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While Netflix is<\/span> busy pumping out more series than any one person could watch (probably), some of the best shows are on Amazon Prime Video. Trouble is, navigating the service\u2019s labyrinthine menus can make finding the right series a pain. We\u2019re here to help. Below are our favorite Amazon series\u2014all included with your Prime subscription.<\/p>\n For more viewing picks, read WIRED\u2019s guide to the best movies on Amazon Prime, the best movies on HBO\u2019s Max, and the best movies on Netflix.<\/p>\n If you buy something using links in our stories, we may earn a commission. This helps support our journalism.<\/em> Learn more.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n No, your eyes don\u2019t deceive you\u2014a big-budget, streaming original show is back with less than 5,000 years between seasons. Even better, Prime Video\u2019s Fallout<\/em> remains a grisly delight, brilliantly adapting the postapocalyptic video game series with the delicious blend of campy B-movie schlock and sharp satire that made the first season so enjoyable. Things pick right back up with innocent \u201cvault dweller\u201d Lucy MacLean (Ella Purnell) venturing toward New Vegas, accompanied by the vicious undead gunslinger known as the Ghoul (Walter Goggins), hunting her twisted father Hank (Kyle MacLachlan). Meanwhile, Maximus (Aaron Moten) is rising up the ranks of the Brotherhood of Steel\u2014just in time for a civil war to break out for control of the ruined world. Thrilling, hilarious, and even heartbreaking in places, Fallout<\/em> continues to be one of Prime\u2019s best shows.<\/p>\n Twenty years later and a continent to the east, the world of The Legend of Vox Machina<\/em> expands with this new animated epic from fan-favorite creators Critical Role. A new adventuring party of social outcasts and criminal misfits\u2014washed-up wizard Caleb Widogast (Liam O’Brien), alcoholic goblin rogue Nott the Brave (Sam Riegel), detective monk Beauregard Lionett (Manisha Ray), tarot-reading blood hunter Mollymauk Tealeaf (Taliesin Jaffe), half-orc sailor Fjord Stone (Travis Willingham), and deranged cleric Jester Lavorre (Laura Bailey)\u2014becomes the world’s last hope after a powerful item threatens to rewrite reality. Darker and more mature even than its predecessor, The Mighty Nein<\/em> benefits from lengthy 45-minute episodes, allowing it to more deeply explore the politics of its fantasy world and the backgrounds of its characters, all presented in top-tier animation. With episodes dropping weekly, it’s a prestige series to savor.<\/p>\n Batman: a grim defender of the night waging a one-man war on crime. Also Batman: a cool dad who keeps taking in strays. It’s a contrast comic book fans have come to love over the decades, and now it’s bleeding into wider media with Bat-Fam<\/em>. Picking up after 2023’s holiday movie Merry Little Batman<\/em>, Bruce Wayne (voiced by Luke Wilson) helps guide his son Damien (Yonas Kibreab) into the family business as \u201cLittle Batman,\u201d while taking in adoptive daughter Claire\u2014formerly the supervillain Volcana, de-aged to 12. Plus, with loyal butler Alfred, his niece Alicia, the meddling ghost of Damien’s grandfather Ra’s al Ghul, and former scientist Man-Bat all passing through, Wayne Manor is starting to get crowded! Charming, funny, and heartfelt, this animated comedy juggles all the best bits of bat-lore for a brighter look at the Dark Knight.<\/p>\n When working-class Cherry Laine (Olivia Cooke) meets wealthy Danny Sanderson (Laurie Davidson), sparks fly\u2014until she meets his mother, Laura (Robin Wright). Overbearing and with an unhealthy level of control over her son\u2019s life, Laura is set on destroying anyone who comes between them. Or maybe … Laura is a caring mother, alert to Cherry\u2019s suspicious behavior, and desperate to save her son from a con artist\u2014or worse. In this twisty psychological thriller, based on a novel by Michelle Frances, you can never quite tell who to trust, which is almost<\/em> the best part, second only to the sensational chemistry between Wright and Cooke as they alternately try to charm, outwit, or destroy each other. Exploring themes of class, power, and control, The Girlfriend<\/em> is six episodes of brilliantly tense drama.