When it’s finally time to cozy up and relax with a good show, the options can be overwhelming. With multiple streaming services, as well as prime-time and cable hits, deciding what to watch can take ages — and can eat up valuable free time in the process.
Amazon Prime Video is one of the many streaming services available, with tons of quality TV shows and movies from which to choose. The platform has developed multiple original series since 2013, with several of their shows, including the beloved The Boys and The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, earning critical acclaim and prestigious awards. Prime Video’s series roster offers something for everyone, from dating experiments like Twin Love, nail-biting action shows like Mr. & Mrs. Smith and The Terminal List, feel-good coming-of-age series like The Summer I Turned Pretty and more.
Still not sure what to watch? Keep reading for a list of all the best TV shows to stream now on Amazon Prime Video.
On Call
Pretty Little Liars‘ Troian Bellisario trades Spencer Hastings’ preppy wardrobe for a badge and blues in Amazon’s new police procedural. Playing ambitious veteran training officer Traci Harmon, she hits the streets of Long Beach, Calif. — responding to emergency calls alongside her rookie partner, Alex Diaz (Brandon Larracuente).
Watch On Call on Amazon Prime Video on Jan. 9
The Sticky
Produced by Jason Blum and Jamie Lee Curtis, The Sticky stars Emmy winner Margo Martindale as Ruth Landry, a syrup farmer at her wit’s end. With her business under attack from ex-friends–turned–cutthroat competitors, Ruth joins a Boston mobster (Chris Diamantopoulos) and a French-Canadian security guard (Guillaume Cyr) to pull off a multi-million dollar heist on Quebec’s national syrup reserve.
Watch The Sticky on Amazon Prime Video
Cruel Intentions
Roger Kumble’s iconic ’90s teen drama gets a Gen Z makeover! At Washington, D.C.’s elite Manchester College, stepsiblings Caroline (Sarah Catherine Hook) and Lucien (Zac Burgess) reign supreme over the Greek life hierarchy. But when a brutal hazing incident threatens their privileged world of parties and rituals, they’ll stop at nothing to protect it — including seducing the vice president’s daughter (Savannah Lee Smith).
Watch Cruel Intentions on Amazon Prime Video
Cross
Based on James Patterson’s best-selling novel, Cross features Aldis Hodge as the brilliant forensic psychologist and homicide detective Alex Cross. Partnered with Det. John Sampson (Isaiah Mustafa), he hunts down some of the nation’s most dangerous killers around Washington, D.C. Already renewed for a second season, Patterson has called the series his favorite adaptation of his work to date.
Watch Cross on Amazon Prime Video
Harlem
Created by Girls Trip writer Tracy Oliver, this comedy series follows a fabulous group of thirtysomething girlfriends residing in Harlem, N.Y.C, who are all navigating relationships and their jobs. Grace Byers, Meagan Good, Jerrie Johnson and Shoniqua Shandai will return for season 3, which premieres on Jan. 23.
Watch Harlem on Amazon Prime Video
A Very Royal Scandal
Following A Very English Scandal and A Very British Scandal, this three-episode miniseries dramatizes the lead-up to Prince Andrew’s infamous 2019 interview on BBC Newsnight, where he addressed his ties to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, which ultimately led him to resign from his British royal duties. Michael Sheen stars as the Duke of York, while Ruth Wilson plays journalist Emily Maitlis (who also serves as executive producer).
Watch A Very Royal Scandal on Amazon Prime Video
The Legend of Vox Machina
This Dungeons & Dragons-inspired show follows a group of unlikely heroes who find themselves on a quest to save Exandria from dark forces. Laura Bailey, Taliesin Jaffe, Matthew Mercer and Ashley Johnson star in this animated series, which currently has three seasons ready to stream.
Watch The Legend of Vox Machina on Amazon Prime Video
The Devil’s Hour
From serial killers and murders to supernatural hauntings and visions, The Devil’s Hour has no shortage of suspense. This psychological thriller premiered in October 2022 — and was renewed for a second and third season a month later — and stars Call the Midwife‘s Jessica Raine and Doctor Who‘s Peter Capaldi. An insomniac (Raine) wakes up at 3:33 a.m. every night from terrifying nightmares of a mysterious serial killer … with whom she shares an unlikely link.
Watch The Devil’s Hour on Amazon Prime Video
The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power
Fans of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings will love this fantastical drama series, which takes place thousands of years before the events of J.R.R. Tolkien’s famous novels. Set in the Second Age of Middle-earth, this series follows its ensemble as they grapple with the reemergence of evil. Two seasons are ready to binge.
