Stallone will play Joe Smith, AKA Samaritan, a superhero who went missing after an epic battle two decades ago. Javon Walton, who’s known for his roles in Euphoria and The Umbrella Academy season 3, plays Joe’s young neighbour Sam, who discovers the secret alter ego he’s tried to leave behind. The three newly released stills show Joe walking along a street with Sam, in the midst of a fight that he seems to be winning, and facing off against Cyrus (played by Game of Thrones’ Pilou Asbæk). 

The movie also stars Dascha Polanco, Martin Starr, and Moisés Arias. Samaritan was helmed by Julius Avery, who previously directed the 2014 crime thriller Son of a Gun and thr 2018 action horror Overlord and was originally meant to have a theatrical release in November 2020, before being delayed to December 2020 and June 2021 due to the pandemic. It’s finally arriving on our screens, on Prime Video, this August.  

Screenwriter Bragi F. Schut penned the script around a decade ago, before adapting the story into a series of graphic novels published by Mythos Comics in 2014. The story is being described as a dark, new take on the superhero genre. 

Samaritan arrives on the streamer on August 26. In the meantime, check out our picks of the best movies on Amazon Prime Video that you can watch right now. 

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The show starred Oscar-winning actors J.K. Simmons and Sissy Spacek as Franklin and Irene, a married couple who discover a portal to a deserted planet in their backyard that they’ve kept secret for years to protect the world from outsiders. However, when a young man (Chai Hansen) enters their lives, things start going wrong, and they discover that there is more to this portal than they once thought.

The show was created by Holden Miller, while Daniel C. Connolly, who previously worked on series like The Son, starring Pierce Brosnan, served as showrunner. 

All eight episodes were released on Prime Video in May 2022 and the first episode was also streamed in outer space. This marked the furthest distance from Earth that a TV show has ever been broadcast and made Prime Video the first streamer to distribute a movie or show directly into space.

On review aggregator site Rotten Tomatoes, the show has an average critics rating of 73%, while the audience score is 81%, so Night Sky was received positively by both critics and casual viewers alike. However, Deadline cites low viewership figures and high production costs as a reason for the series’ cancelation. 

Night Sky season 1 is available to stream now. If you’ve already caught up with the sci-fi drama, fill out your watch list with our picks of the other best shows on Amazon Prime Video. 

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The teen horror series premiered in October 2021 and received mixed reviews. It was part of the streamer’s push for more young adult content

I Know What You Did Last Summer is set one year after the cover-up of a fatal car crash on graduation night that continues to haunt a group of teenagers. Bound together by the traumatic events, they find themselves stalked by a killer. In an attempt to uncover their identity, they end up discovering that their seemingly perfect town holds some dark secrets too.

Written by Sara Goodman, who previously worked on shows like Preacher and Gossip Girl, the series starred Madison Iseman, Brianne Tju, Ezekiel Goodman, and Bill Heck. Season 1 tied up all the loose ends of the plot, so viewers haven’t been left with any unresolved cliffhangers. However, Goodman had previously spoken about her plans for season 2 in interviews.

The original movie of the same name was released in 1997, which in turn was based on the novel by Lois Duncan. It starred Jennifer Love Hewitt, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Freddie Prinze Jr., and Ryan Phillippe.

Other YA series coming our way on the streamer include The Wilds season 2, about a group of teenage girls stranded on a desert island after a plane crash, and the upcoming The Summer I Turned Pretty – based on the books by Jenny Han, she also penned the To All the Boys I Loved Before novels that were adapted into Netflix movies.

If you’ve already seen I Know What You Did Last Summer, check out our list of the best shows on Amazon Prime Video that you can stream right now.

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In the footage, Alan Ritchson’s Reacher cracks jokes, breaks out of zip ties, beats up a ton of people, and caps it all off by opening a beer bottle with his bicep. “Payback, justice, vengeance, looking for the whole gang,” Reacher says in the trailer – the series will see the former military police investigator falsely arrested for murder, then help the local police investigate a criminal conspiracy as he tries to clear his name. Season 1 is based on Lee Child’s Killing Floor novel, the first published book in the Jack Reacher series.

