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Entertainment
Maggie Q to lead ‘Bosch’ spin-off series, first-look images released
Amazon has cast Maggie Q for a lead role in a “Bosch” spin-off series as the studio teases fans with first-look images of her character. Key...
Bryan Ke
Michelle Yeoh will star in Prime Video’s ‘Blade Runner 2099’ sequel series
Award-winning actor Michelle Yeoh has been cast in Amazon’s upcoming series “Blade Runner 2099.” Key points: ...
Business
$250K Amazon donation revives Seattle Chinatown’s annual Night Market
Amazon has pledged $250,000 to revive the annual Night Market in Seattle’s Chinatown-International District (CID) for the next three y...
Michelle De Pacina
Lulu Wang ‘very angry’ about Prime Video including ads in ‘Expats’
“Expats” director Lulu Wang is not happy with the inclusion of commercials in her upcoming series. Driving the news: In a move seen as a sha...
Carl Samson
‘Invincible’ Season 2 gets official trailer, release date
Season 2 of “Invincible” finally has an official trailer — and a release date. Announcement: Prime Video unveiled the new traile...
Chandler Treon
First look: Donald Glover, Maya Erskine are ‘Mr and Mrs Smith’ in upcoming Prime series
Prime Video recently released a first look at its upcoming series “Mr. and Mrs. Smith” starring Donald Glover and Maya Erskine. About the sh...
Isa Peralta
A Sriracha bottle now costs over $60 on Amazon amid chili shortage
Bottles of Sriracha have skyrocketed to as much as $120 on the internet as maker Huy Fong Foods continues to grapple with chili shortages. C...
Prime Video releases teaser for Jenny Han’s ‘The Summer I Turned Pretty’ Season 2
Prime Video released a teaser trailer for “The Summer I Turned Pretty” Season 2 on Thursday. About the show: “The Summer I Turned Pretty,” a...
Jenny Han’s Amazon Prime series ‘The Summer I Turned Pretty’ Season 2 gets release date
The second season of “The Summer I Turned Pretty” now has an official release date. Season 1 of the hit series, which was created by author ...
‘Crazy Rich Asians’ director Jon M. Chu to helm ‘Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat’ film
“Crazy Rich Asians” director Jon M. Chu has signed on to direct a new film adaptation of the musical “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dre...
Daniel Anderson
Priyanka Chopra Jonas joins John Cena, Idris Elba for Amazon action flick ‘Heads of State’
Amazon Studios has enlisted Priyanka Chopra Jonas to star in its upcoming action film “Heads of State” alongside John Cena and Idris E...
Gene Hong, Alan Yang to produce Amazon drama series ‘Koreatown’
Gene Hong and Alan Yang are teaming up with Amazon Studios and Universal Television to develop “Koreatown,” a one-hour drama set in Los Ange...
Amazon Prime Video drops ‘Citadel’ trailer starring Priyanka Chopra Jonas
Amazon Prime Video has unveiled the official trailer for “Citadel,” a high-budget spy series starring Priyanka Chopra Jonas and Richard Madd...
Awkwafina, Simu Liu and John Cena risk their lives to win the ‘Grand Death Lotto’
Awkwafina, Simu Liu and John Cena have been cast in Prime Video’s “Grand Death Lotto.” Awkwafina plays Katie, a new L.A. r...
Priyanka Chopra Jonas to produce, possibly star in ‘Assume Nothing’ adaptation
Priyanka Chopra Jonas is attached to the production of a new limited series titled “Assume Nothing” from Amazon Studios. “...
Dave Bautista, Ken Jeong to return for Amazon’s ‘My Spy’ sequel
Amazon Studios has announced that its 2020 film “My Spy” will be receiving a sequel. The streaming giant recently confirmed that “My Spy: Th...
Daniel Dae Kim to produce and lead spy thriller series ‘Butterfly’ for Amazon Studios
Daniel Dae Kim is set to star in and executive produce an upcoming Amazon series based on the graphic novel “Butterfly.” Accord...
‘Westworld’ co-creator Lisa Joy on her new sci-fi show ‘The Peripheral’ and the power of identity
“I think no matter when you live, part of the human condition is we tell ourselves and each other stories to try to understand the world aro...
