Amazon signs Woody Allen to half hour series deal

First Amazon scores big with Transparent, their series that picked up a Best Comedy Golden Globe as well as a nod to Jeffrey Tambor for Best Actor. And now they’ve signed Woody Allen to produce an as yet untitled half hour series.

The series, like other Amazon original TV productions, will be available exclusively on the company’s Prime Instant Video service in the United States, Britain and Germany. The service costs $99 for an annual membership and includes free two-day shipping, and serves as a way for Amazon to tie its entertainment offerings to its huge retail operation.

My absolute favorite part of this is Woody’s seeming confusion at the whole thing.

“I don’t know how I got into this,” Mr. Allen, 79, said in a statement. “I have no ideas, and I’m not sure where to begin.”

This should be good.