Prime Video has given a straight-to-series order to the Texas-set crime thriller Calamities, from showrunner, writer, and director David Weil (Hunters). He also executive produces alongside Natalie Laine Williams through their Please Enjoy banner, and Glen Powell and Dan Cohen’s production company Barnstorm, with Ryan Schwartz serving as co-executive producer.
The streamer touts, “Calamities is a gripping and propulsive Texas crime thriller like no other. After a drug deal explodes into violence, a quiet border town is thrust into a deadly collision course between a small-town sheriff looking for answers from her past, a sociopathic hit woman, an overly eager FBI agent, and a ruthless sect of the cartel.”
“Calamities is the unique character-rich thriller that doesn’t blink,” shared Peter Friedlander, Head of Global Television, Amazon MGM Studios. “David Weil has crafted a story that knocks the wind out of you, and we’re beyond excited to support him, Natalie, Glen, and
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