Shows Coming To Amazon Prime Video In May
Highly anticipated new sci-fi comedy series, Upload, premieres exclusively on Amazon Prime Video on the May 1, 2020 in more than 200 countries and territories worldwide.
From Emmy-Award winning writer Greg Daniels (The Office, Parks and Recreation) comes Upload, a new sci-fi comedy series set in a technologically advanced future where hologram phones, 3D food printers and automated grocery stores are the norm. Most uniquely, humans can choose to be “uploaded” into a virtual afterlife when they find themselves near-death.
The series follows a young app developer, Nathan Brown (Robbie Amell), who winds up in the hospital following a self-driving car accident, needing to quickly decide his fate. After a rushed deliberation with his shallow girlfriend Ingrid (Allegra Edwards), he chooses to be uploaded to her family’s luxurious virtual afterlife, the Horizen company’s “Lakeview.” Once uploaded in Lakeview, Nathan meets his customer service “Angel” Nora Anthony (Andy Allo), who at first is his charismatic concierge and guide, but quickly becomes his friend and confidante, helping him navigate this new digital extension of life.
An Amazon Original, Upload is a ten-episode sci-fi comedy series starring Robbie Amell, Andy Allo, Kevin Bigley, Allegra Edwards, and Zainab Johnson. The series was created by Greg Daniels who also serves as executive producer along with Howard Klein.
Jimmy O. Yang: Good Deal – May 8
The one-hour stand-up special will premiere on Friday, May 8, exclusively on Amazon Prime Video in more than 200 countries and territories worldwide.
Performed live at the Neptune Theater in Seattle, Jimmy O. Yang: Good Deal covers Jimmy’s hilarious interactions with immigrant parents, his thoughts on Matt Damon, and whether ghosts will haunt one-bedroom apartments.
Jimmy O. Yang is an actor, stand-up comedian, and writer known for his portrayal of Jian-Yang on HBO’s Emmy-nominated series Silicon Valley. He also appeared in the record-breaking box office hit Crazy Rich Asians, and he took a dramatic turn opposite Mark Wahlberg in the highly acclaimed film Patriot’s Day.
The special is produced by Comedy Dynamics for Amazon Prime Video, and executive produced by Yang, Brian Volk-Weiss, Cisco Henson, Joel Zadak, Bryan Walsh and Jason Pascal.
The Last Narc – May 15
The Last Narc, a provocative four-part docuseries that centers on the most notorious murder in the history of the DEA – the 1985 kidnapping and murder of DEA Agent Enrique “Kiki” Camarena, will premiere May 15, 2020 exclusively on Prime Video in more than 200 countries and territories worldwide.
The Last Narc tells the story of a fallen hero, the men who killed him, and the one man who risked everything to find out what really happened and why. Highly decorated special agent Hector Berellez, who was assigned to lead the DEA’s investigation of Camarena’s murder, peels back the layers of myth and propaganda to reveal the bone-chilling truth about a conspiracy that stretches from the killing fields of Mexico to the halls of power in Washington, D.C.
Berellez’s powerful testimony appears alongside that of Camarena’s brave widow, as well as three Guadalajara Cartel insiders. These men were corrupt Jalisco State policemen who, at the time of Camarena’s murder, served as bodyguards to legendary drug lords Rafael Caro Quintero and Ernesto Fonseca Carrillo. Eventually, they became informants for Berellez and helped him crack the most infamous murder of the War on Drugs.
Homecoming S2 – May 22
The critically-acclaimed series, Homecoming, returns for its second season premiering exclusively on Amazon Prime Video on 22nd May, 2020 in more than 200 countries and territories worldwide.
With a fresh new mystery and an exciting new star, Janelle Monáe, the second series finds her character awaking in a rowboat adrift a lake, with no memory of how she got there — or even who she is. Her ensuing search for identity will lead her into the heart of the Geist Group, the unconventional wellness company behind the Homecoming Initiative.
The second season finds Stephan James reprising his role as Walter Cruz, who is trying to build a new life following the traumas of war and the Homecoming Initiative, when he begins to realize that there’s an even more insidious version of the program underway – if only he can remember. Hong Chau returns as Audrey Temple, an anonymous underling at Geist who finds herself thrust into unexpected positions at the top of the corporate ladder. Joining the cast for Season Two are Oscar-winner Chris Cooper as Leonard Geist, the company’s eccentric founder; and Emmy-winner Joan Cusack as Francine Bunda, an equally eccentric military woman.
Homecoming‘s co-showrunners and executive producers are Eli Horowitz and Micah Bloomberg, who are also the creators of the Gimlet Media podcast upon which the show is based. All episodes of the second season are directed by Kyle Patrick Alvarez, who also serves as Executive Producer.
Dispatches From Elsewhere – May 8
Dispatches From Elsewhere comes to Amazon Prime Video internationally in select countries and territories around the world on May 8, 2020.
Dispatches From Elsewhere stars Jason Segel (How I met Your Mother, Forgetting Sarah Marshall) and Academy and Emmy Award-winner Sally Field (Maniac, Lincoln), Academy Award-nominee Richard E. Grant (Can You Ever Forgive Me?), multi-Grammy Award-winner André Benjamin (American Crime) and Eve Lindley (Mr. Robot).
The ten-hour anthology series is centered around four ordinary people who feel there’s something missing in their lives, but they can’t quite put their finger on what it is. This diverse foursome is brought together by chance – or perhaps it’s by design – when they stumble onto a puzzle hiding just behind the veil of everyday life. As they begin to accept the mysterious Dispatches From Elsewhere challenges, they come to find that the mystery winds deeper than they imagined, and their eyes are opened to a world of possibility and magic.
Dispatches From Elsewhere will be available on Prime Video in more than 200 countries and territories around the world, excluding the US, Canada, Ireland, Spain, Portugal and the UK.
Happiness Continues: A Jonas Brothers Concert Film – Available Now
Happiness Continues: A Jonas Brothers Concert Film, offers a behind the scenes look at the GRAMMY-nominated multiplatinum powerhouse trio Jonas Brothers on their sold-out “Happiness Begins” 2019 concert tour, and premiered on Friday April 24, exclusively on Amazon Prime Video, in more than 200 countries and territories worldwide.
Continuing the journey that began with last year’s Amazon Original documentary Chasing Happiness, Happiness Continues captures the band’s live concert experience and provides an exclusive look into the Jonas Brothers’ lives on the road, including performances of beloved hits like “Burnin’ Up,” “S.O.S.,” and “Year 3000,” and music from last year’s chart-topping “Happiness Begins” album, including their Billboard #1 smash “Sucker.” Happiness Continues gives viewers a front-row seat in fan-packed arenas in Miami, Vancouver, and Mexico City, as well as at the intimate Cobra Lounge in Chicago, in their first time performing there in 12 years. Happiness Continues gives fans a deeper look at how Nick, Joe, and Kevin navigate tour life while continuing to balance music, their relationship with one another, and their new families.
