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EXCLUSIVE: Amazon Freevee will not be moving forward with two of its half-hour scripted pilots, Western and Open Book. Both are currently being shopped elsewhere. Western is a period comedy developed by Phil Lord and Chris Miller's Sony TV-based Lord Miller. Pen15 co-creator and star Anna Konkle had…

Amazon Freevee has announced that it will stream Casa Grande, a bilingual limited series that examines the everyday realities and conflicts between California's migrant workforce and the landowners who reap the profits. Created by Lauren Swickard (A California Christmas) and Ali Afshar, Casa…

EXCLUSIVE: Christine Horn (The Fallout, Snowfall) and Sule Rimi (Andor, The English) have been tapped to star in Kagiso Lediga’s newly titled Amazon Freevee series Classified (fka Untitled Kagiso Lediga), a coming-of-age drama from Skybound Galactic, a joint venture between Robert Kirkman’s Skybound…

EXCLUSIVE: Dean Devlin’s Electric Entertainment has expanded its production arm with a double promotion and the hire of industry vet Brandon W. Lambdin. The Ark and Leverage: Redemption producer has brought in Lambdin in the newly-created role of VP of Physical Production and he will handle all…

Amazon Freevee has announced the greenlight of Monumental: An Artists Den Experience, described as an intimate narrative-driven performance program, produced by Artists Den Entertainment. The program is comprised of hour-long specials featuring a performance, exclusive interviews and venue vignettes…

EXCLUSIVE: Elena Saurel (Industry) has been confirmed as a lead opposite Katelyn Tarver in Open Book, Amazon Freevee's half-hour scripted pilot, inspired by Jessica Simpson's bestselling memoir, from Tom Kapinos (Californication), Patrick Moran's PKM Productions and Amazon Studios. Described as a…

Amazon Freevee has given a straight-to-series order to The Pradeeps of Pittsburgh, an immigrant comedy inspired by the personal experiences of Vijal Patel (Black-ish, The Middle), starring Naveen Andrews (The Dropout), Sindhu Vee (Starstruck), and Megan Hilty (Smash). Sahana Srinivasan (Grown-ish), Arjun…

EXCLUSIVE: Gillian Vigman is set as a lead opposite Katelyn Tarver in Open Book, Amazon Freevee's half-hour scripted pilot, inspired by Jessica Simpson's bestselling memoir, from Tom Kapinos (Californication), Patrick Moran's PKM Productions and Amazon Studios. Described as a propulsive, music-soaked…

Insiders: it’s Friday, you’re hungry for a recap of big international film and TV news and I’ve got a pot of stories boiling on the hob. Jesse Whittock here dishing up the scoops of the week. Amazon Freevee Rescues 'Neighbours' Amazon…

EXCLUSIVE: Rising young actor Imani Pullum (Emancipation, The Orville: New Horizons) has been cast as the lead in Amazon Freevee’s coming-of-age drama Untitled Kagiso Lediga Project. The eight-episode series hails from Queen Sono creator Lediga, Skybound Galactic, a joint venture between Skybound…

Michaela Watkins (Casual, The Dropout) and Veep alum Dan Bakkedahl will lead the cast of Amazon Freevee’s series Dinner with the Parents, a remake of the long-running British comedy Friday Night Dinner, which is being produced by CBS Studios and Big Talk. In the single-camera Dinner with the Parents,…

Former The Real co-host Jeannie Mai Jenkins has been tapped as host of America’s Test Kitchen: The Next Generation on Amazon Freevee. The 10-episode cooking competition series premieres December 9, with new episodes airing weekly until February 10 exclusively on Amazon Freevee in the U.S. and…