James May: Our Man In Japan – January 3

Embarking on his first solo Prime Video adventure in an epic six-part series, James May travels by land, sea, air and go-kart to find out just what makes Japan. In this unique travelogue series, we see James and his crew being exposed to both the traditional and modern aspects of this incredible country.

Ilana Glazer: The Planet is Burning – January 3

EMMY-nominated Ilana Glazer’s debut stand-up special, Ilana Glazer: The Planet is Burning will premiere on Friday, January 3, exclusively on Amazon Prime Video.

The special will feature Ilana’s thoughts on homophobes and Nazis, how crappy women’s razors are, and what a joke the patriarchy is. Ilana Glazer is a co-creator, writer, director, executive producer and star of the critically-acclaimed show Broad City, which was nominated by the Writers Guild of America for Best Comedy Series. Glazer recently completed filming the A24 psychological horror film she also co-wrote and produced, titled False Positive, in which she stars alongside Justin Theroux and Pierce Brosnan.

Treadstone – January 10

The Origin Story behind the CIA Black Ops Program from the world of Jason Bourne, Treadstone will launch on Prime Video on January 10, 2020. From the producers of the “Bourne” franchise, Treadstone explores the origin story and present-day actions of Operation Treadstone, the infamous, covert CIA Black Ops program that uses behavior modification to turn recruits into nearly superhuman assassins. Season One of the series will follow sleeper agents across the globe as they’re mysteriously “awakened” to resume their deadly missions.

STAR TREK: PICARD– January 24

The highly anticipated series will premiere around the world on Amazon Prime Video on Friday, January 24^th 2020.

STAR TREK: PICARD features Sir Patrick Stewart reprising his iconic role as “Jean-Luc Picard,” which he played for seven seasons on “Star Trek: The Next Generation.” The new series will follow this iconic character into the next chapter of his life. Alongside Stewart, STAR TREK: PICARD will also star Isa Briones, Santiago Cabrera, Michelle Hurd, Alison Pill, Harry Treadaway and Evan Evagora.

Ted Bundy: Falling for a Killer – January 31

Ted Bundy: Falling for a Killer is a five-part docuseries that reframes infamous serial killer Ted Bundy’s crimes from a female perspective, uncovering the disturbing and profound way in which his pathological hatred of women collided with the culture wars and feminist movement of the 1970s, culminating in what is perhaps the most infamous true crime saga of our time.

The Boys Reveals First Look Of Season 2 Coming To Amazon Prime Video In 2020

Fans at CCXP in São Paulo, Brazil were given a first look of the highly anticipated second season of the Amazon Original series The Boys, coming to Prime Video in 2020. The Boys is a fun and irreverent take on superheroes who abuse their powers and the vigilantes who embark on a heroic quest to take them down.

Amazon Studios Greenlights Unscripted Project With Priyanka Chopra Jonas & Nick Jonas Featuring Pre-Wedding Dance Competition

Amazon Studios has announced that it has greenlit the Untitled Priyanka Chopra Jonas / Nick Jonas Sangeet Project, an unscripted series executive produced by the famous couple and inspired by an Indian pre-wedding tradition called the sangeet. The sangeet takes place the night before the ceremony, bringing together the families of the betrothed for a performance-filled evening of song and dance. Chopra Jonas and Jonas’ sangeet played an important role in the lead up to their own spectacular cross-cultural nuptials in December 2018. 

A variety of content as always from them and a solid way to greet the new year, find out more news and what else is coming up for the remainder of the month here.

The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Season 3 – December 6

Season 3 of the fan-favourite will launch globally on Friday 6^th December, 2019 on Amazon Prime Video.

In the third season Midge and Susie discover that life on tour with Shy is glamorous but humbling, and they learn a lesson about show business they’ll never forget. Joel struggles to support Midge while pursuing his own dreams. Abe embraces a new mission and Rose learns she has talents of her own.

The Grand Tour Presents: Seamen – December 13

The first of The Grand Tour adventure specials will launch on Friday 13^th December, only on Amazon Prime Video.

Embarking on their next Prime Video adventure – and the first in a series of feature-length specials – Clarkson, Hammond and May are set to make an epic ‘road trip’ journey across Vietnam and Cambodia. For one time only, the presenters have taken a break from four wheels and instead undertaken an ambitious journey in boats. Their adventure-packed voyage takes them along one of the world’s most iconic waterways – the Mekong Delta. Fans can expect elements of their previous classic road trips, with the trio choosing their boats in the usual way they choose their cars, with their own off-the-wall rationale, putting their own spin on their individual vessels… as well as each other’s.

