Category: prime video

Amazon’s ‘The Boys’ has Karl Urban fighting superheroes gone bad

[ad_1] The eight-episode season premieres on July 26th. It’s too soon to say if this superhero takedown will succeed, but the ingredients are there for a possible hit. The series also features stars like Simon Pegg and Elisabeth Shue, and it’s created by Supernatural‘s Eric Kripke with the help of producers Seth Rogen and Evan […]

Amazon signs nine-figure deal with ‘Westworld’ creators

[ad_1] This agreement adds the showrunners to a growing list of TV creators making bank from partnerships with streaming services. Glee producer Ryan Murphy and Shonda Rhimes, for instance, both signed up with Netflix for between $150 and $300 million each. When Deadline asked Amazon Studios head Jennifer Salke last year if her company is […]

Jim Henson shows come to Amazon Prime Video, but not in the US

[ad_1] According to Variety, the Henson additions include all five original seasons of Fraggle Rock, The Storyteller, The Wubbulous World of Dr. Seuss and Mother Goose Stories. None of those will be available stateside. In Fraggle Rock’s case, it’s because the show is on HBO in the country. US subscribers are getting Fraggle Rock: The […]

A Jonas Brothers documentary is coming to Amazon Prime Video

[ad_1] “In releasing this documentary, we wanted to make sure we partnered with an innovative platform, like Amazon, that could reach our fans around the world,” the trio said in a statement. More details, including the release date, will be announced later. The Jonas Brothers documentary will add to the sizable lineup of non-fiction shows […]