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11-06-2025
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16 Great TV Shows on Amazon Prime Video Right Now (May 2025)
Few streamers keep a foot in the past and the present in the same way that Amazon Prime Video curates its lineup of TV shows. In the last few weeks alone, Prime Video has debuted new shows like The Bondsman and The Narrow Road to the Deep North, as well as the teen drama Motorheads, which debuted at No. 1 on Amazon's most popular TV chart. Prime Video also has a strong library of classic television series, including Spaced, a cult-favorite British sitcom that helped make Simon Pegg into a star years before he was costarring in the Mission: Impossible movies. All of these series can be found among the 16 great TV shows on Amazon Prime Video right now. Need more recommendations? Then read Best New Shows to Watch on Netflix, Max, Hulu, Amazon Prime Video and More, Best Comedy Shows to Stream Right Now and Best TV Shows on Amazon Prime Video Right may remind some viewers of the first Fast and the Furious movie if it was envisioned through a YA lens. Michael Cimino and Melissa Collazo star as siblings Zac and Caitlyn Torres, a pair of teens who move back to their father's hometown to live with their uncle, Logan Maddox (Ryan Phillippe). Michael and Melissa are trying to escape the shadow of their father, Christian Maddox (Deacon Phillippe), who was a racing legend in his era. It doesn't take long for the siblings to make an enemy out of Harris Bowers (Josh Macqueen), a rich kid with a reputation for being the best racer in town. To take Harris down, they're going to need to restore their dad's old Charger and enlist the help of their very reluctant uncle. Motorheads is streaming on Prime Video. Five years before Shawn of the Dead hit theaters, Simon Pegg and Jessica Stevenson co-created and starred in the British sitcom Spaced. They played Tim Bisley and Daisy Steiner, two strangers who decide to pretend to be a couple in order to land a new place to live that is run under a very strict set of rules by their landlady, Marsha Klein (Julia Deakin). Edgar Wright — the director of Shawn of the Dead — helmed every episode of Spaced, while Pegg's frequent co-star, Nick Frost, played Tim's best friend, Mike Watt. Spaced had a very bizarre and even surreal sense of humor, while Tim and Daisy spent a lot of time denying they were a couple to their friends even though there is clearly an attraction between them. Spaced is streaming on Prime Video. Hub Halloran (Kevin Bacon) is dead, but he gets better in The Bondsman. While he was alive, Hub was one of the best bounty hunters in the south. That's a talent that the devil won't let go to waste. Through his intermediary, Midge Kusatsu (Jolene Purdy), the devil resurrects Hub with a new mission in life to hunt down escaped demons and send them back to Hell. This wasn't something that Hub asked for, but he'll take his second chance at life to fix some of the mistakes he made the first time. That includes mending fences with his family and rediscovering some of the passions that he left behind. He'll be a better man if he can keep up his end of the devil's bargain. The Bondsman is streaming on Prime Video. Nathan Fillion had his first true breakout role as novelist Richard Castle on ABC's Castle. After meeting NYPD Detective Kate Beckett (Stana Katic), Castle is so taken by her that he decides to write a new book featuring a main character based on her. Castle then pulls some strings with the mayor to get permission to follow Beckett as she investigates homicide cases. Although Beckett initially resents Castle's presence, he helps her solve many murder investigations. And as the pair grows closer, Castle learns about the investigation that Beckett has been trying to solve her entire life: the murder of her mother, Johanna Beckett. That story takes years to play out. Reportedly, Fillion and Katic didn't get along very well, but that's hard to tell from the early seasons when Castle and Beckett's romantic tension was at an all-time high. They were fun to watch together, even in the later seasons. Castle is streaming on Prime Video. Not every love affair is everlasting in The Narrow Road to the Deep North, but Dorrigo Evans () would be lost without it. This adaptation of Richard Flanagan's novel chronicles Dorrigo's torrid romance with Amy Mulvaney (Odessa Young), a young woman who is his aunt by marriage. Throughout World War II, the memory of what