The 26 Best Shows on Amazon Prime Right Now (June 2025)

While Netflix is engaged pumping retired much bid than immoderate 1 personification could watch (probably), immoderate of nan champion shows are connected Amazon Prime Video. Trouble is, navigating nan service’s labyrinthine menus tin make uncovering nan correct bid a pain. We’re present to help. Below are our favourite Amazon series—all included pinch your Prime subscription.

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Overcompensating

Benny is truthful heavy successful nan closet, he's recovered Narnia. And alternatively than utilizing his freshman twelvemonth of assemblage arsenic a chance to find himself, he's maintaining nan illusion of heterosexuality by throwing himself into a field life of partying, drinking, and chasing girls. The consequences, for Benny and his caller champion friend Carmen (Wally Beram), will beryllium terrible … but hilarious. Created by comedian Benito Skinner, who besides stars arsenic Benny, Overcompensating is simply a foul-mouthed and ferociously funny assemblage drama that's almost painfully authentic successful its depiction of nan good statement betwixt self-exploration and weapons-grade cringe.

Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX

Prime Video doesn't thin to prime up arsenic overmuch anime arsenic rival Netflix does, but erstwhile it does, it's often thing big. Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX (it's pronounced “gee-kwux,” earlier you ask), takes things backmost to nan very opening of nan iconic mecha franchise and asks a elemental question: What if nan bad guys, nan “space Nazis” of nan Principality of Zeon, won a important war? Don't interest if you can't show a beam saber from a halfway combatant though—this alternate reality focuses connected marque caller characteristic Amate Yuzuriha, a precocious schoolhouse student thrust into a world of mounting subject tensions aft an experimental Gundam crashes into nan abstraction colony wherever she lives. GQuuuuuux besides marks a imaginative precocious for Gundam, pinch Evangelion workplace Khara bringing its move style of animation to nan series, but beyond nan phenomenally flashy visuals, this has immoderate existent affectional depth, utilizing a subject fabrication lens to research really group tin find dream and conflict for freedom, moreover successful nan darkest of timelines. Weekly episodes driblet connected Tuesdays.

The Bondsman

Some group conscionable don't cognize erstwhile to quit. After gathering nan business extremity of a combat knife, bounty huntsman Hub Halloran (Kevin Bacon, successful highest Tremors mode) gets correct backmost up and continues search down his mark. Rugged determination? A Wolverine-like treatment factor? Not quite—Halloran sewage sent backmost from Hell to proceed his work, pinch an added sideline successful search down escaped demons. His 2nd changeable astatine life besides intends a chance to reconcile pinch estranged woman Maryann (Jennifer Nettles). If nan impending apocalypse doesn't get successful nan way, of course. Schlocky, gory, and darkly comedic, The Bondsman is cleanable for fans of Evil Dead.

The Wheel of Time

The Wheel of Time has been a spot of a slow burn, but now this imagination bid is simply a raging fire. The first play introduced magic weaver Moiraine (Rosamund Pike) and her quest to uncover which of 5 unassuming young group is destined to prevention aliases destruct nan world, past nan 2nd upped nan stakes—returning ancient evils while scattering nan only group capable to extremity them. The recently dropped 3rd play pays it disconnected successful spades, though, opening pinch a ferocious conflict betwixt sadistic female warriors—a genre rarity—while mounting nan shape for Rand al’Thor (Josha Stradowski) to prehend that vulnerable destiny, 1 measurement aliases nan other. Based connected Robert Jordan’s sprawling caller series—one truthful immense it makes Game of Thrones look concise—this visually stunning bid has cemented itself arsenic nan finest imagination show around.

Reacher

Amazon has a measurement pinch action thrillers focused connected subject reliable guys who reply to “Jack R.” First location was Jack Ryan, who besides makes an quality successful this guide. Then location was Reacher, nan crisp adjustment of Lee Child’s Jack Reacher novels, now successful its 3rd season. Alan Ritchson (Titans, Fast X) stars arsenic nan physically imposing Reacher, a erstwhile subject policeman now drifting from municipality to town, trying to unrecorded a quiet life but incapable to debar conflict. Season 1 recovered him accused of a execution he didn't commit, earlier play 2 drew him into a immense conspiracy. The recently arrived third—based connected nan seventh novel, Persuader—sees him up against his biggest threat yet: Paulie, an moreover bigger hulk of musculus (played by 7′2″ Olivier Richters). Sure, Reacher is besides moving undercover for nan DEA and search down an aged enemy, but 3 seasons in, nan show is assured capable to play to its pulpy strengths, pinch top-tier conflict choreography and amazingly crisp dialog helping it punch supra its weight.

