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‘The Wheel of Time’ Season 3 to Focus on Fourth Book, Will Explore Sea Folk Culture and Aiel Waste
The Wheel of Time‘s third season will primarily focus on the fourth book in the Robert Jordan series and feature the Sea Folk, as well as Tanchico and Rhuidean. During a Sunday morning special screening of the season two finale and Q&A featuring showrunner Rafe Judkins at the Whitby Hotel in New York, Judkins revealed […]
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Stephanie Beatriz, Keith David, Alex Brightman Lead ‘Hazbin Hotel’ Voice Cast
Stephanie Beatriz, Keith David and Alex Brightman are set to star in Prime Video’s upcoming adult animated dark comedy Hazbin Hotel. The full voice cast — along with a teaser of an original song — were revealed during New York Comic Con on Saturday. Erika Henningsen, Kimiko Glenn, Blake Roman and Amir Talai were also announced […]
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Eddie Murphy’s Christmas Cheer Turns Into Comedic Terror When His Holiday Wishes Are Granted in ‘Candy Cane Lane’ Trailer
Eddie Murphy is facing off with angry geese, enchanted ceramic Christmas villagers and one havoc-wreaking elf in the first trailer for Candy Cane Lane. Prime Video released the teaser for Eddie Murphy’s first holiday film on Thursday, offering a fuller look at the adventure comedy where Christmas wishes go awry. The film reunites the actor […]
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Amazon’s James Bond Game Show Hosted by Brian Cox Releases Teaser Trailer
The first James Bond-inspired TV series has released a teaser trailer: Prime Video’s 007: Road to a Million brings the superspy branding to the small screen with a reality competition series hosted by Succession star Brian Cox. The show “follows nine pairs of everyday people as they are unleashed on an epic global adventure through […]
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Amazon Prime Video’s New Releases Coming in October 2023
Amazon originals like Upload season three, Totally Killer and Zainab Johnson: Hijabs Off are just some of the titles hitting Prime Video in October. Features like Godzilla vs. Kong, Renfield, Book Club: The Next Chapter, Casino Royale, Legally Blonde, Scooby-Doo, Spectre, Suicide Squad, The Wedding Singer, Shazam! Fury of the Gods and more will also […]
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Zainab Johnson Sets Debut Comedy Special, ‘Hijabs Off,’ at Prime Video
Zainab Johnson has filmed her first original comedy special. The actress and stand-up recently taped the solo debut, Zainab Johnson: Hijabs Off, and it will start streaming on Prime Video this fall. The Oct. 24 premiere date is fortuitous for both Johnson and the streamer, as it follows the third-season premiere of her series (Upload) by only […]
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What Amazon’s Pivot to Prime Video Ads Will Look Like
Amazon is joining the SVOD-but-with-ads game. The tech giant will begin incorporating ads into series and movies on its Prime Video streaming service early next year in the United States, Canada, United Kingdom and Germany. Several other countries will see the ad rollout later in 2024. With the move, Prime Video will join the likes […]
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Amazon to Bring Commercials Into Prime Video
Another formerly ad-free streaming service is adding commercials to its programming. Amazon announced Friday morning that its Prime Video service will feature limited ads beginning in early 2024 (an exact date for the rollout is to be determined). What’s more, the ad tier will be the default option for Prime Video, which is included in […]
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Amazon’s Prime Video Pitches HBO, Paramount+ and AMC+ Shows In New Marketing Campaign
What do the NFL, James Bond, HBO’s Game of Thrones and Succession, Warner Bros.’ Barbie, AMC’s The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon and Paramount’s Yellowstone have in common? They are all featured in a new marketing campaign from Amazon’s Prime Video platform. Prime Video is using its kickoff Thursday Night Football game tonight to launch the […]
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Jamie Foxx Stars in Trailer for Amazon’s ‘The Burial’
Oscar winners Jamie Foxx and Tommy Lee Jones team up for a lighthearted drama in the trailer for Prime Video’s upcoming film The Burial. The official description: “When a handshake deal goes sour, funeral homeowner Jeremiah O’Keefe (Jones) enlists charismatic, smooth-talking attorney Willie E. Gary (Foxx) to save his family business. Tempers flare and laughter […]
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Eddie Murphy’s First Holiday Comedy ‘Candy Cane Lane’ Gets December Release
Eddie Murphy is spreading magical mayhem with his new film Candy Cane Lane. Directed by Reginald Hudlin and written by Kelly Younger, the holiday comedy is set to debut globally Dec. 1 on Prime Video. Alongside Murphy, who is starring in his first holiday movie role, is an all-star cast, including Tracee Ellis Ross, Nick Offerman, […]
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Amazon’s ‘Thursday Night Football’ Nielsen Ratings Are Under Fire
Nielsen and an industry trade group are at odds over the former’s plan to fold in Amazon viewer data to ratings for the coming season of Thursday Night Football. The ratings service is planning to incorporate some first-party data from Amazon into its national panel ratings for the 2023 season. Last year, Amazon and Nielsen […]
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