Series, written by Harry and Jack Williams,
will begin production this year and launch on Prime Video in more
than 200 countries and territories and ITV in the UK
(NASDAQ: AMZN)—Amazon Prime Video and ITV today announced it has
greenlit The Widow, an eight-episode Prime Original and ITV series,
starring Kate Beckinsale (The Aviator, Love & Friendship).
Written and executive produced by Harry and Jack Williams (The
Missing, Fleabag) and produced by Williams’ Two Brothers Pictures,
The Widow follows Georgia Wells (Beckinsale) who has cut herself
off from her previous life and is no longer the woman she once was.
After seeing her “late” husband on the news, she is pulled back to
face the world and will stop at nothing until she gets the truth
about her past. This emotionally gut-wrenching thriller will take
Georgia into the depths of the African Congo where danger and
revelation will greet her at every turn.
The Widow will be produced by Eliza Mellor (Liar, The Living and
the Dead, Poldark), directed by Sam Donovan (Humans, Liar, Utopia)
and Olly Blackburn (Donkey Punch, Glue), and distributed globally
by all3media International. The series will commence production
this month in South Africa, Wales and Rotterdam. The Widow will
premiere on ITV in the UK and on Prime Video in the US and more
than 200 countries and territories.
“We are thrilled to continue our existing relationship with Kate
Beckinsale on the heels of her incredible performances in Amazon
Studios’ critically acclaimed films,” said Brad Beale, Vice
President, Worldwide TV Content Acquisition, Amazon Prime Video.
“Harry and Jack Williams have created a powerful story, which will
be brought to life by one of the world’s most talented actresses,
and we are excited to bring this thrilling series to Prime members
around the world.”
“I’m delighted to announce Kate Beckinsale’s casting in The
Widow,” said ITV’s Head of Drama Polly Hill. “She is perfect
for the role of Georgia in what is, as always, brilliant,
compelling and surprising storytelling from Harry and Jack
Williams. We’re very pleased to have secured the series which is an
ITV original commission and co-production with Amazon.”
“Kate Beckinsale is a brilliantly talented actress and we’re
thrilled she’s joining us on this journey – we couldn’t imagine
anyone more perfect for the role,” added Harry and Jack Williams.
“The Widow is our most ambitious and cinematic piece to date and we
can’t wait to bring the dark heart of the Congolese jungle to the
screen.”
Kate Beckinsale has proven to be one of the industry’s most
versatile and charismatic performers. Beckinsale recently wrapped
production on Farming, the directorial debut from Nigerian-British
writer-director Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, opposite Damson Idris and
Gugu Mbatha-Raw. She most recently starred in the Marc Webb drama
The Only Living Boy in New York opposite Jeff Bridges, Callum
Turner, and Kiersey Clemons, which was released by Amazon Studios
on August 11. Prior to that, she starred in Amazon Studios’ comedy
Love & Friendship, directed by Whit Stillman and based on Jane
Austen’s novel Lady Susan, for which she won the Evening Standard
Award, the London Film Critics Circle Award and was nominated for a
Critics’ Choice Award for her performance. She is also known for
her starring role in Martin Scorsese’s The Aviator.
Harry and Jack Williams began their writing partnership in 2007
with the BBC2 sitcom Roman’s Empire, starring Mathew Horne and
Chris O’Dowd. The show was subsequently piloted for American
television, with Kelsey Grammer in the lead. For the UK they wrote
and produced pilots and series including The Amazing Dermot,
Bamboo, Full English and The Guardians (which they also directed).
In 2014, Harry and Jack wrote and executive produced BBC1’s Golden
Globe and Emmy nominated drama The Missing. The series, which
starred James Nesbitt, was also nominated for four BAFTAs,
including Best Drama. Since setting up Two Brothers Pictures in
2014, Harry and Jack have produced shows for Amazon, HBO, AMC, BBC,
ITV and Sky, including the award-winning hit comedy Fleabag.
