolo video series#
The series was filmed in Kazakhstan, Italy, and at Pinewood Studios in Malaysia, as well as at outdoor locations in Malaysia, particularly tropical wilderness, as well as Slovakia and Hungary. Joachim Rønning and Espen Sandberg serve as executive producers and directed the pilot and second episodes, "The Wayfarer" and "The Wolf and the Deer", respectively. The project was officially announced at Netflix in January 2014.
Marcopolo video tv#
Netflix then picked up the series for a 10-episode season, for approximately $90 million, making it one of the most expensive TV shows in the world, second to Game of Thrones. After attempts to film in China failed, the project was released back to The Weinstein Company. The series was originally developed at Starz, which had picked up the series in January 2012.
Baljinnyamyn Amarsaikhan as Ariq Böke (season 1), the Khan's brother, overseer of Karakorum. Jason Chong as General Kasar (season 2). Esther Low as Kokachin (season 2 guest, season 1), the real Blue Princess of the Mongol Bayaut tribe. Byambadorj Altanhuyag as General Qaban (season 2). Daniel Tuiara as Sukh (season 2), Ahmad's sworn Burmese warrior. Mano Maniam as The Old Man / Hassan-i Sabbah (season 1). Max Kellady as Emperor Duzong, the son of the empress dowager and the former Emperor of the Song Dynasty. 
Nicholas Bloodworth as Tulga (season 1), Kokachin's guardian. Chloe Luthi (season 1) and Jaime Chew (season 2) as Ling Ling, the daughter of Mei Lin and the former Emperor of the Song Dynasty. Shu An Oon as Jing Fei (season 1), Mei Lin's friend, also an imperial concubine. Patrick Teoh as General Red Brow (season 1). Vanessa Vanderstraaten as Princess Sorga (season 1), one of Jingim's wives. Lawrence Makoare as Za Bing (season 1), Princess Kokachin's eunuch protector. Tan Kheng Hua as Xie Daoqing (season 1), empress dowager of the Song Dynasty. Corrado Invernizzi as Maffeo Polo (season 1), Marco's uncle. Yeoh also stars in the Christmas special "One Hundred Eyes". Michelle Yeoh as Lotus (season 2), a Taoist nun and the designated protector of the Song Dynasty's boy emperor. Gabriel Byrne as Pope Gregory X (season 2). Chris Pang as Arban (season 2), a khan loyal to Kaidu. Thomas Chaanhing as Gerel (season 2), a khan loyal to Kaidu. Leonard Wu as Orus (season 2), Kaidu's son. Jacqueline Chan as Shabkana (season 2), Kaidu's mother. Claudia Kim as Khutulun (season 2 recurring, season 1), Kaidu's daughter and favored child, niece of the Khan, and a superb warrior. Ron Yuan as Prince Nayan (season 2), Kublai's uncle and a Nestorian Christian. Pierfrancesco Favino as Niccolò Polo, a Venetian merchant and Marco's father. Chin Han as Jia Sidao, the chancellor to the Song Emperors Huaizong and Duanzong, and Mei Lin's brother. Uli Latukefu as Byamba, the Khan's bastard son, a general of both the imperial army and the Mongol horde. Olivia Cheng as Jia Mei Lin, concubine of the late Emperor Lizong of Song and sister to chancellor Jia Sidao. Mahesh Jadu as Ahmad, a Persian Muslim from Bukhara who is the Khan's Minister of Finance and adopted son. Wu also stars in the Christmas special "One Hundred Eyes". Tom Wu as Hundred Eyes, a blind Taoist monk willfully enslaved to the Khan and sifu to Jingim and Marco Polo. 
Princess Kokachin, a servant of Princess Kokachin, the Blue Princess of the Bayaut tribe, who disguises herself as the Princess. Remy Hii as Prince Jingim, the Khan's lawful son and heir.Amr Waked as Yusuf (season 1), the Khan's Vice Regent.Rick Yune as Kaidu, the Khan's cousin and rival, leader of the House of Ögedei.Joan Chen as Empress Chabi, the Khan's favorite and most important wife who is a valued unofficial adviser.Wong also stars in the Christmas special "One Hundred Eyes". Benedict Wong as Kublai Khan, the fifth Great Khan of the Mongol Empire.Lorenzo Richelmy as Marco Polo, the son of a Venetian merchant who travels to China and is ultimately left there as a guest of Kublai Khan, rising to official position in the court.Sources told The Hollywood Reporter that the two seasons resulted in a $200 million loss for Netflix, and the decision to cancel was jointly taken by Netflix and The Weinstein Company. On December 12, 2016, Netflix announced that they had canceled Marco Polo after two seasons.
On January 7, 2015, Marco Polo was renewed by Netflix for a 10-episode second season, which premiered on July 1, 2016. It was produced by The Weinstein Company. The series was created by John Fusco and stars Lorenzo Richelmy in the title role, with Benedict Wong as Kublai Khan. The show premiered on Netflix on December 12, 2014. Marco Polo is an American drama streaming television series inspired by Marco Polo's early years in the court of Kublai Khan, the Khagan of the Mongol Empire and the founder of the Yuan dynasty (1271–1368).
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