Marco Polo (2014 TV series)

*Marco Polo*
Marco Polo
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Genre	Historical Drama; Adventure
Created by	John Fusco
Starring	Lorenzo Richelmy; Benedict Wong; Joan Chen; Rick Yune; Amr Waked; Remy Hii; Zhu Zhu; Tom Wu; Mahesh Jadu; Olivia Cheng; Uli Latukefu; Chin Han; Pierfrancesco Favino; Ron Yuan; Claudia Kim; Jacqueline Chan; Leonard Wu; Thomas Chaanhing; Chris Pang; Gabriel Byrne; Michelle Yeoh;
Theme music composer	Daniele Luppi
Composers	Peter Nashel; Eric V. Hachikian;
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	2
No. of episodes	20 + 1 special (list of episodes) Preview warning: Page using Template:Infobox television with "list_episodes" parameter using self-link. See Infobox instructions and MOS:INFOBOXPURPOSE.
Production
Executive producers	Daniel Minahan; John Fusco; Harvey Weinstein; Peter Friedlander; Bob Weinstein; Joachim Rønning; Espen Sandberg; Dave Erickson; Ben Silverman; Chris Grant; Elizabeth Sarnoff; Blair Fetter; Patrick Macmanus; David C. Glasser;
Producers	Richard Sharkey; Brett Conrad; Collin Creighton; Bruce Marshall Romans;
Production locations	Malaysia; Kazakhstan; Hungary; Italy; Slovakia;
Cinematography	Romain Lacourbas; Vanja Černjul; Xavier Grobet; Gavin Struthers;
Running time	46–65 minutes; 28 minutes (special);
Production companies	The Weinstein Company TV; Electus;
Budget	$200 million
Original release
Network	Netflix
Release	December 12, 2014 –; July 1, 2016
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Marco Polo is an American drama 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). The show premiered on Netflix on December 12, 2014.^[3] The series was created by John Fusco and stars Lorenzo Richelmy in the title role, with Benedict Wong as Kublai Khan.^[4] It was produced by The Weinstein Company. On January 7, 2015, Marco Polo was renewed by Netflix for a 10-episode second season, which premiered on July 1, 2016.^[5]

On December 12, 2016, Netflix announced that they had canceled Marco Polo after two seasons. 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.^[6]

^ "Marco Polo TV series finishes shooting in Slovakia". The Slovak Spectator. September 11, 2015. Retrieved July 7, 2016.
^ Sharf, Zack (July 5, 2019). "'Triple Frontier' Leads Netflix to Cut Back on Huge Spending for Films — Report". IndieWire. Retrieved July 25, 2019.
^ "Netflix's 'Marco Polo' Sets December Premiere Date". Deadline Hollywood. August 28, 2014. Retrieved August 28, 2014.
^ "Netflix's 'Marco Polo' Sets Its Cast". The Hollywood Reporter. April 8, 2014. Retrieved April 8, 2014.
^ Fowle, Kyle (July 1, 2016). "A mega Marco Polo recap: Let's talk about all of season 2". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved July 6, 2016.
^ "'Marco Polo' Canceled at Netflix After Two Seasons". The Hollywood Reporter. December 12, 2016. Retrieved December 13, 2016.

[1] "Marco Polo TV series finishes shooting in Slovakia". The Slovak Spectator. September 11, 2015. Retrieved July 7, 2016.

[2] Sharf, Zack (July 5, 2019). "'Triple Frontier' Leads Netflix to Cut Back on Huge Spending for Films — Report". IndieWire. Retrieved July 25, 2019.

[3] "Netflix's 'Marco Polo' Sets December Premiere Date". Deadline Hollywood. August 28, 2014. Retrieved August 28, 2014.

[THR-4] "Netflix's 'Marco Polo' Sets Its Cast". The Hollywood Reporter. April 8, 2014. Retrieved April 8, 2014.

[Fowle-5] Fowle, Kyle (July 1, 2016). "A mega Marco Polo recap: Let's talk about all of season 2". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved July 6, 2016.

[6] "'Marco Polo' Canceled at Netflix After Two Seasons". The Hollywood Reporter. December 12, 2016. Retrieved December 13, 2016.

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Marco Polo
Promotional poster
Genre	Historical Drama Adventure
Created by	John Fusco
Starring	Lorenzo Richelmy Benedict Wong Joan Chen Rick Yune Amr Waked Remy Hii Zhu Zhu Tom Wu Mahesh Jadu Olivia Cheng Uli Latukefu Chin Han Pierfrancesco Favino Ron Yuan Claudia Kim Jacqueline Chan Leonard Wu Thomas Chaanhing Chris Pang Gabriel Byrne Michelle Yeoh
Theme music composer	Daniele Luppi
Composers	Peter Nashel Eric V. Hachikian
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	2
No. of episodes	20 + 1 special (list of episodes) Preview warning: Page using Template:Infobox television with "list_episodes" parameter using self-link. See Infobox instructions and MOS:INFOBOXPURPOSE.
Production
Executive producers	Daniel Minahan John Fusco Harvey Weinstein Peter Friedlander Bob Weinstein Joachim Rønning Espen Sandberg Dave Erickson Ben Silverman Chris Grant Elizabeth Sarnoff Blair Fetter Patrick Macmanus David C. Glasser
Producers	Richard Sharkey Brett Conrad Collin Creighton Bruce Marshall Romans
Production locations	Malaysia Kazakhstan Hungary Italy Slovakia^[1]
Cinematography	Romain Lacourbas Vanja Černjul Xavier Grobet Gavin Struthers
Running time	46–65 minutes 28 minutes (special)
Production companies	The Weinstein Company TV Electus
Budget	$200 million^[2]
Original release
Network	Netflix
Release	December 12, 2014 (2014-12-12) – July 1, 2016 (2016-07-01)
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