Amazon Prime Video used its annual US Upfront presentation to roll out one of its most ambitious slates in recent memory, confirming major renewals, new series orders, and premiere dates across drama, comedy, reality, and film. The Canadian Upfront follows on May 27 in Toronto.
The biggest renewal news belongs to Reacher, which has been picked up for a fifth season before its fourth has even premiered. Season 3 drew 54.6 million global viewers in its first 19 days, making it the most-watched season on the service since Fallout Season 1 over the same window. Fallout itself continues its dominance: Seasons 1 and 2 have now surpassed 100 million viewers worldwide, with Aaron Paul joining the cast for Season 3, which begins filming this summer.
The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power locks in a November 11, 2026 premiere date for Season 3. The series has attracted more than 185 million viewers worldwide and remains one of Amazon’s strongest drivers for new Prime membership sign-ups. The Terminal List Season 2, all 8 episodes, arrives October 21, 2026, with Chris Pratt and Antoine Fuqua executive producing a globe-trotting espionage thriller based on Jack Carr’s novel True Believer.
On the new series front, Fourth Wing, based on Rebecca Yarros’ number 1 New York Times bestselling novel, has been ordered to series with Meredith Averill as showrunner and Lisa Joy directing the pilot. Michael B. Jordan’s Outlier Society is among the executive producers. Rose Hill, based on Elsie Silver’s romance novels, also got a series order with Marc Webb directing the pilot.
Brett Goldstein stars in and co-showruns Escorted, an 8-episode half-hour comedy about a divorced Manhattan dad who accidentally becomes a male escort. Sex Criminals, starring Imogen Poots and John Reynolds, taps Nia DaCosta to direct the pilot, with Kumail Nanjiani and Emily V. Gordon among the co-creators. Jury Duty has been renewed for a third season following the success of its second instalment, Company Retreat.
Octavia Spencer and Hannah Waddingham lead Ride or Die, an action comedy about best friends, one of whom turns out to be an international assassin. All 8 episodes premiere globally July 15. Reality Retreat, a high-stakes wellness retreat series featuring Kenya Moore, Christine Quinn, Brittany Cartwright, Tamar Braxton, Kaitlyn Bristowe, Jenn Tran, the Chrisleys, and Hilaria Baldwin, arrives in 2027.
Closing out the film announcements, Arnold Schwarzenegger and Alan Ritchson lead The Man with the Bag, a holiday heist comedy directed by Adam Shankman in which a thief is recruited by Santa to recover his stolen magic bag. Also starring Awkwafina, Ken Jeong, Jane Krakowski, and Liza Koshy, it premieres December 2, 2026.
On the sports side, Thursday Night Football on Prime enters its fifth year of exclusive coverage, opening September 17 with the Detroit Lions vs. Buffalo Bills at Highmark Stadium in Orchard Park, the NFL’s newest state-of-the-art venue.