Amazon U.K. Picks Up Into the Badlands for Streaming

LONDON: The upcoming AMC martial arts drama Into the Badlands, which stars Daniel Wu, has been licensed by Entertainment One (eOne) Television to Amazon as a U.K. exclusive for Prime Video.

The series is loosely based on the Chinese classic tale Journey to the West. It will be available to U.K. Amazon Prime members on a weekly basis starting November 16, after the episodes air in the U.S.

“We’re delighted to announce that we’re bringing another world-class TV series from AMC exclusively to our Amazon Prime customers here in the U.K,” said Chris Bird, the film and TV strategy director at Amazon Instant Video UK. “Into the Badlands takes audiences on a cinematic journey like they have never experienced before, through a post-apocalyptic future, where stylishly choreographed fight scenes and a thrilling story line of the pursuit of power, freedom and destiny will have audiences hooked from the first scene. We look forward to bringing this highly anticipated show to U.K. audiences alongside the extensive library of award-winning and critically acclaimed original and exclusive TV shows only available on Prime Video.”

"We're delighted to be expanding our existing relationship with Amazon on Into the Badlands which was much sought after when we launched it at MIPCOM," added Stuart Baxter, the president of eOne Television International. "We're looking forward to bringing another bold, highly anticipated AMC series to U.K. audiences."