Amazon has picked up 10 episodes of a second season of Artic set scripted drama “Fortitude,” which originally aired in the U.S. on Participant Media’s Pivot cable channel. “Fortitude” follows Sheriff Dan Anderssen (Richard Dormer) of Fortitude, a small isolated community with a captive population in an environment that is undergoing change and upheaval due […]
Amazon is developing a new half-hour comedy called “Late Bloomers,” which will center around a married couple in their 40s who are selected to participate in a human trial for an experimental drug therapy. The drug purports to be able to stop the aging process, and the couple quickly finds out how extending their life […]
Amazon has issued a second season pick-up to Billy Bob Thornton drama “Goliath,” with an unconfirmed number of new episodes. Debuting on Dec. 1, 2015, “Goliath” centers on a washed-up lawyer (Thornton) who has one shot at redemption after a client he successfully defended from a murder charge went on to slaughter a family. Eight […]
Amazon has greenlit a fourth season of dramedy “Mozart in the Jungle” and a final, third season of comedy series “Red Oaks.” Both are scheduled to premiere later this year on Prime Video in the US and UK, and additional territories in the future. Based on memoir “Mozart in the Jungle: Sex, Drugs & Classical […]
Crime drama “Sneaky Pete,” which premiered on Jan. 13, has been renewed for a second season. The series, which follows Marius Josipovic (Giovanni Ribisi), a released convict who adopts the identity of his cell mate in order to avoid his past life, was the second most streamed original scripted series on an opening day on […]
Amazon has announced a third season pick-up of scripted drama The Man in the High Castle.” Debuting on Jan. 15, 2015, the series is loosely based on the 1962 novel of the same name by American science fiction author Philip K. Dick. Eric Overmyer (“Treme,” “The Affair”) will serve as showrunner and executive producer for […]
New original and off-network series titles for the month of December will appear on the streaming video services Netflix, Hulu and Amazon Prime. One of the year’s biggest launches on streaming was back in February with Netflix’s “Fuller House,” the update to the classic family sitcom from 1987-95. Its entire second season starts on Dec. […]
[socialpoll id=”2403819″] Amazon Studios has ordered two new original kids-themed series, including a revival of classic “Sigmund and the Sea Monsters” from Sid & Marty Krofft. Originally airing on NBC on Saturday mornings from 1973 to 1975, “Sigmund and the Sea Monsters” is centered on two brothers, Johnny and Scotty, who along with their cousin […]
Amazon has greenlit comedy “One Mississippi,” created by and starring comedian Tig Notaro, for a second season with an unconfirmed number of new episodes for 2017. “One Mississippi” follows Tig’s return to her hometown in Mississippi when her mother passes away unexpectedly. As she copes with the tragedy and deals with events from her past, […]