The Expanse, Season 4 – December 13

Season 4 of The Expanse launches on Amazon Prime Video on Friday 13^th December.

This season is the first of the series to be a global Amazon Original, beginning a new chapter, with the crew of the Rocinante on a mission from the U.N. to explore new worlds beyond the Ring Gate. Humanity has been given access to thousands of Earth-like planets which has created a land rush and furthered tensions between the opposing nations of Earth, Mars and the Belt. Ilus is the first of these planets, one rich with natural resources but also marked by the ruins of a long dead alien civilization. While Earthers, Martians and Belters maneuver to colonize Ilus and its natural resources, these early explorers don’t understand this new world and are unaware of the larger dangers that await them.

Greenlight & other announcements recently…

Hunters – Teaser Trailer

Executive produced by Academy Award-winner Jordan Peele and led by legendary Academy Award-winner Al Pacino, Hunters follows a diverse band of Nazi hunters living in 1977 New York City. The Hunters, as they’re known, have discovered that hundreds of high-ranking Nazi officials are living among us and conspiring to create a Fourth Reich in the U.S. The eclectic team of Hunters will set out on a bloody quest to bring the Nazis to justice and thwart their new genocidal plans.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4cArfxQvoHQ

The series also stars Logan Lerman, Jerrika Hinton, Josh Radnor, Kate Mulvany, Tiffany Boone, Greg Austin, Louis Ozawa Changchien, Carol Kane, Saul Rubinek, Dylan Baker and Lena Olin. 

Andy Murray Documentary Launch & Trailer

Andy Murray: Resurfacing allows viewers to live alongside the multiple Grand Slam winning tennis champion, as he strives to achieve his greatest comeback yet. The feature-length documentary launched exclusively on Amazon Prime Video on Friday 29 November in over 200 countries and territories worldwide.

The Walking Dead Universe

Amazon Prime Video announced the title of the third series from The Walking Dead universe, The Walking Dead: World Beyond, which will be coming to Prime Video in Spring 2020. Additionally, a new trailer for the series has revealed Emmy Award-winner, Julia Ormond as a series regular playing the charismatic leader of a large, sophisticated and formidable force.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dOf0wdg05hc&feature=youtu.be

What else can you look forward to? Check here to find out.

The Man in the High Castle, Season 4 – November 15

The fourth and final season of the Emmy Award-winning series The Man in the High Castle will premiere on Friday, November 15.

The final season will be rocked by war and revolution. The Resistance becomes a full-blown rebellion, driven by Juliana Crain’s (Alexa Davalos) visions of a better world. A new Black insurgent movement emerges to fight the forces of Nazism and imperialism. As empires teeter, Chief Inspector Takeshi Kido (Joel De La Fuente) will find himself torn between his duty to his country and the bonds of family. Meanwhile, Reichsmarschall John Smith (Rufus Sewell) will be drawn towards the portal the Nazis have built to another universe, and the tantalizing possibility of stepping through a gateway to the path not taken.

Amazon Announces New All Or Nothing Prime Video Series With Tottenham Hotspur Football Club

Amazon and Tottenham Hotspur Football Club today announced a brand new Amazon Prime Video behind-the-scenes multi-part exclusive docu-series, All Or Nothing: Tottenham Hotspur,  following the team through the current 2019/20 season. The new Amazon Original series will launch exclusively on Prime Video next year in more than 200 countries and territories worldwide.

Five-Part Docuseries Ted Bundy: Falling For A Killer Coming Exclusively To Prime Video In 2020

Prime Video today announced the upcoming launch of Ted Bundy: Falling for a Killer, a five-part Amazon Original docuseries chronicling infamous serial killer Ted Bundy’s relationship with his long-term girlfriend Elizabeth Kendall. Ted Bundy: Falling for a Killer will premiere in 2020 exclusively on Prime Video in more than 200 countries and territories worldwide.

New Action Thriller Treadstone to Launch Exclusively on Amazon Prime Video Worldwide Outside of the U.S. in 2020

Amazon announced that Season One of the highly anticipated action-packed thriller, Treadstone, will be coming exclusively to Prime Video in more than 200 countries and territories outside of the U.S. From producers of the “Bourne” franchise, the series explores the origin story and present-day actions of Operation Treadstone, the infamous, covert CIA Black Ops program that uses behavior modification to turn recruits into nearly superhuman assassins. All episodes of the first season will come to Prime Video in January 2020.

“Star Trek: Picard” Reveals New Trailer

“Star Trek” fans were served the ultimate “Trek” treat at New York Comic Con when Sir Patrick Stewart debuted a new STAR TREK: PICARD trailer during the series’ New York Comic Con panel at Madison Square Garden.