Dorrigo shared with Amy sustains him even while he's a prisoner of war. As Dorrigo's men die of disease and starvation around him, he holds on to the warmth and hope that Amy gave him. But his story doesn't stop after the war, and Dorrigo's life doesn't play out like a romantic fairy tale with a happy ending for everyone. The Narrow Road to the Deep North is streaming on Prime Video. Frasier Crane (Kelsey Grammer) wasn't the most popular character on Cheers three decades ago, but he was the right choice to be featured in the spinoff Frasier. This sitcom equalled the 11-season run of its predecessor and became a classic in its own series expanded Frasier's character development by introducing his brother Niles (David Hyde Pierce), their blue-collar father Martin (John Mahoney), and Martin's physical therapist Daphne Moon (Jane Leeves). Frasier also reinvented himself as a radio show host alongside his producer, Roz Doyle (Peri Gilpin). This group of performers had outstanding chemistry, and they collectively ensured that Frasier is still one of the best comedy series two decades after its conclusion. Frasier is streaming on Prime Video. Although The Wheel of Time recently returned for its third season on Prime Video, you should probably start at the beginning before diving into this show. This adaptation of Robert Jordan's novels has a dense mythology that rivals Game of Thrones in scope, and it easily outshines Prime Video's other big-budget fantasy show, The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Pike leads the cast as Moiraine Damodred, a powerful channeler of magic who is seeking the Dragon Reborn, the reincarnation of one of the few men who can use magic in this world. Moiraine believes she's found the one she's looking for among four young men and women, including Rand al'Thor (Josha Stradowski) and Egwene al'Vere (Madeleine Madden). All four have hidden abilities and a destiny that will slowly unfold, but not all of them will ultimately be aligned against the coming darkness. The Wheel of Time is streaming on Prime Video. The irony of Fallout's breakthrough as one of Amazon's top series is that the video game franchise hasn't had a new game since 2018. But the retro-futuristic post-apocalypse of the games gives the TV series a rich backdrop and an intriguing mythology to Ella Purnell stars as Lucy MacLean, a young woman who has lived inside a colony deep within a vault her entire life. Lucy didn't really have any concept of what life was like outside until her colony was attacked by raiders who kidnapped her father, Hank (Kyle MacLachlan). When Lucy sets out on a rescue mission in the wasteland, one of the first people she meets is The Ghoul (Walton Goggins), a mutated man who was once an actor named Cooper Howard. The Ghoul has lived hundreds of years, and he's no friend to Lucy, but he does have some very hard lessons to teach her. Fallout is streaming on Prime Video. Invincible may seem like an overnight success for Amazon, but the comic it's based on is 22 years old and still resonates with this adaptation. Co-creator Robert Kirkman (The Walking Dead) has a knack for creating likable characters and then putting them through horrible things. This show may be animated, but it hits harder than many R-rated films with its brutal action. And it doesn't shy away from the toll that violence takes on the heroes and the world around Grayson (Steven Yeun) grew up in the shadow of the world's strongest hero, his father, Omni-Man (J. K. Simmons). Once Mark comes into his powers as Invincible, he discovers his father's true agenda for Earth. If Mark wants to save the only world he's ever known from his own flesh and blood, then he'll have to live up to his superhero name. Invincible is streaming on Prime Video. Alan Ritchson has played superheroes before, but he's never played a larger-than-life character like Jack Reacher until now. Reacher makes Ritchson seem like an uncommon man among men as he drifts from town to town and takes on the rich and powerful while combating injustice. The recently premiered third season puts Reacher in his toughest case to date as he goes undercover in a criminal organization to locate a missing DEA agent and to bring down a crime lord. And for the first time since the show began, Reacher has finally met an enemy who physically towers over him: Paul "Paulie" van Hove (Olivier Richters). Reacher is streaming on Prime Video. Moonlighting is celebrating its 40th anniversary in 2025, and it made Bruce Willis famous