Amazon has poached the UK rights to UnReal, Lifetime’s acclaimed drama, in a deal with distributor A+E Studios International. The series had previously aired in the UK on Lifetime UK.
From today, all ten episodes of the first season are available to Amazon Prime members, along with the opening episode of season two. New season two episodes will then be added every Tuesday, less than 24 hours after they air on Lifetime in the United States.
Created by Marti Noxon and Sarah Gertrude Shapiro, UnReal goes behind the scenes of a Bachelor-style dating competition called Everlasting. Shiri Appleby stars as Rachel Goldberg, a young producer whose job is to manipulate the contestants into producing the outrageous drama demanded by the show’s icy executive producer, Quinn King, played by Constance Zimmer.
The deal marks the first time Amazon has taken a drama away from an existing UK broadcaster, and UnReal joins a growing slate of Amazon UK exclusives that also includes Outlander, Mr Robot and Preacher.