In addition, it was announced that the highly anticipated series will premiere around the world on Amazon Prime Video on Friday, January 24^th 2020, outside of the U.S. and Canada. Following the premiere, new episodes of STAR TREK: PICARD’s 10-episode long first season will be available weekly on Fridays.

Amazon Prime Video Announces I Bought The Farm [Working Title], The Exclusive Solo Tv Project From The Grand Tour’s Jeremy Clarkson

Amazon has confirmed that I Bought The Farm [working title], an eight part series following The Grand Tour presenter Jeremy Clarkson as he attempts to run his very own 1000-acre working farm in the heart of the British countryside, is in production.

Beginning in Autumn 2019 and filmed over the course of one farming year Prime Video’s exclusive series, I Bought The Farm [working title] will observe the highs and lows of what Jeremy hopes will be a rural idyll but could just as easily become a rustic nightmare. Jeremy, a self-confessed “inept townie” with zero agricultural knowledge will, along with some help, try to set up a viable working farm in modern day rural Britain.

Checkout the rest of what you can expect from Amazon Prime here.

Modern Love – October 18

Modern Love, coming to Amazon Prime Video on October 18, is inspired by the popular New York Times column of the same name. This half-hour romantic comedy series explores love in all of its complicated and beautiful forms, as each standalone episode brings some of the column’s most beloved stories to life with a stellar cast. All eight episodes of the anthology series will launch in over 200 countries and territories on Amazon Prime Video.

Modern Love is produced by Amazon Studios, Storied Media Group and The New York Times.

Goliath – October 4

Season Three of Goliath, starring Academy Award and Golden Globe-winner Billy Bob Thornton, will premiere Friday, October 4, streaming exclusively on Amazon Prime Video in more than 200 countries and territories worldwide.

Greenlight & other announcements recently…

Amazon Studios Announces Overall Deal With Phoebe Waller-Bridge

Amazon Studios announced it has signed an overall deal with Phoebe Waller-Bridge, the creator and star of the Emmy Award-winning Amazon Original series, Fleabag. Waller-Bridge, a multi-hyphenate talent, will create and produce new television content for Amazon Studios that will premiere exclusively on Amazon Prime Video in more than 200 countries and territories. Fleabag won six 2019 Emmy Awards, including Outstanding Comedy Series, with Waller-Bridge winning both Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series, and Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series.

Lord Of The Rings – Filming Announcement

Amazon Studios announced that its series based on J.R.R. Tolkien’s iconic fantasy novels The Lord of the Rings will shoot in New Zealand. Pre-production has started, and production on the series will begin in Auckland in the coming months.

Thursday Night Football – launches September 26

For the third straight year, Amazon Prime Video brings NFL fans around the world Thursday Night Football Presented by Bud Light Platinum and launcheshe  new innovations allowing Prime members to experience the game they love like never before, with a new lineup of expert insight and analysis, access to robust live data and a simplified experience.

The Thursday Night Football schedule on Amazon Prime Video and Twitch kicked off Thursday, September 26 at 8:20 PM Eastern with the Green Bay Packers hosting the Philadelphia Eagles.

The official Amazon site has more info on else to expect, be sure to check that out.

El Corazón de Sergio Ramos – September 13

The eight-episode docuseries about the captain of Real Madrid and one of the most iconic football players in the world, Sergio Ramos, will launch on Prime Video in more than 200 countries and territories worldwide from September 13.

Amazon Prime Video was granted exceptionally rare access to Sergio’s everyday life, ensuring that El Corazón de Sergio Ramos will portray a brand new side to the iconic football player. The cameras follow him as he leads his teammates through a difficult time, with ever-mounting pressure to perform on the pitch. Whilst football is unquestionably at the heart of the show, viewers will also see interactions with his family and friends who reveal an intimate side of Sergio that the world seldom sees. Viewers of this Amazon Original series will discover his incredible legacy, from his beginnings in Seville through to his leadership on the national team and at Real Madrid.

Undone – September 13

New rotoscope animation series Undone will premiere on September 13, streaming exclusively on Amazon Prime Video in more than 200 countries and territories worldwide.

From acclaimed creators Kate Purdy and Raphael Bob-Waksberg (BoJack Horseman) comes Undone, a groundbreaking and genre bending animated series about a young woman’s complex journey to unlock her past and solve the mystery of her father’s death. Undone is brought to life using rotoscope animation, a process that has never before been used in episodic television. The unique look of the animation, under the direction of Hisko Hulsing (Montage of Heck), utilizes a variety of mediums, including oil painting on canvas to render the backgrounds.

