MARCO… wait for it… POLO!
They’ve given us House Of Cards, Orange Is The New Black and BoJack Horseman to name just a few, and now, as an early Christmas present, online streaming giants Netflix are releasing their latest original series, Marco Polo.
Sure, you’ve heard of Marco Polo the 13th Century merchant traveller from Venice, Italy (thanks Wikipedia!), but this new Netflix series will show us a side of the awesome adventurer that you’ve never seen before.
Here at JOE HQ, we were lucky enough to get a sneak peek at the excellent new series and we would tell you what the show is all about but, to be honest, we prefer the intriguing Netflix description below…
“The famed explorer’s journey takes him to the centre of a brutal war in 13th century China, a world replete with exotic martial arts, political skulduggery, spectacular battles and sexual intrigue.”
Martial arts? Political skulduggery? Spectacular battles AND sexual intrigue?
Sounds like a regular JOE night out to be fair…
To get you in the mood for the release of Marco Polo, we sent resident merchant traveller expert TV geek Eoghan Doherty along to meet the stars, creator and crew of the show, including Lorenzo Richelmy (Marco Polo), Benedict Wong (Kublai Khan), Zhu Zhu (Kokachin AKA the Blue Princess), John Fusco (show creator) and Daniel Minahan (showrunner), to talk about fighting like wild animals, to talk about fighting against wild animals, and about finding the right man to play the part of the magnificent Marco Polo.
And no, in case you’re wondering, they didn’t watch JOE’s audition tape for some reason. Ah well, maybe next time…
All ten episodes of the brand, spankin’, shiny new show are available for Irish Netflix viewers to view right now, so make sure you’re ready to binge-watch your entire weekend away by clicking here and getting stuck in.
Enjoy…
Lorenzo Richelmy (Marco Polo) and Benedict Wong (Kublai Khan)
Zhu Zhu (Kokachin AKA the Blue Princess)
John Fusco (creator of Marco Polo) and Daniel Minahan (showrunner on Marco Polo)
In the meantime, here’s the terrific teaser trailer to get you started…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_q5ht2HS3FE
Clip via Netflix.
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