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Cast
Lorenzo Richelmy (Marco Polo)Benedict Wong (Kublai Khan)Joan Chen (Empress Chabi)Remy Hii (Prince Jingim)Zhu Zhu (Kokachin)Mahesh Jadu (Ahmad)Uli Latukefu (Byamba)Olivia Cheng (Mei Lin)Tom Wu (Hundred Eyes)Claudia Kim (Khutulun)Rick Yune (Kaidu)Chin Han (Jia Sidao)Stanislav Satko (Armed Escort #2)Amr Waked (Yusuf)Pierfrancesco Favino (Niccolò Polo)Kheng Hua Tan (Empress Dowager)Leonard Wu (Orus)Lawrence Makoare (Za Bing)
Creators
Michael S. Chernuchin, John Fusco, Patrick Macmanus, Bruce Marshall Romans, Elizabeth Sarnoff, Dave Erickson, Kate Barnow, Brett Conrad, Noelle Valdivia, Matthew White
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Synopsis
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 Mongolia.
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