Data Base: Into the Badlands (2015 -- )

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Series Premiere	November 15, 2015
Genre	Drama, Dystopian, Martial Arts, Action, Adventure
Country of Origin	United States
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	6
Running Time	44 minutes
Channel	AMC
Website	http://www.amc.com/shows/into-the-badlands
Developed by	Alfred Gough, Miles Millar
Starring	Emily Beecham, Sarah Bolger, Orla Brady, Daniel Burford, Marton Csokas, Ally Ioannides, Aramis Knight, Madeleine Mantock, Oliver Stark, Daniel Wu

Synopsis

“The wars were so long ago nobody even remembers. Darkness and fear ruled until the time of the barons, seven men and women who forged order out of chaos. People flocked to them for protection. That protection became servitude. They banished guns and trained armies of lethal fighters they called Clippers. This world is built on blood. Nobody is innocent here. Welcome to the Badlands.”

Sunny (Daniel Wu), Head Clipper of the Badlands’ most powerful baron, rescues a boy from Nomades. The boy M.K. (Aramis Knight) turns out to have mysterious powers. While trying to unravel the secret behind M.K.'s dark gift and the connection between the two, a new baron, the Widow (Emily Beecham), provokes a war between the rivalling lands.

Yay or nay?

If you have any problems with seeing blood or breaking bones or severed limbs flying round and about, Into the Badlands is definitely not for you. For all those who couldn’t care less, prepare for a deeply-engaging, dark, gritty, martial arts-packed, post-apocalyptic action adventure series. A modern tribute to classic Samurai films. 

PS: A second season is scheduled for 2017

PPS: The intro was composed by no other than Linkin Park’s Mike Shinoda

Data Base: Revolution (2012 - 2014)

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Series Premiere	September 17, 2012
Series Finale	May 12, 2014
Genre	Science-Fiction, Dystopia, Action, Adventure, Survival, Drama
Country of Origin	United States
No. of seasons	2
No. of episodes	42
Running Time	43 minutes
Channel	NBC
Website	http://www.nbc.com/revolution
Developed by	Eric Kripke, J.J. Abrams
Starring	Danielle Alonso, Billy Burke, Stephen Collins, Giancarlo Esposito, Tim Guinee, Maria Howell, David Lyons, Elizabeth Mitchell,  Zak Orth, J.D. Pardo, Anna Lisa Phillips, Graham Rogers, Tracy Spiridakos

Synopsis

Revolution is set in a post-apocalyptic future; fifteen years after a global blackout set an end to the age of electricity. Warlords and militias have taken over and it’s all about survival of the fittest. Every episode opens with the following introduction:

“We lived in an electric world. We relied on it for everything. And then the power went out. Everything stopped working. We weren't prepared. Fear and confusion led to panic. The lucky ones made it out of the cities. The government collapsed. Militias took over, controlling the food supply and stockpiling weapons. We still don't know why the power went out. But we're hopeful someone will come and light the way.”

The main protagonists are the members of the Matheson family, who appear to have been involved in the collapse of electricity and following that logic, should be able to turn it on again. They are hunted down by mercenaries of the radical Monroe Republic, who want the electricity all for themselves to give them a military advantage over their enemies.

Yay or nay?

Revolution is a very intricate TV series that reveals bits and pieces of its world and mysteries one step at a time. It is by no means a horror show but plays with probably THE most horrifying scenario for our modern society – the total, inexplicable and irreversible loss of electricity. Fans of dramatic, action-packed cloak and dagger stories in a post-apocalytic setting should definitely tune in.