{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","contentId":"0000018f-59f4-ded9-a5df-f9ffbfd00001","url":"https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/entertainment/amazon-upfront-2024-live-blog","headline":"Updates from Amazon Upfront 2024: The biggest entertainment announcements from Prime Video ","description":"Discover the top announcements around new series, films, and sports coming to Prime Video during Amazon's first Upfront presentation.","datePublished":"2024-05-13T13:30:00Z","dateModified":"2024-05-14T17:23:53Z","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Amazon Staff","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://assets.aboutamazon.com/dims4/default/08549ff/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1125x1125+438+0/resize/84x84!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.aboutamazon.com%2F47%2F6d%2F7fe296e642859c7ba2a629eda3ba%2Famazon-logo-hero-images-2024.jpg","width":"84","height":"84"}}],"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://assets.aboutamazon.com/dims4/default/1af0537/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1688x1125+156+0/resize/300x200!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.aboutamazon.com%2F68%2F7e%2Fa5af5c03478caf3b3f67f5932688%2Faa-may2024-upfrontbanner-standard-hero-v1-2000x1125.jpg","width":"300","height":"200"},"articleBody":"![Amazon \"upfront 2024\" logo displayed on a vibrant blue curtain background.](https://assets.aboutamazon.com/dims4/default/1af0537/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1688x1125+156+0/resize/300x200!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.aboutamazon.com%2F68%2F7e%2Fa5af5c03478caf3b3f67f5932688%2Faa-may2024-upfrontbanner-standard-hero-v1-2000x1125.jpg)\n\n# Updates from Amazon Upfront 2024: The biggest entertainment announcements from Prime Video \n\n*Discover the top announcements around new series, films, and sports coming to Prime Video during Amazon's first Upfront presentation. *\n\nAmazon will announce the top new entertainment offerings coming in 2024 and 2025, so bookmark this page and come back for live updates soon. [You can also watch the live presentation here.](https://advertising.amazon.com/en-us/events/upfronts)\n\nFor the first time, Amazon is presenting during Upfronts week, when major TV players share their programming plans for the upcoming season.\n\nThe show will begin soon. Follow along with us as we cover the exciting updates in real time.\n\nAlicia Keys is also a philanthropist and founder of [Keys Soulcare](https://www.amazon.com/stores/page/F197D5D2-42CC-429B-8CC1-12B81665D463/), sold exclusively on Amazon, and the creator and composer of the 13-time Tony nominated new Broadway musical, *Hell's Kitchen*.\n\nShe shares how much she loves working with Amazon and Amazon Music before launching into a high-energy mashup of her hits.\n\n“Today is all about bringing together the vast reach of Prime Video, with ad tech that leverages Amazon’s billions of customer signals,\" said Kotas. \n\n\"It’s about delivering relevant advertising to over 200 million customers. It’s about directly measuring outcomes from the very top of the funnel to the very bottom—for all brands, and not just those in our stores.”\n\n“No one else can reach the number of customers with premium entertainment that we can. And our audience is not just a number on a page. We know them and we want to help you get to know them, too. They're highly engaged viewers who are passionate about the deep and broad selection of programming we deliver including live sports, series, and films.”\n\n- *Fallout* has been viewed by a global audience of 80 million since launching last month. [Go behind the scenes with the show's executive producer](https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/entertainment/fallout-series-photos).\n- *The Idea of You* will be viewed by a global audience of over 50 million in just its first two weeks on Prime Video. It's Amazon MGM Studios' No. 1 romantic-comedy debut of all time. [Learn more and how to watch](https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/entertainment/idea-of-you-anne-hathaway-prime-video).\n\n1. An enormous library of sought-after series and films across every genre, including new releases such as *Oppenheimer, Gladiator 2,* [*Challengers*](https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/entertainment/zendaya-challengers-tennis-movie-faq), and [*American Fiction*](https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/entertainment/amazon-mgm-studios-american-fiction-oscar-win).\n2. Access to more than 500 FAST Channels, along with the industry's largest selection of partner streaming services. 135 are in the U.S. alone, including Max, [Crunchyroll](https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/entertainment/crunchyroll-anime-subscription-amazon-prime-video), and Paramount+.\n3. The largest selection of movies and TV shows to rent or buy.