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An intriguing tale about alternative history, a twisted story of friendship put to the ultimate test, a docu-series based on America’s most award-winning magazine, a kids series based on magic and another about being stinky and dirty–all coming exclusively to Prime Instant Video. Amazon today announced it has greenlit five new Amazon Original Series, including ”The Man in the High Castle,” which is based on the Philip K. Dick alternative history novel; an hour-long dark comedy ”Mad Dogs”; docu-series The New Yorker Presents; along with kids shows ”Just Add Magic”, and ”The Stinky & Dirty Show”. The new Amazon Original Series come from an acclaimed creative roster including Frank Spotnitz (”The X-Files”), Ridley Scott (“Blade Runner”), Cris Cole (”The Good Times Are Killing Me”), Shawn Ryan (”The Shield”), Alex Gibney (”The Armstrong Lie”), Joe Nussbaum (”George Lucas in Love”, ”Awkward”), and Kate & Jim McMullan (”I’m Dirty!”). These new shows will premiere exclusively to Prime members in the US, UK and Germany later this year and in 2016.
As part of its unique development process, Amazon gives customers an opportunity to provide feedback on which pilots they want turned into series that are then available to Prime members. During pilot season, any Amazon customer in the US, UK, and Germany can watch, rate and comment on the pilots. At the end of pilot season, that feedback helps determine the shows that become an Amazon Original Series. To date, customers have helped Amazon greenlight 13 series including the multi-Golden Globe-winning show Transparent, which will return for a second season later this year.
“During the latest pilot season, Amazon customers made The Man in the High Castle our most watched pilot ever,” said Roy Price, Vice President of Amazon Studios. “These new series, including our first docu-series, are some of our most ambitious to date and I’m looking forward to their premieres in the future.”
Amazon Original Series are available for Prime members to stream and enjoy through the Amazon Instant Video app for TVs, connected devices and mobile devices, or online at Amazon.com/originals, at no additional cost to their membership. Customers who are not already a Prime member can sign up for a free trial at www.amazon.com/prime.