Jack Reacher was previously brought to screen in 2012 by Christopher McQuarrie, who wrote and directed the movie. Tom Cruise starred as Reacher, while Rosamund Pike, Werner Herzog, David Oyelowo, and Richard Jenkins were also part of the cast. A sequel titled Jack Reacher: Never Go Back followed in 2016, also with Cruise, but directed by Edward Zwick. McQuarrie produced the sequel film, and serves as an executive producer along with Child on the Amazon series.

“I’ll say that we’re gonna be doing a book a season, so the first season will be the first book,” Ritchson told Collider (opens in new tab) back in March. “I think that’s such a great way to do this. I can see why it’d be exciting as a film, but the slow burn is what I love so much about the books. The way that he goes down the checklist and picks apart these cases, you need time. It’s okay to enjoy that. I think spending a season on each book is gonna be really enjoyable for audiences.”

Reacher arrives on Amazon Prime Video this February 4. In the meantime, check out our guide to the best shows on Amazon Prime to fill out your watchlist. 

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Ahmed plays Malik, a Marine Corp veteran who goes on the run with his two young sons after an alien threat comes to Earth. While Encounter – directed by Michael Pearce, best known for Beast – is grounded on our planet, there’s sci-fi imagery throughout; helicopters look like UFOs and the desert seems like an alien landscape. Yet, Ahmed is adamant that this is not simply a sci-fi movie. “It’s about something more pressing than sci-fi, which is about our society right now,” Ahmed says. 

“If I give you an example, where we were shooting this film on set, everyone behind the camera was wearing a biohazard suit, the sky was bright red on fire on some Blade Runner vibe because of the California forest fires, and there was civil unrest everywhere because of a contested election. Now, that feels apocalyptic, that feels sci-fi, but it’s not, it’s right now. So I would say this film gives you the scale and scope and imagination of the genre, but it’s actually about right here, right now. And it’s all the better for it.”

Ahmed rose to prominence after appearing in the dark comedy Four Lions, and he’s gone on to appear in Hollywood movies like Nightcrawler, Star Wars: Rogue One, and Venom. He reveals that he worked collaboratively with Pearce on honing the details of his character – Malik was named Marcus in the original version of the script, but that changed after Ahmed was cast.

“I saw an opportunity here to pitch myself for this role, when, maybe, one wouldn’t normally think of an actor like me in a role like this,” he says. “And now that includes me, I wouldn’t normally think of myself in this kind of role. So I challenged myself and challenged Michael [Pearce] to reconsider. And he saw it the same way I did… And so the character’s name changed from Marcus to Malik, and suddenly his alienation from society took on a different shade. And the way that his interactions with law enforcement go down suddenly became more perilous. And it just really enriched the story.”

Ahmed spoke to ex-US Special Forces to prepare for his role as a veteran. “Malik is somebody who comes back from war with many different kinds of scars, some physical, some mental, and from my research what I noticed is that that’s very common,” he says. “Unfortunately, of course, there’s the destruction, the devastation in invaded countries. There’s also a devastation that’s brought back home with returning war veterans and an epidemic of illnesses, both mental and physical, in countries like [the UK] and the United States off the back of these 20 years of war.”

He adds: “What I found is that, yes, there’s the injuries you have in the battlefield, but then there’s also the second injury you can have of coming back home and not feeling you fit into society, feeling like you’re unwanted in a place that you helped defend. That alienation is something that really runs through our story and runs through Malik as a character.”

While you could argue that Ahmed is the lead in this movie, it’s safe to say that he shares that mantle with the two actors who play Malik’s young sons. Bobby (Aditya Geddada) and Jay (Lucian-River Chauhan) are the heart of the movie – they’re Malik’s motivation for the increasingly erratic decisions he makes as the story progresses, and the relationship between father and sons is the key to the heart of the film.

