5 of Amazon Prime Video’s best original shows you can watch now
Savvy shoppers can currently snag pre-Black Friday bargains as part of the Big Deal Day sales by signing up for a 30-day free trial but TV fans know that's not the only perk of the service.
Amazon’s Prime Video is full of exciting original content, with some blockbuster new shows available to stream from the comfort of your home. As the days get colder and the nights grow longer, you may be on the lookout for that next big series to binge.
With a subscription to Amazon Prime, viewers get access to the platform’s giant library of original series and gripping documentaries. So whether you’re in the mood for an explosive crime-drama or a gripping tale of love, betrayal and revenge, Amazon has plenty to keep you occupied this Autumn.
Here, we have compiled five of the best original shows available to stream now on Prime Video.
The Continental
This stylish three-part miniseries and prequel to Keanu Reeves’ John Wick films explores the origin behind the iconic hotel-for-assassins through the eyes and actions of a young Winston Scott. Dragged into the Hell-scape of 1970’s New York City, Winston charts a deadly course through the hotel’s mysterious underworld in a harrowing attempt to seize the hotel where he will eventually take his throne.
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Colin Woodell steps into Ian McShane’s shoes to play a young Winston, while newcomer Ayomide Adegun takes up the mantle of Charon from the late Lance Reddick. The Continental also stars Mel Gibson as a ruthless New York City kingpin and the titular hotel’s current manager.
All episodes of The Continental are available to stream now.
Gen V
The hotly anticipated spin-off from superhero satire The Boys has finally landed on Prime Video. Gen V expands The Boys universe to Godolkin University, the prestigious supes-only school where students train to be the next generation of heroes.
It explores the training of the first generation of superheroes to know about Compound V, and that their powers were injected into them, rather than God-given. But as the students vie for popularity and good grades, it’s clear the stakes are much higher when super powers are involved, and when the university’s dark secrets come to light, the students must decideh what type of heroes they are going to become.
Gen V boasts an ensemble cast of up-and-coming stars including Jaz Sinclair, Chance Perdomo, Lizze Broadway, and Patrick Schwarzenegger. It also includes appearances from The Boys stars Jessie T. Usher, Claudia Doumit, Colby Minifie, and P.J. Byrne, reprising their roles from the series.
Episodes one to four of Gen V are available to stream now with new episodes dropping on Fridays.
The Wheel of Time
Prime Video’s fantasy series based on Robert Jordan’s best-selling novels is back for a second season. Starring Gone Girl’s Rosamund Pike and Gran Turismo’s Josha Stradowski, The Wheel of Time follows Rand al’Thor (Stradowski), who learns he is The Dragon Reborn, a dangerous figure from history destined to save the world or break it.
Desperate to protect him from the Dark One, an army of powerful women must reckon with his burgeoning power and encroaching madness. In the latest season, threats new and old seek out the young friends from the Two Rivers, now scattered over the world.
The woman who found and guided them is now powerless to help, and so they must find other sources of strength. Season two boasts a Certified Fresh 85 percent score on review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, with a third season already in the works.
Both seasons of The Wheel of Time are available to stream now.
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Wilderness
Starring Jenna Coleman (Doctor Who, The Serpent) and Oliver Jackson-Cohen (The Haunting of Hill House), Prime Video’s new psychological drama is a thrilling tale of betrayal and revenge. Based on B.E. Jones’ novel of the same name, Wilderness centres on British couple Liv (Coleman) and Will (Jackson-Cohen), who seem to have it all: a rock-solid marriage, a glamorous new life in New York, and still young enough to feel that their whole lives are ahead of them.
That is until Liv learns about Will’s affair and heartbreak is swiftly followed by another emotion: fury. Will proposes a trip around America’s epic National Parks for a chance to make amends.
For Liv, it’s a very different prospect – a landscape where accidents happen all the time and the perfect place to get revenge.
All episodes of The Wilderness are available to stream now.
The Fake Sheikh
This gripping true-crime series tells the remarkable story of one of Britain’s most notorious investigative journalists. The Fake Sheikh is a three-part docuseries recalling the gripping story of maverick tabloid reporter Mazher Mahmood – dubbed the king of the sting.
Presenting himself as a wealthy Arab sheikh with a playboy lifestyle, Mahmood used controversial methods to dupe A-list celebs and members of the Royal Family with elaborate undercover operations. Working for the Sunday Times and now-defunct News of the World, his work became front-page news around the world.
Mahmood was at the top of British journalism for almost three decades, but then came an extraordinary downfall, as he became the front-page story himself and the tables were turned.
The Fake Sheikh is available to stream now.
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