The Best Shows on Amazon Prime Video to Watch Right Now (August 2024)

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Looking for the best TV shows on Amazon’s Prime Video? We’ve got you covered with our guide to the best Amazon Prime Video original series and shows.

Keep this page bookmarked, as we will be updating our best Amazon Prime shows list as more series debut and more scores come in. And if you’re in the mood for a movie, check out our guide to the Best Movies on Amazon Prime.

Latest additions: The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Season 2, Batman: Caped Crusader (see why critics call it a solid throwback with topnotch performances), Fallout, The Boys Season 4

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Synopsis: Vox Machina, a band of eight unlikely heroes, find themselves on a quest to save the realm of Exandria from... [More]


Synopsis: In the grim Gotham City, affluent philanthropist Bruce Wayne goes beyond his humane capabilities and transforms into an enigmatic figure,... [More]


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Synopsis: Siblings Lily and Jorge Diaz are each on a mission to find love and purpose during the holidays.... [More]


Synopsis: When a tidal wave hits a school reunion, the former students must find a way to survive.... [More]


Synopsis: Teenage best friends Zoe and Becca set out to build their own fake ID empire, but as business booms, their... [More]


Synopsis: Mark Grayson, 17, is just like every other guy his age -- except that his father is the most powerful... [More]


Synopsis: During a business trip in London, an American named Rob meets Sharon, an Irish teacher with whom he shares incredible... [More]


Synopsis: Four ambitious best friends, Camille, Tye, Quinn, and Angie, navigate relationships and careers.... [More]


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Synopsis: Harry Bosch has murder on his mind. A former Special Forces officer who has done tours in the Middle East,... [More]


Synopsis: The lives of hormonal, competitive Superheroes as they put their physical, sexual, and moral boundaries to the test.... [More]


Synopsis: After 28-year-old Alma nearly dies in a car accident, she finds that she has a new relationship with time; she... [More]


Synopsis: Starring Golden Globe-nominated actor Hugh Grant and based on a true story, "A Very English Scandal" tells the story of... [More]


Synopsis: Unseen stories from "The Boys" universe.... [More]


Synopsis: A coming-of-age joyride about Cootie, a 13-foot-tall man, who escapes to experience the beauty and contradictions of the real world;... [More]


Synopsis: This Amazon original series is a dark comedy inspired by events in comic Tig Notaro's life. Starring as a Los... [More]


Synopsis: Giovanni Ribisi plays the role of Marius, a con man who tries to leave his old life behind by assuming... [More]


Synopsis: Hundreds of years in the future, things are different than what humanity is used to after humans have colonized the... [More]


Synopsis: Jack Reacher lives as a drifter, traveling from town to town across the United States.... [More]


Synopsis: Following the journey of the WWII All-American professional women's baseball league players as they travel across a rapidly changing U.S.... [More]


Synopsis: As Amazon's "Mozart in the Jungle" opens, Maestro Thomas takes his final bow with the New York Symphony. Applause dies... [More]


Synopsis: In a world where superheroes and villains have been real for decades, Arthur, an unassuming accountant with no superpowers, becomes... [More]


Synopsis: June and Oscar are a married couple who live a comfortable-but-predictable life in suburban California. For years, they've had the... [More]


Synopsis: A woman wakes up every night at exactly 3:33am, in the middle of the so-called devil's hour between 3am and... [More]


Synopsis: Fallout is the story of haves and have-nots in a world in which there’s almost nothing left to have. Two-hundred... [More]


Synopsis: After escaping a Georgia plantation, Cora boards a train embarking on a harrowing trip as she seeks true freedom while... [More]


Synopsis: Chaos ensues while a shipment of cocaine is smuggled from South America to Europe.... [More]


Synopsis: Old wounds are reopened for the Argyll family after learning that Jack, the black sheep of the clan, may not... [More]


Synopsis: An epic tale of true love, high adventure, regicidal maniacs, deadpan heroism, devious intrigues, swashbuckling swordfights and oodles of yearning,... [More]


Synopsis: Two alien doctors tackle anxiety-eating parasites, illegal time loops, and deep-space STIs.... [More]


Synopsis: Superheroes are often as popular as celebrities, as influential as politicians, and sometimes even as revered as gods. But that's... [More]


Synopsis: Viking Ragnar Lothbrok is a young farmer and family man who is frustrated by the policies of Earl Haraldson, his... [More]


Synopsis: It's the summer of 1985, and NYU student David lands a summer job at the Red Oaks Country Club in... [More]


Synopsis: Reformed criminals put their unique skills to good use by helping regular citizens fight back against corporate and governmental injustices.... [More]


Synopsis: In A.D. 43, the Roman Imperial Army -- equally determined and terrified -- returns to crush the Celtic heart of... [More]


Synopsis: Mort has a secret that he really wants to tell his three adult children, who are so self-absorbed they don't... [More]


Synopsis: Two lonely strangers land jobs working for a mysterious spy agency but must hold identities as a married couple.... [More]


Synopsis: This Amazon-original political drama stars Michael Dorman, who plays the role of an intelligence officer named John Tavner. To stop... [More]


Synopsis: It's the late 1950s and Miriam "Midge" Maisel has everything she has ever wanted -- the perfect husband, two kids... [More]


Synopsis: A man is able to choose his own afterlife after his untimely death.... [More]


Synopsis: Jack, Harrison, and Violet, three roommates on the autism spectrum, strive to get and keep jobs, make friends, fall in... [More]


Synopsis: A team survival competition pits contestants in a series of activities in a race around the globe.... [More]


Synopsis: Teenage girls from radically different backgrounds find themselves stranded on a remote island, unaware they've just become the subjects of... [More]


