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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 the US studio, according to CEO Jeff Bezos. The acquisition, which was confirmed yesterday, will see more than 17,000 hours of MGM TV fall under the Amazon banner, ranging from dramas such as Fargo and The Handmaid’s Tale to unscripted […]

Amazon agrees $8.45bn deal to buy MGM

Amazon has wrapped up its deal to acquire James Bond and Fargo studio MGM in a deal valued at $8.45bn. The acquisition marks Amazon’s second biggest-ever deal and will see the studio behind shows such as The Handmaid’s Tale and Vikings fall under the retail giant’s umbrella. MGM’s catalogue includes more than 17,000 hours of TV […]

Amazon preps Japanese version of ‘The Masked Singer’

Amazon has ordered a local version of The Masked Singer for its streaming service in Japan. It will be hosted by local TV star Yo Oizumi and will debut from 3 September, featuring 12 masked celebrities as an expert panel attempt to work out who they are from the pop songs they sing. Erika North, […]

Amazon & 3AD developing Ken Jeong-fronted dramedy

Amazon is developing a new half-hour single-cameras dramedy starring Ken Jeong and loosely inspired by the story of The Black Tapes podcast creator Paul Bae. I Can See Your Voice host Jeong will star in Shoot The Moon, which is based upon the “life failures” experienced by Bae, a former school teacher and stand-up comedian […]

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 development, following the retail giant’s first-ever NewFronts presentation. Unscripted shows in the works include Luke Bryan: My Dirt Road Diary, a five-part mini-series following the country music star along the road to success. Michael Monaco directs the series, which is […]

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 sports star will work with the company to create scripted and unscripted television projects that will launch exclusively on Amazon Prime Video, beginning with an as-yet untitled docuseries that follows her in both her professional and personal life. The docuseries […]

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 hiring former Legendary TV president Nick Pepper as head of studio creative content. Pepper will be tasked with discovering, developing and packaging IP from within the Amazon Studios ranks in his newly created role, as well as leading on overall […]

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 series We Children From Bahnhof Zoo for streaming in a number of territories, as part of a raft of distribution deals struck by Fremantle. The Constantin Television and Amazon Studios production, co-produced by Wilma Film in the Czech Republic and […]

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 drama about the UK royal family, which is being written by The Pale Horse’s Sarah Phelps and will star The Crown’s Claire Foy. A Very British Scandal is being produced by UK-based Blueprint Pictures – which previously worked with the BBC […]

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