Final Shots: ‘Doctor Who’ Is The Most Watched Show On Amazon Prime Video

Since its Prime Video SVOD debut in March of this year, cult science fiction series Doctor Who has quickly become Amazon’s most watched show. The staggering new figure was obtained in anticipation of the show’s forthcoming tenth season, which recently began filming.

According to The Drum, data gathered by Jumpshot points to Doctor Who accounting for 19% of Prime Video’s overall streams, which is nearly three times the amount for the platform’s hit original series, Transparent. Additionally, Mozart in the Jungle streams have increased to 7% after the platform announced the premiere date for the show’s third season at TCA earlier this month.

In other news…

Orange is the New Black alum Madeline Brewer has been cast in Hulu’s forthcoming original series based on Margaret Atwood’s novel, The Handmaid’s Tale. Brewer will support Elisabeth Moss in the 10-episode period drama playing Janine, an outspoken fellow handmaid who begins to lose her grasp on reality after receiving a brutal punishment. [The Hollywood Reporter]

Billy Crudup has been cast as the male lead opposite Naomi Watts in Netflix’s forthcoming psychological thriller, Gypsy. The brand new drama series from Universal Television and Working Title is written by Lisa Rubin and follows a therapist who gets a bit too close to her patients’ acquaintances. [Deadline]

According to a press release, you can now stream a number of San Diego Comic-Con 2016’s panels directly via the Comic-Con HQ app. Featured panels involving several key cast members include Game of Thrones, Silicon Valley, Scream Queens, 24 and Prison Break.

Amazon has added yet another animated educational preschool series to their already stacked Prime Video lineup. Subscribers now have access to BBC Worldwide Learning’s 16.5-minute Phonics School series, which helps to teach letter recognition and letter-sound association, as well as shape tracing. [WorldScreen]

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