<\/p>\n Years ago, David Jung (Daniel Dae Kim) and Juno Lund (Piper Perabo) formed the private intelligence organization Caddis, reshaping global security from the shadows. Then, Lund ripped the operation out from under Jung\u2014and took his daughter Rebecca (Reina Hardesty) with it, raising her to become an unstoppable assassin. Reunited in the aftermath of a hit on a Russian ambassador in Seoul, David and Rebecca find themselves on the run across South Korea, unsure if they can even trust each other, and with Caddis hot on their heels. A blend of next-level action choreography and family drama exploring themes of abandonment, Butterfly<\/em> is an explosive twist on bring-your-kid-to-work day.<\/p>\n A spin-off from Bosch,<\/em> one of Prime\u2019s biggest hits, Ballard<\/em> is another creation of crime author Michael Connelly, seeing detective Ren\u00e9e Ballard (Maggie Q, Designated Survivor<\/em>) stepping up as head of a newly formed cold-case unit. Left with no budget and no official support, Ballard hastily assembles a team of volunteers that includes her retired former partner Thomas Laffont (John Carroll Lynch) and disillusioned former cop Zamira Parker (Courtney Taylor). They soon find that diving into forgotten cases can mean unearthing secrets powerful people want to keep buried. A blend of crime-of-the-week cases and season-long mysteries make Ballard<\/em> both a cozy procedural and a riveting longer-form drama, buoyed by a fantastic cast\u2014including Titus Welliver reprising his role as Connellyverse staple Harry Bosch.<\/p>\n If about 300 seasons of Grey’s Anatomy<\/em> hasn’t scratched your medical drama itch, then a visit to The Second Best Hospital in the Galaxy<\/em> might be just the treatment you need. Riffing on the hospital procedural genre and giving it a sci-fi twist, the show follows alien medics Dr. Sleech (Stephanie Hsu) and Dr. Klak (Keke Palmer) as they tackle the wildest diseases and injuries the universe can throw at them\u2014from an anxiety-eating brain worm to a shape-shifting STI\u2014all while navigating messy relationships and personal drama. See, just like Grey\u2019s<\/em>. Created by Russian Doll<\/em> writer Cirocco Dunlap\u2014bringing that show\u2019s Natasha Lyonne along as the voice of occasionally invisible Nurse Tup\u2014this Saharan-dry adult animated comedy will cure what ails you.<\/p>\n Benny is so deep in the closet, he’s found Narnia. And rather than using his freshman year of college as a chance to find himself, he’s maintaining the illusion of heterosexuality by throwing himself into a campus life of partying, drinking, and chasing girls. The consequences, for Benny and his new best friend Carmen (Wally Beram), will be severe \u2026 but hilarious. Created by comedian Benito Skinner, who also stars as Benny, Overcompensating<\/em> is a foul-mouthed and ferociously funny college comedy that’s almost painfully authentic in its depiction of the fine line between self-exploration and weapons-grade cringe.<\/p>\n Prime Video doesn’t tend to pick up as much anime as rival Netflix does, but when it does, it’s often something big<\/em>. Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX<\/em> (it’s pronounced \u201cgee-kwux,\u201d before you ask), takes things back to the very beginning of the iconic mecha franchise and asks a simple question: What if the bad guys, the \u201cspace Nazis\u201d of the Principality of Zeon, won a crucial war? Don’t worry if you can’t tell a beam saber from a core fighter though\u2014this alternate reality focuses on brand new character Amate Yuzuriha, a high school student thrust into a world of mounting military tensions after an experimental Gundam crashes into the space colony where she lives. GQuuuuuux<\/em> also marks a creative high for Gundam<\/em>, with Evangelion<\/em> studio Khara bringing its dynamic style of animation to the series, but beyond the phenomenally flashy visuals, this has some real emotional depth, using a science fiction lens to explore how people can find hope and fight for freedom, even in the darkest of timelines. Weekly episodes drop on Tuesdays.<\/p>\n Amazon has a way with action thrillers focused on military tough guys who answer to \u201cJack R.