Gullible media types have billed “Marco Polo” as Netflix’s possible answer to “Game of Thrones.” The more logical comparisons would be a thematic one to “Shogun” — that splendid miniseries of ...

Note: This is a review for the entire first season of Marco Polo, which consists of 10 episodes. There are mild spoilers but it's intended to be safe for those who have yet to watch the series.

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. The show stars Italian ...

Lorenzo Richelmy will play the title role, leading an all-star international cast in the series set to bow in late 2014. By Lesley Goldberg Television Editor, West Coast The 10-episode drama was ...

Marco Polo takes a look at globalization, 13th-century style, with a martial-arts twist. The 10-episode Netflix drama (available Friday, 3:01 a.m. ET/12:01 PT), the streaming service's first original ...

Netflix staged a New York affair with an Asian flair for the world premiere of epic series "Marco Polo," its first original period drama — and one of its most expensive shows to date. "Marco Polo," ...

The first few minutes of Marco Polo, Netflix’s new $90 million medieval drama, are bloody. Battered by a long journey, our titular hero and his band have just come upon a village full of slaughtered ...

Marco Polo is Netflix’s new sprawling historical adventure series. Click here for all of Decider’s coverage and here for a handy guide to who’s who in Marco Polo’s world. When we last saw Marco Polo ...

Watching “Marco Polo,” Netflix’s extravagant but stultifying period drama about the legendary 13th-century traveler, is about as exciting as discovering a new Pier 1 Imports in the strip mall. (That ...

Marco Polo is Netflix’s new sprawling historical adventure series. Click here for all of Decider’s coverage and here for a handy guide to who’s who in Marco Polo’s world. Marco Polo (Lorenzo Richelmy) ...

Netflix is going grand with its new original series, Marco Polo - a soaring $90 million dollar production about the legendary explorer's early years in the court of conqueror Kublai Khan. Launching ...

In a previous post (Part 1), we reviewed the production of Marco Polo and the plot. Here's a review of the first two shows in the 10-episode series. Premiere Episode: “The Wayfarer” Marco Polo opens ...