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Summer is, unfortunately, not a robust time for new TV. Your favorite shows probably aren't coming back until fall, leaving you to default to the shows you've already watched way too many times (aka "The Office" and "Friends").
Maybe it's time to give some under-the-radar shows a chance. With its own lineup of original TV shows and movies, Amazon is proving to be a surprising powerhouse, scoring major award nominations and wins in the past couple years at the Academy Awards, Emmy's, and Golden Globes.
If you're a Prime member, you're in luck because you'll already be able to access these great Prime-exclusive shows. Since Prime Video is included in all the perks of a Prime membership, you should take advantage of it this summer as you look for new content to watch.
If you're not yet a Prime member, you can sign up for a free 30-day trial here to get your fill of Prime-exclusive TV programming and see how Amazon Studios stacks up to the traditional shows you watch. Who knows, you might even find a new favorite show this summer through Prime Video.
To help you figure out where to start, we rounded up the best original Amazon shows — from drama and comedy to documentary — that you should start watching now.
Plot synopses are provided by Amazon.
"Catastrophe"
Amazon
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Plot synopsis: Rob Delaney and Sharon Horgan write and star in this R-rated comedy about a one-week stand between a Boston ad exec and a London schoolteacher that leads to an accidental pregnancy. When Rob moves to the UK to help figure things out, cultures clash and hormones flare as these two realize they don't know the first thing about each other.
Cast: Sharon Horgan, Rob Delaney
Amazon rating: 4.5/5 from 34,000+ reviews
IMDb rating: 8.2/10 from 10,000+ reviews
"The Man In the High Castle"
Amazon
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Plot synopsis: Based on Philip K. Dick's award-winning novel, and executive-produced by Ridley Scott ("Blade Runner"), and Frank Spotnitz ("The X-Files"), "The Man in the High Castle" explores what it would be like if the Allied Powers had lost WWII, and Japan and Germany ruled the United States.
Cast: Alexa Davalos, Rupert Evans, Luke Kleintank
Amazon rating: 4.5/5 from 110,000+ reviews
IMDb rating: 8.1/10 from 55,000+ reviews
"The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel"
Amazon
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Plot synopsis: In 1958 New York, Midge Maisel's life is on track — husband, kids, and elegant Yom Kippur dinners in their Upper West Side apartment. But when her life takes a surprise turn, she has to quickly decide what else she's good at — and going from housewife to stand-up comic is a wild choice to everyone but her.
Cast: Rachel Brosnahan, Alex Borstein, Michael Zegen
Amazon rating: 4.9/5 from 16,000+ reviews
IMDb rating: 8.7/10 from 19,000+ reviews
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