'Into the Badlands' Renewed for Season 3 on AMCTheWrap

AMC has ordered a third season of its martial arts drama “Into the Badlands.”

Sixteen episodes will air in 2018, which is up from the 10-episode, currently airing Season 2.

“‘Into the Badlands’ looks like nothing else on television, a literal high-wire act attracting passionate and dedicated fans by the millions,” said Charlie Collier, president of AMC, SundanceTV and AMC Studios, in a statement. “Thanks to series creators and showrunners Al Gough and Miles Millar, the terrific cast, led by Daniel Wu, the amazing martial arts team guided by the incomparable Master Dee Dee and fight directors Stephen Fung and Andy Cheng, and everyone else involved who brings this thrill ride to the fans.”

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The show follows Sunny (Daniel Wu), the top warrior for a savage tyrant named Quinn (Martin Csokas), who rules over an empire in a dystopian future. But a boy named MK (Aramis Knight) may hold the key to Sunny’s escape from a life he has come to hate.

From AMC Studios, the series was created by showrunners, executive producers, and writers Gough and Millar. Stacey Sher and Michael Shamberg, director David Dobkin, fight director Stephen Fung and Wu also serve as executive producers.

“Into the Badlands” airs Sundays at 10 p.m. ET on AMC.

'Into the Badlands' Season 2: 10 Character Portraits (Exclusive Photos)

Daniel Wu plays Sunny, who's struggling to get back to his family in Season 2 of AMC's "Into the Badlands."
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Aramis Knight plays M.K., Sunny's former Colt trainee who's been flung to the far reaches of the lands outside the Badlands and is still struggling with his powers, on Season 2 of "Into the Badlands."
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Emily Beechum's The Widow emerged as a force to be reckoned with and continues to deploy her plans to topple the patriarchy on Season 2 of AMC's "Into the Badlands."
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Ally Ioannides as Tilda, whose complicated relationship with The Widow will continue to play out in Season 2 of "Into the Badlands."
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Stephen Lang as Waldo, former clipper and Sunny's confidante, in Season 2 of AMC's "Into the Badlands."
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Sarah Bolger plays Jade, Quinn's cunning third wife who has power plays of her own, on Season 2 of AMC's "Into the Badlands."
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On AMC's "Into the Badlands," Orla Brady plays Lydia, Quinn's first wife, who still fiercely believes she's the true Baroness, despite being cast out by her family at the end of Season 1.
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Veil (Madeleine Mantock) is a doctor and the mother of Sunny's unborn child on AMC's "Into the Badlands." She wants to escape the Badlands, but is tied to Quinn for the time being as she tries to save his life.
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Ryder (Oliver Stark) is Quinn's son and in line to be the next Baron, though his arrogance and jealousy of Sunny, not to mention romance with Jade, could continue to prove troublesome on Season 2 of "Into the Badlands."
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Nick Frost joins AMC's "Into the Badlands" in Season 2 as Baji, a mysterious new ally for Sunny.
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