- The reviews are out for Marco Polo which debuts on Netflix (NFLX +1.8%) tomorrow.
- All 10 episodes of the adventure show will be available to be streamed at 3:00 A.M. ET.
- The company reportedly spent $90M to develop the original series with a primary goal of attracting a global audience amid Netflix's expansion into new territories.
- The general consensus is that although there's plenty of entertainment value in the show, it's questionable if can be labeled the must-have series of the year.
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The Hollywood Reporter: "Creatively, it’s just a middling mess – something so average that a basic cable channel could have duplicated it without all the foreign travel for about $84 million less."
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The Verge: "For all its scale, the whole thing just feels like Game of Thrones in China."
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Los Angeles Times: "The tropes are recognizable right out of the box. The clichés come marching in."