Invincible

Mark Grayson inherited nan unthinkable powers and abilities of his father, Omni-Man—only to study beloved aged dada wasn't a paragon of justness but nan vanguard for an alien invasion. The recently dropped 3rd play of Invincible finds Mark not only still struggling to flight his father's shadow, guiding his younger relative to usage his ain burgeoning powers responsibly, but besides drowning successful a world of murky politics, pushed toward darker, tougher choices to support Earth safe. A brilliantly animated adjustment of nan deed Image comic book by writer Robert Kirkman and artists Cory Walker and Ryan Ottley, Invincible’s much mature return connected superheroes allows it to do thing Marvel and DC characters seldom do: turn up.

The Man successful nan High Castle

This adjustment of sci-fi maestro Philip K. Dick’s caller astir a world successful which nan Nazis won nan Second World War was 1 of Amazon’s first forays into original content. The world-building is stunningly done—a divided, alternate-reality 1960s America ne'er seemed truthful plausible—but beryllium warned: There mightiness beryllium conscionable a touch excessively overmuch present-day resonance for immoderate viewers.

The Rig

Back for its 2nd season, sci-fi thriller The Rig finds nan surviving unit of isolated North Sea lipid rig Kinloch Bravo forcibly relocated to The Stac, an moreover much distant installation successful nan Arctic. While astir are hopeless for answers and a measurement home, nan team’s loyalties are tested arsenic nan sinister Pictor corp seeks to usage them to unearth thing ancient and powerful from nan oversea floor. While The Rig doesn’t moreover aspire to subtlety erstwhile it comes to its ecological metaphors (one characteristic moreover says, “If you support punching holes successful nan Earth, yet nan Earth’s going to punch back”), it’s each brilliantly changeable to make usage of some nan claustrophobic settings and nan terrifying expanses and underwater pressures of nan ocean. With nan worldly elevated by a phenomenal formed of Game of Thrones and Line of Duty veterans, including Iain Glen and Rochenda Sandall—and bolstered further by nan summation of nan always-watchable Alice Krige successful play 2—The Rig is acold much than nan blameworthy pleasance it mightiness different be.

Cross

Aldis Hodge steps into nan shoes of Washington, DC homicide detective Alex Cross successful Prime's caller bid based connected James Patterson's long-running bid of crime novels. However, dissimilar nan streamer's different thrillers Bosch and Reacher, Cross doesn't straight accommodate immoderate of Patterson's books—a risky move, but 1 that mostly pays off, allowing this eight-episode first play to floor plan an unpredictable travel arsenic Cross faces disconnected against a twisted murderer who models each of his kills connected different serial killer. Already renewed for a 2nd season, Cross is simply a beardown summation to Prime's roster of crime dramas.

Citadel: Diana

Amazon tried to make a scatter pinch its $300 cardinal spy thriller Citadel successful 2023, but only half-succeeded. The Richard Madden- and Priyanka Chopra-starring action bid was entertaining enough—and rode precocious connected Prime Video’s most-watched lists—but didn’t precisely group nan world alight. However, it did found a sprawling shared universe, pinch rival organizations Citadel and Manticore engaged successful a globe-spanning acold warfare mounting nan shape for world spin-offs. Citadel: Diana is nan first, an Italian outing focusing connected Diana (Matilda De Angelis), a female retired for revenge aft her parents are killed, and drawn into nan spy-fi underworld pinch convulsive results. Gorgeous location shoots, bone-crunching conflict choreography, and, astir importantly, a tighter attraction thief Diana amended connected its genitor series.

The Legend of Vox Machina

Bawdy, gory, and perfectly not for kids, The Legend of Vox Machina follows nan eponymous adventurers' guild—consisting of gunslingers, druids, and nan requisite horny bard—as they turn from a motley unit of usually-drunk mercenaries into unexpected heroes for nan realm of Exandria. The recently arrived 3rd play continues nan team's conflict against nan Chroma Conclave, a horrifyingly powerful corporate of dragons. It's a quest that sends them connected a mini diversion to Hell itself. Adapting nan deed Critical Role—the livestreamed Dungeons & Dragons sessions of immoderate of nan biggest sound actors successful animation and gaming—this exquisitely animated imagination takes things successful unexpected directions that support things caller for caller aliases returning viewers alike. A emotion missive to D&D that's besides unafraid to flick nosy astatine nan classical RPG, it's 1 of nan astir original big animated shows connected Prime.

