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Into the Badlands

Into the Badlands

20157.63 Seasons32 EpisodesCanceled

Overview

In a land controlled by feudal barons, a great warrior and a young boy embark on a journey across a dangerous land to find enlightenment. A genre-bending martial arts series very loosely based on the classic Chinese tale Journey to the West.

Created by Michael Taylor
NetworksAMC

Top Cast

Emily Beecham

Emily Beecham

The Widow

Orla Brady

Orla Brady

Lydia

Daniel Wu

Daniel Wu

Sunny

Nick Frost

Nick Frost

Bajie

Alexia Ioannides

Alexia Ioannides

Tilda

Aramis Knight

Aramis Knight

M.K.

Maddison Jaizani

Maddison Jaizani

Odessa

Lewis Tan

Lewis Tan

Gaius Chau

Themes & Keywords

martial artspost-apocalyptic futureenlightenmentwarriorfeudal japan

About Into the Badlands

Into the Badlands is a action & adventure, drama series that first aired in 2015 exploring themes of martial arts, post-apocalyptic future, enlightenment, warrior, feudal japan. Created by Michael Taylor, it stars Emily Beecham, Orla Brady, Daniel Wu. In a land controlled by feudal barons, a great warrior and a young boy embark on a journey across a dangerous land to find enlightenment. A genre-bending martial arts series very loosely based on the classic Chinese tale Journey to the West.

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