Watch The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power on Amazon Prime Video
Batman: Caped Crusader
From executive producers Matt Reeves and J.J. Abrams, Batman: Caped Crusader reimagines the classic Batman universe. Drawing from the legacy of the Emmy-winning Batman: The Animated Series, this new series highlights Bruce Wayne’s (voiced by Hamish Linklater) early days as Gotham City’s vigilante, beginning with a callous killer leaving behind arcane signals. With 10 episodes, the debut season features the voice talent of Jamie Chung, Christina Ricci, Reid Scott and more.
Watch Batman: Caped Crusader on Amazon Prime Video
The Boys
What happens when superheroes no longer use their powers for good? That’s the premise of The Boys, which chronicles a group of vigilantes (“the Boys”) looking to bring down the corrupt superheroes (“the Supes”) and the powerful corporation that controls them. The Emmy-nominated series stars Karl Urban, Jensen Ackles, Chace Crawford, Jack Quaid and Erin Moriarty.
Watch The Boys on Amazon Prime Video
The Outlaws
This crime thriller-comedy series stars Christopher Walken and Stephen Merchant as former criminals sentenced to complete community service, and their cohort finds a bag full of cash belonging to some dangerous locals. Fun fact: While filming season 1, Walken painted over (and destroyed) an original Banksy.
Watch The Outlaws on Amazon Prime Video
Maxton Hall — The World Between Us
Breaking records as Prime Video’s most-watched international Original in its first week, Maxton Hall — The World Between Us invites viewers into the corridors of the eponymous preparatory school. When scholarship student Ruby Bell (Harriet Herbig-Matten) observes a scandalous secret within its walls, snooty millionaire heir James Beaufort (Damian Hardung) does his best to keep her quiet — igniting a spark between them neither can ignore. The show has been renewed for a second season.
Watch Maxton Hall — The World Behind Us on Amazon Prime Video
Outer Range
Rancher Royal Abbott (Josh Brolin) fights tooth and nail to defend his land in Wyoming. However, his world shifts when he discovers a black void in one of his pastures — offering a passage through the space-time continuum. With both seasons available to stream in full, there’s no better opportunity to saddle up and binge this sci-fi neo-Western series starring Brolin, Lewis Pullman, Imogen Poots, Lili Taylor and more.
Watch Outer Range on Amazon Prime Video
Them
Fans of American Horror Story will want to tune in to Them, a horror anthology series depicting a new terrifying story each season. Season 1 is set in 1953 and centers on a Black family who moves from North Carolina to L.A., where their new idyllic home quickly becomes a nightmare. Subtitled The Scare, season 2 focuses on a gruesome murder in 1991.
Watch Them on Amazon Prime Video
Fallout
Based on the beloved video game franchise and executive produced by Westworld creator Jonathan Nolan, Fallout offers an alternative world history shaped by post-WWII nuclear advancements, resulting in a postapocalyptic society. Centuries later after a resource war, a young woman (Ella Purnell) and other Vault dwellers leave their fallout bunkers to brave the ruthless wasteland of Los Angeles. The series has already been renewed for a second season.
Watch Fallout on Amazon Prime Video
Invincible
Based on the comic books by Robert Kirkman, Cory Walker and Ryan Ottley, this animated series chronicles the story of Mark Grayson (voiced by Steven Yeun), a 17-year-old discovering and refining his superpowers under the training of his father (voiced by J.K. Simmons) — the mightiest superhero on the planet. Seasons 1 and 2 are available to stream.
Watch Invincible on Amazon Prime Video
Mr. & Mrs. Smith
On this espionage comedy series, Atlanta‘s Donald Glover and PEN15‘s Maya Erskine team up as two rival spies commissioned to pose as married couple John and Jane Smith. As they tackle life-or-death missions once a week, their dynamic evolves from professional partners to something more. Based on the 2005 film starring Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie, Mr. & Mrs. Smith also features appearances from Paul Dano, Parker Posey, Alexander Skarsgård and more. The show has been renewed for a second season.
Watch Mr. & Mrs. Smith on Amazon Prime Video
Expats
Adapted from Janice Y. K. Lee’s 2016 best-selling novel The Expatriates, Lulu Wang’s six-part limited series features Nicole Kidman, Sarayu Blue and Ji-young Yoo as it delves into the complex personal and professional lives of a close-knit group of affluent emigrants residing in Hong Kong.
Watch Expats on Amazon Prime Video
Reacher
Based on Lee Child’s Jack Reacher book series, this crime thriller follows former military police officer Jack Reacher (Alan Ritchson) after he is falsely accused of murder. A deep-rooted conspiracy ensues, involving a corrupt police department, shady politicians and dirty businessmen — all getting in the way of Reacher clearing his name. The show’s third season premieres on Feb. 20.
