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Marco Polo
2014–2016
· TV Show
· 60 min episodes
· 2 seasons
B
MEANRANK
72/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #323
- IMDb #258
- Rotten Tomatoes #201
- Metacritic #290
- RatingGraph #251
- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #323
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- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #36
- Metacritic Critics #346
- Metacritic Audience #98
- Criticker #259
- Trakt #279
Every rating
48–93
out of 100
Split
Lowest is Metacritic critics on 48, highest is Rotten Tomatoes viewers on 93. Critics average 57, everyone else 77.
See the TV shows the platforms disagree about most →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 Mongolia.
Details
- Created by
- John Fusco
- Studio
- Electus, TWC Television
- Released
- 12 December 2014
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English, Cantonese, Mandarin, Mongolian, Persian, Italian, Uighur, Arabic
- Episode length
- 60 min
- Rated
- TV-MA
- Episodes
- 20 across 2 seasons
- Awards
- 2 wins, 6 nominations
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Cast
Full cast (20) →
Awards & nominations
See all 8 →2 wins from 8 nominations across 7 ceremonies
| Primetime Emmy Awards 2015 | Outstanding Original Main Title Theme Music | Daniele Luppi | Nominee |
| Golden Reel Awards 2017 | Best Sound Editing – Short Form Sound Effects and Foley in Television | Nominees Dave Paterson Rachel Chancey Glenfield Payne Damian Volpe | Nominee |
| American Society of Cinematographers Awards 2016 | Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Regular Series | Vanja Cernjul | Winner |
| American Society of Cinematographers Awards 2016 | Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Television Movie/Mini-Series/Pilot | Romain Lacourbas | Nominee |
| Australian Production Design Guild Awards 2015 | Set Decoration on a Television Drama | Christian Petersen | Winner |
| Golden Trailer Awards 2015 | Best Trailer/Teaser for a TV Series/Mini-Series | Aspect | Nominee |
| Hollywood Music in Media Awards 2015 | Best Main Title – TV Show/Digital Series | Daniele Luppi | Nominee |
| SXSW Film Festival 2015 | Excellence in Title Design | Nominees Ben Smith Bryce Wymer | Nominee |
Awards from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA.
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Primetime Emmy Awards
1 nomination
| Outstanding Original Main Title Theme Music | Daniele Luppi | Nominee |
American Society of Cinematographers Awards
2 nominations, 1 won
| Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Regular Series | Vanja Cernjul | Winner |
| Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Television Movie/Mini-Series/Pilot | Romain Lacourbas | Nominee |
Australian Production Design Guild Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Set Decoration on a Television Drama | Christian Petersen | Winner |
Golden Reel Awards
1 nomination
| Best Sound Editing – Short Form Sound Effects and Foley in Television | Nominees Dave Paterson Rachel Chancey Glenfield Payne Damian Volpe | Nominee |
Golden Trailer Awards
1 nomination
| Best Trailer/Teaser for a TV Series/Mini-Series | Aspect | Nominee |
Hollywood Music in Media Awards
1 nomination
| Best Main Title – TV Show/Digital Series | Daniele Luppi | Nominee |
SXSW Film Festival
1 nomination
| Excellence in Title Design | Nominees Ben Smith Bryce Wymer | Nominee |