amazon prime Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan tv news By Kylie Hemmert ON February 13, 2019 BEGIN SLIDESHOWJack Ryan renewed for a third season at AmazonAmazon has announced that Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan has been renewed for a third season ahead of the Season 2 premiere. The announcement was made today during the studio’s presentation at the TCA’s.In Season 2, Jack Ryan confronts the forces in power in a dangerous, declining democratic regime in South America. The second season commences production this summer in Europe, South America, and the United States.RELATED: Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan Season 1 RecapTom Clancy’s Jack Ryan, from Paramount Television and Skydance Television, is a reinvention with a modern sensibility of the famed and lauded Tom Clancy hero, played by John Krasinski (A Quiet Place, 13 Hours). The creators of the series, Executive Producers Carlton Cuse (Lost, Bates Motel) and Graham … [Read more...] about Jack Ryan Renewed for a Third Season at Amazon
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The Palladinos Sign New Overall Deal at Amazon
Amazon Studios is not letting go of Amy Sherman-Palladino and Daniel Palladino. The veteran TV scribes, showrunners of breakout Amazon comedy The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, have signed a new overall deal with the streamer to develop projects for the expanding platform. Maisel has been one of the most significant series to arrive on any streaming outlet, breaking through at both the Golden Globes and the Emmys and giving the producing duo a level of cred they never really got on their previous big effort — Gilmore Girls. “Amy and Dan have a remarkable partnership, grounded in their complete trust in each other and evidenced by the magic they create on-screen — especially with revolutionary roles for women and with their trademark brilliant dialogue,” said Amazon Studios head Jennifer Salke. "We celebrate the critical success of The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel and our extended overall deal with them, which will allow our Amazon Prime audience to continue to enjoy their … [Read more...] about The Palladinos Sign New Overall Deal at Amazon
Global Thriller From ‘Handmaid’s Tale’ EP Among Massive Amazon International Slate
Amazon has enlisted producers from The Handmaid's Tale and Broadchurch for a series that gives new meaning to "girl power." The 10-episode series, The Power, is based on Naomi Alderman's 2017 novel. The thriller takes place in a world where teenage girls suddenly develop the ability to electrocute people at will. It's hereditary and inbuilt, and it can't be taken away. The Power is part of a big global push for its Prime Video streaming service, greenlighting more than 20 series from countries including the United Kingdom, Germany, India and Japan. Broadchurch's Jane Featherstone, via her Sister Pictures, and Handmaid's Tale Emmy winner Reed Morano, who has an overall deal with Amazon, are executive producing along with Alderman, who is adapting her novel, and Naomi de Pear. Morano will also direct. Tim Bricknell (Trust, Taboo) is producing. It's set to go into production later in the year and will film in locations around the world. "The Power is a timely, provocative series that … [Read more...] about Global Thriller From ‘Handmaid’s Tale’ EP Among Massive Amazon International Slate
Can Amazon Get Out of Its Woody Allen Deal? It’s Complicated
In late August 2017, Amazon Studios' then-chief Roy Price negotiated a deal with Woody Allen to release the writer-director's next four films, with minimum guaranteed payments totaling between $68 million and $73 million. The e-commerce giant was on the verge of becoming a full-fledged Hollywood studio, and would launch a film distribution arm three months after cutting the deal with Allen, with his Wonder Wheel as its first foray. With Allen's films in the pipeline and his TV series Crisis in Six Scenes on the Prime platform, Price pronounced that he could compete with traditional studios (and Netflix) for auteurs. Just over a month after signing the epic deal, the #MeToo tsunami hit Hollywood, sweeping out Price and shining a renewed spotlight on Allen, whose adult stepdaughter Dylan Farrow continued to claim that the Annie Hall helmer, now 83, had molested her when she was 7. The stars of his A Rainy Day in New York — the first film covered in the 2017 deal — began to … [Read more...] about Can Amazon Get Out of Its Woody Allen Deal? It’s Complicated
Electric Rivian R1S, R1T might be attractive to Amazon, GM
Randy Essex Detroit Free Press Published 8:22 AM EST Feb 13, 2019 Rivian, a Plymouth Township startup that made a splash at November's LA Auto Show, might be nearing the big time. Reuters reported Tuesday evening that Amazon and General Motors are nearing investments of $1 billion-$2 billion in the company. What is it? Rivian plans to make an all-electric pickup and an electric SUV, each of which is supposed to have range of roughly 250 to 400 miles. It unveiled its first concept vehicles — the R1T pickup and R1S SUV at the Los Angeles Auto Show. The pickup is for outdoor fun, not work. Pricing at this early stage is ballparked north of $60,000. Origins RJ Scaringe, the founder and CEO, is an MIT grad. Rivian is derived from the Indian River in Florida, where Scaringe grew up. The company was founded in 2009, and Scaringe shifted from plans for a sports coupe to these vehicles. A Forbes story calls Scaringe "Tesla's worst nightmare." … [Read more...] about Electric Rivian R1S, R1T might be attractive to Amazon, GM