Scripted series · AMC
Into the Badlands
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Emily Beecham
The Widow
32 eps
Orla Brady
Lydia
32 eps
Daniel Wu
Sunny
32 eps
Nick Frost
Bajie
26 eps
Sarah Bolger
Jade
16 eps
Alexia Ioannides
Tilda
32 eps
Aramis Knight
M.K.
32 eps
Maddison Jaizani
Odessa
26 eps
Marton Csokas
Quinn
6 eps
Madeleine Mantock
Veil
16 eps
Mike Seal
Petri
6 eps
Oliver Stark
Ryder
16 eps
Ellen Hollman
Zypher
6 eps
Stephen Lang
Waldo
10 eps
Lewis Tan
Gaius Chau
16 eps
Babou Ceesay
Pilgrim
16 eps
Teressa Liane
Angelica
3 eps
Alec Rayme
Tenko
1 eps
Zak Tomic
Teague
1 eps
Zak Tomic
Teague
1 eps
Ebony O'Toole-Acheampong
Eleanor
1 eps
Jordan Bolger
Tate
3 eps
Eve Connolly
Ava
1 eps
Tamsin Topolski
Wren
2 eps
Fergus Mulligan
Young Magnus
1 eps
Freya Allan
Young Minerva (Age 14)
1 eps
Elif Knight
M.K.'s Mother
2 eps
Mack Mirahmadi
Clipper Guard
1 eps
Baz Black
Ringmaster
1 eps
Bobby McGlynn
Man (uncredited)
1 eps
Luke McQuillan
Guard
1 eps
Philip P. Coffey
Bowler Hat Driver (as Philip Coffey)
1 eps
Jonathan Gunning
Sadistic Bowler Hat Guard 2
1 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How Into the Badlands actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
Into the Badlands reads strongest on Spectacle, Character Depth and Bingeability.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
The story
What it's about
In a land controlled by feudal barons, a great warrior and a young boy embark on a journey across a dangerous land to find enlightenment.
A genre-bending martial arts series very loosely based on the classic Chinese tale Journey to the West.
The run
Seasons
3 seasons · 32 episodes.
Season 1 · Complete
Season 1
20156 episodes
7.7IMDbBest episode · S01E06 Hand of Five Poisons
Season 2 · Complete
Season 2
201710 episodes
7.9IMDbBest episode · S02E08 Sting of the Scorpion's Tail
Season 3 · Complete
Season 3
201816 episodes
7.7IMDbSeason 3 finds Sunny living off the grid, doing his best to provide for his infant son, Henry. It is only when Henry contracts a mysterious illness that Sunny must join forces with Bajie and journey back into the Badlands, where the Widow and Baron Chau are entrenched in a drawn-out war that has destabilized the entire region.
Best episode · S03E13 Black Lotus, White Rose
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S03E13
Black Lotus, White Rose
Sunny discovers an important figure from his past is working with the Black Lotus. The Widow, Gaius, and Tilda bring an end to the bloody civil war.
S03E12
Cobra Fang, Panther Claw
The Widow and Baron Chau finally face off; M.K. and Pilgrim grow their forces at the Monastery; Sunny and Bajie discover a new foe, the Black Lotus.
- Directed by Tricia Brock
S01E06
Hand of Five Poisons
Sunny and M.K. fight to escape Quinn's grip once and for all. Meanwhile, the Baron's enemies conspire to take him down and change the Badlands forever.
S02E08
Sting of the Scorpion's Tail
Sunny plays a game which causes his friends to question his loyalty; the Widow discovers the existence of a new weapon.
S02E06
Leopard Stalks in Snow
Sunny and Bajie meet a friend, but must also confront an enemy from their past; the Widow makes an unholy alliance.
S02E10
Wolf's Breath, Dragon Fire
Sunny faces the toughest showdown of his life; Bajie's loyalties are tested to their limits.
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Michael TaylorExecutive Producer
Writing
- Matt LambertWriter
- Michael TaylorWriter
Direction
- Tricia BrockDirector
- Paco CabezasDirector
Cinematography
- P.J. DillonDirector of Photography
- Owen McPolinDirector of Photography
- Shane HurlbutDirector of Photography
- Sam McCurdyDirector of Photography
Where to watch
Streaming
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