\u201d First there was Jack Ryan<\/em>, who also makes an appearance in this guide. Then there was Reacher<\/em>, the sharp adaptation of Lee Child\u2019s Jack Reacher<\/em> novels, now in its third season. Alan Ritchson (Titans<\/em>, Fast X<\/em>) stars as the physically imposing Reacher, a former military policeman now drifting from town to town, trying to live a quiet life but unable to avoid conflict. Season one found him accused of a murder he didn’t commit, before season two drew him into a vast conspiracy. The newly arrived third\u2014based on the seventh novel, Persuader<\/em>\u2014sees him up against his biggest threat yet: Paulie, an even bigger<\/em> hulk of muscle (played by 7\u20322\u2033 Olivier Richters). Sure, Reacher is also working undercover for the DEA and tracking down an old enemy, but three seasons in, the show is confident enough to play to its pulpy strengths, with top-tier fight choreography and surprisingly sharp dialog helping it punch above its weight.<\/p>\n Mark Grayson inherited the incredible powers and abilities of his father, Omni-Man\u2014only to learn dear old dad wasn’t a paragon of justice but the vanguard for an alien invasion. The newly dropped third season of Invincible<\/em> finds Mark not only still struggling to escape his father’s shadow, guiding his younger brother to use his own burgeoning powers responsibly, but also drowning in a world of murky politics, pushed toward darker, tougher choices to keep Earth safe. A brilliantly animated adaptation of the hit Image comic book by writer Robert Kirkman and artists Cory Walker and Ryan Ottley, Invincible<\/em>\u2019s more mature take on superheroes allows it to do something Marvel and DC characters rarely do: grow up.<\/p>\n This adaptation of sci-fi master Philip K. Dick\u2019s novel about a world in which the Nazis won the Second World War was one of Amazon\u2019s first forays into original content. The world-building is stunningly done\u2014a divided, alternate-reality 1960s America never seemed so plausible\u2014but be warned: There might be just a touch too much present-day resonance for some viewers.<\/p>\n Back for its second season, sci-fi thriller The Rig<\/em> finds the surviving crew of isolated North Sea oil rig Kinloch Bravo forcibly relocated to The Stac, an even more remote facility in the Arctic. While most are desperate for answers and a way home, the team\u2019s loyalties are tested as the sinister Pictor corporation seeks to use them to unearth something ancient and powerful from the sea floor. While The Rig<\/em> doesn\u2019t even aspire to subtlety when it comes to its ecological metaphors (one character even says, \u201cIf you keep punching holes in the Earth, eventually the Earth\u2019s going to punch back\u201d), it\u2019s all brilliantly shot to make use of both the claustrophobic settings and the terrifying expanses and underwater pressures of the ocean. With the material elevated by a phenomenal cast of Game of Thrones<\/em> and Line of Duty<\/em> veterans, including Iain Glen and Rochenda Sandall\u2014and bolstered further by the addition of the always-watchable Alice Krige in season 2\u2014The Rig<\/em> is far more than the guilty pleasure it might otherwise be.<\/p>\n Aldis Hodge steps into the shoes of Washington, DC homicide detective Alex Cross in Prime’s new series based on James Patterson’s long-running series of crime novels. However, unlike the streamer’s other thrillers Bosch<\/em> and Reacher<\/em>, Cross<\/em> doesn’t directly adapt any of Patterson’s books\u2014a risky move, but one that largely pays off, allowing this eight-episode first season to chart an unpredictable journey as Cross faces off against a twisted murderer who models each of his kills on another serial killer. Already renewed for a second season, Cross<\/em> is a strong addition to Prime’s roster of crime dramas.<\/p>\n Bawdy, gory, and absolutely not for kids, The Legend of Vox Machina<\/em> follows the eponymous adventurers’ guild\u2014consisting of gunslingers, druids, and the requisite horny bard\u2014as they grow from a motley crew of usually-drunk mercenaries into unexpected heroes for the realm of Exandria. The newly arrived third season continues the team’s battle against the Chroma Conclave, a horrifyingly powerful collective of dragons. It’s a quest that sends them on a small diversion to Hell itself. Adapting the hit Critical Role<\/em>\u2014the livestreamed Dungeons & Dragons sessions of some of the biggest voice actors in animation and gaming\u2014this exquisitely animated fantasy takes things in unexpected directions that keep things fresh for new or returning viewers alike. A love letter to D&D that’s also unafraid to poke fun at the classic RPG, it’s one of the most original adult animated shows on Prime.