The Lord of nan Rings: The Rings of Power

Tapping into The Lord of nan Rings creator J. R. R. Tolkien’s sprawling history of Middle-earth, The Rings of Power is group millennia earlier nan events of nan halfway books (or films, which is really wherever nan ocular connection of this adjustment comes from), detailing nan awesome events of Tolkien’s Second Age. While nan first play was a slow burn, dwelling connected nan fractious authorities of nan era, nan 2nd ratchets up nan gait considerably. From Galadriel (Morfydd Clark) trying to forestall nan ascension of Dark Lord Sauron (Charlie Vickers) to nan long-awaited preamble of fan-favorite characteristic Tom Bombadil (Rory Kinnear), nan caller play feels acold richer and deeper than before. It remains a feast for nan eyes too, pinch nan stratospheric fund evident successful each frame, from quiet moments successful luxuriant shires to cinematic battles betwixt armies of Orcs and Elves. For sheer precocious imagination spectacle, there’s small other to rival this streaming correct now.

Batman: Caped Crusader

The first caller solo Batman animated bid successful a decade, Caped Crusader harkens backmost to Batman: The Animated Series from nan 1990s, pinch showrunner Bruce Timm returning to nan Dark Knight and Hamish Linklater voicing Bruce Wayne/Batman successful an ode to nan late, awesome Kevin Conroy. Unlike rival ‘90s revival X-Men ’97, though, this isn't a continuation but alternatively a wholly chopped return allowing for caller interpretations of nan iconic hero’s rogues’ assemblage and allies—look retired for drastically different takes connected nan Penguin and Harley Quinn successful particular. Leaning heavy into a 1930s artistic that evokes Batman’s earliest comic book origins, this manages to beryllium nostalgic and provocative astatine once—a awesome outing that takes DC's original municipality vigilante backmost to his gritty pulp noir roots.

The Boys

Superheroes are meant to correspond dream and optimism—the champion of us, fixed outsize form. In The Boys, adapted from nan darkly satirical comic by Garth Ennis and Darick Robertson, they’re a reflection of humanity’s worst—greed and unrestrained power, marketed to a gullible nationalist by vested firm interests, operating without restraint and leaving a way of bodies successful their wake. Enter Billy Butcher (Karl Urban) and his associates The Boys, gleefully dispatching “Supes” who’ve gone excessively far, often successful extraordinarily convulsive ways. Unfortunately, nan recently dropped 4th play finds nan squad successful disarray, fractured by Butcher’s ain lies, correct arsenic nan world needs them most. Arch-manipulator Victoria Neuman (Claudia Doumit) is adjacent to nan Oval Office, while nan sadistic, psychotic Homelander (Antony Starr) is readying a superhuman uprising. Probably Amazon’s goriest show, The Boys stands arsenic a pertinent introspection of nan abuses of power, each wrapped successful superhero drag.

Fallout

Maybe nan extremity of nan world is nan concealed condiment to making a awesome video crippled adaptation—between The Last of Us and now this spectacular mentation of Bethesda's postapocalyptic RPG series, we're surviving successful an unexpected aureate era for nan form. Yet dissimilar HBO's bleak but beautiful world, Fallout taps into nan root worldly to trade an apocalypse pinch a very different feel, 1 dripping successful cracked Americana, achromatic comedy, razor-sharp societal satire, and conscionable a small spot of camp. Its top strength, though, lies successful really it doesn’t straight accommodate immoderate 1 of nan halfway Fallout games. Instead, it perfectly channels their reside and feel, focusing connected a halfway trio—naive Lucy (Ella Purnell), calved and raised successful a subterranean vault; driven Maximus (Aaron Moten), a enlistee successful an service seeking exertion from nan aged world; and nan Ghoul (Walton Goggins), a centuries-old bounty huntsman mutated into a nigh-immortal zombie erstwhile nan bombs fell—to showcase conscionable really brilliantly twisted this atomic wasteland really is.

Three-Body

No, you're not connected nan Netflix list—Prime Video has its ain chopped adjustment of Cixin Liu's The Three-Body Problem. This take, primitively released for Chinese audiences backmost successful 2023, faithfully adapts Liu's award-winning caller of humanity's first interaction pinch an almost unknowable alien type and nan effect that their impending presence connected Earth has connected humanity. Hopping betwixt clip periods, a galactic enigma unfurls aft nanotech master Wang Miao (Luyi Zhang) is called successful by detective Shi Qiang (Hewei Yu) to analyse a world spate of suicides among scientists, pinch nan ominous building "Physics doesn't exist" being nan only nexus betwixt nan deaths. Although Three-Body is simply a spot softer than Netflix's 3 Body Problem erstwhile dealing pinch immoderate aspects of nan story—notably thing related to China's Cultural Revolution—a hearty 30-episode tally allows for acold much abstraction to research Liu's analyzable themes and immense roster of characters. The pacing whitethorn return immoderate getting utilized to for viewers much accustomed to occidental TV, and it's subtitled-only, but this C-drama is retired of this world.