\n\n...all available on a single app.\n\nMGM has been around for a hundred years. What happens when it joins forces with Amazon?\n\n“Welcome to the next hundred years of Amazon MGM Studios,\" said Salke. \"Only Amazon has the ability to dive into IP and spark new obsessions across books, podcasts, music, fashion, and games. No other studio offers creators so many ways to engage with an audience. And this has made Amazon MGM Studios the home for talent.”\n\nWith that, we have our some series and film announcements...\n\nSpeaking of IP, we've ordered the epic globe-trotting series *Tomb Raider* from gifted Emmy-Award winner Phoebe Waller-Bridge and the team at Crystal Dynamics.\n\n*Noir* is a live-action series based on the Marvel comic book character *Spider-man Noir*, from the fantastic creative team led by Phil Lord, Chris Miller, and Amy Pascal, the producers of *Spider-man: Into the Spider-verse.*\n\n*Mr. & Mrs. Smith*, from multi-hyphenate Donald Glover, has been picked up for a second season. [Watch the cast interview from Season One](https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/entertainment/mr-and-mrs-smith-series-cast-interview).\n\nJake Gyllenhaal joins Salke to discuss the worldwide success of this cult classic reimagining. [Learn more and how to watch the first *Road House* movie](https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/entertainment/road-house-jake-gyllenhaal-prime-video).\n\nViewers, get ready for another knock-down, drag-out round in the sequel.\n\nSalke asks Ritchson what's the most gratifying part of bringing such a beloved character to life.\n\n\"It was really important to me to honor the character of Reacher that Lee Child created and the diehard group of Reacher lovers. Over 100 million copies of Jack Reacher books have sold globally. I think, I hope, we've done a good job in the show of listening to that core audience and authentically representing *Reacher* in their eyes,\" said Ritchson.\n\nRitchson is also developing another project with Amazon—a holiday movie.\n\nComing in 2025, *Man with a Bag* is an adventurous family, holiday comedy co-starring Arnold Schwarzenegger. Santa's magic bag is stolen and he must use the naughty list to track down the thief.\n\nMixing holiday magic from classic movies with the rush of an entertaining heist flick, it's a fun story that will bring everyone together.\n\nAldis Hodge is now here to share another thrilling adaptation, *Cross,* based on the Alex Cross book series.\n\n*Cross* premieres this fall, with Season Two already in the works.\n\n- *Play Dirty*, a film starring Mark Wahlberg\n- *On Call*, a procedural from Dick Wolf's Wolf Entertainment\n- *Heads Of State*, a film starring Idris Elba, John Cena, and Priyanka Chopra-Jonas\n\nThis next project features some comedy legends.\n\n![will ferrell and reese witherspoon in you're cordially invited new prime video movie](https://assets.aboutamazon.com/dims4/default/b5b6ad8/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1600x900+0+0/resize/767x431!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.aboutamazon.com%2Fe6%2F26%2F46d7361147a1b565f05fbd32f9fc%2Fabout-amazon-inline-aa-may2024-upfront-pv-yourecordiallyinvited-standard-hero-v1-2000x1125.jpg)\n\nReese Witherspoon and Will Ferrell introduce this new comedy film in which a woman (Witherspoon) planning her sister's perfect wedding and the father (Ferrell) of a young bride-to-be find out they're double booked for weddings at a remote resort off the Georgia coast.\n\n*You're Cordially Invited* premieres January 30. \n\n- *The Pick Up,* a heist film starring Eddie Murphy, Keke Palmer, Pete Davidson, and Eva Longoria\n- *The Pradeeps of Pittsburgh*, a family comedy series from Vijal Patel and Michael Showalter\n- *Jackpot*, an action-comedy film starring John Cena, Awkwafina, and Simu Liu, and directed by Paul Feig \n\nOscar winner Octavia Spencer and Emmy winner Hannah Waddingham are here to share details: The series is an action-drama-comedy with the international scope of *Jack Ryan*, and the heart and humor of *Thelma and Louise*. A two-hander about two best friends, who know everything about each other...except one of them turns out to be an international assassin.\n\nProduction starts later this year.\n\n*The Summer I Turned Pretty* was the biggest series among young adult women on Prime Video in the U.S. last year.\n\n\"This feels like the right place to share that we've been very busy filming Season Three!\" said Tung.\n\nHan, the showrunner, will be directing her first episode this season, which is coming in summer 2025. \n\nIt will also be a supersized season, with 11 episodes. [Learn more about the new season](https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/entertainment/the-summer-i-turned-pretty-season-3-announcement).\n\nDid you know? Prime Video is home to shows like *Pop Culture Jeopardy, Buy It Now,* and [*Are You Smarter Than A Celebrity*](https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/entertainment/travis-kelce-are-you-smarter-than-a-celebrity-prime-video)*,* which is hosted by Travis Kelce and launches later this year.