Amazon premieres all ten episodes of the highly-anticipated dramatic comedy series MOZART IN THE JUNGLE today, December 23 on Prime Instant Video in the US, UK and Germany.
Starring
Gael Garcia Bernal (Rosewater),
Saffron Burrows (Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.), Hannah Dunne (Frances Ha), Lola Kirke (Gone Girl), and
Peter Vack (I Just Want My Pants Back),
MOZART IN THE JUNGLE draws back the curtain at the New York Symphony, where artistic dedication and creativity collide with mind games, politicking and survival instincts. The series guest stars include
Malcolm McDowell (The Mentalist) and
Bernadette Peters (Smash), and is Executive Produced by
Roman Coppola (Moonrise Kingdom),
Jason Schwartzman (The Darjeeling Limited),
Paul Weitz (About a Boy), and
John Strauss (There's Something About Mary).
Based on the critically acclaimed memoir Mozart in the Jungle: Sex, Drugs & Classical Music by
Blair Tindall,
MOZART IN THE JUNGLE is seen through the eyes of a young oboist, Hailey (Kirke), who tries to navigate through the egos and eccentricities of a world renowned orchestra, and new conductor Rodrigo (Bernal), an enfant terrible whose passion for music threatens the plans of the orchestra's old guard. That old guard is represented by Thomas (McDowell), the reluctantly outgoing conductor, and Gloria (Peters), the chairwoman of the board, who wonder what they have wrought by bringing Rodrigo into the fold. The musicians themselves, a colorful family of disparate personalities, are struggling to deal with this new regime. Along with her friends Alex (played by Vack), a dancer on the brink of success, Cynthia (Burrows), a worldly cellist, and Lizzie (played by Dunne), a world class partier, Hailey searches for what it means to dedicate your life to music.
Amazon Prime members can watch the first episode of
MOZART IN THE JUNGLE now via the
Amazon Instant Video apps for Amazon Fire TV, Fire tablets, Fire phone, iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch, Roku, Xbox, PlayStation, Wii, as well as hundreds of other connected devices such as smart TVs-or customers can visit Amazon.com/PIV to watch online. Prime members can add
MOZART IN THE JUNGLE to their Watchlist and easily access new episodes when they premiere today, December 23.
"Our customers will be immersed in a provocative and compelling world," said Roy Price, Vice President of Amazon Studios. "Jason, Roman, Paul and John have brilliantly tapped into this microcosm brought to life by an unparalleled ensemble cast."
"Classical music has always interested me. By being part of this show I've been able to immerse myself in this fascinating world. I think the viewer will be equally as surprised and intrigued as I was with what goes on behind the curtain at the symphony," said
Roman Coppola.
Other guest stars in
MOZART IN THE JUNGLE include
Debra Monk (Damages) as Betty,
Wallace Shawn (Gossip Girl) as Winslow, Mackenzie Leigh (General Hospital) as Addison, Nora Arnezeder (Safe House) as Ana Maria,
Jerry Adler (The Good Wife) as Lazlo,
John Hodgman (Arthur) as Marlon, and
Santino Fontana (Frozen) as Mozart. The series is co-Executive Produced by
Alex Timbers, and Produced by Michael Zakin and Caroline Baron. Weitz and Coppola directed episodes, along with
Bart Freundlich,
Adam Brooks,
Daryl Wein, Tricia Brock and Daisy Mayer.
About Amazon Studios - Amazon Studios most recently debuted a second season of the
Garry Trudeau political comedy Alpha House, as well as
Jill Soloway's critically acclaimed dark comedy Transparent. The studio has also produced the comedy series Betas, and has also launched three children's series, the Annecy International Animated Film Festival Award-winning
TUMBLE LEAF from Bix Pix Entertainment;
CREATIVE GALAXY from Angela Santomero and Out of the Blue Enterprises, the creators of Blue's Clues; and Annedroids, from Emmy nominated Sinking Ship Entertainment. Amazon Studios has also announced five additional, original series including
Chris Carter's The After; Michael Connelly's Bosch; Hand of God from
Marc Forster and Ben Watkins;
RED OAKS from
Steven Soderbergh,
David Gordon Green,
Greg Jacobs and Joe Gangemi; and kids series
WISHENPOOF! from Angela Santomero and Out of the Blue Enterprises; as well as a second season of Transparent. Recently announced pilots include Cocked, Down Dog, Mad Dogs, The Man in the High Castle, The New Yorker Presents, Point of Honor, and
SALEM Rogers.
Amazon Studios launched in 2010 as a new way to develop feature films and episodic series-one that's open to great ideas from creators and audiences around the world. Anyone can upload a script online and Amazon Studios will read and review all submissions. Those who choose to make their projects public can also receive feedback from the Amazon Studios community.
Comprehensive cast and crew information, including bios and filmographies, is available on Amazon's IMDb (www.imdb.com), the world's most popular and authoritative source for movie, TV and celebrity content.
About Amazon -
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