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Amazon MGM Studios lays out genre-based restructuring

After joining Amazon MGM in September 2025, Netflix’s US Scripted Series boss Peter Friedlander (pictured) is re-organising the division into genre-specific units: drama & comedy, worldbuilding, animation and unscripted — for both development and current. The TV division had been previously structured around wholly owned series and co-productions. As part of the new arrangement, Laura […]

January 26, 2026

The Testaments premieres on Disney+ this April

Disney has announced that the upcoming Original drama series The Testaments, a new chapter from the showrunner and executive producers of The Handmaid’s Tale, will premiere April 8th on Disney+ in the UK with three episodes, followed by new episodes weekly. An evolution of The Handmaid’s Tale,  The Testaments is based on Margaret Atwood’s novel of […]

January 26, 2026

Bait, starring Riz Ahmed, premieres on Prime Video this March

Prime Video has released a first-look and a preview clip for the upcoming comedy series Bait, starring Riz Ahmed. All six-episodes will be available on March 25th, exclusively on Prime Video in more than 240 countries and territories worldwide.  Bait stars Ahmed as Shah Latif, a struggling actor, whose last chance to hit it big comes […]

January 20, 2026

First look at Sophie Turner as Lara Crift in Prime Video’s Tomb Raider

Amazon MGM Studios has announced that production is underway on Tomb Raider, marking the kick-off with a first-look image of Sophie Turner as Lara Croft in the new Prime Video series, Tomb Raider.  The Prime Video series is based on the iconic Tomb Raider video game franchise, which follows the adventures of world-famous archaeologist and adventurer Lara […]

January 15, 2026

The Hillside Strangler premieres on MGM+ this January

MGM+ has unveiled the official trailer for The Hillside Strangler. The upcoming docuseries, which follows the serial killer who sparked the longest criminal trial in US history, will premiere on the streaming platform on January 18th. In the late 1970s, Los Angeles was the serial murder capital of the world: The Freeway Killers; The Toolbox Killers; The […]

January 8, 2026

Vanished series premieres on Prime Video in February

Prime Video has announced that Vanished, a four-part mystery thriller series starring Sam Claflin and Katie Cuoco from AGC Television, a division of Stuart Ford’s prolific independent content studio AGC Studios, will premiere on February 27th on Prime Video in the UK, Ireland, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand with all episodes available at once. Additionally, […]

December 17, 2025

MGM+ orders The Magnificent Seven series

Streaming service MGM+ announced the greenlight of The Magnificent Seven, an eight-episode drama series based on the iconic MGM Western film. The series hails from acclaimed writer Tim Kring (Heroes, Touch), who will serve as writer and executive producer, alongside executive producer Donald De Line (Billy the Kid, Foster Dade). Lawrence Mirisch and Bruce Kaufman also serve […]

December 16, 2025

The Boys Season 5 lands on Prime Video in April

Prime Video announced at CCXP Brazil that the fifth and final season of its hugely popular superhero drama The Boys will premiere on April 8th 2026. During a panel fronted by showrunner and executive producer Eric Kripke – alongside series stars Erin Moriarty, Laz Alonso, Karen Fukuhara, Tomer Capone and Colby Minifie – a first […]

December 8, 2025By Nik Roseveare

Prime Video, MGM+ have unveil new Spider-Noir poster at CCXP

Prime Video and MGM+ have unveiled a new poster at CCXP of the upcoming series Spider-Noir, starring Hollywood legend Nicholas Cage. The live-action series, which will be available in both black & white and colour, is based on the Marvel comicSpider-Man Noir, and will premiere on Prime Video a date TBA in 2026. The series […]

December 5, 2025By Nik Roseveare

Scarpetta debuts on Prime Video in March 2026

Prime Video has released a first-look at Scarpetta, a new forensic crime thriller based on Patricia Cornwell’s bestselling Kay Scarpetta book series, developed and written for television by Liz Sarnoff (Barry, Lost). With over 120 million copies sold worldwide since the character’s debut in 1990, this adaptation marks the culmination of decades of anticipation as the […]

November 25, 2025