'Marco Polo' Will Premiere December 12 on Netflix

Image Credit: Phil Bray/Netflix

The highly anticipated Netflix original series Marco Polo will premiere at 12:01 a.m. PT on December 12, 2014 in all territories where Netflix is available.

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 newcomer Lorenzo Richelmy as Marco. Best known for her role in The Wachowski's Cloud Atlas, the Beijing-born Zhu Zhu plays Marco's love interest Kokachin. Joan Chen (Twin Peaks) and Benedict Wong (Prometheus) also star in the show's eclectic global cast as Empress Chabi and Kublai Khan.

Rounding out Marco Polo's global cast of characters will be Remy Hii as Prince Jingim, Olivia Cheng as Mei Lin, Claudia Kim as Khutulun, Uli Latukefu as Byamba, Chin Han as Jia Sidao, and Tom Wu as Hundred Eyes.

Check out more Marco Polo photos below.

Image Credit: Phil Bray/Netflix

Creator John Fusco (Forbidden Kingdom) and Harvey Weinstein are executive producers on Marco Polo. Dan Minahan (Game of Thrones, True Blood) also serves as executive producer and directed two episodes for the 10-episode first season. Joachim Ronning and Espen Sandberg (Academy Award nominated Kon-Tiki, Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales) directed the season's first two episodes and serve as executive producers. Patrick MacManus serves as co-executive producer. Collin Creighton produced on behalf of The Weinstein Company.

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Interview Revisited: Ellen Holly on the Early Years of 'One Life to Live'

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Interview Revisited: Larkin Malloy on the Nelson Aspen 'Where Are They Now Tour' (2010)

Serial Scoop Now is back! Look for brand new content in the coming months as well as interviews from my personal archive. Some have been offline for years while others will include never before seen material. Kicking things off is a video interview from March 2010 with Emmy-nominated Edge of Night actor Larkin Malloy, who passed away in 2016. The interview was conducted by Nelson Aspen as part of his "Where Are They Now Tour" series for We Love Soaps . Malloy, who came in at #45 on the We Love Soaps 50 Greatest Soap Actors of All Time list, played Sky Whitney on Edge of Night , Kyle Sampson on Guiding Light , Travis Montgomery on All My Children and Clay Alden on Loving . He also had a memorable guest run as Dr. Weston on As the World Turns . The complete interview has been offline for a decade. Watch it below.

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