On working with Geddada, who plays the youngest of the two, Ahmed says: “He improvised almost all of his lines, he was just throwing stuff in all the time, just keeping us on our toes. Some days, if you were boring him in a scene, he would yawn in your face, so you had to really keep him there. What we discovered is, if you wanted him to do a more intense scene, give him more Skittles. If you want him to do a more chilled-out scene, wait till the sugar crash. But he’s a firecracker and has this really punk ethos.”

And what about Chauhan, who plays the older of the two boys? “He is so wise beyond his years. I’m learning from him… He has such a command over what he does from such a young age, it’s crazy, so I would go home wanting to push myself harder seeing the commitment he brought to the table. It was amazing working with them both. They say don’t work with children or animals. I don’t think it’s because it’s difficult – it’s because what’s difficult is that they’re better than you, so you have to keep on pushing yourself to bring the same honesty and authenticity that young actors bring on screen.”

Ahmed has no shortage of variety under his belt when it comes to previous roles and projects. However, Encounter is the first time he’s played a father on-screen, which he admits was a slightly daunting prospect. “That’s also what Malik is feeling. Malik is feeling, ‘Can I be a dad? Am I cut out for this? Will the kids accept me as their dad?’ And I was having those thoughts as an actor, so when you start having the same thoughts as your character’s having, without even meaning to, that’s a good sign. I could bring my own insecurity about playing a father into this character who has insecurities about playing the father, because he hasn’t seen his kids for years, he’s returning home, he’s seeing they don’t trust him. And so that was useful in a way. I always try and take on roles that scare me in some way because I know that I will be a little bit out of my depth.”

Encounter is released in theaters on December 3 before arriving on Amazon Prime Video on December 10. In the meantime, check out our list of the best movies on Amazon Prime that you can stream right now.

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Based on the series of books of the same name by Robert Jordan, the series stars Rosamund Pike as a member of a powerful organization of women who can use magic. She takes a group of five young people on a journey around the world, believing one of them might be the prophesied reincarnation of the Dragon.

“I think Wheel of Time lends itself better to a television series,” Judkins told Deadline (opens in new tab). “That’s why I think now is the right moment for it to finally exist because people who know that books know it’s just a story about the characters and the journeys each of them is on. The amount you’d have to compress it to turn it into a series of movies is too much. It would take away the heart of what’s good about it.”

The show has already been renewed for season 2, which is currently filming. The books span 14 volumes (plus a prequel), published between 1990 and 2013, so there’s certainly enough source material for Judkins and his team to get their teeth into.

“For me, I always have to approach it as if we’re going to get to tell the whole story that’s in the books,” Judkins added. “If we don’t approach it that way, then we’d set ourselves up to not stick the landing and these books have such a good ending. I really need to set us up to get there if we’re able to. That’s not up to me ultimately. If people watch it and Amazon wants to keep doing more, I’d love to continue to expand this world further.”

The first three episodes of The Wheel of Time arrive on Amazon Prime Video on November 19, with subsequent episodes following weekly. In the meantime, check out our list of the best shows on Amazon Prime that you can stream right now.

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If you’d prefer a new series to binge-watch, try period drama The Pursuit of Love or get your reality TV fix with new Amazon Original, Luxe Listing Sydney. That’s just the start of it, too – here’s everything new on Amazon Prime in June 2021, with the three of the biggest highlights at the top.

The Tomorrow War – July 2

The Tomorrow War sees Dan (Chris Pratt), a man whose normal life is interrupted by visitors from 30 years in the future – humanity is fighting (and losing) a war, and they need some extra help from the past. Dan is drafted into an army with soldiers from the present and future who must fight an alien enemy that threatens to wipe out humanity once and for all. 

Jolt – July 23

In Jolt, Kate Beckinsale plays Lindy, a bouncer with anger management issues. When the man she’s in love with is murdered, she sets out to find the killer and seek revenge – all while the police pursue her as the primary suspect. Directed by Tanya Wexler, the movie also stars big names like Bobby Cannavale, Jai Courtney, Laverne Cox, Susan Sarandon, and Stanley Tucci.

