{"id":6145,"date":"2015-01-29T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2015-01-29T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvusa\/2015\/01\/29\/amazon-studios-adds-new-original-comedy\/"},"modified":"2015-01-29T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2015-01-29T00:00:00","slug":"amazon-studios-adds-new-original-comedy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvusa\/amazon-studios-adds-new-original-comedy\/","title":{"rendered":"Amazon Studios Adds New Original Comedy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n\tSEATTLE: Adding to a roster that includes the Golden Globe winner <em>Transparent <\/em>and the comedy <em>Mozart in the Jungle<\/em>, Amazon Studios has lined up the new original series <em>Catastrophe<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>\n\tThe half-hour comedy will be available exclusively on Prime Instant Video; it launches in the U.S. this spring and will come to the U.K. later this year. <em>Catastrophe <\/em>is<em>&nbsp;<\/em>written by U.S. comedian and best-selling author Rob Delaney and actress Sharon Horgan. The series is set in London and is about an Irish woman and American man who are trying to start a relationship after clumsy lust leads to pregnancy. The show is an Avalon Television production with co-producers Birdbath Productions and Merman.<\/p>\n<p>\n\t&ldquo;Rob and Sharon have created an engaging, contemporary, funny and moving story,&rdquo; said Roy Price, the VP of Amazon Studios. &ldquo;We are excited to bring<em> Catastrophe <\/em>exclusively to our Amazon Prime customers and can&rsquo;t wait to hear what they think of the series.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>\n\t&ldquo;We are delighted to be working with Amazon Studios, whose programming is rapidly proving to be some of the most original television currently being produced,&rdquo; said Jon Thoday, joint managing director of Avalon Television.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SEATTLE: Adding to a roster that includes the Golden Globe winner Transparent and the comedy Mozart in the Jungle, Amazon Studios has lined up the new original series Catastrophe. 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