Synopsis: Based on the novel of the same name,"Vanity Fair" follows poverty-stricken Becky Sharp as she attempts to claw her way... [More]


Synopsis: The story of events surrounding the notorious divorce of the Duke and Duchess of Argyll in 1963.... [More]


Synopsis: Longing for love and obsessed with sex, Linda is on the hunt for the perfect lover, but finding Mr. Right... [More]


Synopsis: In the early morning hours after Halloween 1988, four paper girls are out on their delivery route when they become... [More]


Synopsis: An obsessed, Houston-based fan goes to increasingly violent lengths for her favorite R&B singer.... [More]


Synopsis: Set in a colorful academic community in Texas, this series follows a frustrated filmmaker named Chris and a writer, Sylvere,... [More]


Synopsis: "Flack" is a drama about a take-no-prisoner public-relations professional named Robyn who is an American working for a London based... [More]


Synopsis: Doctor Thorne's niece, Mary, learns shocking news about her family.... [More]


Synopsis: This fantasy series sees fussy angel Aziraphale and loose-living demon Crowley team up to form an unlikely duo. The two... [More]


Synopsis: Townspeople live above "The Loop," a machine built to unlock and explore the mysteries of the universe.... [More]


Synopsis: Once a powerful lawyer, Billy McBride is now a washed up ambulance chaser, who spends more time in bars than... [More]


Synopsis: Seven bickering lawbreakers forced together on community service discover a bag of cash, but they're not the only ones after... [More]


Synopsis: The New Yorker magazine celebrates the arts with a blend of documentaries, poetry and animation.... [More]

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Synopsis: Outer Range centers on Royal Abbott (Josh Brolin), a rancher fighting for his land and family, who discovers an unfathomable... [More]


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Synopsis: Four computer geeks have what they think is a brilliant idea -- a social networking app that, in the words... [More]


Synopsis: This series, loosely based Philip K. Dick's novel of the same name, takes a look at what the world might... [More]


Synopsis: A woman seeks revenge on the man she sees as responsible for the death of her son.... [More]


Synopsis: Fortitude is a town in the Arctic that is unlike any other place on Earth. Surrounded by the picturesque polar... [More]


Synopsis: Four middle school best friends are on a never-ending quest for clout on Fairfax Avenue in L.A.... [More]


Synopsis: Prime Video's The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power brings to screens for the very first time the... [More]


Synopsis: Moiraine, a member of a magical organization, takes five young people on a journey, believing that one of them might... [More]


Synopsis: Lorena Bobbitt became a household name in 1993 when she cut off her husband's penis. She became the butt of... [More]

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Synopsis: Hanna is an extraordinary girl who has been raised in the forest, evading the relentless pursuit of an off-the-book CIA... [More]


Synopsis: A relationship between employee and boss and how far people will go to get ahead and to survive.... [More]


Synopsis: Dolores is driven to extremes to sustain her massage parlor located in a stoner friend's basement.... [More]


Synopsis: "Informer" is a thrilling six-part drama series starring Paddy Considine, Nabhaan Rizwan and Bel Powley in the lead roles. The... [More]


Synopsis: Stories surrounding the mysterious Geist Group, an unconventional wellness company and its equally unorthodox program, the Homecoming Initiative.... [More]


Synopsis: Set in the future when technology has subtly altered society, a woman discovers a secret connection to an alternate reality... [More]


Synopsis: When three schoolgirls and a teacher from Appleyard College disappear on Valentine's Day in 1900, the event has a far-reaching... [More]


Synopsis: When their house mate is hauled off to prison, three Republican senators sharing a row house in Washington, D.C., find... [More]


Synopsis: When a murder investigation is launched into the death of a young woman, a mysterious list of names is discovered... [More]

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Synopsis: Author Tom Clancy introduced the character of Jack Ryan in a series of books before Ryan headed to the big... [More]


Synopsis: Suddenly, teenage girls mysteriously develop a special power that allows them to electrocute people at will.... [More]


Synopsis: Irene and Franklin York have kept secret a chamber that leads to a deserted planet, but the arrival of an... [More]


Synopsis: A girl is caught in a love triangle between two brothers as she deals with her first love and first... [More]


Synopsis: Paranormal investigators set out to film ghost sightings, but as their supernatural experiences grow more frequent, they begin to uncover... [More]


Synopsis: Human rights lawyer Emma Banville takes up the defense of convicted killer Kevin Russell, who's serving a life sentence for... [More]


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Synopsis: A man investigates murders in Three Pines; he sees things that others do not: the light between the cracks, the... [More]


Synopsis: This Amazon-original series is set in New York in the late 1960s, when a cultural revolution was sweeping through the... [More]


Synopsis: John Malkovich stars as an older but wiser Hercule Poirot as he investigates the source of a series of sinister... [More]


Synopsis: Jean-Claude Van Damme is a name that is synonymous with action movies, but what if he was actually a secret... [More]


Synopsis: In 1977, Daisy Jones & The Six were on top of the world; the band had risen from obscurity to... [More]


Synopsis: A co-production of Amazon Studios and the New York Times, this anthology series explores love in all of its complicated... [More]

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Synopsis: Christina Ricci plays the role of Zelda Sayre Fitzgerald, a brilliant, beautiful and talented Southern belle, the original flapper and... [More]


Synopsis: The reunion of some 40-something friends evolves into a nightmare of lies, deception, and murder.... [More]


Synopsis: The story of a Michelin-starred chef whose world implodes when he discovers shocking secrets about his pregnant wife.... [More]


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Synopsis: Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May travel the globe as the hosts of this Amazon original series. At each... [More]


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