Amazon Studios
Inside Amazon Studios: Big Swings Hampered by Confusion and Frustration
It’s long been an open secret that Jeff Bezos has yearned for his own Game of Thrones, and that Amazon’s big swing as it reached for its own massive hit was The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, believed to be the most expensive series ever made. Last September, the show began with […]
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Lizzo Extends Amazon Studios First-Look Deal
It’s about damn time… \for Lizzo to extend a first-look deal she has with Amazon Studios. The Grammy and Emmy winner will continue to develop programming for the tech giant’s studio arm under the deal, which she first signed in August 2020. The extension comes after Lizzo’s Watch Out for the Big Grrrls won three […]
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Amazon Studios Teams With IllumiNative for Episodic Directors Program (Exclusive)
Amazon Studios has partnered with IllumiNative to create the IllumiNative Episodic Directors Program. Over the next year, the inaugural cohort of early- and mid-career Indigenous filmmakers will shadow directors on the upcoming second season of the streamer’s neo-Western series Outer Range, which includes an Indigenous character among its main cast. The participants will be paid […]
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‘Citadel,’ Amazon’s Pricey and Troubled Drama, Renewed for Season 2 (Exclusive)
Citadel, the expensive and troubled drama from the Russo brothers that has been in the works since 2018, is getting a second chapter. Sources tell The Hollywood Reporter that the series starring Priyanka Chopra Jonas and Richard Madden has been renewed for a second season ahead of its April 28 debut. It’s unclear how many […]
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Amazon’s ‘A League of Their Own’ to End With Four-Episode Second Season (Exclusive)
Amazon’s queer take on Penny Marshall’s beloved A League of Their Own will get one last at-bat. The retail giant/streamer, following months of negotiations, has handed out a second and final season renewal for the series from showrunners Will Graham and Abbi Jacobson. The Sony Pictures Television-produced show will conclude with a four-episode final season. […]
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‘From Blood and Ash’ Fantasy Drama in the Works at Amazon (Exclusive)
Amazon Studios is expanding its fantasy realm. The studio, which already produces The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power and The Wheel of Time (the latter with Sony Pictures Television), is developing Jennifer L. Armentrout’s From Blood and Ash novels as a TV series. The Boys and Star Trek: Discovery writer and producer […]
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Box Office: Michael B. Jordan’s ‘Creed III’ Wins Title With Historic $58.6M Opening
Director-actor Michael B. Jordan’s Creed III is a box office champ. The movie opened to a better-than-expected $58.6 million domestically from 4,007 screens after grossing $22 million on Friday in a big win for MGM and Michael B. Jordan, who directed Creed III in his feature debut. Jordan also returns in the role of Adonis […]
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‘Daisy Jones & the Six’ Showrunner on Song Switches, Fake/Real Concerts and Shutting Down the Sunset Strip
Daisy Jones & the Six may be the most-read-about fake band in history. Taylor Jenkins Reid’s 2019 novel about a fictional seventies rock group of the same name has sold well over a million copies and has a bonkers 940,000 ratings on literary social media hub Goodreads — so the pressure to deliver a TV […]
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Riley Keough Makes First Red Carpet Appearance Since Death of Mother Lisa Marie Presley
Riley Keough turned up in Hollywood on Thursday night to attend the world premiere of her new Prime Video TV series, Daisy Jones & the Six, marking her first red carpet appearance since the sudden death of her mother, Lisa Marie Presley, on Jan. 12. It was quite the scene, too, as the TCL Chinese […]
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Donald Glover’s Creepy ‘Swarm’ Trailer Creates Some Buzz
The first look at Donald Glover’s Swarm has arrived, and it’s sure to leave viewers buzzing with curiosity about the horror-thriller series. Amazon Studios released the teaser trailer for the Atlanta creator’s next TV show, which he co-created with Atlanta writer Janine Nabers. Swarm, which will first make its world premiere at the upcoming SXSW […]
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C-Suite Luncheon Celebrates Women of Color in Exec Entertainment Roles: “We’re Trying to Change This Industry”
The Martha’s Vineyard African-American Film Festival, in partnership with Prime Video/Amazon Studios and The Hollywood Reporter, hosted “Reflections” on Friday, a luncheon geared toward discussing women of color’s rise to the C-Suite. The hybrid networking event and panel discussion dealt with the realities, challenges and beauty of being women of color in leadership positions in […]
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Courtenay Valenti Nears Deal at Amazon, Sources Say
Veteran film executive Courtenay Valenti has found her next post. The Warner Bros. alum is near a deal at Amazon, sources tell The Hollywood Reporter. Valenti is expected to take a top role at MGM’s film studio, a job that’s been vacant for months. On Sept. 2, Warner Bros. announced Valenti would be leaving her […]
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