The Best Amazon Prime Shows To Watch This Winter
With a second lockdown just being announced, now more than ever we are going to be snuggling under the covers with some Amazon Prime shows.
What is Amazon Prime?
Amazon Prime is a membership programme from Amazon which gives you exclusive offers, discounts and more for a yearly price of £79 or a monthly cost of £7.99. The price is discounted for students.
Amazon Prime Video is their streaming service which has a range of TV shows and movies for you to binge watch.
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Amazon Prime Original shows
Mr Robot
Rami Malek (Bohemian Rhapsody) stars in this tv series. He portrays a computer hacker with psychological issues.
Malek won many accolades for the role, including a Primetime Emmy Award.
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The Marvelous Mrs Maisel
Rachel Brosnahan plays the titular role which sees a young woman take up a stand-up comedy career when her marriage breaks down.
The comedy drama has been a hit from the get-go and continues to win many awards.
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Good Omens
Originally a book co-written by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett, Amazon – in conjunction with Gaiman – decided to develop the novel into their own miniseries.
David Tennant and Michael Sheen star as a devil and angel, respectively, who are trying to save the world and prevent armageddon.
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The Man In The High Castle
Amazon decided to take another novel and turn it into a TV show. Philip K. Dick’s book comes alive on the screen over four series.
The show is set in a dystopian parallel universe with an alternate history. Nazi Germany and the Japanese Empire rule the world after winning the second world war.
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Star Trek: Picard
Sir Patrick Stewart reprises his role as Jean-Luc Picard for this Amazon Original series.
We return to the world of Star Trek finding Picard struggling to overcome the loss of Data and the planet Romulus.
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Carnival Row
Cara Delevingne and Orlando Bloom are the leading actors in this supernatural series.
Part mystical, part romance, part murder mystery – this is a show you won’t want to stop watching!
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The Boys
Based on the comic book of the same name, The Boys is a unique take on superheroes.
It sees a group of vigilantes attempting to rid the world of corrupt superheroes.
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Fleabag
Yep, this iconic series is produced in conjunction with Amazon so is technically/ partially/ kinda an Amazon Prime show.
Phoebe Waller-Bridge is at the heart of this show and explores the free-spirited title character and her sexually-active, angry and confused nature.
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