Iris Jung
Sony, Amazon announce new Spider-Man TV Universe series
Sony and Amazon have announced an upcoming Spider-Man spin-off based on Marvel’s Korean American superhero character Silk. The show, which...
Ryan General
ONE Championship
Amazon Prime Video wins streaming rights to ONE, Asia’s martial arts giant
Amazon Prime Video is now the exclusive home to ONE Championship, Asia’s largest global sports property, in the U.S. and Canada. ONE also fe...
Editorial Staff
Indian tycoon Gautam Adani surpasses Jeff Bezos as world’s second-richest person
Indian business tycoon Gautam Adani, 60, overtook Jeff Bezos to become the world’s second-richest person last week. The college dropout ha...
News
Amazon discriminating against Asians, whites in grant program, class action lawsuit says
A new class action lawsuit is accusing Amazon of discriminating against Asian and white applicants through its so-called “Diversity Grant.”...
Pro-Trump group’s lawsuit claims Amazon gave $10,000 bonus to minority staff but not Asians or whites
On Wednesday, pro-Trump group America First Legal issued a class action suit against Amazon, accusing the company of privileging its Black,...
Jane Nam
Right person, wrong time: Vince Xu, Kasey Ma show ‘what Asian love is’ on ‘The One That Got Away’
“The One That Got Away” premiered on June 24 with 10 episodes on Amazon Prime Video. The show centers on a social experiment that has six ...
Celine Pun
Ali Wong shows serious side while meeting her 12-year-old self in time-traveling ‘Paper Girls’ teaser
A new teaser for Amazon Prime Video’s upcoming sci-fi series “Paper Girls” showcases an unseen serious side of comedian Ali Wong. Based on...
China
Jeff Bezos floats theory that China has ‘leverage’ over Twitter after Elon Musk buyout
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos has suggested that Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s $44 billion purchase of Twitter could potentially raise China’s influenc...
Rebecca Moon
Film & TV
‘Takeshi’s Castle’, Japanese show that had contestants brave crazy obstacles, revived for Prime Video
The iconic ‘80s Japanese game show “Takeshi’s Castle” is being revived as a new series on Amazon Prime next year. Tokyo Broadcasting System ...
Gotta wear ’em all: Pokémon and Amazon team up to launch T-shirt subscription box
Amazon has listed an official Pokémon T-shirt subscription box collaboration on their site, offering subscribers different Pokémon-themed c...
Marilyn Fu, Destin Daniel Cretton Developing Limited Series Based on Vincent Chin’s Murder
Writer and producer Marilyn Fu is bringing Vincent Chin’s story to life in a limited series from Amazon Studios and First Look Media&#...
Thy Nguyen
Amazon Sparks Outrage Over ‘Yellowface’ Chinese Costumes
Amazon has come under fire for selling Chinese costumes that are advertised with models in yellowface. At least one of the costumes is sold ...
Woman Arrested After Making $100,000 Using Loophole in Amazon’s Return Policy
A 32-year-old woman from Tampa, Florida, was arrested for taking advantage of a loophole in Amazon’s return policy and earned more than $100...
Daniel Dae Kim and Randall Park are Making a Heist Movie on Amazon
A little more than a year after starring as Ali Wong’s love interests in Netflix’s “Always Be My Maybe,” Daniel Dae ...
Man Hired By Amazon During Pandemic in OC Dies 2 Weeks Later
A father-of-two in California has died after contracting COVID-19 while working for Amazon. Harry Sentoso, 63, joined the company late March...
Jimmy O. Yang to Star in Netflix’s Answer to ‘The Office’
Jimmy O. Yang will join the stellar cast of Netflix’s highly anticipated TV series “Space Force” launching on May 29. &nbs...
Maina Chen
Technology
Amazon Launches Audible Suno to Increase India Focus
Amazon is once again expanding its reach to India by launching a new service called Audible Suno. The audiobook company Audible, which is n...
Alvin Chan
Amazon Launches Battery-Powered Echo in India
Amazon has added a new Echo device to its speaker models designed specifically for the India market. Last Wednesday, the e-commerce company ...
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