The Widow will be available on Prime Video to stream and Prime
members can also download the series to mobile devices for offline
viewing at no additional cost to their membership. The series will
be available in more than 200 countries and territories for Prime
members to watch via the Prime Video app for popular smart TVs,
Fire TV, Fire Tablets and Android and iOS phones and tablets.
Customers who are not already Prime members can sign up for a free
30-day trial at amazon.com/prime. For a list of all Amazon
Video compatible devices, visit www.amazon.com/howtostream.
About Amazon Video
Amazon Video is a premium on-demand entertainment service that
offers customers the greatest choice in what to watch and how to
watch it. Amazon Video is the only service that provides all of the
following:
- Prime Video: Thousands of movies
and TV shows, including popular licensed content plus
critically-acclaimed and award-winning Amazon Original Series and
Movies from Amazon Studios like Transparent, The Man in the
High Castle, Love & Friendship, and kids series Tumble
Leaf, available for unlimited streaming as part of an Amazon Prime
membership. Prime Video is also now available to customers in more
than 200 countries and territories around the globe at
www.primevideo.com.
- Amazon Channels: Over 140
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- Rent or Own: Hundreds of
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all Amazon customers.
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instantly watch anytime, anywhere through the Amazon Video app on
compatible TVs, mobile devices, Amazon Fire TV, Fire TV
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devices, visit www.amazon.com/howtostream.
- Premium Features: Top features
like 4K Ultra HD, High Dynamic Range (HDR) and mobile
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In addition to Prime Video, the Prime membership includes
unlimited fast free shipping options across all categories
available on Amazon, more than two million songs and thousands
of playlists and stations with Prime Music, secure photo storage
with Prime Photos, unlimited reading with Prime Reading, unlimited
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Prime, a rotating selection of free digital games and in-game loot
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About ITV
ITV is an integrated producer broadcaster and the largest
commercial television network in the UK. It is the home of popular
television from the biggest entertainment events, to original
drama, major sport, landmark factual series and independent news.
It operates a family of channels including ITV, ITVBe, ITV2, ITV3
and ITV4 and CITV, which are broadcast free-to-air, as well as the
pay channel ITV Encore. ITV is also focused on delivering its
programming via the ITV Hub, mobile devices, video on demand and
third party platforms. ITV Studios is a global production business,
creating and selling programmes and formats from offices in the UK,
US, Australia, France, Germany, the Nordics and the Netherlands. It
is the largest and most successful commercial production company in
the UK, the largest independent non-scripted indie in the US and
ITV Studios Global Entertainment is a leading international
distribution business.
Global demand for high-quality content from both broadcasters
and platform owners remains strong. Capitalising on this
demand, ITV continues to strengthen its position as the UK's
largest commercial production company, as well as creating an
increasingly international production business with bases in
America, the Netherlands, France, Germany, the Nordics and
Australia.
Growing a scaled international content business in the key
genres that travel is central to ITV's strategy as an integrated
producer broadcaster. As the company creates, owns and manages more
content, its channels and digital services provide a platform to
showcase its programmes before distributing them across multiple
platforms in the UK and internationally.
About all3media international
all3media international distributes popular, award-winning TV
programmes to over 1,000 broadcasters and media platforms around
the world.
The company has been celebrated for producing, marketing and
distributing quality, ground-breaking and pioneering shows to a
global audience – consistently topping the Broadcast and Televisual
annual Indies Surveys and we have been awarded the Queen’s Award
for Enterprise in recognition of our growth – twice.
Our catalogue contains over 8,500 hours of content across all
genres, with a focus on drama, comedy, factual, entertainment and
formats. As well as Britain’s top-selling series Midsomer Murders,
our lead dramas include National Treasure, The Missing, Clique,
Safe House, Indian Summers, Liar and Hinterland. Our contemporary
comedy slate features Fleabag and GameFace. Factual, entertainment
and format bestsellers include Gogglebox, Undercover Boss, Gordon
Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares, The Gadget Show and The Cube.
As part of the UK’s leading multi-label studio we partner with
UK and international producers – including our own studios – in
developing, financing and delivering content and formats.
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