The Pursuit of Love – July 30

The Pursuit of Love follows two cousins, played by Lily James and Emily Beecham, as they navigate life and get caught up in a whirlwind of upper-class decadence in interwar England. Andrew Scott, Dominic West, and Emily Mortimer also star. The show is only on Amazon Prime in the US, but if you’re in the UK you can already catch it on BBC iPlayer.

Everything new on Amazon Prime US this July

New on Amazon Prime: July 1

• 30 Days Of Night 
• 30 Minutes Or Less 
• Abduction
• Absence Of Malice
• Across The Universe
• Alien
• American Experience: JFK
• An Education
• An Ordinary Woman season 1
• Anacondas: The Hunt For The Blood Orchid
• Awakenings
• BBQ with Franklin season 1
• Beats, Rhymes & Life: The Travels Of A Tribe Called Quest
• Big Fish
• Burlesque 
• Cold Case Files Classic season 1
• Crimson Tide 
• Fat Albert 
• Follow the Money season 1
• Frozen River 
• Green Lantern
• Guess Who’s Coming To Dinner
• Hellboy
• How The States Got Their Shapes season 1
• I, Robot
• Indian Summers season 1
• Irrational Man 
• Jack And Jill
• Julie & Julia
• Madeline
• Marie Antoinette 
• Midnight In Paris
• Money Train
• Nick And Norah’s Infinite Playlist 
• Not Another Teen Movie
• On The Waterfront
• Only Lovers Left Alive 
• Open Season
• Patton 
• Philadelphia
• Phone Booth 
• Premonition
• Professor T season 1
• Ramona And Beezus
• Rear Window
• Relative Race season 3
• Riding In Cars With Boys
• School Daze 
• Snatch
• The Adventures Of Elmo In Grouchland
• The Animal
• The Art of Crime season 1
• The Family Stone 
• The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo
• The International
• The Lady In The Van
• The Last King Of Scotland
• The Mask Of Zorro
• The Messengers
• The Stepfather
• The Wild Thornberrys Movie
• The Yogi Bear Show season 1 
• To Rome With Love
• Underworld: Evolution
• Vertigo
• When A Stranger Calls
• Your Highness

New on Amazon Prime: July 2

• The Tomorrow War

New on Amazon Prime: July 5

• Surf’s Up

New on Amazon Prime: July 9

• Our Friend
• Luxe Listing Sydney season 1

New on Amazon Prime: July 15

• El Cid season 2

New on Amazon Prime: July 16

• Miss Pettigrew Lives For A Day
• Making the Cut season 2

New on Amazon Prime: July 23

• Jolt

New on Amazon Prime: July 30

• The Pursuit of Love season 1

Everything new on Amazon Prime UK this July

New on Amazon Prime UK: July 2

• The Tomorrow War

New on Amazon Prime UK: July 3

• La La Land

New on Amazon Prime UK: July 5

• Station 19 seasons 1-3
• Welcome Home, Roscoe Jenkins

New on Amazon Prime UK: July 7

• The Weight of Gold

New on Amazon Prime UK: July 9

• Luxe Listings Sydney season 1

New on Amazon Prime UK: July 10

• L.A.’s Finest season 2

New on Amazon Prime UK: July 14

• Horizon Line

New on Amazon Prime UK: July 16

• Guns Akimbo 
• Making the Cut season 2
• Toofaan

New on Amazon Prime UK: July 17

• Annabelle Comes Home 

New on Amazon Prime UK: July 19

• The Condemned 
• Duplicity

New on Amazon Prime UK: July 23

• Jolt

New on Amazon Prime UK: July 24

• Raiders of the Lost Ark 
• Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
• Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
• Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull

New on Amazon Prime UK: July 25

• The Next Three Days

For more, be sure to check out what’s new on Netflix, as well as the best movies on Amazon Prime and the best shows on Amazon Prime.

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Amazon has acquired worldwide rights to Kay Cannon’s upcoming movie that features Camila Cabello in the title role. The supporting cast is full of big names, including Billy Porter, Idina Menzel, Pierce Brosnan, Missy Elliott, John Mulaney, and James Corden. 