Savage X Fenty Show – September 20

The highly anticipated second annual Savage X Fenty Show, a runway show celebrating the new Fall/Winter 2019 collection from music and fashion icon Rihanna will stream exclusively on Amazon Prime Video in more than 200 countries and territories worldwide beginning Friday, September 20.

The extraordinary fashion experience will take place during New York Fashion Week in conjunction with NYFW: The Shows and will feature a combination of models, actors and dancers wearing the latest savage styles, offering up a new type of sexy, where attitude meets individuality.

As a follow up to last year’s ground-breaking event, this year’s Savage X Fenty Show is raising the bar. The star-studded evening is set to be a radical departure from tradition, a one-of-a-kind event blending music, fashion and culture. With exciting surprises around every corner, including performances from some of the hottest acts in music, the show debuts Savage X Fenty’s bold and fearless Fall/Winter 2019 collection.

Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan Season Two 

In the second season of Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan, after tracking a potentially suspicious shipment of illegal arms in the Venezuelan jungle, CIA Officer Jack Ryan, portrayed by John Krasinski (A Quiet Place), heads down to South America to investigate. As Jack’s investigation threatens to uncover a far-reaching conspiracy, the President of Venezuela launches a counter-attack that hits home for Jack, leading him and his fellow operatives on a global mission spanning the United States, UK, Russia, and Venezuela to unravel the President’s nefarious plot and bring stability to a country on the brink of chaos. 

These are just some of the highlights, see more on the official Amazon Prime Video site.

This is Football – August 2

Written and co-created by award-winning foreign correspondent and sports author John Carlin (Invictus), This Is Football, explores the emotions, stories, passions and triumphs at the heart of the world’s most loved sport. The six-part premium documentary event series will launch August 2, 2019 exclusively on Prime Video in more than 200 countries and territories worldwide.

This is Football, is produced by leading British indie October Films in partnership with pre-eminent Spanish TV and film production house Brutal Media, and Starbucks for Amazon Prime Video.

Filmed across the globe from Iceland to Argentina, Spain to Rwanda, China to the United States, and including a glittering cast of characters from legendary players to presidents, poets to priests, managers to mathematicians – This is Football creates a unique and timeless portrait of the game and humanity itself.

Free Meek – August 9

Free Meek will premiere Friday, August 9, 2019 exclusively on Amazon Prime Video. The five-episode limited documentary series chronicles Meek Mill’s fight for exoneration in his legal case while exposing the broader flaws of the U.S. criminal justice system. As Meek, his family and his legal team fight for his freedom, cameras capture the birth of the #FREEMEEK movement, the launch of the REFORM Alliance and the re-investigation of a case filled with allegations of dirty cops, planted evidence and systemic corruption within a broken judicial system.

Produced by Roc Nation and The Intellectual Property Corporation (IPC), an Industrial Media company, Free Meek will give viewers unprecedented access to Meek’s life, career, and struggle with the criminal justice system, while exposing the crisis of long tail probation.

Inside Borussia Dortmund – August 16

Four-part docuseries about the breathtaking 2018/19 season of the Bundesliga club is available for Prime Video members this August across the globe to stream with new episodes each Friday.

A top club at close quarters – Borussia Dortmund is the first Bundesliga team to offer a unique and unprecedented look behind–the-scenes of a German top football club. From August 16, the four-part Amazon Original sports docu-series Inside Borussia Dortmund will provide exclusive insights of the entire BVB team with the first three episodes releasing weekly every Friday, and the finale episode streaming on September 13.Inside Borussia Dortmund will be available to stream for Prime Video members worldwide and has been produced and directed by the award-winning filmmaker and football documentarist Aljoscha Pause (Being Mario Götze; Tom Meets Zizou: Kein Sommermärchen; Trainer!).

Comedy Specials – August 19

Amazon Prime Video and Avalon are releasing six UK stand-up comedy specials from some of the country’s most loved comedians. Including new material, the six specials will be recorded throughout 2019 and will be released on Prime Video starting August 2019 with specials from Chris Ramsey, Ed Gamble, Flo & Joan and Paul Chowdhry launching August 19, with the remaining specials to follow later in the year.

Trailers for the four upcoming specials can be found here:

• Chris Ramsey

• Ed Gamble

• Flo & Joan

• Paul Chowdhry

These specials join a global line up of comedy talent including Jim Gaffigan launching August 16, and Alonzo Bodden, #IMomSoHard, Alice Wetterlund and Mike E. Winfield all launching August 23, exclusively on Prime Video.

