Marco Polo The Wayfarer (Season 1, Episode 1)
TV-MA
TV Episode | 51 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

Marco Polo

The Wayfarer (Season 1, Episode 1)

TV-MA

TV Episode | 51 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

A young Venetian, Marco is abandoned by his father for the merchant Silk Road in the hands of the Mongolian emperor, Kublai Khan, who is at war with China. Kublai recognizes Marco's observation skills, and teaches him the Mongolian culture.

Directors

Joachim Rønning | Espen Sandberg

Writer

John Fusco (created by) (written by)

Producers

Brett Conrad | Collin Creighton | Tom Prince | Richard Sharkey

Composers

Eric V. Hachikian | Peter Nashel

Cinematographer

Romain Lacourbas

Editor

Malcolm Jamieson

Casting Directors

PoPing AuYeung | Nina Gold | Marc Hirschfeld | Christine King | Jessica Lewis (extras casting)

Production Designer

Lilly Kilvert

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Edit Released

Updated Dec 13, 2014

Release date

Dec 12, 2014 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy Award. Another 3 wins & 5 nominations

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37 cast members

Name	Known for
Lorenzo Richelmy Marco Polo Marco Polo See fewer	Marco Polo (2014)
Benedict Wong Kublai Khan Kublai Khan See fewer	Annihilation (I) (2018)
Joan Chen Empress Chabi Empress Chabi See fewer	Judge Dredd (1995)
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Zhu Zhu Kokachin Kokachin See fewer	Cloud Atlas (2012)
Tom Wu Hundred Eyes Hundred Eyes See fewer	Marco Polo: One Hundred Eyes (2015)
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