AMC today announced a straight-to-series order for the martial arts drama Badlands (working title) from writers Al Gough and Miles Millar. The first season will include six episodes, with an expected premiere in late 2015 or early 2016.
Badlands is a genre-bending martial arts series very loosely based on the classic Chinese tale "Journey to the West." In a land controlled by feudal barons, Badlands tells the story of a great warrior and a young boy who embark on a journey across a dangerous land to find enlightenment.
Creators Gough and Millar will serve as showrunners. They'll also be credited as executive producers along with Oscar-nominated producers Stacy Sher and Michael Shamberg and master martial arts filmmakers Daniel Wu and Stephen Fung.
"We are incredibly excited to help Al and Miles, as well as Stacey and Michael from Double Feature to bring Badlands to life," said Joel Stillerman, AMC's executive vice president of original programming, production and digital content. "This creative team has so much expertise in bringing a fresh take to classic genres from their film and television experience, and their take on martial arts will be no exception. Along with a beautiful story, they've also assembled the A-Team of martial arts fight choreography in Daniel Wu and Stephen Fung."
