Into the Badlands: Season 3
Season 3 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of Into the Badlands Season 2.
- Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
- Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
- Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
Episode Guide
Season 3 Progress Shield
Enter the Phoenix
Apr 22, 2018
Sunny returns to the Badlands, seeking a cure for his son Henry. The Widow and Chau wage a bloody civil war. A new threat emerges.
Moon Rises, Raven Seeks
Apr 29, 2018
Sunny and Bajie seek help from Lydia. The Widow struggles to control M.K. Pilgrim seeks to establish a new order in the Badlands.
Leopard Snares Rabbit
May 6, 2018
Sunny and Bajie go undercover on The Widow's frontlines, seeking passage to a possible cure for Henry. Tilda confronts The Widow.
Blind Cannibal Assassins
May 13, 2018
Sunny and Bajie face off against a deadly new foe with a dark connection to Sunny's past. Chau enlists her brother in the fight against Pilgrim.
Carry Tiger to Mountain
May 20, 2018
Sunny and Bajie seek help from a reclusive former Master. The Widow must confront a spectre from her past as Chau's slave.
Black Wind Howls
Jun 3, 2018
Sunny and Bajie call in a favor from Bajie's past. The Widow interrogates an important captive who threatens her tentative peace with Pilgrim.
Dragonfly's Last Dance
Jun 10, 2018
Sunny works with the River King to secure passage to Pilgrim's Fortress. The Widow faces mutiny from discontented troops.
Leopard Catches Cloud
Jun 17, 2018
Sunny and Bajie arrive at Pilgrim's Fortress, only to face an angry M.K. The Widow enlists Gaius. Moon and Lydia rally the troops.
Chamber of the Scorpion
Mar 24, 2019
Sunny and Bajie face off with Pilgrim, who lays out his deadly plan for the Badlands.
Raven's Feather, Phoenix Blood
Mar 25, 2019
Pilgrim leads the hunt for near-fatally wounded Sunny; The Widow confronts her inner demons in an attempt to restore her Gift.
The Boar and the Butterfly
Apr 1, 2019
Sunny and Nix seek information that could destroy Pilgrim; The Widow and Bajie team up with the Master; M.K. leads Pilgrim to a great source of power.
Cobra Fang, Panther Claw
Apr 8, 2019
The Widow and Baron Chau finally face off; M.K. and Pilgrim grow their forces at the Monastery; Sunny and Bajie discover a new foe, the Black Lotus.
Black Lotus, White Rose
Apr 15, 2019
Sunny discovers an important figure from his past is working with the Black Lotus. The Widow, Gaius, and Tilda bring an end to the bloody civil war.
Curse of the Red Rain
Apr 22, 2019
Sunny, Bajie and Kannin journey back into the Badlands. The Widow makes a risky play against Pilgrim, bringing Cressida and Lydia into the crossfire.
Requiem for the Fallen
Apr 29, 2019
Sunny, Bajie and Gaius seek out an unlikely ally in the fight against Pilgrim. Cressida has a disturbing revelation. The Widow questions her future.
Seven Strike as One
May 6, 2019
Sunny, The Widow and Bajie lead the charge against Pilgrim, as he attempts to gain ultimate control of the Badlands; M.K. seeks revenge on The Widow. (Series Finale)