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Prime Video hails success of international Originals

Prmie Video reports that its non-English language movies and series are engaging global audiences more than ever, with an abundance of new titles in the pipeline that were presented at the inaugural Prime Video Presents: International Originals showcase in London. Introduced by Vice President of Prime Video & Amazon MGM Studios International, Kelly Day, and hosted […]

February 12, 2026

Scarpetta debuts on Prime Video this March

Prime Video has unveiled the official trailer and key art for Scarpetta, the new forensic crime thriller based on Patricia Cornwell’s bestselling Kay Scarpetta book series, developed and written for television by Liz Sarnoff. With over 120 million copies sold worldwide since the character’s debut in 1990, this adaptation marks the first time the forensic pathologist has […]

February 11, 2026By Nik Roseveare

Alfie Allen joins the cast of The Institute season 2

MGM+, the linear channel and streaming service, has announced that production on the second season of the hit thriller horror series The Institute, based on the best-selling Stephen King novel, began February 3rd in Halifax. Alfie Allen (Game of Thrones, Rogue Heroes) joins the cast playing Nolan Reeves, an eccentric European tech billionaire and one […]

February 4, 2026

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

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