AMC’s ’new martial arts drama series “Into the Badlands” starring Daniel Wu (Tai Chi Zero) will premiere Sunday, November 15th at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT. In a land controlled by feudal barons, “Into the Badlands” tells the story of a ruthless, well-trained warrior named Sunny (Wu) and a young boy named M.K. (Aramis Knight) who embark on a spiritual journey across a dangerous land. Loosely based on the classic Chinese tale “Journey to the West”, the six-part series was created by writers/showrunners Al Gough and Miles Millar (Shanghai Noon, “Smallville”). They’ll serve as executive producers along with Wu and fellow Hong Kong film star/director Stephen Fung.

The six-part series is a genre-bending martial arts series very loosely based on the classic Chinese tale “Journey to the West.” Wu also serves as an executive producer on the series along with fellow Hong Kong film star/director Stephen Fung (Tai Chi Zero, House of Fury).
“Into the Badlands” was created by executive producers/showrunners/writers Alfred Gough and Miles Millar (Shanghai Noon, “Smallville”), and executive produced by Oscar®-nominated producers Stacey Sher and Michael Shamberg (Pulp Fiction, Contagion) and director David Dobkin (Wedding Crashers, Shanghai Nights).

“‘Into The Badlands’ is an exciting moment for us in that martial arts is not only a new genre for an AMC series, but also one that has been largely absent from television for 15 years,” said Joel Stillerman, president of original programming for AMC and SundanceTV. “The team behind ‘Into The Badlands,’ led by showrunners Al Gough and Miles Millar, is comprised of some of the best martial artists and martial arts filmmakers in the world, and they have crafted a show that over-delivers against two big goals we set for the show: to create a compelling character drama, and to introduce the highest caliber of martial arts filmmaking to a weekly, ongoing series.”
“After working together with such a talented team of executive producers, writers and executives at AMC, I am excited for the opportunity to bring this character to life?,” said Wu.

The series premiere will coincide with AMC’s newest movie event, “AMC FightFest,” a two-week martial arts movie marathon beginning Monday, November 2 through Friday, November 13. The on-air special event will feature some of the most iconic martial arts films in the history of the genre each weeknight at 8:00 p.m. ET/PT. ‘)}