If anything, it’s clear that Amazon Prime is just continuing to bring the heat. To view the full line up, look no further than here.

The character Jack Ryan was introduced in a series of books before it headed to the big screen in several films. You will also be aware (we assume) that there’s also a TV show rendition of it currently commissioned by Amazon Prime Video. On the back of its first season it’s hard not to like it and the good news is that the trailer for season 2 has just dropped:

In the second season of Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan, after tracking a potentially suspicious shipment of illegal arms in the Venezuelan jungle, CIA Officer Jack Ryan, portrayed by John Krasinski (A Quiet Place), heads down to South America to investigate. As Jack’s investigation threatens to uncover a far-reaching conspiracy, the President of Venezuela launches a counter-attack that hits home for Jack, leading him and his fellow operatives on a global mission spanning the United States, UK, Russia, and Venezuela to unravel the President’s nefarious plot and bring stability to a country on the brink of chaos.

Jack Ryan is still listed as “coming soon” so we need to be extra patient before we find out when exactly we can officially feast our eyes on it.

All or Nothing: The Carolina Panthers – July 19

Season four of the Emmy Award-winning sports documentary series All or Nothing, an Amazon Original series produced by NFL Films, will premiere on Friday, July 19, exclusively on Amazon Prime Video in more than 200 countries and territories worldwide. All or Nothing: The Carolina Panthers tells the story of a talented team striving to compete for a championship in the face of inevitable change.

Emmy Award-winning actor Jon Hamm (Good Omens, Mad Men) returns as narrator of the eight-episode season, all of which will be available for Prime Video members to stream on July 19. In this season, just three years removed from his MVP season and a Super Bowl appearance, quarterback Cam Newton remains the charismatic star around whom the Panthers revolve. His cast of teammates includes dynamic running back Christian McCaffrey and perennial All-Pro linebacker Luke Kuechly, along with a mix of talented rookies hungry to prove themselves and several veteran stalwarts who know this season might be their last. As the season unfolds, Carolina’s players, staff, head coach Ron Rivera and the team’s new owner David Tepper are all forced to navigate a difficult yet compelling path.

All or Nothing is the first series to take viewers inside the locker room, on the sidelines and off the field for an unprecedented look inside an NFL franchise’s complete season. The series was recently nominated once again in the Outstanding Serialized Sports Documentary category at the 2019 Sports Emmys.

The Boys – July 26

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=06rueu_fh30

Based on The New York Times best-selling comic by Garth Ennis and Darick Robertson, The Boys is a fun and irreverent take on what happens when superheroes – who are as popular as celebrities, as influential as politicians and as revered as Gods – abuse their superpowers rather than use them for good. It’s the powerless against the super powerful as The Boys embark on a heroic quest to expose the truth about The Seven, and Vought – the multi-billion-dollar conglomerate that manages these superheroes and covers up all of their dirty secrets.

Greenlight & other announcements recently…

Amazon Prime Video Sets August 30 Debut for New Fantasy Drama Carnival Row Starring Orlando Bloom and Cara Delevingne.

Carnival Row, the one-hour Amazon Original fantasy drama series from Legendary Television starring Orlando Bloom and Cara Delevingne, will premiere Friday, August 30, 2019. Bloom (Pirates of the Caribbean) and Delevingne (Suicide Squad) star in Carnival Row, a series set in a Victorian fantasy world filled with mythological immigrant creatures whose exotic homelands were invaded by the empires of man. This growing population struggles to coexist with humans — forbidden to live, love, or fly with freedom. But even in darkness, hope lives, as a human detective, Rycroft Philostrate (Bloom), and a refugee faerie named Vignette Stonemoss (Delevingne) rekindle a dangerous affair despite an increasingly intolerant society. Vignette harbours a secret that endangers Philo’s world during his most important case yet: a string of gruesome murders threatening the uneasy peace of the Row.

Free Meek Premieres Friday, August 9, Exclusively On Amazon Prime Video

Amazon announced that Free Meek will premiere Friday, August 9, exclusively on Amazon Prime Video. The five-episode limited documentary series chronicles Meek Mill’s fight for exoneration in his legal case while exposing the broader flaws of the U.S. criminal justice system. As Meek, his family and his legal team fight for his freedom, cameras capture the birth of the #FREEMEEK movement, the launch of the REFORM Alliance and the re-investigation of a case filled with allegations of dirty cops, planted evidence and systemic corruption within a broken judicial system.