<\/p>\n Tapping into The Lord of the Rings<\/em> creator J. R. R. Tolkien\u2019s sprawling history of Middle-earth, The<\/em> Rings of Power<\/em> is set millennia before the events of the core books (or films, which is really where the visual language of this adaptation comes from), detailing the major events of Tolkien\u2019s Second Age. While the first season was a slow burn, dwelling on the fractious politics of the era, the second ratchets up the pace considerably. From Galadriel (Morfydd Clark) trying to prevent the ascension of Dark Lord Sauron (Charlie Vickers) to the long-awaited introduction of fan-favorite character Tom Bombadil (Rory Kinnear), the new season feels far richer and deeper than before. It remains a feast for the eyes too, with the stratospheric budget apparent in every frame, from quiet moments in luxuriant shires to cinematic battles between armies of Orcs and Elves. For sheer high fantasy spectacle, there\u2019s little else to rival this streaming right now.<\/p>\n The first new solo Batman<\/em> animated series in a decade, Caped Crusader<\/em> harkens back to Batman: The Animated Series<\/em> from the 1990s, with showrunner Bruce Timm returning to the Dark Knight and Hamish Linklater voicing Bruce Wayne\/Batman in an ode to the late, great Kevin Conroy. Unlike rival \u201890s revival X-Men \u201997,<\/em> though, this isn’t a continuation but rather a wholly distinct take allowing for fresh interpretations of the iconic hero\u2019s rogues\u2019 gallery and allies\u2014look out for drastically different takes on the Penguin and Harley Quinn in particular. Leaning heavily into a 1930s aesthetic that evokes Batman\u2019s earliest comic book origins, this manages to be nostalgic and provocative at once\u2014a fantastic outing that takes DC’s original urban vigilante back to his gritty pulp noir roots.<\/p>\n Superheroes are meant to represent hope and optimism\u2014the best of us, given outsize form. In The Boys<\/em>, adapted from the darkly satirical comic by Garth Ennis and Darick Robertson, they\u2019re a reflection of humanity\u2019s worst\u2014greed and unrestrained power, marketed to a gullible public by vested corporate interests, operating without restraint and leaving a trail of bodies in their wake. Enter Billy Butcher (Karl Urban) and his associates The Boys, gleefully dispatching \u201cSupes\u201d who\u2019ve gone too far, often in extraordinarily violent ways. Unfortunately, the newly dropped fourth season finds the team in disarray, fractured by Butcher\u2019s own lies, right as the world needs them most. Arch-manipulator Victoria Neuman (Claudia Doumit) is close to the Oval Office, while the sadistic, psychotic Homelander (Antony Starr) is planning a superhuman uprising. Probably Amazon\u2019s goriest show, The Boys<\/em> stands as a pertinent examination of the abuses of power, all wrapped in superhero drag.<\/p>\n No, you’re not on the Netflix list\u2014Prime Video has its own distinct adaptation of Cixin Liu’s The Three-Body Problem<\/em>. This take, originally released for Chinese audiences back in 2023, faithfully adapts Liu’s award-winning novel of humanity’s first contact with an almost unknowable alien species and the impact that their impending arrival on Earth has on humanity. Hopping between time periods, a galactic mystery unfurls after nanotech specialist Wang Miao (Luyi Zhang) is called in by detective Shi Qiang (Hewei Yu) to investigate a global spate of suicides among scientists, with the ominous phrase “Physics doesn’t exist” being the only link between the deaths. Although Three-Body<\/em> is a bit softer than Netflix’s 3 Body Problem<\/em> when dealing with some aspects of the story\u2014notably anything related to China’s Cultural Revolution\u2014a hearty 30-episode run allows for far more space to explore Liu’s complex themes and vast roster of characters. The pacing may take some getting used to for viewers more accustomed to western TV, and it’s subtitled-only, but this C-drama is out of this world.<\/p>\n You likely know the concept from the name alone\u2014a married couple operate as undercover agents, blurring the lines between their personal and professional relationship. Unlike the 2005 Brad Pitt\/Angelina Jolie movie, though, 2024’s Mr. and Mrs. Smith<\/em> does far more with the concept. Donald Glover (who cocreated this reboot) and Maya Erskine offer much more developed takes on the mysterious characters of \u201cJohn\u201d and \u201cJane\u201d Smith over the course of this eight-episode series, exploring their true identities, why they signed up for their dangerous careers, and whether their growing feelings for each other are just part of the roles they’re playing. It’s all backed up with plenty of Mission: Impossible<\/em>\u2013style action, of course, but it\u2019s the sparkling chemistry between the show’s leads that will leave you thinking, \u201cBrangelina who?