Amazon Prime Video Signs Landmark International Deal with Twentieth Century Fox Television Distribution to Bring Breakout Hit and Emmy Award-Winning Series This Is Us to Prime Video



Prime Video will be the exclusive subscription streaming home for members in select countries around the world
  
The multi-year agreement also brings horror drama The Exorcist to Prime Video

Amazon and 20th Century Fox Television Distribution today announced an international content licensing agreement to bring the critically acclaimed series This Is Us and the TV adaptation of The Exorcist to Prime Video customers across more than 200 countries and territories around the world. Beginning in September of this year, Amazon Prime Video will start introducing seasons of This Is Us and The Exorcist to new countries post local, season finale broadcast. This marks the most encompassing international agreement between the two companies, making Amazon Prime Video the exclusive streaming home for both series in select countries.

This Is Us is one of the best new TV series, beloved by viewers and acclaimed by critics,” said Brad Beale, Vice President of Worldwide Television Acquisition for Amazon. “Prime Video members are going to love watching this Emmy award-winning show along with the thrilling horror series The Exorcist.”

Prime Video members will be able to stream both series via the Amazon Prime Video app for TVs, mobile devices and online. Eligible customers who are not already Prime Video members can sign up for a free trial at PrimeVideo.com.

This Is Us has captivated audiences with its incredible storytelling and relatable characters that pull on our heartstrings, while The Exorcist, with its clever twists and big scares, has been something for horror fans to behold,” said Evan Scheffel, Executive Vice President, The Americas, Twentieth Century Fox Television Distribution. “We’re very pleased to be teaming with Amazon on this deal and look forward to new audiences around the world discovering these great series.”

This Is Us – which scored 11 Emmy nominations and won the award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series for Sterling K. Brown’s performance as Randall Pearson – chronicles the Pearson family across the decades: from Jack (Milo Ventimigliaand Rebecca (Mandy Mooreas young parents in the 1980s to their 37-year-old kids Kevin (Justin Hartley), Kate (Chrissy Metz) and Randall (Sterling K. Brown) searching for love and fulfillment in the present day. This grounded, life-affirming dramedy reveals how the tiniest events in our lives impact who we become, and how the connections we share with each other can transcend time, distance and even death. From the writer and directors of Crazy, Stupid, Love. comes a smart, modern show that will welcome you into a family you feel you’ve known for years. Chris SullivanSusan Kelechi Watson and Ron Cephas Jones also star. Dan FogelmanDonald ToddJohn RequaGlenn FicarraKen OlinCharlie Gogolak and Jess Rosenthal executive produce. This Is Usis produced by 20th Century Fox Television.

More than four decades after the Academy Award-nominated film, The Exorcist has returned as a TV series. The Exorcist is a propulsive, psychological thriller following two very different priests tackling one family’s case of horrifying demonic possession. Father Tomas Ortega (Alfonso Herrera) is the new face of the Catholic Church: progressive, ambitious and compassionate. Father Marcus (Ben Daniels) is everything Father Tomas is not: relentless, abrasive and utterly consumed by his mission – and he constantly butts heads with his adversary within the church, Father Bennett (Kurt Egyiawan). Caught in the middle of the two priests is the Rance family, who are members of Tomas’ parish. On the surface, they’re a normal, American family, but all is not as it seems in this household. The mother, Angela, (Academy Award and Golden Globe winner Geena Davis) begs Father Tomas for help, unwittingly setting the naïve young priest on a collision course with Father Marcus. Separately, each faces an insurmountable task, but together they become the Rances’ only hope against an evil force that has been mobilizing for centuries. Alan RuckBrianne Howey and Hannah Kasulka also star. The Exorcist is from Morgan Creek Productions in association with 20th Century Fox Television. The series was created by Jeremy Slater and executive produced by Slater, Emmy Award nominee Rolin JonesRupert WyattRoy LeeJames RobinsonDavid Robinson and Barbara Wall.

About Amazon Prime Video
Amazon Video is a premium on-demand entertainment service that offers customers the greatest choice in what to watch, and how to watch it. Amazon Video is the only service that provides all of the following:
  • Prime Video: Hundreds of movies and TV shows, including popular licensed content plus critically-acclaimed and award-winning Amazon Original Series and Movies from Amazon Studios like American GodsTransparent and The Man in the High Castle, as well as kids series Tumble Leaf, available for unlimited streaming as part of an Amazon Prime Video membership. Prime Video is available to customers in more than 200 countries and territories around the globe at www.primevideo.com.
  • Instant Access: Instantly watch anytime, anywhere through the Amazon Video app on TVs, mobile devices, gaming systems or online.
  • Premium Features: Top features like 4K Ultra HD, High Dynamic Range (HDR) and mobile downloads for offline viewing of select content.
Amazon Prime Video is available to customers in new Prime Video territories at an introductory price of $2.99 per month for the remainder of the year. Customers who are not already Prime Video members can sign up for a free 7-day trial at PrimeVideo.com

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About Twentieth Century Fox Television Distribution
A unit of 21st Century Fox, Twentieth Century Fox Television Distribution is a global leader in the distribution of award-winning motion pictures, television programming and entertainment content across Pay TV, broadcast television and SVOD. Twentieth Century Fox Television Distribution connects audiences around the world with premium content from the production divisions of Twentieth Century Fox Films, Twentieth Century Fox Television, FX Productions as well as other 21st Century Fox companies.

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