Recently, I was lucky enough to attend the Prime Video Presents: Next Gen showcase organised by the Prime Video UK comms and EMEA events team. The event was attended by several stars from current and upcoming Prime Video UK Originals, such as Dead Hot’s BAFTA-nominee Vivian Oparah and Bilal Hasna, Malice’s Jack Whitehall, How To Date Billy Walsh’s Charithra Chandran, and Married to the Game’s Taylor Ward, Cat Harding, Ash Turner, Sara Gundogan, and Samantha Tarkowski.
Each room at the event showcased an upcoming or recently launched Prime Video Gen Z TV show or film. This included a Hot Mess Summer Confess Your Mess booth and holiday bar area, the bathtub from the hit film Saltburn, a bubble ‘reali-tea’ and pick n mix stand from Prime Video Channel Hayu, a How To Date Billy Walsh room with beautiful setups for making friendship bracelets and nail art, a Married to the Game skin glow photo booth, an immersive UV photo room for Gassed Up fans, a scene straight out of the thriller Dead Hot, and all the novels in the Alex Rider series for fans of the action-adventure show.
Here’s a glimpse at Prime Video's upcoming Gen Z TV shows and movies with their release dates.Dead Hot
Dead Hot is a quirky comedy-thriller starring British actors Vivian Oparah and Bilal Hasna as Jess and Elliot, two best friends bonded by the loss of Peter – Jess’s twin brother and Elliot’s first love.
Guests at the event were treated to an exclusive screening of the first episode followed by a panel discussion hosted by social media personality GK Barry. The panel, featuring Vivian Oparah, Bilal Hasna, writer Charlotte Coben, and executive producer Nicola Shindler, delved into the creative process and storytelling, sharing exciting behind-the-scenes details about music, costumes, and the Liverpool filming experience.
Fun fact: the show boasts outlandish props like disco balls, crystals, and animals ranging from sphinx cats to a tiny horse – and nearly featured a pygmy goat.
It was delightful to see the bond between everyone on stage, particularly Vivian and Bilal, who lived together while filming and joked about their mutual obsession with each other. If you love mysteries, thrillers, and offbeat comedies, then Dead Hot is a must-watch. All six episodes are available to watch on Prime Video now.Married to the Game
Football fans and reality TV fans alike will enjoy Married to the Game which provides a sneak peek into the lives of wives and girlfriends of famous footballers as they juggle work, family, home life and their partner’s high-profile careers.
The stars of the show joined us for an exclusive Q&A session where they spoke candidly about their experience while filming the series and challenging the stereotype often associated with being a footballer's wife or girlfriend. They shared juicy insights into their relationships, including fun titbits like Arsenal midfielder Jorginho’s tendency to get hangry when he hasn’t eaten – a detail his fiancé was keenly aware of during filming. Cat Harding even shared some tips on finding the perfect partner on a dating app just like she did.
All episodes of this highly entertaining show are available to watch on Prime Video.How To Date Billy Walsh
In the mood for a British rom-com? Then UK Original movie, How To Date Billy Walsh might just be what you’re looking for. Teenagers Amelia (Charithra Chandran) and Archie (Sebastian Croft) have been best friends since childhood. Archie has always been there to fight Amelia’s battles and laugh at her jokes all whilst keeping his lifelong love for her a secret. Just when he builds up the courage to declare his feelings, Amelia falls head over heels for Billy Walsh (Tanner Buchanan), the new American transfer student. Heartbroken Archie goes to great lengths to try and keep Amelia and Billy away from each other but ends up pushing them closer together and risks losing his best friend in the process.
How To Date Billy Walsh will be available to watch on 5 April. Watch the teaser.Alex Rider
It was fitting to celebrate the announcement of the third season of Alex Rider surrounded by the best-selling novels the series is based on. Adapted from the fifth novel, the upcoming third season sees Alex on a personal mission to destroy his greatest enemy: the mysterious criminal network Scorpia.
Watch the official trailer and catch the show when it is released on 5 April.Fallout
Based on one of the greatest video game series of all time, Fallout is the story of haves and have-nots in a world in which there’s almost nothing left to have. Two-hundred years after the apocalypse, the gentle denizens of luxury fallout shelters are forced to return to the irradiated hellscape their ancestors left behind—and are shocked to discover an incredibly complex, gleefully weird, and highly violent universe waiting for them.
Watch the official trailer and see the show when it's released on 11 April The Idea of You
Based on the acclaimed, contemporary love story of the same name, The Idea of You centres on Solène (Anne Hathaway), a 40-year-old single mum who begins an unexpected romance with 24-year-old Hayes Campbell (Nicholas Galitzine), the lead singer of August Moon, the hottest boy band on the planet. When Solène must step in to chaperone her teenage daughter’s trip to the Coachella Music Festival after her ex bails at the last minute, she has a chance encounter with Hayes and there is an instant, undeniable spark. As they begin a whirlwind romance, it isn’t long before Hayes’ superstar status poses unavoidable challenges to their relationship, and Solène soon discovers that life in the glare of his spotlight might be more than she bargained for.
The Idea of You premieres on Prime Video on 2 May. Watch the trailer.
Maxton Hall - The World Between Us
Sparks fly in this German series based on Mona Kasten’s bestseller Save Me. When Ruby Bell unwittingly witnesses an explosive secret at Maxton Hall private school, the arrogant millionaire heir James Beaufort has to deal with the quick-witted scholarship student for better or for worse.
Maxton Hall - The World Between Us will premiere on Prime Video on 9 May.
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