8 Great Shows And Movies From 2022 To Stream On Amazon Prime Video

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Amazon began as a bookstore in the 1990s before becoming the retail company it is today. One perk to encourage membership is Prime Video, a service that offers original series and movies alongside shows and movies already in production. And whatever your opinions on Amazon, it's hard to argue with the idea that some of its Prime products are pretty awesome.

If you're looking for something to release this holiday season or later, and have a Prime membership, here are a few suggestions for you to try.

The Night Sky is one of the most popular science fiction series. The eight-episode series stars Sissy Speck and JK Simmons as a retired couple who discovered a planetarium buried in their backyard as teenagers and have been hiding it ever since. This is not a Marvel action movie. It's a thoughtful sci-fi story that slowly builds to a climax as it brings together multiple characters with their own agendas. Unfortunately, the series hasn't been renewed, but with that said (and the ending with a bit of a cliffhanger) you shouldn't miss it.

This alternate history series, which premieres in 2021, is alternately terrifying and beautiful. Set in antebellum America, the film is set in antebellum America, and a slave named Korra (brilliantly played by Susu Mbedo) encounters many people, good and bad, on a journey on the Underground Railroad, in this case the Black Painted Railroad. run away Anywhere in the US if you are looking for a place to call home. It's often not easy to watch, but that doesn't make it any less significant, and there are moments of human sympathy and romance.

If you love cats and don't know Louis Wayne illustrations, you should. Wayne was a Victorian artist who, for a time, was incredibly famous for his paintings of cats dressed as humans (although some of his cat depictions were more realistic). This novel, which will be released in 2021, is in many ways the remarkable and tragic story of his life. How and why the artwork changed from realism to a magical, seemingly pure psychedelia is still debated in art circles today. Benedict Cumberbatch leads the all-star cast as Lois.

This 2022 prequel to The Lord of the Rings has little to do with Tolkien's original stories, but it does look interesting. Some of the characters will be familiar to those who have experienced Tolkien's world; Others were created specifically for this series. Among them is Galadriel, who at this point in her life is a warrior. Norrie Brandivot, a young Harfoot (aka Hobbit) who receives a mysterious guest. Hallbrand, The Man Above the Eye. And many other characters. The story is a bit wandering and a little predictable, but the world building is great and watching the story unfold is addictive.

The original 1992 film of the same name dealt with the struggles of a group of female baseball players trying hard during World War II. This new 2022 series goes even further, showing players not only how to take on the role of women, but also how to overcome the sexism and racial discrimination that was rampant at the time. Today). With an outstanding cast, the series follows the characters as they fight through obstacles, both external and internal, to find strength on the baseball field and in their lives.

One of two detective shows featured here, this 2022 series is based on the Jack Reacher books by author Lee Child. As some reviews of the series have indicated, the character and this series seem to hold back a bit and feature a tough guy fighting bad guys and playing a vigilante. But as Alan Ritchson says, Reacher relies as much on his wit as on his talent and has amassed an interesting group of friends and colleagues who can give as much as they take. Although this isn't the genre I'm usually into, I enjoyed it more than I expected.

Speaking of detectives, Bosch is one of the most popular detective series in Prime and is also based on a series of Michael Connelly novels. The original TV series, which starred Harry Bosch (played by Titus Welliver) as a detective for the Los Angeles Police Department, ran for seven seasons. The new series will continue to follow the same character as he leaves the police force to establish himself as a private investigator. Bosch is the 21st century's version of a film noir private detective: smart, taciturn, and loyal, which gets him into trouble with rogue authorities.

Technically Bosch. Legacy is not a primetime show. It runs on Amazon's free network, which is available to anyone who wants to advertise.

While most sci-fi mediums today are a loud and often confusing mix of superheroes and interplanetary battles, some of the best sci-fi shows on the list are quieter, weirder, and more challenging. , As mentioned. night sky And from Loop Tales , released in 2020 and running for one season, Loop is an underground vehicle created to explore the mysteries of the universe and Tales is a series of stories about how Loop and its artwork awaken local residents in surprising and unexpected ways. The stories differ in that each has a beginning and an end, but they are subtly connected, which makes them quite satisfying.