\u201d<\/p>\n There’s no shortage of screen adaptations of Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan<\/em> books, but John Krasinski’s turn as the CIA desk jockey turned field agent gets far more room to breathe than its predecessors. The prestige political thriller charts Ryan’s rise from analyst to operative\u2014and beyond\u2014over four perfectly crafted seasons. The final season caps Ryan’s career with his biggest challenge yet, investigating the convergence of a drug cartel and a terrorist organization set to create an unstoppable criminal enterprise, all while juggling the CIA’s possible involvement in a political assassination in Nigeria. While the show hasn’t been without controversies\u2014season two attracted condemnation from Venezuela’s government for supposedly condoning a US invasion of the country; big yikes<\/em> there\u2014its sharp writing, incredible performances, and cinematic action make it compelling viewing.<\/p>\n A surrealist comedy with the sharp political and social edge viewers have come to expect from creator and director Boots Riley (Sorry to Bother You<\/em>), I\u2019m a Virgo<\/em> follows Cootie (Jharrel Jerome), a regular 19-year-old who just happens to be 13 feet tall. Raised in secrecy by Aunt Lafrancine (Carmen Ejogo) and Uncle Martisse (Mike Epps), Cootie is thrust into the limelight when his larger-than-life existence is inevitably discovered. Experiencing friendships and the outside world for the first time, gentle giant Cootie has to navigate everything from romance to the public\u2019s reaction to a giant Black man wandering around Oakland. Oh, and did we mention Cootie\u2019s idol, The Hero, a real-life superhero with an authoritarian streak that would put some of the worst offenders on The Boys<\/em> to shame? Told you this was surreal. Do yourself a favor and watch the behind-the-scenes episodes too, tucked under Prime Video\u2019s \u201cExplore\u201d tab, for Riley\u2019s insight into each episode.<\/p>\n Based on the Pulitzer Prize\u2013winning novel by Colson Whitehead, this limited series from Moonlight<\/em> director Barry Jenkins sticks pretty closely to the premise of the book. It\u2019s a work of historical fiction that takes the idea of the Underground Railroad\u2014the network of smugglers who helped escaped slaves flee the South\u2014and reimagines it as an actual subway system with trains and secretive station agents.<\/p>\n What is a New York lady to do when she finds out her husband is having an affair with his dim-witted secretary? If Mrs. Maisel is anything to go by, the answer is to head to a dingy watering hole in your nightgown, do a little standup comedy, and get hauled away by the police after flashing the entire audience. Set in the 1950s, this fast-talking fashionista hides her new life as a comedian from her family and ex while battling sexism, bad crowds, and big competition. Rachel Brosnahan stars as Midge Maisel in this subtle nod to Joan Rivers\u2019 career. With four seasons and a host of awards and nominations to its name, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel<\/em> is one of Amazon\u2019s sharpest comedies.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n
Fallout<\/em><\/h2>\n
The Mighty Nein<\/em><\/h2>\n
Bat-Fam<\/em><\/h2>\n
The Girlfriend<\/em><\/h2>\n
Butterfly<\/em><\/h2>\n
Ballard<\/em><\/h2>\n
The Second Best Hospital in the Galaxy<\/em><\/h2>\n
Overcompensating<\/em><\/h2>\n
Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX<\/em><\/h2>\n
Reacher<\/em><\/h2>\n
Invincible<\/em><\/h2>\n
The Man in the High Castle<\/em><\/h2>\n
The Rig<\/em><\/h2>\n
Cross<\/em><\/h2>\n
The Legend of Vox Machina<\/em><\/h2>\n
The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power<\/em><\/h2>\n
Batman: Caped Crusader<\/em><\/h2>\n
The Boys<\/em><\/h2>\n
Three-Body<\/em><\/h2>\n
Mr. and Mrs. Smith<\/em><\/h2>\n
Jack Ryan<\/em><\/h2>\n
I’m a Virgo<\/em><\/h2>\n
The Underground Railroad<\/em><\/h2>\n
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel<\/em><\/h2>\n