Watch Reacher on Amazon Prime Video
Twin Love
Presented by WWE superstars Brie and Nikki Garcia — famously known as the Bella Twins — this new social dating experiment divides ten sets of identical twins into separate houses as they set out on a mission for love. With twice the drama and excitement, Twin Love will investigate whether twins also share a commonality in their romantic preferences.
Watch Twin Love on Amazon Prime Video
Gen V
Step into the ring with this spinoff series from The Boys that has already been renewed for a second season. Set within the hallowed halls of Godolkin University School of Crimefighting — the only college dedicated to shaping America’s future superheroes — a new class of “supes” vie for the university’s top honors and a shot at joining The Seven, Vought International’s legendary superhero team, while also confronting moral dilemmas. (A second season is on the way, though its production was postponed after the show’s star, Chance Perdomo, died in a motorcycle accident on March 30, 2024, at age 27.)
Watch Gen V on Amazon Prime Video
Frasier
Oh, dear God! All 11 binge-worthy seasons of Frasier are now ready for your streaming pleasure on Amazon Prime Video, perfectly timed for the Paramount+ revival series. On this spinoff series of the long-running sitcom Cheers — which amassed 37 Primetime Emmy Awards — Frasier Crane (Kelsey Grammer) leaves Boston and makes a witty return to his Seattle roots, rekindling his relationships with his father (John Mahoney) and psychiatrist brother (David Hyde Pierce) and starting a career as a radio therapist.
Watch Frasier on Amazon Prime Video
Upload
Greg Daniels, the creator behind Parks and Recreation and the American adaptation of The Office, delivers the futuristic comedy Upload. Starring Robbie Amell and Andy Allo, the show is set in 2033, when humans have the ability to “upload” themselves into a digital afterlife of their choosing.
Watch Upload on Amazon Prime Video
The Wheel of Time
Gone Girl‘s Rosamund Pike stars in this fantasy drama based on the eponymous novel series by Robert Jordan and Brandon Sanderson. The Wheel of Time follows Moiraine (Pike) and a group of powerful women as they seek out the Dragon Reborn — a creature that has the power to save the world from dark forces. The series’ third season premieres on March 13.
Watch The Wheel of Time on Amazon Prime Video
Psych
“Don’t be the 100th luftballon.” With his photographic memory, Shawn Spencer (James Roday Rodriguez) persuades the Santa Barbara police department he possesses psychic crime-solving abilities. Aided by his sharp and witty best friend, Gus (Dulé Hill), the dynamic duo transforms into an unbeatable dream team as crime consultants on USA Network’s hit detective dramedy series.
Watch Psych on Amazon Prime Video
The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart
If you loved Big Little Lies and Nine Perfect Strangers, be prepared to get hooked. Based on Holly Ringland’s best-selling debut novel, this seven-part miniseries follows Alice Hart — played by Alycia Debnam-Carey, with Alyla Browne as 9-year-old Alice — an orphan who tragically loses her parents to a mysterious fire when she was a child and finds herself living with her grandmother (Sigourney Weaver) on a flower farm, where she digs up family secrets that leave a lasting impact.
Watch The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart on Amazon Prime Video
Good Omens
From the mind that brought you the illustrious children’s novel Coraline comes a fantasy comedy series — based on Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett’s 1990 cult-classic novel — centered on the unlikely friendship between a saintlike angel (Michael Sheen) and a not-so-evil demon (David Tennant) as they team up to prevent Armageddon and the coming of the Antichrist. Two seasons are presently available for streaming. The show has been renewed for a third/final season.
Watch Good Omens on Amazon Prime Video
Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan
John Krasinski ditches lovable dork Jim Halpert to become Marine vet–turned–CIA analyst Jack Ryan in this political thriller. The series, based on Tom Clancy’s novels, follows Ryan as he thwarts a massive terrorist attack and uncovers a global conspiracy. All four seasons are streaming in full.
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The Summer I Turned Pretty
To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before author Jenny Han delivers another coming-of-age drama — and her TV debut — with this series based on the best-selling book of the same name. The Summer I Turned Pretty follows Isabel “Belly” Conklin (Lola Tung), who ends up in a surprising love triangle with her childhood friends Conrad (Christopher Briney) and Jeremiah Fisher (Gavin Casalegno). Two seasons are available to stream, with a third on the way.
Watch The Summer I Turned Pretty on Amazon Prime Video
I’m a Virgo
With its first three episodes premiering at the SXSW festival in March, this absurdist comedy series stars Jharrel Jerome as Cootie, a giant 19-year-old man who is 13 feet tall and secluded from society under his aunt (Carmen Ejogo) and uncle’s (Mike Epps) rule. Once he escapes his home and is discovered by a group of teen activists, Cootie learns that the world has plenty enough room for him.