Mr. and Mrs. Smith

You apt cognize nan conception from nan sanction alone—a joined mates run arsenic undercover agents, blurring nan lines betwixt their individual and master relationship. Unlike nan 2005 Brad Pitt/Angelina Jolie movie, though, 2024's Mr. and Mrs. Smith does acold much pinch nan concept. Donald Glover (who cocreated this reboot) and Maya Erskine connection overmuch much developed takes connected nan mysterious characters of “John” and “Jane” Smith complete nan people of this eight-episode series, exploring their existent identities, why they signed up for their vulnerable careers, and whether their increasing feelings for each different are conscionable portion of nan roles they're playing. It's each backed up pinch plentifulness of Mission: Impossible–style action, of course, but it’s nan sparkling chemistry betwixt nan show's leads that will time off you thinking, “Brangelina who?”

Gen V

Spinning retired of Amazon's deed The Boys, Gen V follows nan adjacent procreation of supes, training their abilities astatine nan Godolkin University School of Crimefighting. In keeping pinch its twisted genitor show, this acquisition constitution is little Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters and much The Hunger Games pinch superpowers, arsenic students conflict for glory and a chance to subordinate premier super-team The Seven. Lead Jaz Sinclair (Chilling Adventures of Sabrina) impresses arsenic freshman Marie Moreau, a haemokinetic pinch lofty ambitions who uncovers acheronian secrets astatine nan assemblage that situation her full world view. Factor successful each nan mediocre life choices assemblage students are famed for and immoderate highly imaginative (if often disgusting) superpowers, past let for The Boys' trademark ultraviolence, and 1 thing's for sure—the kids of Gen V are astir decidedly not alright.

Jack Ryan

There's nary shortage of surface adaptations of Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan books, but John Krasinski's move arsenic nan CIA table jockey turned section supplier gets acold much room to respire than its predecessors. The prestige governmental thriller charts Ryan's emergence from expert to operative—and beyond—over 4 perfectly crafted seasons. The last play caps Ryan's profession pinch his biggest situation yet, investigating nan convergence of a supplier cartel and a violent statement group to create an unstoppable criminal enterprise, each while juggling nan CIA's imaginable engagement successful a governmental assassination successful Nigeria. While nan show hasn't been without controversies—season 2 attracted condemnation from Venezuela's authorities for supposedly condoning a US penetration of nan country; large yikes there—its crisp writing, unthinkable performances, and cinematic action make it compelling viewing.

I'm a Virgo

A surrealist drama pinch nan crisp governmental and societal separator viewers person travel to expect from creator and head Boots Riley (Sorry to Bother You), I’m a Virgo follows Cootie (Jharrel Jerome), a regular 19-year-old who conscionable happens to beryllium 13 feet tall. Raised successful secrecy by Aunt Lafrancine (Carmen Ejogo) and Uncle Martisse (Mike Epps), Cootie is thrust into nan limelight erstwhile his larger-than-life beingness is inevitably discovered. Experiencing friendships and nan extracurricular world for nan first time, gentle elephantine Cootie has to navigate everything from romance to nan public’s guidance to a elephantine Black man wandering astir Oakland. Oh, and did we mention Cootie’s idol, The Hero, a real-life superhero pinch an authoritarian streak that would put immoderate of nan worst offenders connected The Boys to shame? Told you this was surreal. Do yourself a favour and watch nan behind-the-scenes episodes too, tucked nether Prime Video’s “Explore” tab, for Riley’s penetration into each episode.

Tales From nan Loop

Despite being a mates of years old, Tales From nan Loop remains 1 of nan astir mesmerizing shows connected Prime Video. Loosely based connected nan activity of Swedish artist Simon Stålenhag, nan bid blurs nan statement betwixt ongoing communicative and anthology arsenic it follows nan residents of Mercer, Ohio, exploring really their intersecting lives are impacted by “the Loop,” an underground installation exploring experimental physics and making nan intolerable possible. Expect tales of stiff time, traded lives, and parallel worlds, each brought to life by a awesome formed and directors—including Andrew Stanton and Jodie Foster. But it’s nan visuals that really elevate this show, which captures nan sublime artistic of Stålenhag’s activity and juxtaposes neofuturism and agrarian communities for a world that looks and feels for illustration almost thing else. At only 8 episodes, a sojourn to Mercer is little but unforgettable.

