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When it comes to drama stories, the world of sports is always fruitful territory because of the ways it can escalate conflict, competition, and vanity. This is not lost on Olympo, the new Spanish series that is already being called the successor to Elite. The story centers around a group of young swimmers that push each other to be the very best. The series premiered on Netflix last Friday and has already made it to the Top 10 most-watched lists of several countries.

In the global ranking, Olympo was the #1 most-watched non-English series, with over 20 million hours streamed in just four days (the Netflix report came out last Tuesday). Per FlixPatrol, the Spanish series continues to dominate the charts this week, and Netflix is bound to confirm it in the coming days. For those who watched every season of Elite, it's very simple to spot the elements that might attract the...

Nicole Clemens is joining Prime Video and Amazon MGM Studios as vice president and head of international originals. Beginning July 7, she’ll report to Kelly Day, vice president of Prime Video International.

Clemens, the former president of Paramount Television Studios, will oversee the international originals regional and production leaders; she’ll work out of Amazon MGM Studios’ Culver City headquarters for a bit before relocating to her new home in Prime Video’s London office. Clemens previously was president of original scripted series for Paramount+.

Prior to Paramount, Clemens was a producer at Anonymous Content. Her résumé also includes top roles at FX Networks (executive vice president and head of series development) and at ICM Partners (partner, head of the Motion Picture Literary Department).

Paramount TV Studios shut down last year amid greater corporate restructuring; Paramount Global is in the process of merging with Skydance.

Amazon MGM has been undergoing...

Nicole Clemens is joining Prime Video and Amazon MGM Studios as its new vice president and head of international originals.

Clemens, who will start in the role on July 7, will oversee the development and production of original movies and series across more than 20 territories and manage teams across Europe, Latin America, the Asia-Pacific, the Middle East, North Africa, Canada and Australia.

She will onboard and spend a period of time at Amazon MGM Studios’ headquarters in Culver City before relocating to London, per the internal announcement from Prime Video international vice president Kelly Day.

International originals team leaders Javiera Balmaceda, Tara Erer, Nicole Morganti and John Holmes (Director of International Originals Production & Post) will report directly to Clemens.

Nikhil Madhok, who leads international originals in India, will continue to report to Gaurav Gandhi, Prime video’s vice president of the Apac and Mena regions, while remaining part of Clemens’ leadership team.

Prime Video has named Nicole Clemens as VP and head of international originals for Prime Video and Amazon MGM Studios, effective July 7.

The appointment was announced by Kelly Day, VP of Prime Video International.

Clemens joins Prime Video from Paramount Television Studios, where she most recently served as president. In that capacity, she oversaw the development and production of several high-profile series that have found homes on Prime Video, including “Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan,” “Reacher,” and “Cross.” Her tenure at Paramount also included a dual role as president of original scripted series for Paramount+, where she helped formulate the programming strategy for the streamer’s launch.

“Nicole is a highly respected and experienced media executive,” Day said in an internal announcement to Prime Video and Amazon MGM Studios teams, seen by Variety. “I’m delighted to share that she will be joining us to lead our international original teams,...

Nicole Clemens is heading to Amazon to lead international originals.

Clemens, the former Paramount TV Studios boss, will take up the Vice President and Head of International Originals role at Prime Video and MGM Studios, which comes after her new boss Kelly Day had her role expanded amid a time of change for the juggernaut.

Clemens will lead an international originals team hat last year made 140 shows and movies across more than 20 territories including the likes of Culpa Tuya, Maxton Hall and Clarkson’s Farm. Upcoming projects include Red Queen and Betty La Fea (Colombia); and new projects like Newtopia, Superboys of Malegaon, Graduation Trip: Mallorca and Costiera.

Clemens will spend a period of time at the Amazon MGM Studios’ Culver City HQ, before relocating to London, according to an internal note from Day that has just been sent out, seen by Deadline. She joins international originals bosses including Javiera Balmaceda (Head of International Originals,...

Una comedia con Yolanda Ramos como profesora al borde del colapso en un encierro con 50 adolescentes. © Prime Video

Prime Video ha desvelado el primer tráiler y póster de su nueva película original española Viaje de fin de curso: Mallorca, dirigida por Paco Caballero (Citas Barcelona) y escrita por Eric Navarro (Loco por ella) y Natalia Durán (A muerte).

Viaje de fin de curso: Mallorca se ambienta en el 2021. Tras pasar un año de confinamiento, un grupo de estudiantes de bachillerato y se van de viaje de fin de curso a Mallorca, un planazo que es su última oportunidad para estar juntos, recuperar el tiempo perdido, divertirse como nunca y despedirse de esta loca etapa de sus vidas. Sin embargo, un nuevo brote de coronavirus trunca todos sus planes y les obliga a permanecer encerrados en las habitaciones del hotel. Más de 50 alumnos, 2 profes, un hotel y muchos, muchos minibares… ¿Qué puede salir mal?...