Rosamund Pike has been cast in The Wheel of Time

Rosamund Pike (Gone Girl, Die Another Day) has been cast for the role of “Moiraine” in the Amazon Original, The Wheel of Time. Based on Robert Jordan’s best-selling fantasy novels, The Wheel of Time is one of the most popular and enduring fantasy series of all-time, with over 90 million books sold. Set in a sprawling, epic world where magic exists and only certain women are allowed to access it, the story follows Moiraine, a member of the incredibly powerful all-female organization called the Aes Sedai, as she arrives in the small town of Two Rivers. There, she embarks on a dangerous, world-spanning journey with five young men and women, one of whom is prophesied to be the Dragon Reborn, who will either save or destroy humanity. The Wheel of Time will be adapted for television by executive producer/showrunner Rafe Judkins (Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Hemlock Grove).

Amazon Studios Greenlights New YA Series The Wilds From Sarah Streicher and ABC Signature Studios, part of Disney Television Studios

Amazon Studios has announced that it has greenlit the new young adult drama The Wilds from writer and executive producer Sarah Streicher (Daredevil) and ABC Signature Studios, part of Disney Television Studios. Part survival drama, part dystopic slumber party, The Wilds follows a group of teenage girls from radically different backgrounds after an airplane crash strands them on a deserted island. The show explores the past and present struggles of these young women, offering up a vivid portrayal of what it means to grow up female in our time – whether you are lost in the wilderness or not.

Amazon Studios Debuts Teaser Trailer For Undone

The teaser trailer for the hotly-anticipated Amazon Original series, Undone, was will premiere later in 2019 exclusively on Amazon Prime Video in more than 200 countries and territories worldwide. From acclaimed creators Kate Purdy and Raphael Bob-Waksberg (BoJack Horseman) comes Undone, a groundbreaking and genre bending animated series about a young woman’s complex journey to unlock her past and solve the mystery of her father’s death.

Amazon Studios Signs New First Look Deal With Actor, Producer, And Director Daniel Dae Kim And 3ad

Amazon Studios has reached a new first-look deal with acclaimed actor, producer and director Daniel Dae Kim (Always Be My Maybe, The Good Doctor, Hawaii Five-0, LOST) and his production company 3AD. As part of the agreement, Amazon Studios will have first-look rights to projects developed and adapted by Kim and 3AD, to premiere exclusively on Amazon Prime Video in more than 200 countries and territories worldwide.

Good Omens, Season 1 – May 31

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hUJoR4vlIIs

Good Omens is based on the beloved book by Terry Pratchett & Neil Gaiman which follows an unlikely duo, a fussy Angel (Michael Sheen, Masters of Sex) and a loose-living Demon (David Tennant, Doctor Who) who’ve become overly fond of life on Earth are forced to form an unlikely alliance to stop Armageddon. But they have lost the Antichrist, an 11-year-old boy unaware he’s meant to bring upon the end of days, forcing them to embark on an adventure to find him and save the world before it’s too late.

Sneaky Pete, Season 3 – May 10 

Sneaky Pete revolves around a con man named Marius Josipovic (Giovanni Ribisi) who assumes the identity of his ex-cellmate, Pete, and uses Pete’s estranged family to try and escape from the past.   Who is Marius Josipovic?  Marius himself would like to know. He is feeling a ‘pull’ toward the Bernhardt family. But he isn’t part of the family. He’s a charlatan. A fraud. And Marius is conflicted. He is a highly skilled con-man. But the chance to become more like a normal human being is enticing…it also scares him to death. In season three, all the members of the Sneaky Pete family explore their identities; their purpose; where they belong; where they’re going. It’s a dangerous journey. They could lose themselves, or worse – lose their lives.

Fleabag, Season 2 – May 17

Fleabag (Phoebe Waller-Bridge) is back for a second bite, and this time she is going toe to toe with the man upstairs. In an unexpected twist of fate, our lost little rascal meets a Priest (Andrew Scott) who jolts her into seeing the world in a different way. Picking up a year on, there are still old wounds to unpick and new ones to dress as the next chapter of Fleabag’s life takes her to hell and back. Since the end of the last hilarious series when her entire family rejected her, her darkest secret was revealed and she nearly threw herself in front of a car, she’s back for more laughs than ever.

Greenlight & other announcements recently…

Amazon Original The Boys Unleashes New Uncensored Teaser Trailer & announces July 26 launch date

The uncensored trailer for the anticipated Amazon Original series The Boys was revealed on Reddit by Garth Ennis, writer and co-creator of the original comic book series. The subversive superhero series will debut July 26 exclusively on Amazon Prime Video in more than 200 countries and territories. The Boys will make its world premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival Monday, April 29.

