Amazon Prime Video To Premiere The Last Tycoon On Jul 28

Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) has scheduled the premiere of its prime-exclusive original one-hour drama series The Last Tycoon on Friday, Jul 28.

The series will be available in more than 200 countries and territories across the globe. Customers can watch them on Prime Video via the Amazon Video app on TVs and connected devices like mobile, Fire TV, and online at Amazon.com/originals at no additional cost to prime membership. Prime members can also download the series on their mobile devices for offline viewing at no additional cost.

In the last two years, shares of Amazon have been steadily treading higher. The stock has returned 134.1% compared with the Electronic Commerce industry’s gain of 59.9%.

About the Series

The Last Tycoon is a one-hour drama series inspired by the life of film mogul Irving Thalberg. The series follows Hollywood’s Golden Boy Monroe Stahr, played by Matt Bomer, who battles father figure and boss Pat Braddy for the soul of their studio. Apart from Bomer, the show also stars Kelsey Grammer and Lily Collins.

Amazon said, “In a world darkened by the Great Depression and growing international influence of Hitler’s Germany, The Last Tycoon illuminates the passions, violence, and towering ambition of 1930’s Hollywood.”

The executive producers of the show are Billy Ray, Christopher Keyser, Joshua D. Maurer, Alixandre Witlin, David A. Stern and Scott Hornbacher. A. Scott Berg is the consulting producer while Perri Kipperman remains the co-executive producer of the series.

Our Take

The increasing popularity of tablets, smartphones and web-connected TVs has enhanced online-video viewing and continues to attract consumers as well as leading technology companies like Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL) and Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) .

Therefore, Amazon is leaving no stone unturned to boost its digital media sales and attract new viewers by adding more comedy, action and kids series to its content lineup and making Prime Video more attractive.

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