▁and ▁the ▁founder ▁of ▁the ▁Y uan ▁dynast y ▁( 1 2 7 1 – 1 3 6 8 ). ▁The ▁show ▁premier ed ▁on ▁Net fli x ▁on ▁December ▁ 1 2 , ▁ 2 0 1 4 . ▁The ▁series ▁was ▁written ▁and ▁created ▁by ▁John ▁F us co ▁and ▁stars ▁Lorenzo ▁Rich el my ▁in ▁the ▁title ▁role ▁with ▁Bened ict ▁W ong ▁as ▁Kub la i ▁Khan . ▁The ▁series ▁was ▁produced ▁by ▁The ▁Wein stein ▁Company . ▁On ▁January ▁ 7 , ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁Marco ▁Pol o ▁was ▁renew ed ▁by ▁Net fli x ▁for ▁a ▁ 1 0 - ep is ode ▁second ▁season , ▁which ▁premier ed ▁on ▁July ▁ 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 6 . ▁ ▁On ▁December ▁ 1 2 , ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁Net fli x ▁announced ▁they ▁had ▁can ce led ▁Marco ▁Pol o ▁after ▁two ▁seasons . ▁S ources ▁told ▁The ▁Hollywood ▁Re porter ▁that ▁the ▁series ' ▁two ▁seasons ▁resulted ▁in ▁a ▁$ 2 0 0 ▁million ▁loss ▁for ▁Net fli x , ▁and ▁the ▁decision ▁to ▁cancel ▁the ▁series ▁was ▁joint ly ▁taken ▁by ▁Net fli x ▁and ▁The ▁Wein stein ▁Company . ▁ ▁Cast ▁and ▁characters ▁ ▁Main ▁ ▁Rec urr ing ▁ ▁+ ▁L uth i ▁port ray s ▁L ing ▁L ing ▁in ▁season ▁ 1 , ▁Che w ▁in ▁season ▁ 2 . ▁ ▁Production ▁The ▁series ▁was ▁originally ▁developed ▁at ▁Star z , ▁which ▁had