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Roberts, Huppert star in new Amazon Prime Video series line-up

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US online giant Amazon’s film studios subsidiary moved up a gear this week by announcing in London a multitude of new series for its Amazon Prime Video subscription video platform.

Roberts, Huppert star in new Amazon Prime Video series line-up
PRETTY WOMAN. Julia Roberts stars in the US psychological thriller 'Homecoming,' directed by 'Mr. Robot' creator Sam Esmail.

Here are the new offerings:

The Romanoffs

The new anthology series from US director Matthew Weiner, whose previous creation Mad Men earned him several Emmy Awards, explores the theme of identity.

The series, which will air from Oct. 12, revolves around contemporary characters who believe they are descended from the House of Romanov, the Russian imperial dynasty dethroned in 1917 by the Bolshevik revolution.

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Each of the eight 80-minute episodes is a self-contained story, set in a different city. Filming spanned seven countries and three continents and boasts a star-studded cast.

Homecoming 

The US psychological thriller starring Julia Roberts and Sissy Spacek, directed by Mr. Robot creator Sam Esmail, launches on Nov. 2.

The 10 half-hour episodes are adapted from the hit podcast of the same name, created by Eli Horowitz and Micah Bloomberg.

The story follows Heidi Bergman, played by Roberts, four years after she has left the “Homecoming” support and transition centre for reintegrating of ex-combatants.

Her life is blown apart by a visit from a Department of Defense auditor, who questions her over her time at the facility.

Good Omens 

An angel and a demon join forces to prevent the coming birth of the son of Satan in this adaptation of an English comic fantasy novel by Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman.

David Tennant and Michael Sheen play the lead roles, while John Hamm of Mad Men fame plays the archangel Gabriel, a character specially created for the six-part series, to be broadcast in 2019.

Carnival Row

Immigration forms the central theme of this fantastical series, created by Cuban and US screenwriters Rene Echevarria and Travis Beacham and starring British actors Orlando Bloom and Cara Delevingne.

The drama unfolds in a neo-Victorian city to where mythical creatures have fled, and where Inspector Rycroft Philostratus leads investigations into a series of mysterious murders.

Deutsch-les-Landes 

The Franco-German comedy, comprising 10 episodes, is the first Amazon series produced in France, scheduled for release in late 2018.

Marie-Anne-Chazel, Roxane Duran, Sylvie Testud and Christopher Maria Herbst star in the production, which is set in Jiscalosse, an idyllic but heavily indebted village in the Landes department.

Deutschland 86 

The sequel to 2015 series Deutschland 83, the German drama, created by Joerg Winger and his US novelist wife Anna, again follows the adventures of Martin Rauch, a young Stasi spy who infiltrated West Germany at the height of the Cold War.

Bibi & Tina 

The famous animated German youth saga is to be adapted into a live-action television series, with shooting scheduled to begin in 2019.

The series revolves around Bibi, a young witch in her teens, and her best friend Tina—addressing themes such as friendship, family, trust, tolerance, and ecology. It will be the streaming platform’s sixth German production. 

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