Season 1
10 episodes · 2014
Marco travels the Silk Road to the imperial city of Kublai Khan, and begins learning the ways of Chinese culture, politics and war.
1The Wayfarer
After three years crossing seas, deserts and the Silk Road, a young Marco Polo finds himself a prisoner of the great Kublai Khan.
2The Wolf and the Deer
As Kublai Khan battles his warmonger brother for rule over Mongolia, Marco learns that justice in Khan's Imperial City is as swift as it is deadly.
3Feast
Marco begins a dangerous relationship with the beautiful Blue Princess as tensions grow between Kublai and Xiangyang's cunning chancellor Jia Sidao.
4The Fourth Step
As war looms with the walled city of Xiangyang, Prince Jingim tests his diplomacy skills while Kublai questions Marco's allegiance.
5Hashshashin
Marco searches for the mastermind behind a murderous plot, while Prince Jingim weighs the risks of retaliation.
6White Moon
On the eve of an auspicious ceremony, Marco searches for the culprit behind the assassination attempt on Kublai Khan -- even as a new one takes shape.
7The Scholar's Pen
Marco and Hundred Eyes take on a dangerous mission to infiltrate the walled city of Xiangyang, while its chancellor struggles to hold on to power.
8Rendering
When Kublai sets his sights -- and his army -- on the taking of the walled city of Xiangyang, Marco's allegiance is tested.
9Prisoners
Marco finds his fate in the hands of Kublai yet again, while behind the walls of Xiangyang, Chancellor Sidao sets his sights on regaining power.
10The Heavenly and Primal
Marco's ingenuity -- and loyalty -- is put to the ultimate test when Kublai takes a violent and bold step in his quest to become emperor of the world.