VIDEO: Watch Behind-the-Scenes Featurette from New Netflix Series MARCO POLO

This December on Netflix...Worlds will collide! Few people know the true story of legendary explorer Marco Polo - until now. Get a behind-the-scenes look at the upcoming Netflix original series Marco Polo, and prepare for an adventure as a young Polo navigates greed, BETRAYAL and sexual intrigue in the court of 13th century emperor Kublai Khan.

Below, check out a behind-the-scenes featurette from the highly anticipated Netflix series MARCO POLO, premiering December 12th.

The sweeping drama's ten episodes were shot in Italy, Kazakhstan and Malaysia. The global cast includes Richelmy, Benedict Wong (Prometheus), Joan Chen (Twin Peaks), Chin Han (Arrow, The Dark Knight), Zhu Zhu (Cloud Atlas), Olivia Cheng (The Flash, Broken Trail), Claudia Kim (Avengers: Age of Ultron), Mahesh Jadu (Neighbours), Tom Wu (Skyfall), Remy Hii (Treading Water), Uli Latukefu (Devil's Playground) and Rick Yune (Olympus Has Fallen, The Fast and the Furious). John Fusco, who wrote the Academy-Award nominated feature Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron, created the series and is executive producer and showrunner along with Dan Minahan, whose previous work includes Homeland and Game of Thrones.

Academy-Award nominated directors Joachim Rønning and Espen Sandberg (Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales) directed the first two hours and serve as executive producers. Marco Polo is produced by Netflix and The Weinstein Company.

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