Amazon Steps Up Scripted Production in Italy With ‘Bad Guy’ and ‘Prisma’
Nick Vivarelli International CorrespondentAmazon Prime Video is stepping up scripted production in Italy with green lights for two new original series: dark Mafia comedy “The Bad Guy,” and young adult coming-of-age drama “Prisma,” which is about twin brothers who go against gender norms in different ways.The new Italian Amazon Original skeins were announced at a Prime Video Presents Italy 2021 showcase event held in Rome, but attended online by journalists. With these new shows, Amazon is reaching a presence in Italy comparable to Netflix in terms of volume of original productions.Prime Video also announced A-list actor Kim Rossi Stuart (pictured) as the lead in their previously announced heist series “Everybody Loves Diamonds” and Arianna