Wondering what to watch? Amazon Prime Video has plenty of choices for you. Keep your eyes on our handy list to stay updated on returning shows and new original content dropping to the platform in 2021. The list will be updated with new releases.
JANUARY
‘All American’ Season 3
A rising American football player struggles to find his place on a new team that feels threatened by his arrival.
Creator: April Blair
Cast: Daniel Ezra, Samantha Logan, Michael Evans Behling
Seasons: 2 (2018-2020)
Release: Wednesday, January 6
‘American Gods’ Season 3
Based on Neil Gaiman’s 2001 novel of the same name, American Gods follows ex-con Shadow Moon as he is released into a world he no longer understands. Events are further complicated when he comes into contact with gods, old and new.
Creator: Bryan Fuller, Michael Green, Neil Gaiman (novel)
Cast: Ricky Whittle, Emily Browning, Crispin Glover
Seasons: 3 (2017-2020)
Release: Monday, January 11
‘Tandav’
Saif Ali Khan (pictured above) plays a Delhi politician in this drama series.
Creator: Ali Abbas Zafar
Cast: Saif Ali Khan, Dimple Kapadia, Mohammed Zeeshan Ayyub
Release: Friday, January 15
‘James May: Oh Cook!’
James May, best known for co-hosting the auto show Top Gear, demystifies cooking and shows you that anyone can make delicious food.
Cast: James May, Nikki Morgan
Release: Friday, January 15
‘Jessy and Nessy’
Jessy wears Inspectactles that allow her to see a world of colourful characters including her best friend Nessy, a purple sea monster.
Cast: Jamie Buchanan, Alexa Bauer, Shai Matheson
Release: Friday, January 22
‘Star Trek: Lower Decks’
An adult animated comedy set in the Star Trek universe, following the support crew of one of the least important Starfleet ships.
Creator: Mike McMahan
Cast: Jamie Buchanan, Alexa Bauer, Shai Matheson
Release: Friday, January 22
MARCH
‘Mumbai Diaries 26/11’
A fictionalised retelling of the infamous terror attacks that took place in Mumbai on November 26, 2008 with focus shifting between Cama Hospital and other locations.
Director: Nikkhil Advani
Cast: Mohit Raina, Konkona Sensharma, Tina Desai
Release: March 2021
UPCOMING
‘Lord Of The Rings’
A prequel series that takes place before the events of J. R. R. Tolkien’s novels and their film adaptations. The storyline is set in the Second Age of Middle-Earth.
Creators: J.D. Payne, Patrick McKay, J.R. Tolkien (novels)
Cast: Robert Aramayo, Markella Kavenagh, Joseph Mawle
‘Tell Me Your Secrets’
A trio of characters, each with their own troubling history, are pushed to the edge as the truth about their pasts and motives becomes murkier.
Creators: Harriet Warner
Cast: Lily Rabe, Amy Brenneman, Hamish Linklater
‘The Family Man’ Season 2
Shrikant Tiwari (Manoj Bajpayee) leads a double life. He’s a middle-class man who works for the government and he’s a spy for National Intelligence Agency. Read our review of season one here.
Creator: Krishna DK, Raj Nidimoru
Cast: Manoj Bajpayee, Samantha Akkineni, Priyamani, Sharib Hashmi, Darshan Kumar, Sharad Kelkar, Sunny Hinduja, Shreya Dhanwantary, Shahab Ali, Vedant Sinha and Mahek Thakur.
Season: 1 (2019)
‘The Boys’ Season 3
The Boys is Prime Video’s twisted take on the superhero genre, in which heroes aren’t the squeaky clean paragons of virtue that they’re supposed to be. After a rollercoaster of a second season, the show is set to return in 2021.
Creators: Garth Ennis, Derrick Robertson (comic book)
Cast: Karl Urban, Jack Quaid, Antony Starr
Seasons: 2 (2019-2020)
‘Jack Ryan’ Season 3
A recurring character in books by author Tom Clancy, Jack Ryan is a former US Marine-turned intelligence agent with a knack for becoming entwined in terrorist plots. The character takes his adventures to the small screen in this Amazon original. Read our review of season two here.
Creators: Carlton Cuse, Graham Roland, Tom Clancy (novels)
Cast: John Krasinski, Wendell Pierce
Seasons: 2 (2018-2019)
‘The Marvelous Mrs Maisel’ Season 4
Rachel Brosnahan plays Miriam “Midge” Maisel, a Jewish housewife who tries her hand at stand-up comedy in 1950s Manhattan.
Creator: Amy Sherman-Palladino
Cast: Rachel Brosnahan, Alex Borstein, Michael Zegen
Seasons: 3 (2018, 2019, 2020)
‘Modern Love’ Season 2
Based on The New York Times column of the same name, Modern Love is an anthology series with each episode telling a story of contemporary relationships. Read our review of season one here.
Director: John Carney
Cast: Anne Hathaway, Tina Fey, Andy Garcia, Dev Patel
Seasons: 1 (2019)
‘Bosch’ Season 7
Los Angeles detective Harry Bosch works to solve the murder of a young boy while standing trial for killing a serial murderer.
Creator: Eric Ellis Overmyer
Cast: Titus Welliver, Jamie Hector, Amy Aquino
Seasons: 6 (2014-2020)
‘Wheel Of Time’
The adaptation of Robert Jordan’s highly influential and popular fantasy book series of the same name, Wheel Of Time is one to look out for if you miss Game Of Thrones.
Creators: Rafe Judkins, Robert Jordan (novel)
Cast: Rosamund Pike, Kae Alexander, Naana Agyei Ampadu
‘Invincible’
From Robert Kirkman, creator of The Walking Dead, Invincible is an adult animated superhero series. If you’re a fan of The Boys, this might be one to check out.
Creator: Robert Kirkman, Cory Walker
Cast: Steven Yeun, J.K. Simmons, Sandra Oh
