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Amazon Studios
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Amazon Studios developing live-action ‘She-Ra’ & ‘Victories Greater Than Death’ adaptation with Michael B. Jordan
Amazon Studios is in development on two new scripted series – an adaptation of the…
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Left Bank starts filming on new Amazon crime series ‘Three Pines’
Left Bank Pictures has started production in Canada on new Amazon Prime Video crime series…
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Ed TV Festival: BBC talks linear; ITV defends ‘Love Island’ & Amazon on risk-taking
The BBC talked up linear reach, ITV defended Love Island and Amazon spoke about the…
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Amazon moves ‘Lord Of The Rings’ from New Zealand to UK
Amazon is moving its multi-million dollar Lord Of The Rings series from New Zealand to…
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Amazon orders ‘The Lake’, first Canadian scripted original
Prime Video has ordered The Lake, a half-hour comedy which marks the streamer’s first scripted…
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Amazon Studios & Neil Gaiman to adapt ‘Anansi Boys’
Amazon Studios has ordered a limited series based upon Neil Gaiman’s fantasy novel Anansi Boys…
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Amazon Studios orders LGBTQ+ docuseries ‘Tampa Baes’
Amazon Studios has ordered a new docuseries following a group of lesbian friends living in…
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Amazon Studios & BBCS summon ‘Good Omens’ for second season
Amazon Studios and BBC Studios have greenlit a second season of fantasy drama Good Omens,…
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Amazon Studios ups Dan Grabiner to head UK originals
Amazon Studios has promoted Dan Grabiner to head of UK originals. The former head of…
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TBI Weekly: What drove Amazon’s acquisition of MGM?
Another week, another billion dollar deal – but what drove retail giant Amazon to buy…
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Amazon to ‘reimagine & develop’ MGM shows after $8.45bn deal
Amazon will “reimagine and develop” IP from the MGM slate following its $8.45bn deal for…
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Amazon agrees $8.45bn deal to buy MGM
Amazon has wrapped up its deal to acquire James Bond and Fargo studio MGM in…
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Amazon preps Japanese version of ‘The Masked Singer’
Amazon has ordered a local version of The Masked Singer for its streaming service in…
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Amazon & 3AD developing Ken Jeong-fronted dramedy
Amazon is developing a new half-hour single-cameras dramedy starring Ken Jeong and loosely inspired by…
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Amazon’s IMDb TV unveils huge development push across unscripted & drama
Amazon-owned AVOD IMDb TV has unveiled a slew of original scripted and unscripted programming in…
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Drama round-up: Starz brings ‘Death And Nightingales’ to US; Sky renews ‘Romulus’; Amazon boards BBC thriller ‘Chloe’
Starz brings ‘Death And Nightingales’ to US Lionsgate-owned Starz has acquired UK period drama Death…
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Amazon Studios inks first-look deal & sets docuseries with tennis champion Serena Williams
Amazon Studios has signed a first-look TV deal with 23-time Grand Slam tennis champion, Serena Williams. The…
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Amazon Studios hires former Legendary TV president to complete recent restructure
Amazon Studios has completed the restructuring of its senior exec ranks in the US by…
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Drama round-up: Amazon acquires ‘Bahnhof Zoo’ amid raft of sales; BBC’s ‘Uncle’ gets South Korean remake; VRT & ARTE check ‘Lost Luggage’
Amazon acquires ‘Bahnhof Zoo’ amid raft of sales Amazon Prime Video has acquired coming-of-age drama…
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Amazon, BBC & SPT return to ‘Scandal’ with Blueprint Pictures & Sara Phelps
Amazon, the BBC and Sony Pictures Television (SPT) have partnered up again for a true-life…
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Amazon expands Lat Am originals with ‘Porno Y Helado’ greenlight in Argentina
Amazon Studios has expanded its Lat Am originals by greenlighting Argentinean scripted series Porno Y…
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Edinburgh TV Festival names Amazon’s Georgia Brown as chair for ‘hybrid’ event
The Edinburgh TV Festival (ETF) has named Amazon Studios’ director of European originals Georgia Brown…
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News round-up: NBCU expands Hayu in Europe; Amazon signs up Donald Glover; YouTube unveils originals
NBCU expands Hayu in Europe NBCUniversal’s reality TV SVOD service hayu has expanded to 11…
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Amazon orders ‘Mr & Mrs Smith’ series; axes ‘Truth Seekers’
Amazon Studios has ordered a scripted series rebooting the 2005 action film Mr & Mrs…
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Amazon Studios hires Alcon alum Laura Lancaster in leadership rejig
Amazon Studios has hired former NBC head of drama Laura Lancaster as head of series…
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Amazon to adapt ‘Summer’ trilogy; original author Jenny Han to helm
Amazon Studios has ordered an adaptation of Jenny’s Han’s young adult novel trilogy The Summer…
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Amazon orders star-studded drama anthology ‘Solos’
Amazon Prime Video has ordered Solos, a dramatic anthology series from executive producer and showrunner…
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Orders round-up: Crackle readies BIPOC interview series; ABC to remake ‘Pooch Perfect’; Amazon seeks NHL ‘All Or Nothing’
Crackle readies BIPOC interview series US streamer Crackle has ordered a new original series highlighting…
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Amazon orders dark comedy ‘I’m A Virgo’ from Boots Riley
Amazon has made a direct-to-series order of dark comedy I’m A Virgo from writer and…
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Amazon cancels conspiracy thriller ‘Utopia’ after one season
Amazon has cancelled conspiracy thriller Utopia after just one season. The show, which was a…