Prime Video: The 35 Absolute Best Shows to Watch
By Google News TV ·
Have you run out of TV series to tackle on Prime Video? Chances are, you’re leaving some great options unwatched.
You might know Amazon’s streaming service best for shows such as The Boys and Fallout — and both are great — but you shouldn’t stop there if you have a subscription. The streamer is home to lesser-known series, including titles like The Devil’s Hour and Upload, and the streaming service continues to add excellent options, such as Mike Flanagan’s updated take on Stephen King’s Carrie.
Note that Prime Video is ad-supported and charges an extra fee to remove commercials. Read on for this month’s new releases and a collection of the best shows on the streamer.
Note: These descriptions are taken from Prime Video press releases and have been lightly edited for style.
This list focuses on shows that have premiered a new season since 2022.
Mike Flanagan’s adaptation of Stephen King’s classic story about an awkward girl with supernatural powers is a poignant upgrade. The series strays from the jarring violence of its predecessors (until the prom ending) and focuses on Carrie White’s coming of age. School is a new environment for her, and the series smartly focuses on the education system, revealing the cracks in the program and struggles of its faculty.
A social media scandal revs up the bullying and offers new, exciting story details to explore.
The Devil’s Hour sets up an intriguing mystery: Why is a woman, Lucy, waking up at 3:33 a.m. each night, and why does her 8-year-old son, Isaac, seem oddly emotionless? Starring Jessica Raine (Call the Midwife) as Lucy, Nikesh Patel (Starstruck) as a kind detective and Peter Capaldi (Doctor Who) as a suspicious character, The Devil’s Hour is a twisty series that eventually delivers satisfying answers. A bonus?
A third and final season is on the way.
Oscar winner Rachel Weisz plays not one, but two main characters in Dead Ringers, Prime Video’s version of David Cronenberg’s 1988 psychological thriller. The darkly comedic series follows identical twin doctors as they pursue their goal of opening a birthing and research center. Spend some time with these unconventional sisters, and you’ll want to see the whole thing through.
What if a secret group of Jewish vigilantes came together in the late 1970s to seek vengeance against the Nazis who escaped Hitler’s regime? That’s the gist of this grindhouse-style thriller, which feels heavily inspired by Quentin Tarantino’s work. The show, which was executive-produced by Jordan Peele, lasted two seasons, really leans into the genre style and is a bloody good time.
What if you reported for jury duty and got assigned a case only to eventually learn that the dysfunctional group you were stuck with was all actors? Jury Duty on Prime Video takes that idea and heightens it in the best, awkward, thoroughly comedic ways.
Two seasons currently exist on the platform, with the second season taking the live theater-inspired prank to new levels by introducing a different unsuspecting person into an anything-but-ordinary corporate retreat environment.
Overcompensating follows university freshmen Benny and Carmen, who feel the pressure to do the deed on night one, lest their social statuses plummet. However, former high school football star Benny is attracted to guys and is closeted. Authentic and funny, this series from comedian Benito Skinner is one of Prime’s best new shows.
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