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Daisy Ridley and Raelle Tucker Team Up for “The Better Liar” Series at Amazon
Daisy Ridley is teaming up with Raelle Tucker, an alumna of “Jessica Jones” and “True Blood,” on her next project. The “Star Wars” actress will topline and exec...
Cathy Yan Will Direct “Paprika” Series
Cathy Yan is up for Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series at this year’s Emmy Awards for her TV directing debut, an episode of “Succession’s” third season, and now...
Gina Rodriguez to Lead and Exec Produce Amazon Series “Last Known Position”
Gina Rodriguez is set to star in and exec produce a new Amazon mystery thriller series, “Last Known Position,” which will be an adaptation of the QCode scripted podcast of the same name....
Nicole Kassell to Direct Live-Action “She-Ra” Amazon Series
Nicole Kassell is set to reimagine another beloved story. Her work on HBO’s adaptation of the acclaimed graphic novel “Watchmen” scored her two Emmy nods and a win, and now...
Gloria Calderón Kellett’s “With Love” Renewed for Second Season
Love will stay in the air at Amazon Studios. According to Variety, Gloria Calderón Kellett’s Prime Video series “With Love” has been renewed for Season 2. The show premiered in...
“Harlem” Renewed for Season 2
Camille, Tye, Quinn, and Angie will continue to make their marks on Black mecca. “Harlem,” a comedy about four long-time friends pursuing their personal and professional dreams, has been...
“The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” Renewed for Fifth and Final Season Ahead of Season 4 Premiere
“The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” will kick off its fourth season tomorrow, February 18, and it’s already been renewed. Production is now underway on the fifth and final season of the Prime...
Mindy Kaling to Set Up Own Book Line, Adapt Material for Film Under New Deal with Amazon
Mindy Kaling is well on her way to mogul-dom. The actress, writer, and producer has inked a new deal with Amazon Publishing and Amazon Studios that will see her curating her own literary line,...
Viola Davis Will Produce and Potentially Star in Amazon Family Drama “Two Butterflies”
Viola Davis’ next project will be the Black List-making “Two Butterflies.” According to Deadline, she will produce and “is in talks to star” in the Amazon drama about...
Sigourney Weaver-Starrer “The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart” Starts Filming for Amazon
We’re going to be seeing lots of Sigourney Weaver on the big screen in Pandora, but the “Avatar” actress also has a series on the way. The three-time Oscar nominee is starring in...
Teaser Watch: It’s “Hanna” vs. Utrax in Season 3
“You’re going out into the wide world,” a class of highly-trained, ass-kicking young women is told in the teaser for “Hanna’s” new season. Hanna (Esmé...
Trailer Watch: “LuLaRich” Exposes LuLaRoe’s Faux-Feminist Pyramid Scheme
LuLaRoe, a pyramid scheme that prides itself on empowering women, is the latest shady business venture to receive the investigative documentary treatment. A trailer for Julia Willoughby Nason and...
Amazon Studios Implements Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Playbook
Amazon Studios is making it official. The company has implemented a formal diversity, equity, and inclusion (DE&I) policy, including “a detailed ‘playbook’ with hiring and...
Justina Machado and Roxann Dawson Are Bringing “The Horror of Dolores Roach” to Amazon
Justina Machado has a new show in the works. The “One Day at a Time” alumna has been tapped to lead a series adaptation of “The Horror of Dolores Roach” in development at Amazon....
Pick of the Day: “The Underground Railroad”
“The Underground Railroad,” the new Prime Video show based on Colson Whitehead’s Pulitzer-winning novel of the same name, makes for an interesting companion piece to “The Long...
Trailer Watch: A Young Woman Escapes Slavery and Discovers “The Underground Railroad”
The Underground Railroad is a very real subterranean system of tracks, tunnels, and conductors in Amazon Prime Video’s upcoming limited series. An adaptation of Colson Whitehead’s...
Alma Har’el Signs First-Look TV Deal with Amazon Studios
“Honey Boy” director Alma Har’el has inked a first-look television deal with Amazon Studios. According to Deadline, she will develop and create exclusive series for Amazon Prime Video...
Serena Williams Sets Docuseries as First Project Under Amazon TV Deal
Serena Williams is heading to Amazon Studios. The tennis superstar has inked a first-look television deal with the company, which will see her developing scripted and unscripted projects, Variety...
