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EXCLUSIVE: Bill Marsilii and Terry Rossio have closed a deal for their feature spec Time Zone with Amazon Studios. Davis Entertainment will produce. Time Zone is a science-fiction action thriller about a covert squad of first responders equipped with technology that allows them to manipulate time. John Davis, John Fox…

EXCLUSIVE: Following a highly competitive bidding war, Amazon Studios has landed the package Ex-Husbands and will develop the new comedy, an original story by Billy Eichner and Paul Rudnick. Eichner is also attached to star, with the screenplay by Rudnick. The film will be produced by Eichner and Berlanti/Schechter…

Filming wrapped today on Season 1 of Amazon Studios’ The Lord of The Rings TV series, and now we have a premiere date. The studio has set Friday, September 2, 2022, for the debut of the first season of the yet-to-be-titled series. New episodes will be released weekly, exclusively on Prime Video in more than 240…

EXCLUSIVE: Marcus Gardley, the screenwriter behind the upcoming Marvin Gaye biopic What's Going On, has struck an overall television deal with Amazon Studios. The deal reunites Gardley, a well-known playwright, with the streamer, after he started his television career with the company writing on shows such as Z: The Be…

Rosamund Pike takes the spotlight in the latest update for the upcoming debut season of Amazon’s The Wheel Of Time. During its Comic-con gig on Friday, the streamer unveiled the teaser poster which features Pike’s Moiraine. The series adaptation of Robert Jordan’s books, is set in a sprawling, epic world where magic…

EXCLUSIVE: Redbox, which has been revamping itself in recent months ahead of an initial public offering, has hired Amazon and Tubi communications veteran Peter Binazeski as head of public relations. In his new role, Binazeski will oversee all corporate, entertainment and industry communications. Long known for its…

Amazon Studios has greenlighted Tampa Baes, an unscripted docuseries from 3 Ball Productions that follows a group of young lesbian friends in the Florida harbor city. Here is Amazon’s description for the eight-episode docuseries, which will premiere on Prime Video in the fall: Meet the Tampa Baes: The young lesbian…

EXCLUSIVE: Korean feature film The Villainess, which premiered at the Cannes Film Festival in 2017, is set to be adapted for television by Amazon Studios. The streamer is developing a small screen remake of the movie with Dynasty and Sleepy Hollow writer Francisca Hu attached to write and exec produce the pilot…

I have seen more than my share of show business documentaries in every shape and size, every variation of truth and lies, and every name from A to Z, but I have to say I have never seen one quite like Val, a very personal and comprehensive deep dive into the life and times, triumphs and tragedies and all else…

Amazon Studios has greenlit its first scripted comedy in Germany, while the streamer has also lined up an adaptation of Sebastian Fitzek’s debut novel The Therapy. Warner Bros. International Television will make Love Addicts, an eight-part series slated for 2022 telling the story of the adventurous, turbulent, and fun…

Janine Nabers, who has written on HBO's Watchmen and Netflix's Away, has signed an overall deal with Amazon Studios. The playwright and television writer has also set up her first project in development, a tech drama called Syd. The streamer has also confirmed that Nabers is developing a new series with Donald Glover…

Dwayne Johnson and Dany Garcia’s Seven Bucks Productions are developing the feature film treatment Red One with Amazon Studios. Amazon won the project after a highly competitive bidding war. Johnson will star in four-quadrant holiday action adventure comedy project conceived by Hiram Garcia, President of Production at…