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As a youth of 15 or 16, Marco Polo first met his father and uncle and embarked on an epic adventure, crossing thousands of miles of unforgiving terrain, through political unrest and upheaval, to the court of Kublai Khan in what is now Beijing. A Netflix original, rife with warfare and political/sexual intrigue, spotlights the years at the Chinese court and the journeys. A global roster of stars includes Italian newcomer Lorenzo Richelmy as Marco. Filming sites are Italy, Kazakhstan and Malaysia; producers couldn't get permission in China.
- Starring: Lorenzo Richelmy, Michelle Yeoh, Benedict Wong, Joan Chen, Zhu Zhu
- TV Network: Netflix
- Premiere Date: Dec 12, 2014
- Genre: History
- Executive producers: John Fusco, Daniel Minahan, Patrick Macmanus, Harvey Weinstein, Bob Weinstein, Elizabeth Sarnoff
