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LOS ANGELES -- Miriam “Midge” Maisel will have one more shot to make her stand-up career dreams come true.“The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” will end after season five, Amazon Prime Video said Thursday.

Naman Ramachandran Amazon Prime Video India has revealed Hindi, Tamil and Telugu-language versions of hit series “Modern Love.”Based on the weekly The New York Times column of the same name, the U.S. version of “Modern Love” was developed by John Carney (“Once,” “Sing Street”), who also directed several episodes over its two seasons in 2019 and 2021.

Iranian filmmaker Asghar Farhadi had been thinking about the concept behind “ A Hero ” long before he started making movies.In fact, the spark came before he even knew that he’d ever make a film. As a theater student, he saw the Bertolt Brecht play “Galileo” and it triggered an idea about a person who does a good deed, has a quick ascent and even quicker descent.

Jamie Lang Prime Video had big plans for its original programming in 2020, with several major scripted projects leaving development and going into production. As was the case in most of the world, however, COVID-19 threw a wrench in the streamer’s plans and forced the company to focus its efforts in other areas for a time, notably in sports documentaries and unscripted series.Now, with best practices established for safe shooting and work back in full swing, the streamer has big plans for its 2022 scripted content lineup and beyond, outlined at an in-person presentation in Madrid last week.After the presentation, Maria José Rodríguez, Amazon Studios’ head of Spanish Originals, and Koro Castellano, director of Prime Video España, met with Variety to discuss what sets Prime Video apart from other streamers, creating diversity on both sides of the camera and the various initiatives that will direct the company’s activities over the coming years.

Amazon’s Prime Video said Thursday that it has set a Friday, February 4, 2022 premiere date for Reacher, the series adaptation of Lee Child’s bestselling Jack Reacher novels that stars Alan Ritchson. It also unveiled the first trailer for the series, spotlighting Ritchson as the hulking ex-military police investigator who helps those most in need.

Daniel D'Addario Chief TV CriticAmazon Prime Video’s new television series “The Wheel of Time,” based on the series of novels by Robert Jordan, draws upon a rich, deep history. Or so this viewer, unfamiliar with Jordan’s work, was left to presume when the show began with Rosamund Pike explaining the backstory and the stakes in rushed voice-over.There’s nothing wrong with voice-over in principle: It can be used well or poorly.

The third season of Amazon Prime thriller Hanna is set to be released soon.

While it was thought, very early on, that Peter Jackson could potentially be involved in Amazon’s “Lord Of The Rings” series—maybe as a consultant— eventually, he ended up having no participation in the series. A new take on J.R.R.

The 2001 cult satirical summer camp comedy “Wet Hot American Summer” might be considered one of the few comedic gems of the 2000s that has continued a healthy and lasting following. There is a mini-reunion on the horizon at Amazon Studios, as Variety reveals that David Wain (“Role Models“) will direct a new deserted island musical, “Where The Fore Are We?” with busy actress/director Elizabeth Banks taking a key producing role via Brownstone Productions.

Following the success of his directorial debut “The Rental,” Amazon Studios announced today that director Dave Franco would be making an original drama, “Somebody I Used To Know,” with a script penned by Franco and his wife and creative collaborator Alison Brie.

Amazon Prime Video says it "understands and shares the concerns" of European football fans as it weighs in on plans for a breakaway Super League. "We believe part of the drama and beauty of European football comes from the ability of any club to achieve success through their performances on the pitch," Amazon said in a statement issued through its official Twitter account.

Yes, heads literally explode. There is often more over-the-top violence then you can possibly imagine.

Natasha Lyonne and Alia Shawkat are developing “Desert People,” a comedy series about Iraqi immigrants, for Amazon Prime Video, an individual with knowledge tells TheWrap.The half-hour project, which is co-created by the “Russian Doll” star and “Arrested Development” alum, is centered on a family of Iraqi immigrants who run a gentleman’s club in Palm Springs.

The Boys certainly has some outlandish moments headed your way. In the first trailer for the upcoming September 4 release on Amazon Prime Video, fans saw a giant whale get rammed by a boat.

Hunters has been renewed for a second season by Amazon.Season one of the series premiered on Amazon Prime Video back in February, also featuring the likes of Logan Lerman (The Perks of Being A Wallflower), Josh Radnor (How I Met Your Mother), Kate Mulvany (The Great Gatsby) and more.As per an official synopsis, the show – created by David Weil and executive produced by Jordan Peele – follows a diverse band of Nazi Hunters in 1977 New York City who discover that hundreds of escaped Nazis are

Hard-hitting news show “60 Minutes” and true crime series “48 Hours” are coming to Global this fall.

Is Quibi a hit? Shoot, will Quibi even survive to 2021? Well, founders Jeffrey Katzenberg and Meg Witman have already tried to blame its tepid launch on the Coronavirus pandemic so that’s probably not a good sign. And, almost eight weeks after launch it’s currently ranked no.

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Joe Jonas just shared the sweetest behind-the-scenes info about one of the most romantic songs he's ever written: "Hesitate." In the Jonas Brothers' new Amazon Prime Video concert documentary film Happiness Continues, Joe took a moment to explain why the song is special to him, and it took on a very special context. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ayIDBz8PRac "'Hesitate' is a song I wrote," he said.