LOS ANGELES, June 9 — Lorenzo Richelmy returns as the title character and explorer of the Mongolian Empire in a first trailer for July 2016’s second season of Marco Polo on Netflix.

The two-minute reel sets expectations for a 10-episode season due to drop July 1, with Marco Polo conscripted into the order of the Mongol Knights as the Empire’s violent growth faces new challenges.

Benedict Wong of The Martian and Prometheus returns as Kublai Khan in a cast that includes Olivia Cheng, Jean Chen, Zhy Zhu, Mahesh Jadu, Michelle Yeoh, Rick Yune and Uli Latukefu. — AFP-Relaxnews

Horses for courses: ‘Marco Polo’ creator John Fusco also wrote ‘Hidalgo’ and ‘Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron’. — Screengrab from YouTube
Horses for courses: ‘Marco Polo’ creator John Fusco also wrote ‘Hidalgo’ and ‘Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron’. — Screengrab from YouTube

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