First Teaser For AMC’s Martial Arts Drama Promises Swordplay, Intrigue

The teaser for Into the Badlands is here ! Unfortunately , it does n’t provide much more intel than whatwe already know , except for a confirmation of the title , that swordplay will in spades have a major function , and a suggestion that the action will kick off in the antebellum American South .

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That said , AMC didrelease a piffling bit more infowith the mystifying teaser :

Into the Badlands is a genre - bending martial art series very loosely based on the Graeco-Roman Taiwanese tale Journey to the West . In a land controlled by feudal barons , Into the Badlands severalise the story of a peachy warrior and a young son who embark on a journey across a dangerous nation to find enlightenment .

“ We ’re incredibly excited to blaze the trail , bringing a warriorlike fine art drama to television , ” says writer / Colorado - showrunner Miles Millar .

The show asterisk Hong Kong flick ace and master martial art filmmaker Daniel Wu ( City of Glass , The Heavenly Kings ) , Emily Beecham ( 28 week by and by , The Village ) , Sarah Bolger ( The Antony Tudor , In America ) and Oliver Stark ( The Adventurer : The Curse of the Midas Box , My Hero ) . The project was created by writers / showrunners Al Gough and Miles Millar ( Shanghai Noon , Smallville ) . They ’ll process as Executive Producers alongside Oscar - nominated producer Stacey Sher and Michael Shamberg ( Pulp Fiction , Contagion ) , as well as Stephen Fung and Daniel Wu ( Tai Chi Zero ) .

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