DVR Alert: MOZART IN THE JUNGLE's Bernadette Peters Set for 'Today' This Morning

Today, December 31st, Broadway's Bernadette Peters will stop by NBC's TODAY to talk about the new season of the Amazon series MOZART IN THE JUNGLE. Be sure to set your DVR's!

Music, passion, comedy and drama combine for the second season of the Golden Globe-nominated Amazon Original Series MOZART IN THE JUNGLE, which is out now on Amazon Prime Video in the U.S., UK, Germany and Austria.

Golden Globe nominee Gael García Bernal (Best Actor in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy) stars as maestro Rodrigo, whose leadership took the New York Symphony to new heights in the first season of the series, which is nominated for the Golden Globe as Best Television Series - Musical or Comedy. Now, as Rodrigo prepares for a momentous Latin American tour, he's also challenged to lead the orchestra to "play with blood" - not just for the music, but possibly for its very future.

Bernal leads a stellar cast that includes Lola Kirke (Gone Girl) as young oboist Hailey;Saffron Burrows (Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.) as worldly cellist Cynthia; Malcolm McDowell(The Mentalist) as former conductor Thomas; and Bernadette Peters (Smash) as board chairwoman Gloria. Roman Coppola (Moonrise Kingdom), Jason Schwartzman (The Darjeeling Limited) and Paul Weitz (About a Boy) are executive producers of MOZART IN THE JUNGLE.

The second season also features an impressive roster of guest stars, including Gretchen Mol(Boardwalk Empire), Dermot Mulroney (My Best Friend's Wedding), and Esai Morales (The Brink). Guest stars returning this season include Wallace Shawn (The Princess Bride), Debra Monk (The Devil's Advocate), Mark Blum (Shattered Glass), Joel Bernstein (Chapelle's Show) and Brennan Brown (Beauty and the Beast).

Season 2 of MOZART IN THE JUNGLE expands the series' scope with intriguing locales (from L.A.'s Hollywood Bowl to Mexico City's Palacio de Bellas Artes), new virtuosos from the classical music world - and even more episodes helmed by the show's esteemed creators (Roman Coppola, Paul Weitz, and Jason Schwartzman, who makes his directorial debut). Added to that, MOZART IN THE JUNGLE offers up ancient curses, rogue softball leagues, and the spectral hecklings of Mozart himself.

All 10 episodes of MOZART IN THE JUNGLE are available at no cost to Amazon Prime members with the Amazon Video app for TVs, connected devices and mobile devices, or online at amzn.to/1NbbdHV.

Photo Credit: Jennifer Broski