Watch I’m a Virgo on Amazon Prime Video
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
“Tits up,” everyone! This critically acclaimed and award-winning series tells the story of Miriam “Midge” Maisel (Rachel Brosnahan) in the 1960s as she embarks on life as a single mom — and a budding comedy star. The hit dramedy, created by Gilmore Girls‘ Amy Sherman-Palladino, also stars Alex Borstein as Susie Myerson, Midge’s stubborn manager and loyal confidant. All five seasons are available to stream in full.
Watch The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel on Amazon Prime Video
Dead Ringers
Gender flipping the 1988 Jeremy Irons-starring thriller, Dead Ringers follows twin gynecologists — both played by Oscar winner Rachel Weisz — who are all but attached at the hip. Determined to reform women’s healthcare, they’re prepared to take any drastic measure, no matter how unethical.
Watch Dead Ringers on Amazon Prime Video
Daisy Jones & The Six
Based on Taylor Jenkins Reid’s titular novel, Daisy Jones & The Six centers on a Fleetwood Mac-esque rock band that rose to fame in the 1970s and reunite decades after splitting up. The documentary-style miniseries features original music created by Blake Mills, a stellar cast — including Riley Keough, Sam Claflin, Suki Waterhouse and Camila Morrone — and a compelling story that will certainly strike a chord.
Watch Daisy Jones & The Six on Amazon Prime Video
Swarm
It’s best to leave a hive alone — you wouldn’t want to trigger a swarm. Donald Glover’s horror series follows a young woman (Dominique Fishback) and her obsession with a Beyoncé-inspired R&B singer that leads her down a path of deadly acts. Also starring Chloe Bailey and Nirine S. Brown, Swarm was Malia Obama’s first TV job, for which she worked as a contributing writer.
Watch Swarm on Amazon Prime Video
Hunters
Inspired by true events, the conspiracy drama follows a group of skilled Nazi hunters (played by Logan Lerman, Al Pacino, Jerrika Hinton, Josh Radnor and more) who aim to take down escaped Nazi officers with intentions to build a Fourth Reich in America. Hunters‘ second and final season features a new target hiding in South America: Adolf Hitler.
Watch Hunters on Amazon Prime Video
The English
Yellowstone fans will appreciate this Western drama from Amazon Prime Video. Set in 1890, the series follows two outsiders, a British aristocrat (Emily Blunt) and a Pawnee-born U.S. Army veteran (Chaske Spencer), as they each seek revenge in the wild Western plains of Kansas — and discover their connected history in the process.
Watch The English on Amazon Prime Video
The Terminal List
Chris Pratt, Constance Wu and Taylor Kitsch star in this action-packed series. In The Terminal List, Navy SEAL James Reece (Pratt) tries to unravel what really happened during a covert mission that killed his entire platoon — except for him. Pratt, who took fans behind the scenes before the show premiered in July 2022, also stars alongside his brother-in-law Patrick Schwarzenegger on this thrilling series.
Watch The Terminal List on Amazon Prime Video
The Man in the High Castle
Acclaimed director Ridley Scott served as executive producer for this fictional historical drama. The Man in the High Castle explores a parallel timeline where the Axis powers won World War II and Germany and Japan occupied the U.S. Rufus Sewell, Alexa Davalos and Luke Kleintank star in this four-season series.
Watch The Man in the High Castle on Amazon Prime Video
Sneaky Pete
In this crime drama, Marius Josipović (Giovanni Ribisi) has recently been released from prison. To evade dangerous ex-cop Vince Lonigan (Bryan Cranston), whom he once robbed, Marius assumes the identity of his former prison cellmate, Pete Murphy (Ethan Embry). The show’s three seasons follow Marius as he attempts to outrun his past and fit into Pete’s estranged family.
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Goliath
Billy Bob Thornton delivers an award-winning performance in this legal drama as Billy McBride, a brilliant lawyer who developed alcoholism after his acquitted client committed another murder. Billy seeks both redemption and justice in Goliath, which first premiered in October 2016. The role earned Thornton a Golden Globe in 2017.
Watch Goliath on Amazon Prime Video
Bosch
This police procedural follows Los Angeles homicide detective Harry Bosch (Titus Welliver) and the gruesome murders he investigates. Also starring Jamie Hector, Bosch was one of Amazon Prime Video’s first original dramas and ran for seven seasons.
Watch Bosch on Amazon Prime Video
Fleabag
Phoebe Waller-Bridge developed Fleabag as a one-woman play and turned it into an award-winning series with BBC Three and Amazon Prime Video. Waller-Bridge stars as our protagonist, who breaks the fourth wall with biting commentary about her sister Claire (Sian Clifford), the Hot Priest (Andrew Scott) and more. The show collected several awards, including six Emmys and two Golden Globes. Savor the series’ two seasons, because Waller-Bridge won’t be making a third.
Watch Fleabag on Amazon Prime Video
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