Amazon Studios collaborates on a four season remake of the classic series with British actress Rosamund Pike
10th February, LONDON – Amazon today announced it has ordered four 13-episode seasons of Thunderbirds Are Go, a reinvention of the 50-year-old classic Thunderbirds, set to debut on Prime Video in the UK later this year following its launch in the US.
The new series will catapult the five valiant Tracy brothers back onto our screens as the beloved characters Scott, John, Virgil, Gordon and Alan, where they’ll pilot their vehicles from Tracy Island to complete rescue missions across the globe,
Starring British actress Rosamund Pike (The World’s End, Johnny English Reborn, Gone Girl) as Lady Penelope, Thunderbirds Are Go features the world’s most well-known family of heroes, International Rescue, and will deliver a new level of action-adventure animation using a unique mixture of CGI and live-action model sets.
“We’re thrilled to be collaborating with ITV Studios Global Entertainment on a world-renowned property that kids and families today will embrace,” said Tara Sorensen, Head of Kids Programming at Amazon Studios. “Our customers will enjoy the same action and adventure found on the classic series infused with a contemporary aesthetic and visually stunning world.”
“We are delighted to be working with Amazon to launch Thunderbirds Are Go in the US; their position as an innovative content provider and their passion for the show makes them the perfect partner,” added Dan Gopal, EVP EMEA Distribution and Global Digital Partners for ITV Studios Global Entertainment. “Our strategy is to give audiences the flexibility to watch our content any time, any place, and the launch of Thunderbirds Are Go on Amazon Prime Video means children and families across the US, as well as in the UK, Germany and Austria, will be able to watch the entire series whenever and wherever they want.”
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Thunderbirds Are Go is executive produced by Estelle Hughes (Driver Dan’s Story Train), Giles Ridge (Pocoyo), Richard Taylor (The Lord of the Rings), and Andrew Smith (District 9), written by Rob Hoegee (Generator Rex, Teen Titans), and directed by David Scott (LEGO Star Wars) and Theo Baynton (The Wotwots). Produced by ITV Studios and Pukeko Pictures in collaboration with world-famous Weta Workshop, the four-season order follows Amazon Original Kids Series Just Add Magic’s record-breaking premiere weekend as the most successful Amazon Original Kids premiere weekend in terms of US Prime Video streams and hours.
Thunderbirds Are Go will be available for Prime members to stream and enjoy through the Amazon Video app for TVs, connected devices and mobile devices, or online at Amazon.co.uk/primevideo, at no additional cost to their membership. Customers who are not already a Prime member can sign up for a free trial at www.amazon.co.uk/prime. For a list of all Amazon Video compatible devices, visit http://www.amazon.co.uk/compatibledevices. Thunderbirds Are Go will also be available as part of Amazon Fire for Kids Unlimited, the all-you-can-eat subscription service designed from the ground up for kids. Fire for Kids Unlimited is available exclusively on Amazon devices including Amazon Fire TV and Fire tablets, and a year-long subscription is included with every Fire Kids Edition.
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