She later marries her step-son, Ryder, after Quinn's presumed death.
She adopts a horse for her Baronial symbol, shown in white on a green banner, and continues to produce opium poppies. She partners with The Widow and becomes her Viceroy and takes over Quinn's mansion. Orla Brady as Lydia, Quinn's first wife, who is both his fiercest critic and most devoted follower.Very skilled and proficient in various styles and weapons, he is considered to be one of the deadliest clippers in the Badlands. Despite being a man of conviction, he is very loyal to Quinn. Daniel Wu as Sunny, regent (head clipper) to the Badlands' most powerful baron, Quinn.The mythical utopian city of Azra is believed to exist outside the Badlands but, most dismiss it as a legend.Ĭast and characters Main Little is known of the world beyond the Badlands, but it is implied that it is far less politically stable yet environmentally sound like the Badlands. The Widow leads a revolutionary group of anti-feudal fighters from her late husband's barony although nominally recognized as a baron by her peers, they do not respect her, and the contempt is mutual. An ascetic religious movement called the Totemists is also shown to exist on the fringes of society, living in isolated communities and practicing a form of idol worship. The River King and his men control water trade in the Badlands and beyond, and is considered a neutral party in the barons' power struggles. Nomads are the most common, mostly lawless homicidal bandits who subsist on stealing from trade convoys between the baronies but some live in organized clans. Several groups exist outside the strict hierarchy of the barons. Each clipper force is captained by a regent. A baron maintains power through an army of young men and women called clippers: highly trained and loyal warriors, clippers are forbidden from marrying and having children lest their loyalties be divided. Each baron is served by a massive workforce of slaves called cogs, as well as a prostitute class called dolls. Barons control land and monopolies over commodities like opium and fuel, trading amongst themselves to maintain the peace. In a territory known as the Badlands, encompassing several states located between the Rocky Mountains and Mississippi River, a feudal society has developed to fill the power vacuum left by the war. Some elements of technology, such as electricity and ground vehicles, have survived the apocalypse but society now shuns firearms, leading to a reliance on melee weaponry and crossbows.
In a post-apocalyptic world approximately 500 years in the future, war has left civilization in ruins.