In its second season, Into the Badlands is averaging 3.6 million viewers per episode, making it the fourth most-watched series on cable, behind only The Walking Dead, American Horror Story and Fear the Walking Dead.
The series, which is in the midst of its second season, will return next year for an extended run of 16 episodes, up from six episodes in Season 1 and 10 episodes in Season 2.
AMC has renewed martial arts drama Into the Badlands for a third season to air in 2018, according to The Hollywood Reporter.