"The true story of Marco Polo is so much more compelling and exciting than the mythology" explains John Fusco ('Young Guns'), series creator and Executive Producer of 'Marco Polo'. Lorenzo Richelmy who plays the title character explains his motivation, saying: "His father was a great merchant, so his dream is to become a great merchant as well." Executive Producer Daniel Minahan ('Game of Thrones') adds some insight into the story of the series, explaining how Marco travels to China with his father, but negotiations break down quickly and Marco is left as an offering to serve the court of Kublai Khan (Benedict Wong).
'Marco Polo' was first announced in January 2012, and set to be developed by Starz. When they discovered they were unable to film in China, they cancelled the project, although it was soon picked up by Netflix. The company officially announced the series in January, 2014, and filming began in Italy, Malaysia and Kazakhstan. One of the stuntmen, Ju Kun, was on board the Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 which went missing in March, 2014. Joachim Rønning and Espen Sandberg ('Pirates of the Carribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales') served as directors for the series' pilot episode. The series is due to air on Netflix on 12th December, 2014.
Starring: Chin Han, Lorenzo Richelmy, Rick Yune, Zhu Zhu, Benedict Wong, Mahesh Jadu, Tom Wu, Joan Chen
Official Site - http://www.netflix.com/WiMovie/70305883