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Amazon announced the lineup for its forthcoming fall pilot season which will debut on November 10 in over 200 countries and territories exclusively on Amazon Prime Video for all customers to stream. The new pilots include half-hours Love You More from creators Bridget Everett (Patti Cake$), Michael Patrick King (Sex and the City, The Comeback, 2 Broke Girls), Bobcat Goldthwait (God Bless America) and Carolyn Strauss (Treme); Sea Oak, based on a short story of the same name from creator and award-winning author George Saunders (Lincoln In The Bardo), starring Glenn Close (Damages, The Wife), directed by Hiro Murai (Atlanta), and executive produced by Jonathan Krauss and showrunner Evan Dunsky (Nurse Jackie); and The Climb, created by a fresh, powerful new voice, Diarra Kilpatrick (American Koko, The Last O.G.), directed by Chris Robinson (The New Edition Story, Star) with showrunner Christina Lee (Search Party, Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp).

Since Amazon Prime Video's expansion to more than 200 countries and territories around the globe last December, customers from all over the globe can now stream the latest pilots. Amazon customer feedback on pilots has helped make some of the most critically-acclaimed and popular series to date, including multi Golden Globe- and Emmy-winning series Transparent, multi Golden Globe-winning series Mozart in the Jungle, and the most-streamed scripted Amazon Original Series ever by Prime members globally, The Man in the High Castle, winner of two Emmys. All pilots will be available via the Amazon Prime Video app for compatible TVs, connected devices and mobile devices, or online at Amazon.com/amazonvideo.

Kevin Hart and friends are hitting the road once again in the part travelogue, part stand-up showcase series Kevin Hart Presents: Hart of the City. Season 2 premieres with an all-new itinerary of cities and local talent on November 3 at 11:00 p.m. ET/PT on Comedy Central. Kevin Hart Presents: Hart of the City follows Hart and costars Joey Wells and Harry Ratchford on a quest to spotlight up-and-coming comics in cities that aren't normally featured on TV. Each episode features stand-up sets from fresh faces, conversations between Hart and the comedians, and interstitial segments with Hart, Wells and Ratchford. This season's destinations and performers are (listed by premiere date):

November 3 - Phoenix, AZ
Terrence DeLane, Jill Kimmel, James "JayMac" McCowan, Bryan Ricci

November 10 - Seattle, WA
Kanisha Buss, Bo Johnson, Manny Martin, Ralph Porter

November 17 - Paterson, NJ
Cee Jay Craxx, Rey Gibbs, Ty Raney, Kendall Ward

November 24 - Jackson, MS
Rita Brent, Ben Compton, Marvin Hunter, Merc B. Williams

December 1 - Detroit, MI
John "J Bell" Bell, Mike Geeter, Jeff Horste, Alton "Boogie" Williams

December 8 - Twin Cities, MN
Greg Coleman, Earl Elliot, Ali Sultan, Bruce Leroy Williams

December 15 - Memphis, TN
Mo Alexander, Cleatis Allen Jr., Jonny Bratsveen, LaToya Tennille

December 22 - Boston, MA
Jay Are Adams, Charisse Cotton, Jeffrey "J Smitty" Smith