![]() But as Wu says, “Shooting a week of drama and then allocating one day for action doesn’t really work for an action show.” Giving the action crew equal status was unprecedented and has yet to be repeated. Consequently, the quality of the fight choreography declines towards the end of the season when it should be intensifying. In the wake of Badlands, several other networks launched martial arts-based series like Warrior, Wu Assassins, and Cobra Kai, but none have taken that extra step of having a fight crew that was equal in magnitude to their dramatic crew. But to do it well you have to really commit to it.” So it’s a big commitment for a studio, right? And I think that’s what probably scared other studios away because they didn’t necessarily see the return on that value. Season 3 was almost $100 million to make that. We were like in the $6-7 million dollar range. So it’s like making two TV shows at once. “We had two crews shooting at the same time-action and drama at the same time-so you have each crew of 150 people. “It was expensive to make our show,” Wu admits. ![]() And to accommodate the copious fight scenes, it had a separate crew. Into the Badlands was an extravagant big budget show, with lush costumes, a large cast, and massive sets. Premiering in 2015, AMC cancelled it in the middle of the third season break. Into the Badlands was an original series set in a gun-free post-apocalyptic world where martial arts ruled supreme. ![]() Wu played Sunny, the most lethal “clipper” in the Badlands. “I would never say never but I think the ship has sailed on that one.” Is it too late to revive the show? Daniel Wu, leading man and producer on the series, is doubtful. Since AMC cancelled its martial arts-infused series Into the Badlands in early 2019, it has attracted a cult following with all three seasons available on Netflix. ![]()
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