while giving Cybill Shepherd a Hollywood comeback. This quirky comedy/drama featured Shepherd as a former model, Madelyn "Maddie" Hayes, who reinvents herself as a private detective alongside David Addison (Willis).The dialogue in this series and the fantastic chemistry between Shepherd and Willis entertained a lot of fans in the '80s. Moonlighting took dramatic chances and big swings like few series do, and not all of them connected with its audience. But this series is more than just a footnote in history, it's also one of the all-time greats. Moonlighting is streaming on Prime Video. If you know anything about English history, then you're probably well aware that King Henry VIII didn't look anything like actor Jonathan Rhys Meyers. And you're probably not going to care about that level of historical fidelity when watching The Tudors. This series was a Showtime original, and it liberally blended historical fact and fiction as it chronicled Henry's tumultuous of Thrones' Natalie Dormer had one of her first big roles in this series as Anne Boleyn, one of Henry's many wives. Unfortunately for the ladies, Henry rarely let his wives off easily when he wanted out of their union. And their heads aren't the only ones that will roll in this entertaining series. The Tudors is streaming on Prime Video. There's something so inherently charming about Hugh Laurie that it's a pleasure watching him perform as Dr. Gregory House even when he's being a huge jerk to his patients, his colleagues and even to himself. House was a medical procedural like no other, and the title character was modeled after Sherlock Holmes. If you watch the show's entire eight-season run, you'll see a lot of parallels between House and the great detective. The secret to House's success is that Laurie was surrounded by a very talented supporting cast, including Lisa Edelstein, Omar Epps, Robert Sean Leonard, Jennifer Morrison, Jesse Spencer, Olivia Wilde, Kal Penn, and more. Their characters added more dimension to the show and helped flesh out House himself. House is streaming on Prime Video. The Expanse has been described as Game of Thrones in space, and that's not entirely inaccurate. Daniel Abraham and Ty Franck – who collectively write as James S. A. Corey – crafted a very believable future for humanity that's not some idealized Star Trek fantasy. Who needs aliens when humans are still itching for a war against each other? The people of Earth and Mars are at each other's throats, while the humans in the asteroid belt are considered second-class citizens by both Holden (Steven Strait), Naomi Nagata (Dominique Tipper), Amos Burton (Wes Chatham) and Alex Kamal (Cas Anvar) are the only survivors of a mining ship that stumbles across a deadly conspiracy to reshape worlds. In another part of the galaxy, Detective Joe Miller (Thomas Jane) is unknowingly tied to their fate as his missing person case takes on a significance that goes far beyond his wildest dreams. The Expanse is streaming on Prime Video. If you feel like the creative team behind The Boys hates superheroes, then you're probably right. This is perhaps the most cynical comic book adaptation ever, and it features 'heroes' like Homelander (Antony Starr) who openly have contempt for the people they're supposed to be protecting. Hugh Campbell (Novacaine's Jack Quaid) discovers this unfortunate truth when his girlfriend is accidentally killed by one of the world's fastest heroes, A-Train (Jessie T. Usher).That's where Billy Butcher (Karl Urban) comes in. No one despises 'supes' more than Butcher, and he's got a vendetta against Homelander for deeply personal reasons. Billy recruits Hugh to join his team, The Boys, to bring down all the heroes. But the odds are always stacked against them. The Boys is streaming on Prime Video. Comedy and mystery collide in Monk, an unforgettable series that was once one of the most popular shows on cable during its eight seasons on the USA Network. Tony Shalhoub brings a lot to his character, Adrian Monk, especially when Monk is so hilariously neurotic and ruled by his phobias. Despite his overpowering OCD, Monk is a world-class detective, but he needs someone to keep him on track. In the first few seasons, that person was his assistant, Sharona Fleming (Bitty Schram), while Traylor Howard's Natalie Teeger took on that function from season 3 onward. Almost every episode is neatly tied up, but the mystery of who killed Monk's wife is saved until the very end of the series. Monk is streaming on Prime Video.
