Woody Allen to Write & Direct First TV Series Ever for Amazon

Amazon Studios announced today that it has signed the critically-acclaimed director Woody Allen to write and direct his first television series ever. "Untitled Woody Allen Project," a half-hour series, has received a full season order and episodes will be written and directed by Allen.

Customers will be able to see the series exclusively on Prime Instant Video in the US, UK and Germany. Additional details, including casting information, will be made available in the future.

"Woody Allen is a visionary creator who has made some of the greatest films of all-time, and it's an honor to be working with him on his first television series," said Roy Price, Vice President of Amazon Studios. "From Annie Hall to Blue Jasmine, Woody has been at the creative forefront of American cinema and we couldn't be more excited to premiere his first TV series exclusively on Prime Instant Video next year."

Added the award-winning director, "I don't know how I got into this. I have no ideas and I'm not sure where to begin. My guess is that Roy Price will regret this."

Woody Allen is the prolific writer/director of over 45 films including such revered and iconic works as "Annie Hall," "Manhattan," "The Purple Rose of Cairo," and "Hannah and Her Sisters"; as well as recent critical and box office hits such as "Match Point," "Vicky Cristina Barcelona," and "Midnight in Paris" for which he won both the 2012 Golden Globe for Best Screenplay - Motion Picture and the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay. Allen's most recent films include "Blue Jasmine"

He recently wrote the book for Broadway's BULLETS OVER BROADWAY, a new musical adaptation of his iconic 1994 crime-comedy film. The show opened in 2014.

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