Amazon’s Prime Video has had a slew of strong releases in 2024, from surprisingly good video game adaptations to aesthetically pleasing fantasy spinoffs. We’ve also got the latest on the meanest superhero shows on streaming. There were plenty of other series worth watching, even with those annoying commercials that Prime Video started showing in the middle of shows and movies. Here’s a list of the best shows released on Prime Video this year.
It’s hard to find television versions of video games that are faithful to the source material, but Prime Video’s Fallout does just that. The first eight episodes take place in the aftermath of a global nuclear disaster, and the drama stars Ella Purnell as Lucy MacLaine. She emerges from Vault 33, one of the many shelters for survivors, with a mission to track down her kidnapped father. While traveling through the post-apocalyptic wasteland, he meets Maximus (Aaron Moten), a Brotherhood of Steel squire, and a ghoul bounty hunter (Walton Goggins). Hijinks ensue.
Lord of the Rings: Ring of Power
The Lord of the Rings: The Ring of Power returned for a second season this year, and it was just as impressive as the first. The series is set thousands of years before the events of JRR Tolkien’s The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, and begins during a more peaceful time in Middle-earth’s history. The show looks back at the origins of the Ring of Power and introduces familiar characters such as Galadriel (Morfydd Clarke) and Elrond (Robert Aramayo), as well as some new names created for the series.
Prime Video has released the fourth season of The Boys, a brutally bloody series that shows what happens when the world’s most powerful superheroes get out of control. The latest season builds on the storyline developed in the first three seasons, with non-superpowered Hugh Campbell (Jack Quaid) joining forces with Billy Butcher (Karl Urban) and other misfits. The story is about working together to expose the corruption of The Seven, an elite group of heroes. It is tightly controlled by a multi-billion dollar corporation.
The second best hospital in the galaxy
The second best hospital in the galaxy is like what you get when you combine Futurama and Grey’s Anatomy. Set in the year 14002, this animated comedy series follows two alien surgeons, Dr. Sleech (Stephanie Hsu) and Dr. Krack (Kiki Palmer), as they deal with a variety of bizarre and often silly conditions. It’s also a story about managing relationships. each other and their colleagues. You might hear a few other familiar voices throughout the show, as Natasha Lyonne, Maya Rudolph, and singer Sam Smith appear.
Prime Video released yet another video game movie adaptation this year, Like a Dragon. The series is loosely based on the Yakuza game franchise, which is known for its goofy depictions of Japanese gangster life. However, Prime Video’s Yakuza has a more serious tone and features more violence. The six-episode series centers on Kazuma Kiryu’s (Ryoma Takeuchi) evolution as a member of the Yakuza over two timelines: 1995 and 2005.
Cross is the latest in James Patterson’s Alex Cross series of books, and stars Aldis Hodge as the titular forensic psychologist and detective. At the start of the series, Cross is ready to take a break from police work following his wife’s murder, but a new case involving the death of a Black Lives Matter activist draws him back to work. It turns out. Murder cases that occurred in various locations in Washington DC.
If you’re a fan of animated shows and superheroes, you might want to check out Batman: Caped Crusader. The series, created by Batman: The Animated Series producer Bruce Timm, places a young Batman (Hamish Linklater) in a version of Gotham City inspired by DC’s classic comics. . The series features famous villains such as Harley Quinn (Jamie Chung) and Harvey Dent (Diedrich Bader) and showcases rampant criminal activity across the city over 10 episodes.
Mr. and Mrs. Smith is a twist on the 2005 film of the same name, about a couple who have to pretend to be husband and wife even though they are strangers. In the guise of “John” (Donald Glover) and “Jane Smith” (Maya Erskine), the duo must complete a series of missions, during which they must navigate a fake relationship that has begun to turn into the real thing. Must be gated.
Similar to the novel My Lady Jane, the Prime Video adaptation follows the beheading of Lady Jane Gray (Emily Bader) and her husband Lord Guildford Dudley (Edward Bluemel). Instead, it offers an alternative perspective of 16th century England as it lived under the rule of the King. Edward VI (Jordan Peters). This series, which also featured some fantasy elements, was unfortunately canceled after the first season, but is still worth watching if you like historical dramas.
The Legend of Vox Machina
Legends of Vox Machina is now in its third season (with season 4 in the works), so if you haven’t seen it yet, now is a good time to binge-watch the show. It is based on the original campaign developed during the Dungeons & Dragons web series Critical Role, and tells the story behind the eclectic seven-member group known as Vox Machina as they travel the world of Exandria. is expanding. All of the voice actors who starred in the original web series will reprise their original roles, including Matthew Mercer, Marisha Ray, Laura Bailey, and Taliesin Jaffe.
