Amazon Prime Video Announces 41 New Shows, Partners With Yash Raj, Dharma, Excle Movies And More

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APRIL 29,2022

On Thursday, Amazon Prime Video unveiled its roadmap to convey what they have in store for us in terms of more content. Now, if you're a serial binger, we'd suggest you sit down with a book and pen to note down what all you need to add to your binge-list.

Amazon Prime Video introduced 41 new shows, announcing their first collaboration with some of the big names of the film industry. These shows are not confinign to Bollywood but also have collaborated with content from the south.

From Dharma productions to Excel Media, the streaming platform roped in best of the storytellers. Amongst these 41 shows, some of them mark many Bollywood actor's OTT debut. From Shahid Kapoor to Sonakshi Sinha, you're definitly in for a sweet treat.

Attended by an array of film fraternity like Ajay Devgn, Abhishek Bachchan, Kalki Koechlin, Sobhita Dhulipala, Sonakshi Sinha, Raj and DK, - the entire slate was announced during the event hosted by Karan Johar. From Vidya Balan lead Neeyat, Shahid Kapoor's thriller web series Farzi, Maja Maa starring Madhuri Dixit, and more - all these shows are spread over a period of 24 months.

Prime Video's VP International Keey Day said it is their aim to invest twice as much as they did in the last five years, calling India one of the most strategic entertainment markets.

"Our Indian Originals are doing well. We are uniquely positioned to bring local content we are producing. We are excited, it's just the beginning. Over the next five years our plan is to double the investment," without giving out much details.

Accoridng to James Farell, Head of Local Originals, Indian content is also consumed internationally. "Customers outside watch Indian content. I watched Shershaah in the US. Not just the shows but the ideas are also travelling," he said.


Without further ado, let's take you through the 41 shows that'll be releasing on Amazon Prime Video.

Name of the show/movie	Director	Cast	Type of content
Farzi	Raj and DK	Shahid Kapoor, Amol Palekar	Web Series - Thriller
Maja Maa	Anand Tiwari	Madhuri Dixigt, Gajraj Rao, Barkha Singh, Ritwik Bhowmik	Movie - Family drama
Dahaad	Reema Kagti	Sonakshi Sinha, Vijay verma, Sohum Shah	Web Series - Action, Drama
Adhura	Gauravv Chawla, Ananya Banerjee	Ishwak Singh, Rasika Dugal	Web Series - Horror, Thriller
Jubilee	Vikramaditya Motwane	Prosenjit Chatterjee, Aditi Rao Hyadri, Aparshakti Khurana	Web Series - Fiction, Drama
Made In Heaven S2	Zoya Akhtar	Sobhita Dhuliapala, Arjun Mathur, Kalki Koechlin	Web Series - Drama
Modern Love: Mumbai	Anthology	Chintrangada Singh, Arshad Warsi, Fatima, Pratim Gandhi	Web Series - Romance
Bambai Meri Jaan	Shujaat Saudagar	Kay Kay Menon. Kritika Kamra, Amyra Dastur	Web Series - Cop Drama
Crash Course	Vijay Maurya	Pranay Pachauri, Annu Kapoor, Gaurav Sharma	Web Series - Fiction, Drama
Dhootha (Telugu)	Vijay K Kumar	Parvathy, Naga Chaitanya	Web Series - Horror
Gulkanda Tales	Raj amp DK	Pankaj Tripathi and Patralekhaa	Web Series - Comedy
Happy Family	Aatish Kapadia, Jamnadas Majethia	Ratna Pathak Shah	Web Series - Family Comedy
Hush Hush	Tanuja Chandra	Juhi Chawla, Soha Ali Khan, Karishma Tanna	Web Series - Drama
Indian Police Force	Rohit Shetty, Sushwanth Prakash	Sidharth Malhotra, Vivek Oberoi, Shilpa Shetty	Web Series - Cop Drama
Jee Karda	Arunima Sharma	Tamannaah, Suhail Nayyar, Aashim Gulati	Web Series - Drama
PI Meena	Debaloy Bhattacharya	Tanya Maniktala, Jisshu Sengupta, Vinay Pathak	Web Series - Drama
Shehar Lakhot	Navdeep Singh	Chandan Roy Sanyal, Priyanshu Painyuli, Kubbra Sait	Web Series - Drama

Apart from these, popular shows like Panchayat S2, Breathe: Into The Shadows S2, The Family Man S3, Comicstaan, Four More Shots Please!, Mirzapur S3, Pataal Lok S2, Mumbai Diaries S2, and more are coming your way.


And then there are unscripted titles such as Akshay Kumar-Jaquline Fernandes starrer Ram Setu, Kangana Ranaut's Tiku Weds Sheru, Vidya Balan's Neeyat will be co-produced by the streaming platform.

Amazon Prime Video has also licensed associations with Ajay Devgn FFilms (Runway 34, Thank God, Drishyam 2 and Bhola), Dharma Productions (Jug Jug Jeeyo, Govinda Naam Mera and Rocky Aur Rani Ki Prem Kahani), Excel Media and Entertainment (Phone Bhoot, Yudra, Fukrey 3, Jee Le Zara and Kho Gaye Hain Hum Kahan) and YRF (Jayeshbhai Jordaar, Prithviraj, Shamshera, Tiger 3 and Pathaan).

BRB, we're busy making our binge-list and stocking up popcorn!