It’s a river, a rainforest and, to many 21st-century consumers, an overgrown online bookshop. But Amazon as a video streaming platform has never quite had the same memeable cool and cut-through as Netflix or the big franchise appeal of Disney+ with all its Star Wars and Marvel offerings. Perhaps not helped by a number of name changes over the years (it’s now just Prime Video, having dropped the Amazon) it’s struggled to gain a clear edge over rivals. That’s surprising given the money it’s poured into shows — The Lord of the Rings: Rings of Power is reportedly the most expensive ever made.
But, if you know where to look, there are still plenty of great shows to watch on Prime Video. It first gained
