Amazon Studios Adds Comedy Catastrophe to its Original Series Line-up

Amazon Studios Adds Comedy Catastrophe to its Original Series Line-up

Catastrophe to premiere in the U.S. exclusively for Prime members

Series created by Rob Delaney and Sharon Horgan about an American man and Irish woman who make a mess out of falling in love in London

SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 29, 2015-- (NASDAQ: AMZN)- Amazon Studios, known for television series such as multi-Golden Globe winner Transparent, and comedy Mozart in the Jungle, today added hit comedy Catastrophe to its line-up of Amazon Original Series available exclusively on Prime Instant Video, for Prime members to enjoy at no additional cost to their membership. Written by U.S. comedian and bestselling author, Rob Delaney, and award-winning actress, Sharon Horgan, Catastrophe is a half-hour comedy set in London about an Irish woman and American man struggling to start a relationship after their clumsy lust leads to pregnancy. Already a critical hit in the UK, Catastrophe is an Avalon Television production with co-producers Birdbath Productions and Merman. The series will be available exclusively for Prime members in the U.S. this spring and will come to Prime Instant Video in the UK later this year.

Rob and Sharon have created an engaging, contemporary, funny and moving story, said Roy Price, Vice President of Amazon Studios. We are excited to bring Catastrophe exclusively to our Amazon Prime customers and can't wait to hear what they think of the series.

We are delighted to be working with Amazon Studios, whose programming is rapidly proving to be some of the most original television currently being produced, said Jon Thoday, Joint Managing Director of Avalon Television.

Catastrophe is produced by Jack Bayles and directed by Ben Taylor along with executive producers Richard Allen-Turner, Kara Baker, Rob Delaney, Sharon Horgan and Jon Thoday.

About Prime Instant Video

Prime members have access to tens of thousands of movies and TV episodes available on Prime Instant Video, at no additional cost to their membership. Prime members can watch on TVs through the Amazon Instant Video app on hundreds of connected devices including Amazon Fire TV and Fire TV stick, Roku, Xbox and PlayStation, as well as on mobile devices including Fire phone and Fire tablet devices, iOS, and Android devices, or online at Amazon.com/PIV. Prime Instant Video is also the only U.S. online-only subscription streaming service that enables offline viewing-on a plane, on vacation, and anywhere else where you may not have Wi-Fi.

Prime Instant Video is the exclusive online-only subscription streaming destination for binge-worthy TV shows including Amazon Original Series such as multi-Golden Globe winning series, Transparent, the Roman Coppola and Jason Schwartzman comedy, Mozart in the Jungle and the political comedy starring John Goodman, Alpha House, in addition to HBO favorites like The Sopranos, True Blood and Six Feet Under, and popular primetime series including 24, Covert Affairs, Downton Abbey, Extant, Falling Skies, Grimm, Hannibal, Justified, Orphan Black, Teen Wolf, The Americans, Under the Dome and Veronica Mars. Prime Instant Video also offers an exclusive collection of kids shows including Amazon Original Series' Annedroid, Gortimer Gibbon's Life on Normal Street and Tumble Leaf, as well as popular shows from Nickelodeon and Nick Jr. including SpongeBob SquarePants, Dora the Explorer, Team Umizoomi, Blue's Clues and The Bubble Guppies.

About Amazon Studios

Amazon Studios most recently debuted its dramatic comedy Mozart in the Jungle from Roman Coppola, Jason Schwartzman, Paul Weitz, John Strauss and Alex Timbers as well as Jill Soloway's multi-Golden Globe Award-winning dark comedy Transparent; its first live-action series for kids 6-11, Gortimer Gibbon's Life on Normal Street; and a second season of the Garry Trudeau political comedy Alpha House. The studio has also launched three additional children's series, the Annecy International Animated Film Festival Award-winning and Annie Award-nominated Tumble Leaf from Bix Pix Entertainment; Creative Galaxy from Angela Santomero and Out of the Blue Enterprises, the creators of Blue's Clues; and Annedroids, from Emmy nominated Sinking Ship Entertainment.

Amazon Studios has also announced four additional, original series to debut in 2015, including Michael Connelly's Bosch; Hand of God from Marc Forster and Ben Watkins; Red Oaks from Steven Soderbergh, David Gordon Green, Greg Jacobs and Joe Gangemi; and kids series Wishenpoof! from Angela Santomero and Out of the Blue Enterprises; as well as a second season of Transparent.

Amazon Studios launched in 2010 as a new way to develop feature films and episodic series-one that's open to great ideas from creators and audiences around the world. Anyone can upload a script online and Amazon Studios will read and review all submissions. Those who choose to make their projects public can also receive feedback from the Amazon Studios community.

Comprehensive cast and crew information, including bios and filmographies, is available on Amazons IMDb (www.imdb.com), the world's most popular and authoritative source for movie, TV and celebrity content.

About Amazon

Amazon opened on the World Wide Web in July 1995. The company is guided by four principles: customer obsession rather than competitor focus, passion for invention, commitment to operational excellence, and long-term thinking. Customer reviews, 1-Click shopping, personalized recommendations, Prime, Fulfillment by Amazon, AWS, Kindle Direct Publishing, Kindle, Fire phone, Fire tablets, and Fire TV are some of the products and services pioneered by Amazon.

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