Yahoo
10-06-2025
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Short and Sweet: From ‘Adolescence' to ‘Sirens,' This Season's Best New Shows Are Barely Longer Than a Movie
On the surface, freshman series 'Sirens,' 'The Bondsman,' 'Adolescence' and 'The Four Seasons' don't have much in common. Yet they are all key examples of TV's new trend of going short. Whether it's an absurdly low episode count ('Adolescence' with four, 'Sirens' with five) or brief runtimes ('The Bondsman' episodes rarely exceed 30 minutes, while 'The Four Seasons' tops out at 35 minutes), it's a relief from a culture where recommendations are cushioned with warnings that, 'The show doesn't really pick up until the eighth episode,' which begs the question, 'How much time do you think I have to watch all of these shows?!?' The good news is that the short lengths are sharpening the narrative punch, creating higher highs and having the decency to duck out before the good time ends. More from Variety Limited Series Writers on the Impact of Casting, Writing Emotional Journeys, and Finding a Tonal Balance David E. Kelley on Shaping 'Presumed Innocent' With Ruth Negga's Barbara as the Killer - Then Changing the Ending After Filming Began Comedy TV Writers on the Importance of Filming in Los Angeles, Sharing Soundstages and the Power of the Will They/Won't They Relationship Perhaps the best example is Netflix's 'Sirens.' It's easy to see the concept — a woman has to save her sister from a potential cult run by a mega-wealthy family — stretched out over dozens of episodes, leaning into the series' frothier moments and completely breaking any semblance of reality in order to stretch out the mysteries. Yet the show plays like a weekend at a luxe New England resort: Live a little but sneak out before the magic wears off and you're turning into a townie. The twists hit quickly, and you're left satisfied, an amuse-bouche of life among maniacal rich people. A similar mental vacation, though much more down to earth, is the midlife crisis dramedy 'The Four Seasons.' Each seasonal vacation is broken into two episodes, and the rigid structure is a compelling gift to the audience, as it allows for sensible time jumps in which things are shaken up between episodes. Lest any character in the Tina Fey-led ensemble seems too petty or pathetic, the dynamic has shifted by the next group trip. Because of this, the emotional weight never seems off-balance. 'The Bondsman' has the highest concept: A bounty hunter named Hub (Kevin Bacon) gets murdered and goes to hell but is allowed to return to Earth if he uses his skills to kill rogue demons. The short Prime Video episodes pair well with the 'monster of the week' setup, and the series doles out backstory on a need-to-know basis. Sure enough, as time goes on, we learn more about Hub's past, his family, his enemies and even the bureaucracy developed in hell. As for 'Adolescence,' the series is gorgeously acted and gut-wrenchingly realistic, but living in the world of a potentially evil British child for an extended amount of time is too much — especially considering the roaming camera gives the impression of oner, putting the audience right in the face of a grisly murder. Even an episode more would move the narrative from bold and impactful to emotionally taxing and unpleasant. The idea of a short drama is nothing new — one of the best series of all time, 'The Twilight Zone,' managed to tell a standalone story each week using a 30-minute network TV slot, complete with commercials. What's made modern times feel different is the bloat allowed by the no-rules streamers. Sure, it's fair to say we're miles away from 22-episode seasons of network fare. But that incremental pacing has been flipped on its head by a binging model, which also operates under the butt-numbing miscalculation that more is more. When it was announced that episodes in the back half of 'Stranger Things' Season 4 would match the runtimes of the '80s blockbusters the show remixed, it felt like any previous rules were completely off the table. After all, did the season finale of a show that once hovered around the 50-minute mark really need to arrive at two hours and 22 minutes? There is inevitably a 'pressure makes diamonds' situation at play when shows aim to tell a story in a succinct amount of time. During a conversation with 'The Bondsman' showrunner, executive producer and writer Erik Oleson, he mentioned that the succinct episode length forced him to make tough choices. 'I very much am an advocate that every character on one of my shows has to be worthy of being the hero of their own show,' he says. 