All Movies and tv shows on Amazon Prime Video
Amazon Prime Video is a streaming service, which includes a library of Australian and international movies and series. With JustWatch, you can see an updated list of the content available on Amazon Prime Video. You can also use the filters to narrow your search by genre, rating, or year of release. These are a few frequently asked questions about the streaming platform, and a taste of the series and films you can watch on Amazon Prime Video.
What’s the difference between Amazon Prime and Amazon Prime Video?
Amazon Prime is a subscription which offers many shipping and shopping benefits, along with access to Prime Video. If you have Amazon Prime, then you automatically gain access to Prime Video. Prime Video is a streaming platform with a huge selection of on demand movies and series. This includes many Amazon Originals.
What are Amazon Originals?
Amazon Originals are films and television shows that are exclusively available to stream on Amazon Prime Video. They are typically movies and series produced by the production companies that are owned by Amazon, like Amazon Studios and Metro-Goldwyn-Meyer. These are some of the Amazon Original series and movies that you can watch on Amazon Prime Video in Australia.
Fantasy on Amazon Prime Video
For all the fantasy lovers, Amazon Prime Video is the only place you can watch The Wheel of Time, based on Robert Jordan and Brendon Sanderson’s novel series of the same name, and The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power fantasy series based on J. R. R. Tolkien’s work. On a slightly lighter tone, Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett’s Good Omens is also available to stream on Amazon Prime Video. The fantasy comedy series stars Michael Sheen and David Tennant as the unlikely angel and demon duo.
Action and Adventure on Amazon Prime Video
There’s no shortage of action on Prime Video, with hit superhero series The Boys and spy thriller Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan. Jack Ryan stars John Krasinki in the title role. There are also a number of war movies to stream on Prime Video, including the political thriller Kandahar. The film stars Gerard Butler as a freelance operative who has been compromised and must travel to an extraction point in Kandahar, a city in Afghanistan. Starring Jack Gyllenhaal and Dar Salim, Guy Ritchie's The Covenant is also available to watch on Prime Video.
Comedy on Amazon Prime Video
Phoebe Waller-Bridge rose to fame for writing, creating and starring in Fleabag. The comedy series is based on Waller-Bridge’s one-woman stage play. The series also stars Sian Clifford, Olivia Colman and Andrew Scott as ‘Hot Priest’. Both seasons are on Amazon Prime Video.
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel is a comedy drama show starring Rachel Brosnahan. Set in the 1950s and 1960s, this period television series is about a New York housewife, Midge Maisel who dreams of a career as a stand-up comedian. The show is created by Amy Sherman-Palladino, who is also the creator of Gilmore Girls.
Documentaries on Amazon Prime Video
There are documentaries for many kinds of interests on Amazon Prime Video. Celebrity documentaries include P!nk: All I Know So Far, a backstage look at Grammy Award-winning musician P!nk’s ‘Beautiful Trauma’ world tour, and Val is an intimate portrayal of Hollywood actor Val Kilmer’s life. American writer Judy Blume gives a rare interview and shares insight into her successful career in Judy Blume Forever. Blume’s books include Forever, Superfudge, Summer Sisters and Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret, which has been adapted into a film of the same name.
For sports fans, there is basketball documentary Destination NBA: A G League Odyssey about up and coming players in the G League hoping to make their NBA debuts. Another Amazon Original is The Ride, a documentary series about the lives and careers of the world’s top bull riders. Travel enthusiasts can sink their teeth into The Grand Tour, a travel documentary with Top Gear ex-hosts Jeremy Clarkson, James May and Richard Hammond driving different cars around the world. The trio also have a number of other series on Amazon Prime Video, like Clarkson’s Farm and James May: Oh Cook!.
Drama on Amazon Prime Video
A Million Miles Away is the true story of Jose Hernandez, the son of Mexican immigrants in the U.S. who defied the odds to become a NASA astronaut. The film stars Michael Peña who is known for his previous roles as Domingo “Ding” Chavez in Jack Ryan, and Kiki Camerena in Narcos: Mexico. Teen romance dramas Red, White and Royal Blue, based on the novel by Casey McQuiston and The Summer I Turned Pretty adapted from Jenny Han’s bestselling trilogy of the same name are also available to stream on Amazon Prime. Both books were on the New York Times bestsellers list.
See the full list of Amazon Prime Video movies and series in Australia below.
