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Five Original Series, 1 Amazon Original Movie, & More Coming to Prime This May

By: Apr. 17, 2018
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May brings five Prime Original series and one Amazon Original movie exclusively available for Prime members to stream or download at no additional cost to their membership.

Last Flag Flying: The Amazon Original movie is directed by Academy-Award nominee and Golden-Globe winner Richard Linklater. The story follows three Vietnam War vets who reunite after 30 years and embark on a bittersweet road trip to bury a young Marine killed in the Iraq War. (May 4)

Rocky & Bullwinkle S1A: The Prime Original kids series follows the world-famous talking moose and flying squirrel in a serialized comedy about two goofball best friends who routinely find themselves thrust into harrowing situations but end up saving the day time and again.(May 11)

You Are Wanted S2: The Prime Original tells the story of Lukas Franke, a young hotel manager and father who is brutally torn out of his everyday life when he gets in possession of a gigantic data collection program, Burning Man. Secret service agencies, international criminals, and hackers and activists want to get their hands on the program, and start hunting for the husband and father. You Are Wanted season two is available in UHD on compatible HDR devices. (May 18)

Dino Dana S2: The Prime Original series follows dinosaur-loving Dana as her life changes forever when she's given a Dino Field Guide in season two. The guide not only teaches Dana new things about dinosaurs, but also gives her the power to imagine dinosaurs into real life. (May 22)

Picnic at Hanging Rock S1: The Prime Original series is based off the Australian novel and plunges into the mysterious disappearance of three schoolgirls and their governess. The six episode limited series follows the subsequent investigation and the event's far-reaching impact on the students and staff of the college. (May 25)

Diablo Guardian S1: The Prime Original Series is adapted from Xavier Velasco's award-winning novel of the same name, stars Paulina Gaitan and Andrés Almeida and follows the troubling story of Violetta, an adolescent from Mexico who is frustrated with her life and steals $100,000 from her parents to move to New York. She is awoken to a harsh reality when she runs out of money, sending her into the arms of the villainous Nefastófeles. (May 5)

In addition to Prime Originals, licensed TV series coming to the service next month include season five of BBC America's hit series Orphan Black, along with popular films likes A.I. Artificial Intelligence (Jude Law), Baywatch (Zac Efron) and Rocky I-V (Sylvester Stallone) join existing films on Prime Video.

Titles available for rent through Amazon Video include, fantasy kids film Peter Rabbit, starring James Corden and Margot Robbie, along with romantic drama Fifty Shades Freed with Dakota Johnson and Jamie Dornan.

Coming to Prime Video Channels in May, HBO subscribers can catch award-winning movies such as Dunkirk, and HBO Original Fahrenheit 451. Starz will debut two new drama series Sweetbitter and Vida, as well as a new five-part mini-series featuring Benedict Cumberbatch as Patrick Melrose. Loved by generations of women worldwide, Little Women will also premiere on PBS Masterpiece.



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