Marco Polo Season 3 Release Date Is Cancelled!

Are you also one of them who is wondering what exactly happened to the third season of Marco Polo? When will Macro Polo season 3 release date will come? Or is it canceled? If so? Then what’s the reason for the cancellation? Worry not. In this post, we have included the latest information and update regarding Marco Polo Season 3.

Marco Polo is an American Netflix Original television series produced by The Weinstein Company. After delivering two seasons, makers were supposed to deliver the third season. But there is no release or premiere date yet. So, is it officially canceled? Let’s find out in the next section.

Marco Polo Season 3 Release Date

marco polo season 3 release date

Created by John Fusco, the show first debuted on December 12, 2014, and its sequel came out on January 7, 2015, by Netflix. The first episode of the renewed season aired on July 1, 2016. Both seasons comprise ten episodes each plus one special episode. Instead of creating the third season, Netflix decided to drop the show after delivering only two seasons. On December 12, 2016, Netflix announced that they had officially canceled Marco Polo and did not plan to restore the third season. Of course, there is a reason behind why they dropped the season, which we will cover in the next section.

Name Of The ShowMarco Polo
Season NumberSeason 3
GenreAdventure, History
Marco Polo Season 1 Release Date12 December 2014
Marco Polo Season 3 Release DateCanceled

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Will There Ever Be Marco Polo Season 3?

Marco Polo Season 3: Reason for Cancellation

The first and primary season of Marco Polo was met with negative reviews from critics. On Rotten Tomatoes, the main season has a rating of 33%, in light of 45 reviews, with a normal rating of 4.79/10. The site’s basic consensus stated the show was an all-rounder disappointment. Though it received no so great response from the audience, the makers still decided to make the sequel. But the second season established not get much criticism like the previous ones and met with more reviews. On Rotten Tomatoes, it holds a rating of 100%, in light of 6 reviews, with a rating normal of 7.2/10. 

Concerning season 3, some sources revealed to The Hollywood Reporter that the two seasons came about in a $200 million misfortune for Netflix, and the choice of cancellation was mutually taken by Netflix and The Weinstein Company. They will not be going to make the third season bearing that many losses again and the OTT giant will not be going to give the opportunity again to the series that failed to impress its viewers.

Marco Polo Season 3: Is There Any Hope?

In one of the Hollywood Reporter’s Full TV Executives Roundtable meetings, Netflix’s Original Content Chief Ted Sarandos made the statement regarding the restoration of the third season. He stated that it gained popularity all through Asia and Europe, and there’s a great deal of spotlight on if your neighbors may be watching it. Also, it’s insignificant and irrelevant since it’s doing what it’s supposed to do. The statement reflects that though the show failed to gain popularity in America, it gathered quite good reviews in Asian countries. This indicates a slight hope for Marco Polo Season 3.

Also, on Reddit, the fans have been consistently requesting the return of Marco Polo. As indicated by them, ‘Marco Polo’ Season 2 completion was unsuitable and unsatisfactory, and the producers should have finished up the show appropriately. Hence, it creates a beam of light for all of us.

If the makers by any chance, choose to make a comeback through season 3, then it will certainly not be going to adopt by Netflix. if another streaming platform like HBO decides to take over the show, then the chance is good that season 2 will come out.

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Marco Polo Season 3 Cast

Marco Polo Season 3 Release Date

The show has a long list of cast members, both main and recurring, which contains a global cast including Asians, Chinese, Persians, Mongolians, and more. The main cast team of the show both in the first and second seasons includes Lorenzo Richelmy as Marco Polo, Benedict Wong as Kublai Khan, Joan Chen as Empress Chabi, Amr Waked as Yusuf, Rick Yune as Kaidu, Remy Hii as Prince Jingim, Tom Wu as Hundred Eyes, Zhu Zhu as Nergui a.k.a. Princess, Mahesh Jadu as Ahmad, Olivia Cheng as Jia Mei Lin, Uli Latukefu as Byamba, Chin Han as Jia Sidao, Pierfrancesco Favino as Niccolò Polo, Ron Yuan as Prince Nayan, Claudia Kim as Khutulun, Jacqueline Chan as Shabkana, Leonard Wu as Orus, Thomas Chaanhing as Gerel, Chris Pang as Arban, Gabriel Byrne as Pope Gregory X, Michelle Yeoh as Lotus.

Since season 3 is not happening, there is no aspect left for its cast.

Marco Polo Recap

The series is based on a world packed with greed, disloyalty, sexual interest, and rivalry. It is based on the renowned traveler’s undertakings and adventures in Kublai Khan’s court in thirteenth Century China and the dark and furious fight for the extending Mongol realm.

He is taken prisoner by Kublai Khan. Marco has to figure out how to explore the governmental issues and culture of life in the court, which is amidst his mission to become head of the world, and he considers Marco to be an important apparatus in this success. Marco’s loyalty is tried all through the season, particularly as Kublai Khan makes a plan to capture the walled city of Xiangyang.

And that’s all the update that you needed to know about Marco Polo and the possibility of its third season. Let’s sit tight by crossing our fingers in the hope that we get to see season 3 in the future.

Marco Polo Season 3 Trailer

There is no teaser or trailer available for this installment, but you can have a look at the trailer of the previous two seasons.

Where To watch Marco Polo Online?

The series is available exclusively on Netflix.

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