On Rotten Tomatoes, the first season holds a rating of 24%, based on 33 reviews, with a rating average of 4.7/10. The first season of Marco Polo was met with negative reviews from critics.On January 7, 2015, Netflix officially ordered a second season of the series. Ahmed makes his final stand, and Marco learns a terrible truth. The day of the Kurultai arrives, shaping Kublai's fate as khan. Kublai's position as khan faces a final challenge, even as he welcomes a new heir into the world. Mei Lin's bold move throws Ahmed's plans into chaos. Marco's allegiance to Kublai is tested like never before. Kaidu's ruthlessness reaches new levels in his bid for power, while Hundred Eyes' former lover has him questioning his loyalties. Kokachin gets an unwelcome visitor from her past.Īhmed's deadly and secret chess match against Kublai enters is endgame, even as Kublai's thirst for power grows stronger than ever. Rebel attacks flare up in the south and pull Kubali's attentaion away from home. Far away, another threat to the khan is born. The Challenge for the throne escalates when two of Kublai's sons are endangered. Empress Chabi takes action to insure an heir to the khan. Haunted by recent events, Kublai journies with Marco into the mountains for answers. Kublai faces an impossibly difficult decision. Marco gets an unplesant surprise upon his return to Kublai's court. On Prince Jingim's wedding day, Kublai receives disturbing news about the ambitions of his cousin, while Marco navigates a delicate mission.
Stuck between the excesses of the khan and the mighty ambitions of Kaidu, Marco Polo must find a way to reconciliate the empire before complete collapse.Ī defiant warrior-monk arrives at Kublai Khan's court in chains and soon earns his tragic nickname in this 30-minute origin story. In a world replete with greed, betrayal, sexual intrigue and rivalry, Marco Polo is based on the famed explorer's adventures in Kublai Khan's court in 13th Century China, and the dark and tempestuous battle for the expanding Mongol empire.Īs the Kublai Kahn conscripts Marco Polo into the Mongolian army, Marco must learn to reconciliate the empire as it descends into Civil war.
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