Amazon Prime Video News

Find out what new Amazon originals are making news in August 2023.

Amazon Prime Video August 2023 Streaming News

Here’s all the news Amazon Prime Video is making this month. 

More Amazon Price Hikes?

Aug 18 — Amazon has just announced they are raising prices on Amazon Music for the second time in less than a year. The service is going up $1.00 per month and includes pre-paid accounts. Amazon is currently the most expensive streaming account to maintain along with the Amazon Prime service. It’s increased prices almost by 25% each year over the past five years. Will Amazon Prime Video be next to splinter and raise prices yet again? 

Amazon Follows Netflix To Korea

Aug 16 — While many Kdramas were popular on Netflix prior to COVID-19, they truly became mainstream during that time on Netflix. In the spirit of “Good artist copy, great artist steal”, Amazon has quietly followed Netflix lead into Korean programs on their streaming platform.  Amazon Prime Video’s latest is a 12-part series, The Kidnapping Day. Unlike most binge drops, Amazon is making it available on Wednesdays and Thursdays starting September 13, 2023.  The black comedy thriller is named after the book of the same name in which a child genius helps a misfit father to solve murder mysteries. If KDrama is your thing, here are a slew of others to search for on Amazon Prime Video:

1. Taxi Driver (모범택시), 2021-
2. Strangers from Hell (타인은 지옥이다), 2019
3. Voice (보이스), 2017-2021
4. The Doctors (닥터스), 2016
5. Mr. Queen (철인왕후), 2021
6. Her Private Life (그녀의 사생활), 2019
7. Hotel Del Luna (호텔 델 루나), 2019
8. Doom at your Service (어느 날 우리 집 현관으로 멸망이 들어왔다), 2021
9. Strong Woman Do Bong Soon (힘쎈여자 도봉순), 2017
10. Welcome to Waikiki (으하차차 와이키키), 2018
11. Welcome to Waikiki 2 (으라차차 와이키키 2), 2019
12. Playful kiss (장난스런 키스), 2010
13. Secret Garden (시크릿 가든), 2010
14. True Beauty (여신강림), 2020
15. Tale of the Nine-Tailed (구미호뎐), 2020
16. The Penthouse: War in Life (펜트하우스)
17. Midnight Café (심야카페), 2020
18. Flower Boy Next Door (이웃집 꽃미남), 2013
19. Queen In-Hyun’s Man (인현왕후의 남자), 2012
20. Oh My Ghost (오 나의 귀신님), 2015
21. Jumong (삼한지: 주몽 편), 2006
22. A Witch’s Love (마녀의 연애), 2014
23. Flower of Evil (악의 꽃), 2020

We pulled this list from a website dedicated to modern Korean culture, Joy of Korean (JoyofKorean.com) where they detailed all 23 Korean TV shows if you’d like to learn more about them. 

Harlan Coben’s Young Adult Novel Turned into Amazon Original Series

Shelter airs this month on August 18th like a spooky Halloween thriller. Shelter is the first in a trilogy. The thriller-style series stars Jaden Michael as Mickey Bolitar, Constance Zimmer as Shira Bolitar, and Adrian Greensmith as Arthur “Spoon” Spindell. Abby Corrigan, Tovah Feldshuh, Sage Linder, Brian Altemus, and more complete the stellar cast.

The showrunners/executive producers are Harlan Coben and Allen MacDonald, with executive producers Edward Ornelas and Erik Barmack. Charlotte Coben is the producer, and Patricia Cardoso directs and serves as executive producer. Will this first season be popular enough to get greenlit for season two?