After a long hiatus, AMC‘s Into The Badlands finally made its return on Sunday night. The series had pretty strong ratings throughout its first season, and fans were wondering how it would fare upon its return.
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On one hand, it seemed like the ratings for the season two premiere could be pretty high. The show was getting a strong lead in – courtesy of The Walking Dead – and it was obvious AMC really invested in the advertising budget.
On the other hand, Badlands faced several obstacles this weekend. Some people had forgotten about the series after its time off, The Walking Dead‘s ratings haven’t quite been what they were over the last couple of seasons, and there was a ton of competition. The crowded 10pm slot on Sunday features other shows like Feud, American Crime, and Shades Of Blue. In addition to all of that, March Madness was in full swing Sunday night.
The season premiere numbers could have been all over the spectrum, but Into The Badlands held its own. The show grabbed 3.4 million viewers, and a 1.4 rating in the 18-49 demographic.
While those aren’t door-busting numbers, they should still be considered a win when looking at the circumstances. Plus, there’s plenty of room to grow throughout this season.
Season Two of Into the Badlands finds Sunny and M.K. separated and scattered to the wind, each imprisoned in unlikely places. While M.K. struggles to control his powers, Sunny is determined to fight his way back into the Badlands to find his family or die trying. On their journey, Clipper and Colt are assisted by new allies whose motivations may be anything but pure. Meanwhile, the Widow continues to consolidate power against the other Barons, while a dark and mysterious threat prepares to exact revenge on them all. Alliances are struck, friendships betrayed and, by season’s end, Sunny and M.K.’s lives will be forever altered.
From AMC Studios, Into the Badlands was created by showrunners/executive producers/writers Alfred Gough and Miles Millar and executive produced by Oscar®-nominated producers Stacey Sher and Michael Shamberg, director David Dobkin, fight director Stephen Fung and Daniel Wu.
Into the Badlands stars Wu (Tai Chi Zero) as Sunny; Aramis Knight (The Dark Knight Rises) as M.K.; Oliver Stark (Luther) as Ryder; Emily Beecham (28 Weeks Later) as The Widow; Orla Brady (Dr. Who, Fringe) as Lydia; Sarah Bolger (Once Upon a Time, The Tudors) as Jade; Ally Ioannides (Parenthood) as Tilda; and Madeleine Mantock (Edge of Tomorrow) as Veil.
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