Amazon Studios Guava Island Available on Amazon Prime Video

Amazon Prime Video globally launched Guava Island, from New Regency, starring Donald Glover, Rihanna, Nonso Anozie, and Letitia Wright, Saturday April 13, following Childish Gambino’s performance at Coachella Music and Arts Festival. The film is available in more than 200 countries and territories worldwide at www.amazon.com/guavaisland.

Greenlights Season Two of Amazon Original Series Hanna

Amazon Prime Video has announced it has picked up a second season of its latest thrilling drama Hanna  (one of our faves) which debuted globally March 29 in more than 200 countries and territories worldwide, and with the second season debuting in 2020 exclusively on Amazon Prime Video. Based on Joe Wright’s acclaimed 2011 film, Hanna’s eight-episode first season was written by David Farr (“The Night Manager”), who co-wrote the original feature and will return for season two as writer and Executive Producer.

“I’m really humbled having the opportunity to present something this timely and timeless. Between Rihanna and the people of Cuba, this is one of my favorite projects I’ve ever worked on,” said Glover.

“Guava Island is the end result of four incredible weeks spent in Cuba with some of the most inspiring creative talents I’ve ever met,” said director Hiro Murai. “Designers, performers, musicians, and filmmakers came together from all over the world to create this crazy fever dream of a production.”

“We are so proud to be able to amplify Donald & Hiro’s vision and share this compelling story with our Prime subscribers across the globe,” said Jennifer Salke, Head of Amazon Studios. “Carmen Cuba, Wolf & Rothstein and New Regency have been incredible partners throughout this exciting journey and we can’t wait to invite all our prime customers to Guava Island on Saturday!”

“Donald Glover is precisely the kind of talented multihyphenate artist that New Regency backs. Guava Island hits all the marks for us – socially relevant, artistically powerful and a film that will move audiences. We are grateful to Jen and Amazon for seeing the potential,” said Yariv Milchan, Chairman of New Regency.

Guava Island is an expansion of Glover’s idea of freedom. In creative and business terms.  It was directed by Hiro Murai, written by Stephen Glover and based on a story by Royalty. Here’s a special feature on it from the guys at Entertainment Tonight:

The film was produced by Fam Udeorji, Carmen Cuba, Donald Glover & New Regency, who also financed the project, with executive producers Stephen Glover, Hiro Murai, and Ibra Ake.  Amazon Studios acquired the exclusive distribution rights to the film for Amazon Prime Video in a competitive bidding situation while it was still in post-production.

Guava Island will premiere at the Coachella Music Festival on Thursday, the day before Childish Gambino headlines the festival, in a specially constructed theater built for the event and will continue to screen on the Coachella grounds until the end of the festival.

]]> 12138 https://twfld.com/shows-coming-to-amazon-prime-video-this-april/ Thu, 28 Mar 2019 04:10:19 +0000 http://twfld.com/?p=12051 Lately there has been a massive influx of streaming services coming to the fore with the likes of Netflix being one of the first ones to start the trend. One of the other ones making huge strides is Amazon Prime Video who have recently announced an impressive line-up coming this April for customers to stream instantly or download for offline viewing. Let’s check those out below:

The Tick, Season 2 – April 5 

The Tick Season 2, featuring all 10 new episodes debuts Friday, April 5, 2019 available exclusively on Amazon Prime Video worldwide. In its second season, Tick and Arthur have freed the City from The Terror — now they must defend it from new villains and old enemies. That is if they can convince AEGIS, the government agency in charge of superhero regulation, that they deserve the job. But now that the City is ‘safe enough to protect’ Tick and Arthur begin to see they’ve got competition…

 Farscape – available now

Celebrating it’s 20th anniversary this month, The Jim Henson Company’s groundbreaking sci-fi series, Farscape, is now available to watch on Prime Video. All four seasons of the award-winning cult favourite have been newly remastered, so that die-hard fans and sci-fi aficionados can now watch the entire series in HD.

Farscape follows astronaut John Crichton (Ben Browder, Stargate SG-1) who, during an experimental space mission, is hurled across a thousand galaxies to an alien world. In his quest to return to Earth, he finds himself aboard a starship populated by escaping political prisoners from a variety of alien cultures. Crichton must rise to the challenge of surviving in a world he barely understands, keeping one step ahead of the pursuing Peacekeepers, a race of deadly mercenaries who will stop at nothing to capture him.

Amazon Prime Video Picks Up American Gods for Third Season

Amazon Prime Video has picked up a third season of the hit Prime Original series, American Gods, following the successful premiere of the second season on Monday, March 11, 2019. The series, which is exclusively available in more than 200 countries and territories on Prime Video outside of the U.S., is based on the best-selling novel of the same name by award-winning author, Neil Gaiman.

