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The 10 best Amazon Prime Videos shows of 2022 include genre hits like Reacher and The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power and intimate dramedies like High School and As We See It.
- The English. A co-production with the BBC, "The English" stars Emily Blunt as a woman named Lady Cornelia Locke who travels from England to Kansas in 1890 seeking revenge for the murder of her son.
- Outer Range. Though "Outer Range" might seem like a standard Western at first glance, it doesn't take long before the sci-fi elements begin to show up and announce that this show is anything but standard.
- As We See It. Amazon shows aren't all cinematic dramas. In fact, the service has released a number of successful comedies over the years, and 2022's "As We See It" is worthy of mention among the best comedies of the year on any platform.
- The Summer I Turned Pretty. Author Jenny Han took her young adult romance novel "The Summer I Turned Pretty" and its two sequels and adapted them into an Amazon original series in 2022.
- Phat Tuesdays
- The Kids in The Hall
- The Devil's Hour
- Riches
- Pantheon
The first of Amazon's big hits is a three-part docuseries about the weekly Phat Tuesday showcase at the legendary Comedy Store in Los Angeles. The series depicts the event's gradual effect on the world of stand-up comedy. Black comedians were rarely if ever allowed to perform on the stage that frequently featured the best-received white performers ...
Another retrospective on comedy, though this one has far fewer serious implications. Dave Foley and his merry band of Canadian sketch comedy performers assembled in 1984 and ran their celebrated TV series from 1989 to 1995. The following year, they released their one and only feature film Brain Candy. The Kids in the Hall went their separate ways f...
This slow-burning mystery thriller keeps the viewer guessing for its first third. It takes the entirety of the first two episodes for the average viewer to figure out exactly what kind of show The Devil's Hour is. The show stars Jessica Raine as Lucy, a young lady who struggles with several personal issues and chronic insomnia. She wakes in a panic...
Everyone who talks about this show has mentioned HBO's Succession and the comparison isn't unfair. In many ways, it's the equal and opposite of Jesse Armstrong's hit series. Riches follows the Richards family, who runs the well-regarded Flair & Glory cosmetics company. When patriarch Stephen Richards passes away, the struggle for power and prestige...
Animated series don't typically earn the same level of critical reception as their live-action competition, but this sophisticated sci-fi series breaks the mold in many ways. With Katie Chang, Daniel Dae Kim, and Paul Dano in key voice roles and Titmouse, Inc. of Legend of Vox Machina fame, Pantheon has a ton of talent behind it. The series follows...
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Dec 28, 2022 · If you’re looking for a series or movie to stream during the holiday season — or after — and you have a Prime membership, here are some suggestions that you may want to try out. Skip to main ...
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- Reacher - February 4. The crime thriller is one of the most enduringly popular genres, and there are many great thriller TV shows available. Amazon has decided to get into this particular game in a very big way with the 2022 release of its new series, Reacher, which focuses on the title character’s involvement in a criminal conspiracy after he’s falsely accused of a crime.
- The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel Season 4 - February 18. The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel is one of the most charming shows to have appeared on Prime Video. Much of that can be attributed to the main cast, including Rachel Brosnahan as the title character, a Jewish housewife who discovers that she is very talented at stand-up comedy.
- Upload Season 2 - March 11. Like The Marvelous Mrs. Maise l, Upload manages to combine several different genres. On the one hand, it is very much a comedy, but it also has some dramatic elements layered in, as the various characters contend with the many complexities and problems posed by a world in which human beings can upload their consciousness into a virtual afterlife.
- The Boys Season 3 - June 3. The Boys is arguably one of the best series to have emerged on Amazon Prime, and it’s easy to see why many would think that.
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Dec 23, 2022 · The Best Prime Video Shows of 2022. By Renaldo Matadeen. Published Dec 23, 2022. With the Streaming Wars heating up, Prime Video has moved to the front of the race in stunning fashion. It's understandable, though, given the amount of money Amazon is pumping into productions, rivaling the likes of HBO Max in terms of variety and quality.