“Lovecraft Country’s” Jurnee Smollett and Misha Green Reuniting for Amazon Action Pic “Fuel”
Jurnee Smollett and Misha Green are set to collaborate once again. The “Lovecraft Country” and “Underground” colleagues are teaming up for “Fuel,” an action film...
Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Francesca Sloane, & Donald Glover Are Rebooting “Mr. & Mrs. Smith” at Amazon
Two of TV’s most celebrated multi-hyphenates are teaming up. Emmy winners Phoebe Waller-Bridge and Donald Glover are rebooting “Mr. & Mrs. Smith” as a TV series for Amazon,...
Minhal Baig Inks Overall Deal with Amazon, Sets First Project
Minhal Baig is going into business with Amazon Studios. The “Hala” writer-director has signed an overall deal which will see her developing and producing content for the streamer, per...
“To All the Boys” Author Jenny Han Bringing “The Summer I Turned Pretty” to Amazon
Lara Jean Covey’s story is coming to an end but her creator is starting a new chapter. “To All the Boys” author Jenny Han has a project in the works at Amazon. The streamer ordered...
Céline Cousteau on “Tribes on the Edge,” Her Doc About Indigenous Peoples Protecting Their Land and Lives
Céline Cousteau is a humanitarian and environmental activist working with a variety of media, ranging from documentaries to art, from consulting with corporations and foundations, to public...
Nicole Kidman to Adapt Norwegian Oscar Hopeful “Hope” with Amazon
Norway’s submission to the Best International Film category at the 2021 Academy Awards is being adapted into an Amazon series thanks to a Hollywood heavyweight. Nicole Kidman is bringing Maria...
Trailer Watch: Anna Paquin Manages Celeb Crises in “Flack”
Anna Paquin squared off with — and cozied up to — vampires, werewolves, and shapeshifters on “True Blood,” but U.K. export “Flack” sees the Oscar-winning and...
Pick of the Day: “Herself”
What makes a home? What makes a family, or community? Struggling single mother Sandra (co-screenwriter Clare Dunne) finds out in “Herself,” Phyllida Lloyd’s third feature film. Due to the...
“The Wilds” Coming Back for Season 2 on Amazon
Our favorite castaways are staying put. Amazon has renewed “The Wilds” for a second season, The Hollywood Reporter confirms. Created by Sarah Streicher (“Daredevil”), the...
“Savannah” Series in the Works at Amazon from Tracy Oliver
Tracy Oliver has yet another series in the works. The “Girls Trip” scribe’s “First Wives Club” reboot has been renewed for a second season on BET+ and she’s...
Trailer Watch: Clare Dunne Takes On the Housing Crisis and a Toxic Ex in Phyllida Lloyd’s “Herself”
“We can’t go on like this,” Sandra (Clare Dunne), a struggling single mother of two, says in the trailer for Phyllida Lloyd’s new film, “Herself.” In need of new...
Margot Robbie’s LuckyChap Entertainment Signs First-Look TV Deal at Amazon
Margot Robbie is going into business with Amazon Studios. The Oscar-nominated actress’ production company with Tom Ackerley and Josey McNamara, LuckyChap, has signed a deal to “create...
“Novitiate” Director Maggie Betts Lines Up Two New Films
Maggie Betts is set to portray a reproductive rights activist and a bankrupt funeral home owner with her next directing gigs. The “Novitiate” director is set to helm a dramatic thriller...
Nicole Kidman to Topline and Exec Produce Amazon Drama “Things I Know to Be True”
Nicole Kidman has added yet another television project to her slate. The Oscar winner will star in and executive produce “Things I Know to Be True.” Amazon has ordered the adaptation of...
Pick of the Day: “Time”
Even as it turns an unwavering eye on the criminal justice system, “Time” is an extremely hopeful film. Garrett Bradley’s documentary feature debut is the story of Fox Rich, a woman...
Reed Morano to Direct Adaptation of “The Memory Police”
Reed Morano has yet another project in the works. The prolific, Emmy-winning director has signed on to direct an adaptation of “The Memory Police” for Amazon Studios. Deadline broke the...
Trailer Watch: Heidi Schreck Pushes America to Be Better in “What the Constitution Means to Me”
When she was a teenager, Heidi Schreck toured the country giving speeches about the U.S. Constitution in order to earn scholarship money for college. She revisits those speeches and reexamines her...