Best known for his work on Hemlock Grove, The Walking Dead, Dexter and The Shield, Charles “Chic” Eglee will join the ‘god squad’ as showrunner for the upcoming third season of American Gods.

Fans can stream all of season one of American Gods now on Prime Video. New episodes will be released every Monday over the next seven weeks for Prime Video members around the world to enjoy.

Amazon Studios, Philymack, Federal Films And The Jonas Brothers To Partner On Documentary Giving Fans An Intimate Look Into The Lives Of Kevin, Nick, And Joe Exclusively For Amazon Prime Video

Amazon Studios, the Jonas Brothers, Philymack, and Federal Films, a division of Republic Records, today announced they will partner on an upcoming documentary about the Jonas Brothers, to premiere exclusively on Amazon Prime Video in more than 200 countries and territories. Marking the band’s first original release in nearly six years, and debut under their new partnership with Republic Records, their highly anticipated comeback single “Sucker,” and accompanying music video, are out now. More details about the documentary, including a premiere date, will be announced later.

Amazon Studios Announces Overall Deal With Executive Producer And Writer Erik Oleson

Amazon Studios announced it has signed a new overall deal with showrunner, executive producer, and writer Erik Oleson. Oleson, who was most recently the showrunner and executive producer of “Marvel’s Daredevil,” will work with Amazon Studios to develop and produce original series that will stream exclusively on Amazon Prime Video in more than 200 countries and territories worldwide.

The new deal reunites Amazon and Oleson, who was the head writer and executive producer of the second season of the Amazon Prime Original series The Man in the High Castle, which garnered Oleson a USC Scripter Award Nomination in 2017.

Customers can enjoy Prime Originals such as Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan, The Man In The High Castle, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, and The Grand Tour, and exclusive TV shows like American Gods, Preacher and Mr Robot.

How can I get to watch these for myself? 

We thought you would never ask, Prime Original series and popular movies and TV shows are available for Prime or Prime Video members to stream or download and enjoy anytime, anywhere at no additional cost to a Prime or Prime Video membership. Members can watch via the Prime Video app on Fire TV stick, compatible Android and iOS phones and tablets, popular LG and Samsung Smart TVs, Android TV by Sony, Sony PlayStation 3 and 4, Xbox One, Apple TV 3 or 4, or online at PrimeVideo.com.

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Raised in total seclusion in the remote woods of Eastern Europe, 15-year-old Hanna (Esmé Creed-Miles) has spent her entire young life training to fight those who hunt her and her mercenary father, Erik Heller (Joel Kinnaman). Her survivalist skills are finally tested when she and Erik are separated upon their discovery by a rogue CIA operative, Marissa Wiegler (Mireille Enos) and her team of agents. Hanna has no choice but to embark on a perilous journey alone across Europe as she seeks to reunite with her father and evade – and ultimately take down – the dangerous agents who target them. Hanna’s isolated upbringing leads her to face particularly daunting physical and emotional challenges along the way, as she navigates an ever-deepening conspiracy – one that could be the undoing of both her and her father.

Based on Joe Wright’s acclaimed 2011 film, Hanna’s eight episode first season was written by David Farr (“The Night Manager”), who co-wrote the original feature. It was produced by NBC Universal International Studios, Working Title Television and Amazon Studios. Director Sarah Adina Smith (“Legion,” “Room 104”) helmed episodes one and two of the series, which filmed entirely on-location in Germany, Hungary, Slovakia, Morocco, Spain and the UK.

While building on the driving action-conspiracy narrative of his feature script, Farr has also re-imagined Hanna’s world for the small-screen with compelling intimacy. Having a wider, longer scope in which to tell her story, Farr has woven a compelling coming-of-age story about a young woman learning about – and experiencing – for the first time what it is to be female in the modern world. Her strength and power as a trained fighter doesn’t preclude her from navigating the awkwardness of her burgeoning sexuality, changes in her body, relationships and other challenges that remind the audience that, underneath Hanna’s grit, is a young woman who ultimately yearns to feel normal.

In her breakout role for television, British actress Esmé Creed-Miles stars as Hanna alongside Joel Kinnaman (“Altered Carbon,” “Suicide Squad,” “Robocop”) and Mireille Enos (“The Catch,” Amazon Prime Video’s “Good Omens”), who reunite on-screen after co-starring in AMC’s Emmy^®-nominated crime drama “The Killing.”

The global release of Hanna is scheduled for  March 29, 2019 on Amazon Prime Video.