# Byte — Into the Badlands: The Underrated Epic

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Podcast: [Exploring Humanity Through Sci-Fi](https://stenobird.com/podcast/exploring-humanity-through-sci-fi-390598)
Published: 2026-05-31T04:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://scifitalk.podbean.com/e/byte-%e2%80%94-into-the-badlands-the-underrated-epic/
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Duration seconds: 715

## Resource

In this episode of Byte, Tony revisits Into the Badlands, AMC’s visually stunning, genre‑defying martial‑arts saga that never got the mainstream recognition it deserved. Recorded live at New York Comic Con, Tony speaks with Emily Beecham (The Widow) and Aramis Knight (M.K.)

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