\n\nWe're launching our first game show starting next week. *The 1% Club* is hosted by the incredibly talented Patton Oswalt.\n\nWith *Beast Games*, with Jimmy Donaldson, also known as MrBeast.\n\nThe YouTube sensation has over 255 million YouTube subscribers and over 47 billion views.\n\nThree series—*The Wheel of Time, Gen-V,* and *The Boys—*all return with new seasons in the coming year.\n\nThe superpowered smash hit with a growing fan base has been picked up for a fifth season. [Learn more](https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/entertainment/the-boys-renewed-season-5-prime-video).\n\nAn impassioned global fanbase has been the lifeblood of this show.\n\nThe Season One premiere was Prime Video's most watched ever, with more than 100 million viewers. Season Two will debut on Prime Video on August 29. [Learn more](https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/entertainment/lord-of-the-rings-rings-of-power-season-2-trailer-release-date).\n\nPalmer is the star of Prime Video's upcoming movie *The Pickup* and host of Wondery's hit podcast *Baby, This is Keke Palmer.*\n\n\"We’re committed to bringing the very best in live sports to Prime customers. Because nothing drives more passion and excitement, and nothing drives bigger appointment viewing, than sports,\" said Marine. \n\n\"And here at Amazon, we combine the huge reach and passionate fan base that you get with live sports, with the intelligence of consumer insights and ad innovations—in a way that no linear broadcaster can.\"\n\nPrime Video will also continue our Black Friday Football tradition next season, plus, present our first-ever NFL playoff game, with an exclusive wild-card matchup in January.\n\nWe're proud to be home of Caitlin Clark's first WNBA home game on May 16, exclusively on Prime Video.\n\n[See the 2024 NWSL schedule](https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/entertainment/nwsl-schedule-2024-prime-video)\n\n[See the 2024 WNBA schedule](https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/entertainment/2024-wnba-schedule-prime-video)\n\nPrime Video will stream NASCAR's iconic Coca-Cola 600 in Charlotte on Memorial Day weekend next year.\n\n[*Thursday Night Football*](https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/entertainment/thursday-night-football-announcers-prime-video)*'s* Charissa Thompson, Ryan Fitzpatrick, and Tony Gonzalez come out to share their excitement about the 2024-2025 season, highlight some of the talent, and talk tentpole matchups.\n\nEarnhardt, Jr. will also be executive producing a documentary feature film about his father, Dale Earnhardt, Sr.\n\n*Federer: Twelve Final Days*, a feature-length documentary chronicling the final 12 days of Roger Federer’s professional tennis career, premieres June 20.\n\nTanner Elton is the Amazon Ads VP of US ad sales and Sarah Iooss is the director of U.S. agency development and Twitch.\n\nWe engage with 175 million users.\n\nThat makes Amazon uniquely positioned to do things like build for our gaming communities on Twitch, or put on livestreamed concerts for music lovers through [Amazon Music Live](https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/entertainment/amazon-music-live-concert-tour-photos), which is coming back after *Thursday Night Football* this fall.\n\nAt Amazon, we like to deliver for all of our customers.\n\nMoss thanks the media and advertisers who attended the presentation today.\n\nReese Witherspoon—in hot pink—appears. \"Did you find my dog?\"\n\nIt's the perfect opportunity for Witherspoon to demonstrate Elle Woods' signature bend and snap move. Then, she shares a final surprise announcement.\n\n\"Before she became the most famous Gemini vegetarian to graduate from Harvard Law School, she was just a regular ‘90s high school girl. And thanks to Amazon and Hello Sunshine, all of you are going to get to know her, next year on Prime Video. I’m so excited,\" said Witherspoon.\n\nCannons shoot pink confetti as the song \"Perfect Day\" plays.\n\n[Read a recap of the day's biggest announcements](https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/entertainment/prime-video-new-tv-series-movies-announcements-2024).","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"About Amazon","url":"https://www.aboutamazon.com","sameAs":["https://x.com/amazonnews","https://www.linkedin.com/company/amazon","https://www.instagram.com/amazonnews"],"logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://assets.aboutamazon.com/bd/8f/88e7b0314cc2bd05b9de3155a0fe/amazon-news.svg"},"parentOrganization":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Amazon","url":"https://www.amazon.com","sameAs":["https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3884","https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amazon_(company)","https://x.com/Amazon"]}}}