Francesca Sloane Signs Overall Deal with Amazon, Developing Series Based on Anaïs Nin’s Work
Francesca Sloane is heading to Amazon Studios. Deadline reports the writer-producer has inked an overall deal with the company, under which she will “create content to premiere exclusively on...
Demi Moore Will Star in Amazon’s Series Adaptation of “Dirty Diana” Podcast
Demi Moore is returning to the world of “Dirty Diana.” The Hollywood Reporter confirms the “Brave New World” actress will star in Amazon’s television adaptation of the...
Alia Shawkat and Nastasha Lyonne Team Up to Develop “Desert People” for Amazon
Alia Shawkat and Natasha Lyonne are joining forces. The multi-hyphenates are developing “Desert People,” a half-hour series at Amazon. Variety broke the news. Co-created by Shawkat and...
Marielle Heller and Heidi Schreck Are Bringing “What the Constitution Means to Me” to Amazon
Marielle Heller is set to follow up her celebration of American hero Mister Rogers with a civics lesson for Amazon Prime Video. The “Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood” helmer directed a...
Trailer Watch: Sasha Lane and Gillian Flynn Tackle a Pandemic in “Utopia”
“How much evil do you have to do to do good?” asks Sasha Lane in a new trailer for “Utopia.” The Amazon Prime Video series sees the “American Honey” breakout...
Rachel Weisz and Alice Birch Have a “Dead Ringers” TV Reboot in the Works at Amazon
Rachel Weisz and Alice Birch are resurrecting “Dead Ringers.” The Oscar-winning actress and Emmy-nominated “Normal People” scribe have a reimagining of David...
Abbi Jacobson’s “A League of Their Own” Reboot Gets Series Order from Amazon
Abbi Jacobson’s “League of Their Own” reboot is shaping up to be a home run. The “Broad City” alumna just received a series order from Amazon based on its pilot, which...
Regina King’s Feature Directorial Debut “One Night in Miami” Lands at Amazon Studios
Regina King’s feature directorial debut has secured distribution ahead of its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival. Amazon Studios snagged the rights to “One Night in...
Teaser Watch: Gillian Flynn and Sasha Lane Bring “Utopia” Stateside
Sasha Lane makes her small screen debut with “Utopia.” The “American Honey” breakout is teaming up with “Gone Girl” author and screenwriter Gillian Flynn on the...
“Hanna” Renewed for Season 3 by Amazon
“Hanna” has been renewed for a third season less than two weeks after the launch of Season 2. Amazon wasted no time in picking up the assassin thriller. “Like other streaming...
Trailer Watch: Rosamund Pike and Marjane Satrapi Tell Marie Curie’s Story in “Radioactive”
“When have other people’s opinions ever affected anything I’ve done?” asks Rosamund Pike in a new trailer for Marjane Satrapi’s “Radioactive.” The biopic sees the...
Mira Nair Directing Amazon Series Based on “Jungle Prince of Delhi” NYT Exposé
With projects such as “Queen of Katwe,” “The Namesake,” and “Monsoon Wedding,” Mira Nair has told the stories of many families. For her next endeavor, she’ll...
Lisa Joy and Jonathan Nolan Are Adapting “Fallout” for Amazon
“Fallout” is coming to the small screen. Deadline reports that “Westworld” creators Lisa Joy and Jonathan Nolan are adapting the post-apocalyptic role-playing video games for...
“Nancy Wu Done It” Comedy About Asian American YA Novelist in the Works at Amazon
Kai Yu Wu and Jessica Henwick have a meta, inclusive take on a familiar story in the works at Amazon. The streamer scored rights to “Nancy Wu Done It Again,” “a new spin on...
Trailer Watch: “Hanna” Infiltrates a Secret School of Assassins in Season 2
A new trailer for “Hanna’s” second season introduces a change in scenery. The next chapter in the teen assassin’s journey sees Hanna (Esmé Creed-Miles, “Dark...
Dakota Johnson, Christy Hall, & Carrie Brownstein Team Up for Amazon’s “Rodeo Queens”
Dakota Johnson is joining forces with the co-creator of “I Am Not Okay With This.” The actress will follow up her role in Nisha Ganatra’s “The High Note” with another...