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Prime Video 2026 Upfront; BET Announces Lot Patrol

Amazon presented its annual upfront to advertisers, showcasing how it reaches customers through bold creative ideas from the biggest stars in movies, television, and sports. Talent from Amazon MGM Studios, Prime Video Sports, Amazon Music, Wondery, and Twitch appeared on stage including Mika Abdalla, Lonnie Ali, Meredith Averill, Penn Badgley, Jaalen Best, Ella Bright, Jalen Thomas Brooks, Belmont Cameli, Antonio Cipriano, Diplo, Meghann Fahy, Ryan Fitzpatrick, Josh Heuston, Ice Spice, Michael B. Jordan, Stephen Kalyn, Louisa Levy, Lisa Joy, Kacey Musgraves, Chris Pratt, Marco Ramirez, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Shaboozey, Adam Shankman, Matthew Stafford, Charissa Thompson, Tierra Whack, Andrew Whitworth, Oprah Winfrey, and Rebecca Yarros.

Prime Video announced it has ordered Escorted to series from Warner Bros. Television. The eight-episode, half-hour single-camera comedy stars and is executive produced, written, and co-showrun by Emmy Award winner Brett Goldstein (Shrinking, Ted Lasso) via his overall deal with Warner Bros. Television, alongside fellow executive producer and co-showrunner Brian Gallivan (Shrinking, Happy Endings). The series will premiere exclusively on Prime Video in more than 240 countries and territories worldwide. In Escorted, a divorced dad in Manhattan accidentally becomes a male escort in this romantic comedy about sexual dynamics, keeping secrets, and whether real intimacy can ever be bought.

Prime Video announced the premiere date and shared first looks of the highly-anticipated action comedy, Ride or Die starring and executive produced by Octavia Spencer and Hannah Waddingham. From Paramount Television Studios, the fast-paced series will debut all eight episodes globally on July 15, exclusively on Prime Video in more than 240 countries and territories around the world. The series, created by Tessa Coates who executive produces alongside showrunner Matt Miller and director Peyton Reed was first announced at Prime Video’s second annual Upfront Presentation last year.

Ride or Die follows best friends Debbie Claybourne (Octavia Spencer) and Judith Burton (Hannah Waddingham) who thought they knew everything about each other, except Judith turns out to be an international assassin. When a mysterious figure emerges from Judith’s past and a hit goes horribly wrong, both of their worlds are turned upside down as they’re forced to go on the run together. It’s a race against time and a road trip across Europe, with law enforcement, highly trained assassins, and some very dangerous criminals at their heels. Ride or Die also stars Bill Nighy, Ed Skrein, Sylvia Hoeks, Calam Lynch, Savannah Steyn, Jamie Parker, and Jacky Ido.

BET announced the greenlight of Manny Halley Productions' Lot Patrol, a new original comedy series. The series offers a laugh-out-loud look at Hollywood from a perspective the industry rarely lets you see.

A mismatched squad of eccentric security guards patrols the chaotic backlot of a major Hollywood studio, where they wrangle unhinged actors, rogue crew members, and their own wildly dysfunctional personal lives. Shot in a sharp-witted mockumentary style, Lot Patrol blends absurd encounters, razor-sharp urban humor, and unexpectedly heartfelt moments, offering a behind-the-scenes look at the industry through the eyes of those barely holding it together.

Lot Patrol stars DeRay Davis (21 Jump Street, Semi-Pro), Carl Anthony Payne, (Martin, House Party), Tamera Kissen (White Men Can't Jump, House Party), Darius McCrary (Family Matters, Transformers), and Skeet Carter, TK Kirkland, Alex Thomas, Nick Nervies, Dawn Raven, Iyana Halley, and G Thang. Erik White directs, with Ernest L. Dancy and Manny Halley serving as chief writers.

Together, they bring to life a comedy series rooted in BET's pillars of community, culture, and connection, finding all three in the most unlikely crew: underpaid dreamers, washed-up has-beens, and borderline con artists just trying to hold it together on the world's most chaotic lot.

Posted by Pavan -- SitcomsOnline.com at 12:00 PM

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Labels: Amazon Prime, BET, Escorted, Lot Patrol, Ride or Die, Upfronts