The best shows on Amazon Prime Video include a strong mix of original series as well as network and cable TV shows that Amazon has licensed for temporary streaming options for subscribers. Amazon is adding several new movies and TV shows to its Prime Video offerings in April 2025. This includes the new Kevin Bacon TV show The Bondsman, a new animated series called Happy Family USA, and a new series by The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel creators Daniel and Amy Sherman-Palladino called Étoile.

There is some Amazon news for people who need dubbing assistance when watching movies and shows on Prime Video. Amazon is adding AI-aided dubbing to assist with titles that were previously unavailable in select countries (via Amazon). There was also big news for one of March's new releases. House of David moved into second place for most-watched shows, ing Invincible in viewership numbers (via Forbes). Prime Video has also entered the wrestling business and will sell AEW PPV events (via The Verge).

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• Bosch: Legacy (2022-2025) [Police Procedural] - Harry Bosch works as a private investigator after quitting his job as a police officer in the original series.
• The Chosen (2017-) [Religious Drama] - A Christian historical drama that tells the story of Jesus Christ and his life ministering to others.
• The Summer I Turned Pretty (2022-) [Romantic Drama] - Two families bond after a tragedy, but when one teen falls in love with another from their friend's family, it causes conflict within.
• The Wheel of Time (2021-) [Fantasy Epic] - A group of warriors led by a powerful wizard have to protect the world from an ancient evil - or destroy it for its own good.
• Monty Python's Flying Circus (1969-1974) [Sketch Comedy] - Britain's greatest comedy troupe delivers the sketches that made them famous before seeking the Holy Grail.
• Heroes (2006-2010) [Sci-Fi Superhero] - A group of ordinary people suddenly gain extraordinary powers and have to decided if they will be heroes or villains.
• Person of Interest (2011-2016) [Sci-Fi Crime Thriller] - A presumed dead former CIA agent and a billionaire set out to stop violent crimes before they happen in a sci-fi espionage thriller.
• The Tudors (2007-2010) [Historical Drama] - The historical drama of the Tudor Dynasty, with all its betrayals, scandals, political intrigue, and power struggles.
• Grimm (2011-2017) [Fantasy Police Procedural] - A Portland police detective has to fight to keep the balance between the mortal world and mythological creatures straight from the Grimm Fairy Tales.
• Cross (2024) [Crime Thriller] - Gritty crime thriller based on James Patterson's Alex Cross novels and the most-watched Amazon Prime Video show in December 2024.
• The Legend of Vox Machina (2022-Present) [Animated Fantasy] - The Legend of Vox Machina retells a Critical Role Dungeons and Dragons campaign as an incredibly adult animated fantasy show - and the results are just as hilarious as they are heart-poundingly intense.
• Fleabag (2016-2019) [Comedy Drama] - Based on writer Phoebe Waller-Bridge's acclaimed one-woman play of the same name, Fleabag became a viral sensation on release, Fleabag is a bitingly satirical comedy that isn't afraid to showcase raw emotion.
• inspired by the life of Joan Rivers, and set in the 50s and 60s, this Emmy winner sees Rachel Brosnahan play the titular Miriam Maisel, a homemaker who discovers a talent for stand-up comedy after her husband unexpectedly leaves her.
• Psych (2006-2014) [Crime Comedy] - The antics of hapless detectives Shawn and Gus as they hilariously lie their way through solving dozens of crimes.
• American Horror Story (Horror Anthology) [2011-Present] - The wild first 11 seasons of Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk's anthology horror phenomenon make for some of the most spine-chilling viewing currently on Amazon Prime Video.
• Amazon Prime Video, Daisy Jones and the Six is an of a fictional rock group that found fame and was torn apart by drama within.
• Downton Abbey (2010-2015) [Period Drama] - While the inner workings of an English estate in the early 1900s might sound like dry material, Downton Abbey managed to turn it into one of the most popular and riveting shows on TV.
• Bosch (2014-2021) [Action Thriller] - Titus Welliver plays hardboiled detective Harry Bosch, a Los Angeles police detective who works his cases with total commitment but sometimes plays by his own rules.
• Hannibal Lecter (played by Mads Mikkelsen) and Will Graham (Hugh Dancy), a gifted yet troubled criminal profiler.
• Batman: Caped Crusader (2024) [Animated Superhero] - Inspired by the early Batman tales of the 1940s-1960s, Batman: Caped Crusader stands out as one of the best thriller TV shows currently on Amazon Prime Video and sees the hero at his very best.
• Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan (2018-2023) [Spy Thriller] - Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan stars Jon Krasinski as the titular CIA analyst, and it's secured itself as one of the best thriller shows available on Amazon Prime Video thanks to each season having subscribers on the edge of their seats.
• The Man in the High Castle (2015-2019) [Alternate History Drama] - Set in an alternate reality, The Man in the High Castle imagines what America would be like had and Japan had won World War II.
• Reacher (2022-present) [Military Thriller] - Though Tom Cruise brought Jack Reacher to the big screen, many fans of the books by Lee Child prefer the more book-accurate take on the character in Reacher.
• Battlestar Galactica (2003-2009) [Action Sci-Fi] - Battlestar Galactica is a modernized reboot of the 1978 series and was widely acclaimed, and not just for its science fiction elements as it's a genuinely gripping drama that chronicles the last surviving remnants of humanity as they flee the race that all-but-decimated their own — the Cylons.
• Fallout (2024) [Apocalyptic Sci-Fi] - Based on the incredibly popular video game series of the same name, Fallout blends post-apocalyptic action with retro futurism and a healthy dose of social satire.
• Invincible (2021-present) [Animated Superhero] - An animated superhero series that doesn't pull its punches, Invincible is as gnarly and blood-soaked as any live-action alternative.
• The Boys season 5 will be the end of the biting satire on the modern obsession with superheroes, and the complete story is shaping up to be one of the best TV shows of the modern era, whether it's on Amazon Prime or otherwise.
• Gen V (2023 - Present) [Superhero Drama] - The first live-action spin-off of The Boys also explores superhero satire, Gen V flips up the formula yet again by focusing on the students of Godolkin University — a loose parody of well-known comic book properties like the X-Men.
• Good Omens (2019-) [Fantasy Drama] - Perfectly augmented by Michael Sheen and David Tennant's inimitable onscreen chemistry, follows an angel and a demon as they enjoy a relatively peaceful existence on Earth.
• The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power (2022-present) [Fantasy Drama] - Middle-earth looks visually stunning in Amazon's The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, and the show takes its time to introduce different cultures, creatures, and, of course, enemies, that put at stake the balance between good and evil.

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