(NASDAQ: AMZN)—Amazon Studios today announced it will debut the
half-hour dramatic comedy pilot Really from Jay
Chandrasekhar (Super Troopers), Main
Street Films’ Craig
Chang and Harrison
Kordestani, and Executive Producer Jamie
Tarses (Happy Endings) as part of its third pilot
season debuting later this year on Amazon Instant Video. Customers will
once again be invited to watch and provide feedback on the shows they
want to see turned into full series, which will then become available on
Prime Instant Video. Written, created and directed by Chandrasekhar, Really
is a funny, extremely honest behind-the-curtain look at the
psychological and emotional complexities of marriage, and the charged
dynamics of a tight-knit group of friends.
“At Amazon Studios, we’re always looking for shows with distinctive
voices and captivating characters that our customers won’t see anywhere
else on TV,” said Roy Price, Director of Amazon Studios. “From the
moment we read the script we knew that Really is one of those
shows, and we think Amazon customers will really (pun intended) enjoy
viewing the pilot later this year.”
“One of the most accomplished comedy writer/directors around, Jay’s
script stays true to the humor that his fans know and love him for and
Amazon as the distribution platform will no doubt allow a whole new
audience to be introduced to him,” said Main Street Films’ Chairman
Craig Chang.
“Really is meant to be a sophisticated, funny, strikingly honest
cable comedy for adults,” said Jay Chandrasekhar. “We’re going to talk
honestly about subjects including sex, alcohol, addiction, drugs, race
and politics. Good fun.”
Really is about four hard-charging suburban Chicago couples
trying to grasp on to their dwindling youth. At the center are the
happily but messily married couple “Jed,” played by Chandrasekhar, and
“Lori,” played by Sarah
Chalke. When Jed is faced with the choice of keeping his pal’s
secret or destroying his friend group, he winds up digging himself into
a very deep hole. Really explores marriage, friendship and the
stifling peculiarities of suburban Chicago life. The pilot also stars Selma
Blair, Travis
Schuldt, Hayes
MacArthur, Collette
Wolfe, Luka
Jones, Lindsay
Sloane and Rob
Delaney.
About Amazon Studios
Last year Amazon Studios launched its first two prime time series Alpha
House and Betas, and recently debuted its first children’s
series Tumble Leaf. This summer two additional kids series will
debut - Creative Galaxy from Angela Santomero, the creator of Blue’s
Clues, and Annedroids from Emmy-nominated Sinking Ship
Entertainment. The company recently announced six additional, original
series including Chris Carter’s The After; Michael Connelly’s Bosch;
Jill Soloway’s Transparent; Mozart in the Jungle from Paul
Weitz, Roman Coppola and Jason Schwartzman; Wishenpoof! from
Angela Santomero; and Gortimer Gibbon’s Life on Normal Street
from David Anaxagoras, as well as a second season of Alpha
House. Amazon Original Series are available exclusively to Prime
members through Prime Instant Video.
Amazon Studios launched in 2010 as a new way to develop feature films
and episodic series—one that’s open to great ideas from creators and
audiences around the world. Anyone can upload a script and Amazon
Studios will read and review all submissions. Those who choose to make
their projects public will also receive feedback from the Amazon Studios
community.
Comprehensive cast and crew information, including bios and
filmographies, is available on Amazon’s IMDb (www.imdb.com),
the world’s most popular and authoritative source for movie, TV and
celebrity content.
About Amazon.com
Amazon opened on the World Wide Web in July 1995. The company is guided
by three principles: customer obsession rather than competitor focus,
passion for invention, and long-term thinking. Customer reviews, 1-Click
shopping, personalized recommendations, Prime, Fulfillment by Amazon,
AWS, Kindle Direct Publishing, Kindle, Fire phone, Fire tablets, and
Fire TV are some of the products and services pioneered by Amazon.
About Main Street Films
Established in 2007, Main Street Films is an independent film
entertainment company and has emerged as one of the industry’s most
exciting production, acquisition, and distribution driven ensembles.
Main Street Films focuses on creating and distributing high quality
films and television properties across multiple genres for diverse
audiences within the entertainment space.
www.mainstreetfilms.net
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