8. Into the Badlands
Imagine Mad Max crossed with a Hong Kong action film and you’ve got a good idea what this new AMC series is about. In the future, society has fallen, the world divided into lands ruled by barons like the feudal system of old. Crossing the countryside on a motorcycle is a loner named Sunny (Daniel Wu) who saves a young boy from nomads. It turns out Sunny is taking the child to his own master, Quinn (Marton Csokas) who trains boys into killers. But growing close to this child during their journey, Sunny has a crisis of conscience and begins fighting back which makes him wanted by half the country.
With its amazing cinematography, Wu’s charisma and amazing fight sequences, the series looks to put its own spin on the genre and in wild style. Creators Al Gough and Miles Millar (Smallville) are well used to handling the fantastic and so for those who want a little more life in the post-apocalyptic tale, this can be a true winner.
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