After decades of consistently entertaining audiences through the world of film, Woody Allen has signed on to write and direct his very first television show.
According to an announcement made by Amazon early Tuesday morning, January 12, iconic filmmaker Woody Allen will write and direct the first season of a new series made exclusively for Amazon Prime’s streaming service. No details regarding plot or casting have been made available, but we can confirm that the series will hit Prime Instant Video in the US, UK and Germany when it arrives. When that will be, however, is currently anyone’s guess.
“I don’t know how I got into this. I have no ideas and I’m not sure where to begin. My guess is that Roy Price will regret this,” Allen says. Price, meanwhile, adds, “Woody Allen is a visionary creator who has made some of the greatest films of all-time, and it’s an honor to be working with him on his first television series. From Annie Hall to Blue Jasmine, Woody has been at the creative forefront of American cinema and we couldn’t be more excited to premiere his first TV series exclusively on Prime Instant Video next year.”
Allen has been writing and directing a new film every year for over a decade at this point, but it’s likely this new project could end that streak. He recently wrapped a new drama starring Emma Stone and Joaquin Phoenix, but again – we have no idea when that film will see the light of day. A summer release is likely, but for now we just have to wait. Follow UTG on Twitter for updates.
