Marco Polo

Discover the legendary tale of the famous explorer Marco Polo, a personal journey which changed the world forever. Following his early years, Marco (Ian Somerhalder, The Vampire Diaries, Lost) embarks on an epic adventure to bring Christianity into the court of Kublai Khan (Brian Dennehy, Death Of A Salesman). Assigned to accompany two priests on this mission, he soon finds himself alone when the clergymen flea the mission doubting the very existence of China. Bravely pushing forward Polo enters into the exotic world of the fabled land, becoming a trusted envoy in the Khan’s court.

What greets them is an astonishing world like no other place on earth—one that the West could never even conceive of. Here they discover something called time pieces, learn the advantages of paper currency and an imperial postal system for exchanging messages. They enjoy such strange delicacies as ice cream and pasta, and witness the awesome implications of the advanced weaponry of an empire under draconian rule. From religion to war to culture, everything Marco believes about his world is challenged and proven wrong. So too are his rigid notions of Kublai Khan who accepts Marco as an envoy of his court, where he advances as a Mongol grandee, shares in the forbidden love of a Persian princess, and in a historically important and unprecedented move, chronicles his life over the next twenty years, marooned on the far side of the world.