‘Got Talent’ Gets Japan Remake; Prime Video Buys Bayou Killers Doc; WBD UK Orders; Studio Hamburg Renamed — Global Briefs

Amazon Prime Video unveiled a slate of six new Australian originals for 2023 at a showcase in Sydney tonight, along with first looks at three Australian scripted dramas that the streamer has already announced. 

Prime Video has ordered a second season of Outer Range, a neo-Western that stars Josh Brolin as a Wyoming rancher fighting for his land and family. Charles Murray (Sons of Anarchy, Luke Cage), who has an overall deal with Amazon Studios, will take over for creator Brian Watkins as showrunner.

Selome Hailu Amazon Prime Video has renewed “Outer Range” for a second season. Charles Murray, who is under an overall deal at Amazon Studios, is joining the series as showrunner after Season 1 was showrun by creator Brian Watkins. Watkins will continue executive producing. The Western sci-fi drama stars Josh Brolin as Royal Abbott, a rancher who is fighting to protect his family and discovers a mystery at the edge of Wyoming’s wilderness. The Abbotts are coping with the disappearance of daughter-in-law Rebecca (Kristen Connolly) and are pushed further to the brink when the Tillersons, the gaudy owners of the neighboring profit-driven ranch, make a play for their land. An untimely death in the community sets off a chain of events that come to a head with the arrival of a mysterious black void in the Abbotts’ west pasture. Imogen Poots, Lili Taylor, Tamara Podemski, Lewis Pullman, Tom Pelphrey, Noah Reid, Shaun Sipos, Isabel Arraiza, Olive Abercrombie and Will Patton also star.

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Simon Cowell has reportedly received a £90million cash deal to keep his global ‘Got Talent’ franchise on worldwide TV. The X Factor mogul, 62, is said to have landed the deal weeks after he promised to “announce something soon” after he eased up on work following health scares. The Sun reported on Tuesday (04.

Blake Shelton and Gwen Stefani ready to do battle during Monday's !The talented teen, who hails from South Carolina, was previously a semifinalist on season 14 of when she was just 11, but has returned to the stage for this season of the NBC singing competition, wowing the coaches with her performance of LeAnn Rimes' rendition of «Unchained Melody.»Both Blake and Gwen turned their chairs for Ansley, however, Blake was quicker on the draw, and dropped the block on his wife — landing her for his team!«I literally used my block on my wife,» Blake told the young singer, sharing how passionate he was about having her join his team. «You're stuck with me, I'm sorry!»Gwen didn't seem too offended by the loss, snapping a proud pic of the two onstage to show off their hilarious height difference. She praised Ansley's tone and told her she's excited to see her grow throughout the competition.«I'm super happy for you, because Blake is one of the greatest guys in the whole world,» Gwen gushed.When ET spoke with  coaches ahead of season 22, Gwen admitted that, despite the competition, she was having a great time being back on set with her hubby. «It's just pretty fun,» she admitted, referencing one of the pair's duets as she added, «Like, 'Happy Anywhere,' you know what I'm saying?»But while Blake claimed that he's «more competitive» and strategic with Gwen back, John Legend joked that having his wife on set is the country star's «kryptonite.»«She takes the edge off him just a little bit,» he explained.

Simon Cowell’s Syco Entertainment has struck a deal worth $125M for the securitization of the Got Talent franchise.

K.J. Yossman Simon Cowell has securitized the Got Talent franchise in what’s been described as a “groundbreaking” $125 million deal. The securitization relates to the intellectual property behind the franchise, including both the U.S. and British versions of the show, “America’s Got Talent” and “Britain’s Got Talent.” As part of the deal, the assets to the franchise and its spin-offs have been pooled, including “production margins and fees, digital income, franchise and original content sales and sponsorship income.” The Got Talent franchise has been commissioned across 72 global territories, including Armenia, Chile and Egypt. As of 2017, it holds the Guinness world record title for “Most international versions for a reality television format.”

scattered across numerous disparate streaming services and never all in one place, with some — namely a couple of the Daniel Craig entries — being especially tricky to track down for streaming. As part of the 60th anniversary celebration for Bond, but also in no small part thanks to Amazon’s acquisition of MGM earlier this year, that’s finally changing, and Bond fans now have access to all the films as included with a Prime Video subscription.

After closing an $8.45 billion deal last year to buy MGM, the longtime home of the James Bond franchise, Amazon has announced that 25 Bond films are heading to Prime Video in the U.S., UK and a few other territories.

Kelly Day, Amazon Prime Video Vice President, International, outlined the company’s localisation efforts across Asia, Europe and Latin America in the first keynote session of APOS 2022, which is taking place virtually and as an in-person event in Singapore (September 27-29).

Naman Ramachandran Localization, and in some cases hyper-localization, is the modus operandi for growth in global markets for Amazon Prime Video, according to Kelly Day, VP, International, for the streamer. “When we think about launching in a new country, we really want to make sure that we bring a truly local feel to it. So, we’re trying to be very thoughtful when we enter a new region to make sure that we’re not only bringing all of these amazing global series and tentpoles, but that we really do it right, locally,” Day said while delivering one of the keynotes at the APOS conference in Singapore on Wednesday. The service launched recently in Thailand, Indonesia and Philippines and the company has hired a local team in the region. Day was also part of the Prime Video team that launched a 40-strong Indian slate in April.

September Mornings” and New York Post readers. If you’re here, chances are you are already hooked on the Brazilian television drama that premiered on Amazon Prime Video back in June 2021. Well, great news! The newest season of “Manhãs de Setembro” is back, streaming on Amazon Prime Video on September 23.

Amazon’s Hail Mary play to bring the NFL to streaming looks like a touchdown in Week 1.

Albert Cheng is moving up at Amazon.

“While we’re still waiting for official Nielsen ratings, our measurement shows that the audience numbers exceeded all of our expectations for viewership,” Prime Video’s top sports exec Jay Marine said today in a note to staff on the “resounding success” of the streamer’s official Thursday Night Football kickoff on September 15.