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[07/29/15 - 06:04 AM]
Two New Dramatic Pilots, "Casanova" and "Sneaky Pete," will Debut August 7 on Amazon in the US, UK and Germany
Giovanni Ribisi toplines the latter project, originally filmed for CBS earlier this year.

[via press release from Amazon]

Two New Dramatic Pilots, "Casanova" and "Sneaky Pete," will Debut August 7 on Amazon in the US, UK and Germany

Marking the television debut of acclaimed director and Oscar-nominee Jean-Pierre Jeunet (Amelie), Casanova stars Diego Luna (Y Tu Mama Tambien, Stars Wars Anthology: Rogue One), Bojana Novakovic (Shameless), Oscar-nominee Miranda Richardson (Harry Potter) and Ben Daniels (House of Cards); Written and Executive Produced by Stuart Zicherman (The Americans); Electus' Ben Silverman (Tudors, Marco Polo) also serves as an Executive Producer

Sneaky Pete, a co-production with Sony Pictures Television, stars Giovanni Ribisi (Avatar), Marin Ireland (Side Effects), Margo Martindale (The Millers), Peter Gerety (Prime Suspect), Libe Barer (Parenthood) and Shane McRae (Still Alice); David Shore (House) serves as Writer, Executive Producer and Co-Creator; Bryan Cranston (Breaking Bad) serves as an Executive Producer and Co-Creator

Amazon's unique development process gives customers an opportunity to watch, rate and comment on which pilots they want turned into Amazon Original Series that are then available to Prime members

SEATTLE -- Jul. 29, 2015 -- (NASDAQ: AMZN) -- Amazon today announced it will debut two new dramatic pilots, Casanova and Sneaky Pete, on Friday, August 7 on Amazon Instant Video in the US, UK and Germany. Casanova, shot on-location in three European countries, tells the sprawling, epic, true story of one of history's most misunderstood men, Giacomo Casanova, the 18th century's most controversial playboy. Casanova marks the television debut of Oscar-nominated Director Jean Pierre Jeunet (Amelie) and stars Diego Luna (Y Tu Mama Tambien), Bojana Novakovic (Shameless), Miranda Richardson (Sleepy Hollow) and Ben Daniels (House of Cards), is written by Stuart Zicherman (The Americans), and Executive Produced by Jeunet, Zicherman and Electus' Ben Silverman (Tudors, Marco Polo).

Sneaky Pete, a co-production with Sony Pictures Television, stars Giovanni Ribisi (Avatar), Marin Ireland (Side Effects), Margo Martindale (The Millers), Peter Gerety (Prime Suspect), Libe Barer (Parenthood) and Shane McRae (Still Alice). The pilot is Directed by Seth Gordon (Horrible Bosses), written by David Shore (Battle Creek, House), Executive Produced by Shore, Bryan Cranston (Breaking Bad), James Degus (All the Way) and Erin Gunn (Battle Creek), with Story by Shore and Cranston. Customers will once again be invited to watch and provide feedback on the shows they want to see turned into full series for Prime members. All pilots will be available via the Amazon Video app for TVs, connected devices and mobile devices, or online at Amazon.com/AIV.

"We're delighted to bring one of history's most fascinating periods to life in Casanova and a world-class performance by Giovanni Ribisi in Sneaky Pete," said Roy Price, Vice President, Amazon Studios. "Our customers have provided valuable feedback on our shows and have helped make them some of the most critically-acclaimed series. Casanova and Sneaky Pete could be among those shows and I look forward to seeing our customer feedback."

Casanova chronicles a little-known period in the life of one of 18th century's most famous playboys. Exiled from his beloved Venice, renowned playboy Giacomo Casanova (Luna) flees to Paris at the dawn of the Enlightenment in hopes of putting his reputation behind him. But old habits die hard, and temptation is everywhere as Casanova finds a wealth of new opportunity...and trouble.

Sneaky Pete revolves around a con-man (Ribisi) who, after leaving prison, takes cover from his past by assuming the identity of his cellmate, Pete. He moves in with Pete's unsuspecting family and is roped into the family's bail bond business. In order to keep the charade up, he plays the part of a skip tracer, taking down criminals worse than himself--and discovering a family life he's never had.

About Amazon Instant Video

Amazon Instant Video offers Amazon Prime members instant access to stream tens of thousands of movies and TV episodes, including award-winning Amazon Original Series, available at no additional cost. New release movies and current TV shows are available for rent or purchase.

Prime members can enjoy binge-worthy TV shows including Amazon Original Series airing now such as the multi-Golden Globe-winning series Transparent, the hour-long drama Bosch, based on Michael Connelly's best-selling books, the Roman Coppola and Jason Schwartzman comedy, Mozart in the Jungle, and the comedy created by and starring Rob Delaney and Sharon Horgan, Catastrophe, in addition to HBO favorites like The Sopranos, True Blood and Girls, and popular primetime series including 24, Downton Abbey, Extant, Falling Skies, Grimm, Hannibal, Justified, Orphan Black, Teen Wolf, The Americans, and Under the Dome. Prime members also have access to a collection of kids shows now airing including Amazon Original Series Annedroids, Gortimer Gibbon's Life on Normal Street and the Annecy, Annie and multi-Emmy Award-winning Tumble Leaf, as well as popular shows from Nickelodeon and Nick Jr. including SpongeBob SquarePants, Dora the Explorer, Team Umizoomi, and Blue's Clues. In addition to tens of thousands of titles to instantly stream, the Amazon Prime membership (www.amazon.com/prime) includes more than one million songs, more than a thousand playlists and hundreds of stations through Prime Music, unlimited Free Two-Day Shipping on millions of items, early access to select Lightning Deals, unlimited photo storage with Amazon Photos, and access to borrow from more than 800,000 books for Kindle owners-all for $99 a year.

Customers can watch movies and TV shows with the Amazon Video app. The Amazon Video app is available on hundreds of devices including Amazon Fire TV, Fire TV Stick, Roku, smart TVs and Blu-ray players from Samsung, Sony, LG, and Panasonic, the Xbox, PlayStation, and Wii game consoles, as well as on mobile devices like Fire tablets, Fire phone, iPhone, iPad, and Android tablets and phones. Customers can also watch online at Amazon.com/AIV.

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

Amazon.com opened on the World Wide Web in July 1995. The company is guided by four principles: customer obsession rather than competitor focus, passion for invention, commitment to operational excellence, and long-term thinking. Customer reviews, 1-Click shopping, personalized recommendations, Prime, Fulfillment by Amazon, AWS, Kindle Direct Publishing, Kindle, Fire phone, Fire tablets, Fire TV, and Amazon Echo are some of the products and services pioneered by Amazon.





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