The Devil’s Hour

When Peter Capaldi, present playing mysterious criminal Gideon Shepherd, says “my cognition of clip is amended than anyone’s,” it’s clear that The Devil’s Hour creator Tom Moran is having a small fourth-wall-breaking nosy pinch his erstwhile Time Lord starring man. That’s astir arsenic adjacent arsenic this gritty six-part play gets to Doctor Who, though. Instead, this is simply a operation of execution enigma and thriller, topped disconnected pinch a dash of nan supernatural. The attraction is connected Lucy (Jessica Raine), an over-burdened societal worker pinch an progressively distant and troubled young son. Lucy wakes astatine precisely 3:33 americium each morning, plagued by horrific visions, and her nightmares tie her into nan orbit of constabulary detective Ravi Dhillon’s (Nikesh Patel) investigations of a bloody execution and a child’s abduction. As she tries to fig retired really nan 2 are entangled, Lucy comes look to look pinch Shepherd. Raine is simply a phenomenally commanding lead throughout, while Capaldi's sinister capacity is 1 of nan astir chilling you’ll spot connected screen.

Them

This scary anthology series, created by Little Marvin and executive-produced by Queen & Slim’s Lena Waithe, sets its first play successful 1950s Los Angeles and follows nan Emory family arsenic they move into an all-white neighborhood. It each goes astir arsenic good arsenic you mightiness expect, pinch Livia (Deborah Ayorinde) soon penned into their caller location by nan Stepford-like housewives of nan area who make her life a surviving hell, led by ringleader Betty (Alison Pill). Outside nan home, hubby Henry (Ashley Thomas) faces beingness assaults and harassment astatine work. Ayorinde and Thomas are phenomenal throughout, brilliantly portraying nan mental, physical, and affectional turmoil of surviving nether relentless threat. While nan show’s portrayal of nan play is tense and horrifying successful its ain right, nan layering of immoderate genuinely unsettling supernatural threats make this a often terrifying watch.

The Underground Railroad

Based connected nan Pulitzer Prize–winning caller by Colson Whitehead, this constricted bid from Moonlight head Barry Jenkins sticks beautiful intimately to nan premise of nan book. It’s a activity of humanities fabrication that takes nan thought of nan Underground Railroad—the web of smugglers who helped escaped slaves fly nan South—and reimagines it arsenic an existent subway strategy pinch trains and secretive position agents.

Fleabag

You’re not expected to for illustration Fleabag. She’s selfish, self-destructive, and morally bankrupt. Her family is loathsome, her manner is ridiculous, and her occupation is simply a joke. Yet aft watching this 12-episode series, we defy you not to emotion her a little. This magnificent sitcom astir a Londoner (Phoebe Waller-Bridge) grappling pinch nan decease of her champion friend has nary filter: You’ll perceive her thoughts connected feminism, familial tension, love, and sodomy. The first clip Waller-Bridge interrupts her ain dialog to sprout a disarming, conspiratorial glimpse to nan screen, you’re hooked. Season 1 is simply a smutty yet awesome crescendo of self-destruction driven by a formed of characters that includes Fleabag’s intensely awkward sister Claire (Sian Clifford), her selfish and ambitious stepmother (Olivia Colman), and her clueless begetter (Bill Paterson). The 2nd play cheerfully bounds into blasphemy arsenic she grapples pinch inappropriate (and reciprocated) feelings for a Catholic leader (Andrew Scott). It’s shocking and immensely watchable—and 1 of nan uncommon cases erstwhile a bid genuinely is arsenic bully arsenic group say.

The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel

What is simply a New York woman to do erstwhile she finds retired her hubby is having an matter pinch his dim-witted secretary? If Mrs. Maisel is thing to spell by, nan reply is to caput to a dingy watering spread successful your nightgown, do a small standup comedy, and get hauled distant by nan constabulary aft flashing nan full audience. Set successful nan 1950s, this fast-talking fashionista hides her caller life arsenic a comedian from her family and ex while battling sexism, bad crowds, and large competition. Rachel Brosnahan stars arsenic Midge Maisel successful this subtle motion to Joan Rivers’ career. With 4 seasons and a big of awards and nominations to its name, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel is 1 of Amazon’s sharpest comedies.