Prime Video announces a brand new UK Amazon Original format using seamless in-scene music sequences

This new six-part music-drama hybrid will launch exclusively on Prime Video in over 200 countries and territories

LONDON, UK, 27th August 2020 – Amazon Prime Video confirmed the greenlight of a brand new six-part Amazon Original musical drama series, Jungle, produced by Nothing Lost. This new UK Amazon Original series will launch exclusively on Prime Video in over 200 countries and territories.

Jungle follows the connected lives of two separate strangers, each facing their own struggles, viewed through the prism of UK grime and drill music, and giving a perspective on often unseen worlds of inner city London. Frequently misunderstood, it’s a world where one law governs everything: eat or be eaten. As the strangers’ worlds begin to unravel around them, they come to the realisation that every action, no matter how small, has a consequence.

The series will be told through a unique blend of music and dialogue, working alongside creatively ambitious cinematography and design to create a tilted, timeless version of today’s world and bring to life a compelling and complex narrative. The series will feature some of the UK’s top grime, drill and UK rap artists and looks to capture a very different side to an often told story. Portraying the city through compelling visuals, whilst detailing the many twists and turns and double-crossing involved in day to day life on London’s streets and ultimately conveying a bigger message about the true value of life.

“We are incredibly excited to be working with Nothing Lost on this brilliantly fresh and unique UK Amazon Original series,” said Georgia Brown, Director of European Amazon Originals for Prime Video. “Jungle will shine a light on the amazing creativity of the UK’s drill, grime and rap music scenes and hopefully empower a varied collection of British storytellers to create captivating content which reflects the diversity of the UK today.”

"We can't wait. This one's super special for us so we're just really excited for you guys to see it and experience the world we've created in Jungle,” said Junior Okoli and Chas Appeti, founders of Nothing Lost. “It’s so unique. And the talent and creativity we've been allowed to source for this project has just been through the roof, so yeah...this one’s going to be special. You'll see."

The 6 x 30 minute series will be produced by Nothing Lost. The executive producers are Junior Okoli and Chas Appeti. This is Nothing Lost’s first scripted series commission. Further details including casting and launch date will be announced in due course.

Jungle will join the thousands of TV shows and movies in the Prime Video catalogue, including UK produced Amazon Original series such as Good Omens, The Grand Tour, All or Nothing: Tottenham Hotspur, Truth Seekers and All or Nothing: Manchester City, and award winning and critically acclaimed global Amazon Original series including Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan, The Boys, Homecoming and The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, all on Prime Video, which is available at no extra cost for Prime members. Prime Video will also offer Prime members in the UK live coverage of 20 Premier League Football matches from this season plus its continued exclusive coverage of ATP Tour tennis and US Open tennis matches for no additional cost to their Prime membership.

Prime members will be able to watch Jungle anywhere and anytime on the Prime Video app for smart TVs, mobile devices, Fire TV, Fire TV stick, Fire tablets, games consoles, on Virgin’s V6 TV Box, the Talk Talk TV set top box, Apple TV, Chromecast, BT TV or online at www.amazon.co.uk/primevideo. In the Prime Video app, Prime members can download episodes on their mobile devices and tablets and watch anywhere offline at no additional cost. Prime Video is available in the UK and Ireland at no extra cost to a Prime membership for just £7.99 a month or £79 per year. New customers can find out more at amazon.co.uk/prime and subscribe to a free 30-day trial.

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About Nothing Lost

Chas Appeti and Junior Okoli are two creatives with a strong background in cinematography, film, music and visual arts. Chas is a well-known and respected music video director and DOP who has been creating videos and visual art pieces for many years, and Junior is a passionate director, writer and story-teller. Having met five years ago, the two immediately sparked a dynamic friendship. Growing up on the wrong side of inner city London, the two shared mutual insights and experiences of a world very few get to see; that insight, along with a strong interest for film and music, allowed the two of them the confidence and resolve to experiment with their creativity. What followed was the realization that they had a genuine passion in “creating dope shit”, as Chas put it, and so Nothing Lost was formed. With strong links in and throughout the music and creative art scene in the UK and abroad, Nothing Lost’s style of honest yet beautiful visuals and storyline has captivated the scene. Shortlisted in the Saatchi & Saatchi New Creators Class of 2019 for the piece called ‘Woke’, the duo are new, fresh thinking, unapologetic and passionate about their craft. They say, “We want to create the visuals and tell the stories that most people can’t, because stories like those last forever.”

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