Irish actress Orla Brady (Wallander) has landed a lead role in AMC’s direct-to-series martial arts drama Badlands, loosely based on the Chinese tale Journey To The West. In a land controlled by feudal barons, Badlands tells the story of a ruthless, well-trained warrior named Sunny (Daniel Wu) and a young boy who…

AMC has tapped Hong Kong actor Daniel Wu to play the lead of its direct-to-series martial arts drama Badlands (working title). Wu also will serve as an executive producer on the six-episode series, loosely based on the Chinese tale Journey To The West. In a land controlled by feudal barons, Badlands tells the story of…

Shanghai Knights director David Dobkin is reuniting with the film’s writers Al Gough and Miles Millar for another martial arts project, AMC series Badlands (working title). Dobkin has been tapped as a director and executive producer of the straight-to-series project, which has cast Emily Beecham (28 Weeks Later), Sarah…

AMC has ordered six one-hour episodes of martial arts drama Badlands for premiere in late 2015 or early 2016, the network said today as part of its TCA sessions. Badlands joins The Walking Dead and the Breaking Bad prequel Better Call Saul as AMC's only straight-to-series orders. The project from writers/show runners…