Workforce,
Since first launching in 2016, Worldwide Originals have persistently delivered an outsized influence in so lots of our territories around the globe. From The Grand Tour to Mirzapur to Final One Laughing, these native titles have been central to our worldwide progress technique, participating audiences and buying new clients in additional than 20 international locations around the globe.
Within the final 18 months, we’ve seen a lot of Worldwide Originals considerably break by with clients like by no means earlier than, notably with YA audiences. Motion pictures together with Culpa Mia, Culpa Tuya and Apocalypse Z have set Prime Video world streaming data for non-English language content material. Sequence, together with Maxton Corridor, Clarkson’s Farm, Citadel Honey Bunny, Citadel Diana, Crimson Queen, Marry My Husband and Betty La Fea have proved the worldwide urge for food for worldwide programming is extremely sturdy and that our storytelling is touring greater than ever. Importantly, these titles add nice depth to our high quality content material choice for world clients, ship new audiences to Prime Video as we proceed to develop internationally, and assist us ship on our ambition to be the first-stop vacation spot for leisure worldwide.
Whereas we’re happy with the worldwide efficiency of our Worldwide Originals, we’re much more enthusiastic about what’s to return. In 2025 we not solely have the third installment in Mercedes Ron’s Culpables trilogy (Culpa Nuestra – Spain) coming to Prime Video, but additionally extra from Mercedes with the primary film from her Dímelo e book trilogy in improvement. Returning seasons of hit sequence together with Maxton Corridor (Germany), Clarkson’s Farm (UK), Crimson Queen (Spain), and Betty La Fea (Colombia) are additionally on the way in which, and new initiatives like Newtopia (Korea), Superboys of Malegaon (India), Commencement Journey: Mallorca (Spain), Costiera (Italy) give us a ton of confidence in what’s subsequent for this a part of our enterprise.
As I discussed in my word to the staff final week, we’ve got some extra reporting adjustments at the side of Jen’s departure, and the primary of these is that I’ve requested Kelly Day (Vice President, Prime Video Worldwide) to now oversee the Worldwide Originals groups, and I do know she’ll proceed the superb momentum we’ve seen on this space up to now. Kelly will lead our search to rent a brand new VP of Worldwide Originals, reporting to her, and within the interim, our Worldwide Originals leaders – together with Javiera Balmaceda (Head of Worldwide Originals, Latin America, Canada & Australia), Tara Erer (Head of Worldwide Originals, Northern Europe), Nicole Morganti (Head of Worldwide Originals, Southern Europe) – will report on to Kelly. Nikhil Madhok (Head of Worldwide Originals, India) will proceed to report into Gaurav Gandhi (VP, Prime Video APAC & MENA) and together with Marc Hausmaninger(Head of Content material Technique, Worldwide Originals) will probably be a part of the prolonged management staff.
Thanks to all of the Worldwide Originals groups who proceed to ship impactful programming for our world clients. I’m enthusiastic about what’s to return!
Mike
