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Prime Video has added six new cast members to its upcoming series adaptation of Lucy Score's bestselling novel 'Things We Never Got Over.' The new additions join previously announced leads Molly Griggs, Matthew Noszka, and Tommy Martinez. The series, produced by Amazon MGM Studios, is based on the first book in Score's 'Knockemout' trilogy and is set in the fictional town of Knockemout, Virginia.
Luca Guadagnino’s biopic 'Artificial,' starring Andrew Garfield as Sam Altman, has found a new home with independent studio Neon after Amazon MGM Studios decided not to release the film. The movie, which dramatizes the rise of OpenAI and its founders, was developed at Amazon but dropped after the studio announced a major investment in OpenAI. Neon acquired the project in a unique deal involving no upfront cost but a $15 million marketing commitment, with a theatrical release scheduled for Christmas Day following a premiere at the New York Film Festival.
Prime Video has renewed the action series 'Reacher' for a sixth season, marking the first time the show has received two orders in a single year. The decision follows the strong performance of Season 4, which reached 66 million global viewers within 28 days of its August 12 launch. Season 5 is currently filming in Toronto, while the source material for Season 6 remains unconfirmed.
Jensen Ackles will star in and executive produce the new crime thriller series 'Rules of Prey' for MGM+. The eight-episode order adapts John Sandford's 'Prey' novel series, with production starting in Toronto this month.
Gary Oldman claims the next James Bond has been chosen and backs Slow Horses star Jack Lowden to play 007, though an official announcement hasn’t been made. The casting process has involved a wide shortlist of contenders, with Amazon MGM Studios overseeing the franchise for the next film directed by Denis Villeneuve.
Gary Oldman says a James Bond has been picked and he’s rooting for his Slow Horses co-star Jack Lowden, though an official casting hasn’t been announced; Denis Villeneuve is set to direct the film with Steven Knight writing, and while other contenders have been floated, Amazon MGM Studios has not confirmed any casting yet.
Gary Oldman says Jack Lowden is on the shortlist to become the next James Bond and has his fingers crossed for the Slow Horses star, implying a choice may have been made though no official announcement has been made. Deadline previously reported auditions and shortlisted actors (including Harris Dickinson, Callum Turner, and Jacob Elordi), with Amazon MGM Studios not commenting.
A production assistant on the series Criminal has filed a California lawsuit against Amazon MGM Studios and Big Indie Pictures, accusing showrunner Ed Brubaker of sexual and racial harassment, religious discrimination, and assault, including an alleged incident where Brubaker briefly pointed a working firearm at the assistant’s face. The suit also claims retaliation, firing, and being barred from the set, with the employer defendants failing to investigate the misconduct; Noohu’s employment ended in 2024 and he wasn’t credited on the production. Amazon MGM previously ordered the series in 2024.
Amazon MGM Studios has ordered Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone, a darkly comedic murder mystery based on Benjamin Stevenson’s Ernest Cunningham Mysteries, with Penn Badgley starring and David Hemingson as showrunner. The Vermont-set series, produced by Fifth Season and Made Up Stories, follows Ern Cunningham at a family reunion where a frozen body appears and a snowstorm traps relatives, revealing that everyone in the family may have killed someone; HBO previously pursued the project.
Dan Stevens will star as Alex Murphy and his cyborg alter ego RoboCop in an eight-episode Prime Video series from Amazon MGM Studios, Blumhouse Atomic Monster and showrunner Peter Ocko. The reboot reimagines the 1987 film’s questions of technology, identity, and corporate power, with a powerful city robot placed on the police force after a merger, while Wan and original RoboCop writers Ed Neumeier and Michael Miner executive produce. The project follows MGM’s titles developed for TV after Amazon’s 2022 acquisition, and Stevens’ recent work includes Legacy of Spies for MGM+ and Dexter: Resurrection Season 2.
Amazon MGM Studios released the first trailer for Ali G: Who Iz I?, a new Ali G comedy featuring Sacha Baron Cohen in his iconic character. The film marks Cohen’s feature directorial debut and opens globally in theaters on Oct. 23, with plot details kept under wraps at release.
Amazon MGM Studios, Blur Studios, and Games Workshop are developing a Warhammer 40,000 animated show, a spinoff of the Secret Level episode. Dave Wilson will direct and co-create, with Henry Cavill and Tim Miller as executive producers; production is moving slowly as the script is being written.
Amazon MGM Studios, Blur Studios, and Games Workshop are developing a Warhammer 40,000 animated event series as a spinoff of the Secret Level anthology; Henry Cavill will executive produce (and lead a separate live‑action Warhammer 40,000 project at Amazon) with Natalie Viscuso, while Dave Wilson directs and Tim Miller serves as an executive producer. The series will feature the Deathwatch, an elite group of Space Marines, with plot details still under wraps.
Andrew Garfield comments on the OpenAI drama surrounding the film Artificial, expressing gratitude to Amazon for backing the project and excitement that Neon will release it after the studio pulled the film; no new release date has been announced.
Andrew Garfield comments on Amazon MGM Studios’ decision to drop the Luca Guadagnino–penned film about Sam Altman and OpenAI, saying he wasn’t surprised and praising the studio’s support. Neon acquired the nearly finished project, titled Artificial, and Garfield says he’d be excited to meet Altman if the opportunity ever arises, while acknowledging he’s playing a scripted version of the character and may never fully know the real Altman.