Starbucks Teams with Amazon Video Direct, Audible and Actor Michael B Jordan to Launch Upstanders Series
September 27 2017 - 2:30PM
Business Wire
Season 2 of the Starbucks original series about
real people making a difference in their communities to stream on
Amazon Prime Video and made available as a free download on
Audible
Starbucks (NASDAQ: SBUX) today announced the release date for
Season 2 of Upstanders, an original series about real people making
a difference in their communities. The series will feature written,
video and audio stories of ordinary people from across America
showing extraordinary courage. On October 10, 2017, in an
unprecedented partnership, the series will be available online at
www.Starbucks.com/Upstanders and on Amazon Prime Video through the
Amazon Video Direct self-publishing service. Audible, the world’s
largest seller and producer of downloadable audiobooks and other
spoken-word entertainment, will also make the Upstanders stories
available as a free audiobook.
Each story in the series will be written and produced by Howard
Schultz, Starbucks executive chairman, and Rajiv Chandrasekaran,
Starbucks executive producer and a former senior editor of The
Washington Post. In addition to being available free online at
Starbucks.com/Upstanders, all 11 episodes, including an exclusive
full-length documentary of the series, will also be available to
millions of Amazon Prime members. Further, actor Michael B Jordan
will narrate Upstanders as an exclusive audiobook, which will be
free to listen to on Audible at www.audible.com/Upstanders. The
audiobook will also include an exclusive introduction written and
narrated by Howard Schultz.
“The Upstanders series is all about telling stories of ordinary
people who demonstrate extraordinary courage. Rajiv and I hope this
series will inspire everyday citizens to give something of
themselves in service to others,” said Schultz. “Spreading that
message has never been more important than it is today, and we are
pleased to be working with content leaders like Amazon and Audible
to amplify this powerful movement even further.”
“So much of what makes a great story is in what you hear,” said
Audible Chief Content Officer Andy Gaies. “Michael B Jordan’s
beautiful narration brings these inspiring stories to life in an
extremely intimate and approachable way. We are delighted that our
millions of listeners can now keep the Upstanders series with them
wherever they go, and no matter what they are doing. It is sure to
enrich and uplift spirits throughout the course of the day.”
About Starbucks
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ethically sourcing and roasting high-quality arabica coffee. Today,
with more than 25,000 stores around the globe, Starbucks is the
premier roaster and retailer of specialty coffee in the world.
Through our unwavering commitment to excellence and our guiding
principles, we bring the unique Starbucks Experience to life for
every customer through every cup.
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