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Prime Video has a new weekend magnet: The Greatest, an authorized scripted series about Muhammad Ali that dropped all eight episodes worldwide on November 4. The show follows young Cassius Clay from his Rome 1960 Olympic gold through the February 1964 upset of Sonny Liston — the stretch that turned a Louisville prospect into a …
Few science fiction worlds have aged as gracefully as the one Ridley Scott built in 1982 and Denis Villeneuve revisited in Blade Runner 2049. Now the franchise moves to television. Blade Runner 2099, a limited series of eight episodes, arrives on Prime Video on November 25, and all episodes will be available on the same …
Few lives have been told on screen as often as that of Muhammad Ali, so a new series about him has to justify itself. The Greatest, now streaming on Prime Video, does it with a clever choice of focus. Instead of covering every decade of the champion’s life, it stays with the young Cassius Clay …
Zombie stories have a habit of returning every autumn, and this year one of the more unusual entries comes from Spain. Apocalypse Z: New World continues the story that began with The Beginning of the End, and it has landed on Prime Video right in time for the Halloween weekend. For anyone building a seasonal …
There was a time when a new film from a famous comedy character would sit in cinemas for months, building word of mouth one weekend at a time. The return of Ali G shows how much that rhythm has changed. The new film has barely had time to settle into theatres before it heads straight …
The first season of The Terminal List was built like a clenched fist. James Reece, a Navy SEAL commander who lost his team and his family, worked through a list of names until nobody was left. It was dark, tightly focused and very personal. Four years on, Season 2 has to answer a harder question: …
Heist movies usually assemble strangers. Masterplan assembles relatives who happen to be strangers. Amazon’s caper landed on Prime Video on October 16, 2026, and its hook is simple: Stanley Tucci plays Roger, a famous English thief who wants to steal the Mona Lisa from the Louvre. For the job he recruits a French explosives expert, …
Romantasy lebt von zwei Dingen: Weltbau und Paar-Chemie. Bei der geplanten Serienfassung von Rebecca Yarros’ „Fourth Wing“ für Prime Video scheint die zweite Hälfte der Gleichung jetzt Namen zu haben. Nach Branchengerüchten übernimmt Esther McGregor die Violet Sorrengail, Emilio Sakraya den Xaden Riorson. Offizielle Pressefotos fehlen noch, aber die Fangemeinde diskutiert die Meldung bereits, als …
Kaum ein Comedy-Format hat in den vergangenen Jahren so zuverlässig für Gesprächsstoff gesorgt wie „LOL: Last One Laughing“. Das Prinzip ist simpel und gnadenlos zugleich: Zehn Comedians sitzen sechs Stunden gemeinsam in einem Raum, versuchen einander zum Lachen zu bringen und dürfen dabei selbst keine Miene verziehen. Wer zweimal lacht, ist raus. Nun steht bei …
Stephen King’s most famous high-school nightmare is back in the critical conversation. Mike Flanagan’s Carrie series for Prime Video is opening at a Certified Fresh 85% on Rotten Tomatoes ahead of its October 7, 2026 premiere — a strong early read for a streaming remake of a property audiences think they already know by heart. …
Anime fans who missed the theatrical run—or simply want a second round—now have a firm date. Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc arrives exclusively on Prime Video on Saturday, September 19, 2026, one year after its cinema debut. Produced by MAPPA and directed by Yoshihara Tatsuya, the film adapts Fujimoto Tatsuki’s fan-favorite Reze Arc …
BookTok’s favorite lab romance is leaving the page for a living-room premiere. Ali Hazelwood’s bestseller The Love Hypothesis arrives exclusively on Prime Video on September 23, 2026, as a global day-and-date rom-com built around fake dating, awkward hallway chemistry, and soft-launch tension. Lili Reinhart stars as Olive Smith, a Ph.D. candidate who kisses intimidating professor …
Speed still sells. Gal Gadot’s Prime Video thriller The Runner climbed to No. 1 on the streamer’s global movie chart within days of release, proving that an 84-minute clock can beat a three-hour lore dump. Directed by Kevin Macdonald, the film casts Gadot as a mother racing to save her kidnapped son — high-concept urgency …