OTT Watch Recommendations For August on Prime Video
Prime Video brings to the audience a wide variety of content this week. The Lost Flowers of Alice Heart is a seven-part Australian series. It is based on Holly Ringland's best-selling debut novel and depicts the emotionally captivating story of Alice Hart. When Alice, at the age of nine, sadly loses her parents in a mysterious fire, she is brought to live with her grandmother June at Thornfield flower farm, where she discovers that there are secrets within mysteries about her and her family's past. Directed by Glendyn Ivin, the series stars Sigourney Weaver (June Hart), Asher Keddie (Sally Morgan), Leah Purcell (Twig North), Frankie Adams (Candy Blue), and Alycia Debnam-Carey (Alice Hart), the Amazon Original series will premiere on Prime Video on August 03.
How to Date Billy Walsh revolves around Amelia (Charithra Chandran) and Archie (Sebastian Croft) who have been friends since they were children. Archie has always been there for Amelia, fighting her fights and laughing at her jokes, all while keeping his long-standing love for her hidden. Amelia falls completely head over heels for Billy Walsh (Tanner Buchanan), the new American transfer student, just as he gathers the guts to express his love. Archie, who is heartbroken, goes to great measures to keep Amelia and Billy apart but ends up pulling them closer together and risking losing his closest friend in the process. Directed by Alex Sanjiv Pillai, the film is now streaming on Prime Video.
Familia Gill S2 follows the story of Gilberto Gil and his 28 family members who set out on a historic journey of Europe and Morocco. In order to honor the work of one of the most well-known Brazilian musicians of the modern era, they will travel to more than 15 nations in the course of a month, overcoming the difficulties of coexisting and performing together for so long. Produced by Conspiração Filmes, this musical documentary will premiere on August 04 exclusively on Prime Video.
Doble Discurso is a story about Ricardo Prat (Rafael Ferro), a charming but intellectually immature politician, who hires a smart but unappealing image consultant El Griego (Diego Peretti) to save his floundering campaign in a world where political desperation collides with secret passions. Antagonizing journalist Camila Hewell (Julieta Cardinali), who is unaware of the Greek's hidden affection for her, is seduced by Prat's attractive metamorphosis. Written and directed by Hernán Guerschuny, this political comedy-drama will premiere on Prime Video on August 04.
Highlights:
Lost Flowers of Alice Heart - August 03
Follows a young girl, Alice Hart, whose violent childhood casts a dark shadow over her adult life.
How to Date Billy Walsh - Now streaming
Follows a pair of childhood friends: Amelia and Archie. Archie has always kept his love for her a secret, but just as he builds up the courage to declare his feelings, Amelia falls for Billy Walsh, the new transfer student.
Familia Gill S2 - August 04
At Home with the Gils follows one of Brazil's most famous musical families during the creation of a historic tour that aims to bring together their different generations on stage
Doble Discurso - August 04
A political image consultant uses his powerful persuasive ability to rehabilitate the image of a charismatic but intellectually limited candidate while finding himself in the middle of the politician's personal affairs.