'I don't underwrite or underbake characters, and so finding the space and time to give every one of our terrific actors their due was one of the bigger challenges that any showrunner faces, but certainly in a half-hour format it makes it all the more difficult.' That drive and determination allowed Oleson to shepherd a show that had plenty of character-building, laughs and scary moments — things were just cut down to the essentials, allowing the viewer to understand everything without luxuriating in the creative team's deep thoughts. Sometimes a story about a wisecracking demon hunter can just be that, and nothing more. Additionally, the truncated runtimes encourage visual storytelling where essential information is conveyed onscreen versus housed in a monologue dump that could drag the show down. The costumes alone of 'Sirens' immediately tell audiences all they need to know about Meghann Fahy's Devon, decked out in punky outfits and combat boots, kicking down the door of a Lilly Pulitzer fever dream. The nonstop camera of 'Adolescence' quickly sets the scene for viewers, as bits of caught conversation can simultaneously move the plot along as the perspective — ranging from high above the community to ground level — sets the scene. And what is not seen in 'The Four Seasons' is as important as what is, given that key moments take place off camera, leaving more time for unique reactions and fallout. There's a reason why one of Shakespeare's most well-known lines — 'Brevity is the soul of wit' — is a truism in writing. (Never mind that Polonius coined it somewhat ironically in 'Hamlet,' Shakespeare's longest play.) So, give a round of applause for the short shows — but make it quick, I've got more TV to watch. Best of Variety 'Blue Velvet,' 'Chinatown' and 'Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas' Arrive on 4K in June All the Godzilla Movies Ranked 'House of the Dragon': Every Character and What You Need to Know About the 'Game of Thrones' Prequel
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28-05-2025
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Jensen Ackles, Eric Dane Try to Stop Terror Attack in Los Angeles in First ‘Countdown' Trailer
Amazon Prime Video has dropped the first trailer for the thriller series 'Countdown.' In the trailer, LAPD detective Mark Meachum (Ackles) is recruited to be part of an elite team tasked with preventing a large scale terror attack in Los Angeles. More from Variety 'The Wheel of Time' Canceled After Three Seasons at Amazon Prime Video 'The Bondsman' Canceled After One Season at Amazon James Van Der Beek Joins 'Legally Blonde' Prequel Series 'Elle' Watch the full trailer below. As previously announced, the series will launch with its first three episodes on June 25. New episodes will follow weekly, leading up to the season finale on Sept. 3. The official logline for the show states: 'When an officer with the Department of Homeland Security is murdered in broad daylight, LAPD detective Mark Meachum is recruited to a secret task force, alongside undercover agents from all branches of law enforcement, to investigate. But the hunt for the killer soon uncovers a plot far more sinister than anyone could have imagined, kicking off a race against time to save a city of millions.' Along with Ackles, the cast also includes Eric Dane, Jessica Camacho, Violett Beane, Elliot Knight, and Uli Latukefu. The series is created by showrunner and executive producer Derek Haas and produced by Amazon MGM Studios. Ackles was first announced as the series lead in 2024. Ackles and his wife Daneel's production company, Chaos Machine, is currently under a first-look deal at Amazon MGM studios, while Haas is now under an overall deal at the studio. 'Countdown' was developed as a starring vehicle for Ackles, who collaborated with Amazon with his role as Soldier Boy in the hit series 'The Boys' and the upcoming prequel 'Vought Rising.' Best of Variety 'Harry Potter' TV Show Cast Guide: Who's Who in Hogwarts? New Movies Out Now in Theaters: What to See This Week Emmy Predictions: Talk/Scripted Variety Series - The Variety Categories Are Still a Mess; Netflix, Dropout, and 'Hot Ones' Stir Up Buzz
Screen Geek
22-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Screen Geek
Amazon Prime Video Cancels Fan-Favorite Series After One Season
