Amazon zdecydował się zamówić 5 seriali w tym Man in the High Castle. POniżej opis pozycji:
- “The Man in the High Castle”: Set 20 years after the Allied Powers lost World War II, the U.S. and much of the world have been split between Japan and Germany. Story plays out in the Western U.S., following intrigues as tensions between the two superpowers heightens. The hour-long pilot starred Alexa Davalos (“Mob City”), Luke Kleintank (“Pretty Little Liars”), Rupert Evans (“The Village”), Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa (“Mortal Kombat Legacy”), Joel De La Fuente (“Hemlock Grove”), Rufus Sewell (“Eleventh Hour”) and DJ Qualls (“Z Nation”). Pilot was directed by David Semel (“Madam Secretary,” “Heroes”) and written by Frank Spotnitz (“The X-Files”), both serving as executive producers. Also executive producing are Ridley Scott (“Blade Runner”) and David W. Zucker (“The Good Wife”), with co-executive producer Jordan Sheehan of Scott Free Prods. and executive producers Stewart Mackinnon and Christian Baute of Headline Pictures (“The Invisible Woman”). In addition, Isa Dick Hackett will executive produce and Kalen Egan will co-executive produce on behalf of Electric Shepherd; Christopher Tricarico (“May in the Summer”) is also executive producer.
- “Mad Dogs”: Based on the U.K. series created by Cris Cole (“The Good Times Are Killing Me”), show follows the reunion of a group of underachieving 40-something friends each at a crossroads in their lives who reunite at one of the group’s Belizean villa to celebrate his retirement. Pilot starred Steve Zahn (“Dallas Buyers Club”), Billy Zane (“Titanic”), Romany Malco (“Weeds”), Michael Imperioli (“The Sopranos”) and Ben Chaplin (“The Thin Red Line”). Executive producers are Cole, Shawn Ryan (“The Shield”) and Marney Hochman (“Last Resort”), Andy Harries (“Strikeback”), Suzanne Mackie (“Kinky Boots”) and Charles McDougall (“The Good Wife”). The pliot was directed by McDougall and is being co-produced with Sony Pictures Television.
- “The New Yorker Presents”: Half-hour docuseries from the Condé Nast magazine. The pilot featured a short film with actors Alan Cumming (“The Good Wife”) and Brett Gelman (“Go On”) based on a story by Simon Rich (“Saturday Night Live”) and directed by Troy Miller (“Arrested Development”); a poem by Matthew Dickman; a documentary by director Jonathan Demme (“The Silence of the Lambs”) about biologist Tyrone Hayes based on a Rachel Aviv article; and an interview with performance artist Marina Abramović, conducted by New Yorker writer Ariel Levy. Documentary filmmaker Alex Gibney (“Taxi to the Dark Side”) is executive producer, joined by Dave Snyder (“Death Row Stories”) and Condé Nast Entertainment president Dawn Ostroff (“The Fashion Fund”). Pilot is co-produced by Condé Nast Entertainment and Gibney’s Jigsaw Prods.
- “Just Add Magic”: Aimed at kids 6-11, show is based on Cindy Callaghan’s young adult book of the same name and adapted by Joanna Lewis and Kristine Songco (“Sullivan & Son,” “Fairly Odd Parents”). Single-camera live-action pilot was directed by Joe Nussbaum (“George Lucas in Love,” “Awkward”). Story centers on a girl and her two friends who stumble on her grandmother’s mysterious cookbook in the attic — and discover it has some interesting recipes. Show stars Olivia Sanabia (“Extant”), Abby Donnelly (“Suburgatory”), Aubrey Miller (“Austin & Ally”) and Judah Bellamy (“Home”).
- “The Stinky & Dirty Show”: Animated show for preschool-age children is based on the “I Stink!” book series by Kate and Jim McMullan, adapted by Guy Toubes (“The Adventures of Chuck & Friends,” “Littlest Pet Shop”) and animated by Brown Bag Films (“Peter Rabbit,” “Octonauts,” “Doc McStuffins”). Show follows the adventures and mishaps faced by two best friends — and unlikely heroes — Stinky the garbage truck and Dirty the backhoe loader.