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Prime Video Orders Australian Originals ‘Free Spirits: The Backpacker Poisonings,’ ‘Madness of Three’ and ‘The Test’ Season 4
Prime Video has ordered three new Australian original titles, growing its local slate to 34 commissions since 2019. The new titles include two true-crime docuseries and a fourth season of the sports documentary “The Test,” all launching from 2027. “Free Spirits: The Backpacker Poisonings” (w/t) follows eight backpackers, including two Australians, who traveled through Southeast […]
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Prime Video has ordered three new Australian original titles, growing its local slate to 34 commissions since 2019. The new titles include two true-crime docuseries and a fourth season of the sports documentary “The Test,” all launching from 2027. “Free Spirits: The Backpacker Poisonings” (w/t) follows eight backpackers, including two Australians, who traveled through Southeast […]
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According to Variety’s source item, Prime Video Orders Australian Originals ‘Free Spirits: The Backpacker Poisonings,’ ‘Madness of Three’ and ‘The Test’ Season 4, Prime Video has ordered three new Australian original titles, growing its local slate to 34 commissions since 2019. The new titles include two true-crime docuseries and a fourth season of the sports documentary “The Test,” all launching from 2027. “Free Spirits: The Backpacker Poisonings” (w/t) follows eight backpackers, including two Australians, who traveled through Southeast […]
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