Amazon Studios has closed a production deal with Jason Blum’s Blumhouse Television for eight thrillers, Amazon announced Wednesday.<\/b>
\nAmazon Studios has closed a production deal with Jason Blum\u2019s Blumhouse Television for eight thrillers, Amazon announced Wednesday.
The feature length productions will be released direct-to-service on Amazon Prime Video, and the two companies are committing to attaching diverse and underrepresented filmmakers to these titles. The deal marks Amazon Studios\u2019 first ever global direct-to-service deal for feature length productions.
\u201cJason Blum has built an empire based on fear, shock and all things spinetingling. He has redefined the horror genre for fans who are hungry for high concept scares,\u201d said Jennifer Salke, head of Amazon Studios. \u201cWhether it\u2019s found footage, a socially conscious terror comedy or a pure sinister adrenaline ride, he reinvented and infused the genre with cultural relevancy. We can\u2019t wait to see the nightmares he brings direct to service for our Prime Video global audience.\u201d
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Blum added, \u201cWe are delighted Amazon is entrusting Blumhouse to deliver its signature thrills and chills to its global audience through this deal This is a great opportunity for Blumhouse Television to empower underrepresented filmmakers offering a fresh take on the dark genres loved by fans the world over.\u201d
Most recently, Amazon closed an exclusive first-look deal with Nicole Kidman\u2019s Blossom Films, director Reed Morano and Oscar winner Jordan Peele.
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Up next for Amazon Studios is Pawel Pawlikowski\u2019s \u201c Cold War,\u201d Poland\u2019s official entry for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. The studio also has \u201cSuspiria\u201d currently in theaters, as well as Felix van Groeningen\u2019s \u201cBeautiful Boy.\u201d<\/p>\n

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