For the most part, the second season of “Marco Polo” focuses on characters we already know from season 1, with a few interlopers here and there like Pope Gregory X and some new Mongol khans. Season 2 ...

As the second season of the Netflix original series “Marco Polo” opens, the Mongol Empire is dealing with the aftermath of its victory over the Chinese Song Dynasty at Xiangyang in the first season ...

Benedict Wong steals the show as Mongol warrior Kublai Khan in the 10-episode “Marco Polo.” Phil Bray for Netflix. It’s a cliche of television criticism to label little-watched gems “The Best Show You ...

Watching “Marco Polo,” Netflix’s extravagant but stultifying period drama about the legendary 13th-century traveler, is about as exciting as discovering a new Pier 1 Imports in the strip mall. (That ...