Prime Video has expanded its offering to Prime and Prime Video Mobile edition users in India with television shows from Paramount Global Content Distribution. This move is thought to boost the company’s selection of the greatest and most recent English language entertainment.
The slate features original shows across genres, including two series from Academy Award nominee ‘Taylor Sheridan: Mayor of Kingstown’ S1 starring Academy Award nominee Jeremy Renner and Academy Award® winner Dianne Wiest, which follows the McLusky family who is power brokers in a Michigan town where the business of incarceration is the only thriving industry, and the limited series 1883 Season 1, the prequel to “Yellowstone” starring Academy Award nominee Sam Elliott and Grammy Award® winners Tim McGraw and Faith Hill, capturing the Dutton family’s origin story as they embark on a journey west to flee poverty and seek a better future.
Additional series include ‘The Stand’ S1, a limited series based on Stephen King’s apocalyptic vision of a world decimated by plague and embroiled in an elemental struggle between good and evil.
‘The Stand’ S1 stars Whoopi Goldberg and Alexander Skarsgård, from the ground-breaking Star Trek universe, comes the multiple award-winning series ‘Star Trek: Discovery’, seasons 1-4 starring Sonequa Martin-Green and Executive produced by Alex Kurtzman.
The deal also features other popular original shows including Californication, Dexter, The Good Wife, NCIS, Blue Bloods, The Good Fight, Madam Secretary, Reign, The Great, Seal Team, Under the Dome, Munich Games, and Parot.
Speaking on the deal, Manish Menghani, director – Content Licensing, at Prime Video, India, said, “We are delighted to announce that a curated selection of Paramount Global content is available for streaming to Prime Members in India at no extra cost. At Prime Video, our goal is to make it easy for customers to get deeply immersed in the best stories from the most prolific storytellers and studios around the world. We are certain Indian viewers will enjoy these award-winning shows that have resonated with audiences worldwide,” he further added.
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