Netflix Renews ‘Marco Polo’ and Sets 2015 Premiere Dates for New Shows

Marco Polo Renewed for Season 2 by Netflix
Lorenzo Richelmy in a scene from Netflix’s ‘Marco Polo’ (Photo Credit: Phil Bray for Netflix)

Fans of Netflix’s adventure series Marco Polo will have the opportunity to go on further journeys with the explorer in a second season of the series, according to the network. Netflix has just announced the show’s renewal and confirmed it will be going into production on 10 new episodes of the series.

Marco Polo was created by John Fusco and follows Marco Polo as he “navigates Kublai Khan’s world of greed, betrayal, sexual intrigue and rivalry.”

Lorenzo Richelmy will return in the title role. The cast of season one also included Benedict Wong, Joan Chen, Zhu Zhu, Chin Han, Olivia Cheng, Tom Wu, Remy Hii, Uli Latukefu, Mahesh Jadu, Claudia Kim, and Rick Yune.

In addition to announcing Marco Polo‘s second season renewal, Netflix confirmed the premiere dates for their new original series Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, Bloodline, and Grace and Frankie. Here’s the scoop on the new shows as well as their premiere dates:

Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt – Friday, March 6, 2015

From creators Tina Fey and Robert Carlock, this half-hour single-camera comedy series stars Ellie Kemper as Kimmy, who escapes a doomsday cult and decides to reclaim her life and start over in New York City. Armed with just a backpack, light-up sneakers, and a couple of way-past-due library books, Kimmy’s ready to take on a world she didn’t even think existed anymore. Wide-eyed but resilient, nothing is going to stand in her way. The 13-episode series, produced by Universal Television, also stars Jane Krakowski, Tituss Burgess, Carol Kane and more. Fey and Carlock serve as executive producers, along with David Miner and Jeff Richmond.

Bloodline – Friday, March 20, 2015

When the eldest brother and black sheep of the Rayburn family returns home, he exposes the emotional demons that lie at the core of the family, threatening to tear them apart. With a stellar cast headlined by Kyle Chandler, Ben Mendelsohn, Linda Cardellini, Norbert Leo Butz, Jacinda Barrett, Jamie McShane, Enrique Murciano, Sissy Spacek, and Sam Shepard, the 13-episode series is from executive producers Todd A. Kessler, Daniel Zelman and Glenn Kessler (Damages), and produced by Sony Pictures Television.

Grace and Frankie – Friday, May 8, 2015

In this irreverent and touching series, Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin star as Grace and Frankie, a pair of frenemies whose lives are turned upside down – and permanently intertwined – when their husbands leave them for each other. Together, they must face starting over in their 70s in a 21st-century world. The series also stars Martin Sheen, Sam Waterston, Brooklyn Decker, Ethan Embry, June Diane Raphael and Baron Vaughn. Created by Marta Kauffman (Friends) and Howard J. Morris (Home Improvement), the 13-episode series is produced by Skydance Productions and executive producers Kauffman, Morris, Fonda, Tomlin, Paula Weinstein, David Ellison, David Goldberg and Marcy Ross.