A tough decision appears to have been made by Amazon Prime Video regarding one of their newest series. While there are plenty of fans for this live-action series, it looks like the show didn't perform well enough, as Amazon's streaming platform has announced that the series will be canceled with only one season. This is always the kind of disappointing announcement that fans never want to hear. Sadly, however, it looks like the ratings for the series just didn't reach the numbers Amazon was hoping for. In fact, it appears to have made the #9 spot on the Originals chart for the Nielsen Top 10 streaming rankings before dropping off the ranks in its second week. While the series also performed well critically, it seems as though there just wasn't enough of a dedicated audience to keep it at the top of the platform's charts. Without a worthwhile performance, then, Amazon Prime made the decision to outright cancel the series. As shared via Deadline this resulted in the following cancellation: 'Prime Video has opted not to proceed with a second season of its supernatural action drama The Bondsman starring Kevin Bacon.' The outlet explained the various ways in which the series performed during its initial run, which during its second week, it still managed to stay 'on Prime Video's platform Top 10 list, currently at No. 5 in the U.S., after holding the #1 spot earlier in its run.' The action horror series The Bondsman stars Kevin Bacon as an undead bounty hunter named Hub Halloran. With a cast that also included Jennifer Nettles, Beth Grant, Damon Herriman, Maxwell Jenkins, and Jolene Purdy, it's a shame to see that it didn't captivate enough of an audience to keep going. Of course, subscribers have become quite familiar with the way streaming services curate their content, which can often be a harsh and unforgiving landscape if a series fails to perform well enough. As such, we'll have to see what other updates come next regarding our favorite shows. Stay tuned to ScreenGeek for any additional television updates as we have them.
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21-05-2025
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Alan Ritchson Teases ‘Intensely Physical' Reacher Season 4 After Filming Cameo in Neagley Spinoff
Alan Ritchson is in Reacher mode times two, hyping his Prime Video hit's fourth season just days after filming an appearance in leading lady Maria Sten's upcoming Frances Neagley spinoff. More from TVLine The Bondsman Star Kevin Bacon 'Really Bummed Out' by Amazon Cancellation: 'I Wish I Had an Explanation' Creed Offshoot Delphi, From EP Michael B. Jordan, Ordered to Series at Prime Video Spider-Noir: Nicolas Cage Suits Up in Superhero Series for MGM+ and Prime Video - WATCH Ritchson was spotted just days ago in the stands at an actual Cubs game, filming a scene with Sten for the Chicago-based Neagley spinoff. Sten co-starred as Neagley in the first three seasons of Reacher, after which she was tapped to headline her own series. As TVLine's Inside Line column recently told you, once Neagley's freshman season has wrapped filming, the cameras will get rolling on Reacher Season 4 (since the shows share much of the same crew). Reacher Season 4 was greenlit way back in October, well ahead of the well-reviewed third season's February premiere. Little has been revealed yet about the supporting cast or which Lee Child novel is being adapted this go-round, but Ritchson in a Wednesday Instagram post shared a photo of him with the Reacher stunt team, saying, 'Season 4 is going to be the most intensely physical season yet. My body is ready.' Filming for Season 4 'is right around the corner,' Ritchson suggested, 'and dare I say… May be the best season yet?' The 20+ Best TV Shows Based on Books View List Based on Child's Jack Reacher novels, Season 1 of the Prime Video series adapted Killing Floor, Child's 1997 debut novel/first Jack Reacher tale, in which the titular man mountain found a Georgia community grappling with its first homicide in 20 years — which got pinned on the new drifter in town (aka Reacher). Season 2 was based on Bad Luck and Trouble, the 11th of Child's Jack Reacher novels, and followed the veteran military police investigator as he reunited with members of his old U.S. Army unit in the wake of the brutal murder of one of their own. Season 3 was based on the seventh book in Child's best-selling series, Persuader, in which Reacher went undercover to rescue an informant held by a foe from his past. There is no word yet on which of Child's novels Reacher Season 4 will adapt. Best of TVLine Young Sheldon Easter Eggs: Every Nod to The Big Bang Theory (and Every Future Reveal) Across 7 Seasons Weirdest TV Crossovers: Always Sunny Meets Abbott, Family Guy vs. Simpsons, Nine-Nine Recruits New Girl and More ER Turns 30: See the Original County General Crew, Then and Now
