The martial arts drama Into the Badlands has been renewed for season two by AMC. Season one brought in an average of 5.6 million viewers each episode and ranked number three among all first seasons of cable shows. According to the network’s official announcement, Into the Badlands‘ second season will premiere in 2017 and will consist of 10 new episodes.
“With its deep dive into authentic martial arts, the visually stunning Into the Badlands proved to be unlike anything else on television,” said Charlie Collier, president of AMC, SundanceTV and AMC Studios. “Co-creators and showrunners Al Gough and Miles Millar, along with a talented team of producers, cast and crew, brought us an artfully crafted series. We’re eager to return to the world of barons and blades and spend even more time with these compelling and evolving characters across an expanded second season.”
“We can’t imagine any other network bold enough to embrace a show like this,” stated showrunners/executive producers/writers Gough and Millar. “We are incredibly grateful to Charlie, Joel and the entire AMC team for taking this leap of faith with us and we look forward to continuing the journey into the Badlands!”
Daniel Wu, fight director Stephen Fung, David Dobkin, Michael Shamberg, and Stacey Sher executive produce. The cast includes Daniel Wu as Sunny, Marton Csokas as Quinn, Aramis Knight as M.K., Oliver Stark as Ryder, Emily Beecham as The Widow, Orla Brady as Lydia, Sarah Bolger as Jade, Ally Ioannides as Tilda, and Madeleine Mantock as Veil.
