Amazon saves Ripper Street
February 26, 2014
Amazon has confirmed further investment into exclusive and original content in a landmark deal that sees the company acquire UK subscription streaming rights to the BBC period crime drama Ripper Street.
Amazon will commission from the producers, Tiger Aspect Productions and Lookout Point, a third series of Ripper Street, with brand new episodes made available exclusively to Amazon Prime Instant Video members. The series will continue to be co-produced in the US by BBC America and will screen on BBC1 a few months after it is available on Amazon in the UK. Filming will begin in May 2014.
Prime Instant Video will also be the only subscription service in the UK where fans can watch the first two series of the critically acclaimed drama.
“We’re delighted to have secured not only the highly popular first two seasons of Ripper Street for our Prime Instant Video customers, but we can also confirm today that we will making season three, news that we know will delight the millions of fans of this brilliant British drama,” said Jason Ropell, Head of Amazon Instant Video International Content Acquisition. “Prime Instant Video offers our customers the largest subscription streaming service in the UK with over 15,000 popular movies and TV episodes, many of which are exclusive to the service, and we’re just getting started.”