The Man in the High Castle Season 2, Goliath, and Crisis in Six Scenes; Synopsis, Previews; Amazon Releases Nostalgia Heavy Fall Line-Up
Premiere dates, synopsis and previews included in release announcement
Amazon is banking on bringing nostalgia in its various original content series to its members in its attempt to compete with Netflix and HBO. The company announced on Monday the premiere dates for its fall line-up of shows, four of which are period pieces.
The success of shows in the historical genre such as Downton Abbey, Boardwalk Empire, and of course, Game of Thrones may have pushed Amazon Studios in this direction. However, Amazon's fall line-up includes some series set in the modern day to reach out to a broader audience.
"Crisis in Six Scenes", Woody Allen's long anticipated series is among those included with the fall premiere announcement. It is slated to premiere on September 30.
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The historical fantasy adaptation of a Philip K. Dick novel, "The Man in the High Castle" will have its second season premiere on December 16. Its first season is the all-time most streamed original series by Amazon Prime members.
The award winning drama comedy Transparent Season 3, will premiere on September 23 while Mozart in the Jungle Season 3 will have its season premiere on December 9. Several new Amazon original shows are also included in the fall line-up. Here is the complete list of fall premiere dates from Amazon.
One Mississippi - September 9
The series is inspired by comedian Tig Notaro's life as she returns home to Mississippi upon her mother's untimely death. Her story becomes a poignant and yet hilarious exploration of family and life after grief.
Fleabag - September 16
Based on a play that won the Fringe First Award at Edinburg, Fleabag is the disarming confessional of a detached and utterly lost woman. Award winning playwright Phoebe Waller-Bridge writes and stars as Fleabag, a woman who is trying to heal but rejects everyone who tries to help her while keeping up her bravado.
Transparent Season 3 – September 23
Maura undergoes a gender confirmation surgery after gaining acceptance from her family. She has found romance with Vicki and wants to become the woman she envisions herself to be. Shelly decides to tell her side of the story whether her family like it or not. Meanwhile, Sarah and Ali will each attempt to connect to their spirituality but take different routes.
Ali starts to have visions that cause her to question her relationship with Leslie. Josh will suffer a harrowing loss that will force him to reconcile with his past once and for all. The nuclear family will all converge on a cruise to Mexico acknowledging that their family history might be murky, but finds that they are with their truest selves when they are together.
Crisis in Six – September 30
This Woody Allen comedy takes place in the 1960's. A middle class suburban family gets a house guest who turns their lives completely upside-down.
Red Oaks Season 2 — November 11
It is the summer of 1986 and life is much simpler except for the members and staffers of Red Oaks Country Club. Assistant tennis pro David Myers is forced to drop out of NYU following his parents' divorce. He has to give up his dreams of becoming a filmmaker and the only silver lining in his tough year is his budding romance with Skye, the daughter of the country club president Doug Getty.
Skye returns from a year in Paris and has acquired more worldly ways and relishes her newfound independence. David finds himself between his girlfriend and her stubborn father.
David's family and other friends are all having their own complicated summer of love. Red Oaks is all about the funny places all find themselves in while on the road of discovering themselves.
Mozart in the Jungle Season 3 — December 9
The half hour comedy drama is based on the memoir Mozart in the Jungle: Sex, Drugs & Classical Music by Blair Tindall. The third season starts with a grand Italian adventure where Rodrigo is conducting the great diva Alessandra in her long awaited return concert.
Goliath – October 14
Billy Bob Thornton stars in this ultimate David and Goliath American legal system battle. He plays a down-and-out lawyer seeking for redemption. His fate will depend on getting justice from a system where truth has become a commodity and where the scales of justice weigh heavily toward the rich and powerful.
Good Girls Revolt - October 28
This show follows a group of young female researchers who work at News of the Week. All they ask is to be treated fairly. The pilot is inspired by landmark sexual discrimination cases in Lynn Povich's book, The Good Girls Revolt.
The Man in the High Castle Season 2 — December 16
This alternate history novel explores what could have been had the Allied Powers lost World War II. The mysterious "man in the high castle" leads the neutral zone of Rocky Mountains after Germany took control of the East Coast and Japan took the West Coast.
The second season starts with Juliana Crain facing the consequences of betraying the Resistance and allowing the suspected Nazi agent, Joe Blake, to escape. Joe returns as a hero to the Reich but will find himself face-to-face with the father who abandoned him.