The movie is described as a musically driven take on the traditional rags to riches story –  Cinderella is an ambitious young woman whose dreams are bigger than the world will allow. With the help of her Fab G (Porter), her genderless fairy godparent, she musters the courage to make her dreams come true.

This is Cabello’s feature debut and her first major acting role – she also worked on the music for the movie along with Menzel and both artists have original songs on the soundtrack alongside contemporary pop music. 

Cinderella is Cannon’s follow-up to her directorial debut, the 2018 comedy Blockers. Prior to that, she wrote all three of the Pitch Perfect movies and produced the last two. On the small screen, she was a writer and producer on 30 Rock, New Girl, and Girlboss, which she also created. 

The movie was originally supposed to be released in theaters in July after Sony pushed it back from February. However, now that distribution is in Amazon’s hands, it’s unclear whether a summer release date is still on the cards – all we know so far is that it’s still coming at some point this year.

While we wait for Cinderella to arrive on the streamer, check out our list of the best movies on Amazon Prime that you can watch right now.

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The eight-episode animated superhero series, which has begun streaming on Amazon, follows teenager Mark Grayson as he struggles to balance a seemingly everyday high school life with the recent discovery that, much like his superhero father Omni-Man, he too has otherworldly abilities. 

Although only the first three episodes are available as of writing, the buzz surrounding the ultra-violent series has increased, with speculators already wondering if a second season could come next. Kirkman recently talked with Collider about the possibility of more – alluding that “it’s entirely possible” work was currently underway Invincible’s second season. 

“The production timeline is somewhat daunting,” he said. “I think that we spend a number of years developing and working on this season. As we hopefully move into season 2 and beyond, things will tighten. There’s definitely a lot less designing and different things that have to happen to move into our second season. And it’s entirely possible that there’s already work that has been done on the second season. So I think we’re in a good place to be moving forward were this show to end up being successful.”

Like Invincible, Kirkman’s The Walking Dead is another comic book property with a huge fanbase that has received a made-for-television adaption. After its debut on AMC over a decade ago, The Walking Dead has ten seasons, two spinoffs, and multiple movie projects in development, including three Walking Dead movies.

Now that Kirkman can apply all that he learned with The Walking Dead series’s success, hopefully, that increases the odd of Invincible becoming a staple for Prime Video in the years to come. Plus, it doesn’t hurt that the show already has a star-studded cast, including J.K. Simmons and Steven Yeun, Sandra Oh, Zazie Beetz, Gillian Jacobs, Jason Mantzoukas, Zachary Quinto, Mark Hamill, and Walton Goggins.

Fore more watching recommendations, check out our pieces no the best shows on Amazon Prime streaming right now.

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Fans of the comics will remember Little Nina as the short but formidable Russian mob boss with a proclivity for sex toys – particularly vibrators. The boss works in tandem with Vought (the evil corporation behind Compound V) to create her own version of their super-creation-serum, but with lesser success. Little Nina’s compound works, but subjects who take it find themselves with a nasty case of exploding head.

Due to her short-lived and, well, explosive arc, Winter is currently listed in a guest star capacity for the upcoming season. Whether or not The Boys intends to follow her comic arc to the letter remains to be seen. 

The Boys season 3 has been filming since late February of this year, with Karl Urban, Jack Quaid, Erin Moriarty, Antony Starr, Karen Fukuhara, and the rest of the major players returning to continue the fight against the evil Vought. Aya Cash, known for her role as Stormfront, is currently unsure of her ability to return to the project. The actress is not on-site filming with the rest of the crew, and recently announced some scheduling concerns to EW that shed doubt on the character’s reoccurrence. 

“I’m not there now,” Cash said. “I’m on a new Fox show now called This Country. My contract for The Boys was only for a year so, who knows? Maybe they can CGI my face in.”

Hungry for more The Boys content while you wait? Here’s our breakdown of that season 2 ending. And for something to watch in the meantime, check out the best shows on Amazon right now.

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