(Phil Bray/Netflix)
The Marco Polo TV show has been cancelled by Netflix. The streaming service opted not to renew the Yuan dynasty historical drama for a third season. While the first season performed well, season two, which dropped on July 1st, reportedly did not do as well.
Marco Polo stars Lorenzo Richelmy, Rick Yune, Benedict Wong, Claudia Kim, Remy Hii, Olivia Cheng, Mahesh Jadu, Tom Wu, Gabriel Byrne, and Michelle Yeoh. EP John Fusco created Marco Polo. It was the first Netflix original series developed in the US for the global market.
Netflix Cancels Marco Polo TV Series After Two Seasons
(Phil Bray/Netflix)
Here is more from Deadline:
“We want to thank and are grateful to our partners on Marco Polo from the actors, whose performances were enthralling and top-notch; to the committed producers, including John Fusco, Dan Minahan, Patrick Macmanus, and their crew, who poured their hearts into the series; and of course Harvey, David and our friends at TWC, who were great collaborators from start to finish,” said Cindy Holland, Netflix VP of Original Content.
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“Netflix has been incredible to give us the room to make a series with a cast true to every principle of diversity. It’s a bold network that allows you to do that and support us in the way that Netflix did,” said Harvey Weinstein, Co-Chairman of The Weinstein Company. “As many people know, Asian history and the world of martial arts have fascinated me for all of my career – I’ve made many movies around these topics and this genre, and now this TV show I’m so proud of. John has been a great partner and we’re both fascinated to continue exploring this exciting period in history on future projects together.”
Added Fusco, Marco Polo’s creator and executive producer, “Harvey and I have a love for this kind of history–we had a fantastic cast, fantastic creative team and crew, and shooting in Malaysia was a privilege,” he said. “We’re working on an idea right now in a similar space that we’re very excited about.”
What do you think? Should Netflix have cancelled or renewed Marco Polo for season three? Sound off, in the comments.
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