Amazon (1999 TV series)

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Amazon (1999 TV series)

Amazon (also known as Peter Benchley's Amazon) was a syndicated adventure drama series created by Peter Benchley. It was developed by Canadian production companies Alliance Atlantis Communications & WIC Entertainment and German company Beta Film GmbH.[1][2] The 22 episodes of the series were in first-run syndication between 1999 and 2000.

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Also known asAmazonas – Gefangene des Dschungels
Created byPeter Benchley
Developed byMalcolm MacRury
Written byAlison Lea Bingeman
Paul Aitken
Directed byMilan Cheylov
T.W. Peacocke
StarringC. Thomas Howell
Carol Alt
Chris William Martin
Fabiana Udenio
Tyler Hynes
Rob Stewart
ComposerGuy Zerafa
Country of originCanada
Germany
Original languagesEnglish
German
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes22
Production
Executive producersSeaton McLean
Peter Sussman
Peter Benchley
ProducerJan Peter Meyboom
Running time44 minutes
Original release
NetworkSyndication
Release26 September 1999 (1999-09-26) 
20 May 2000 (2000-05-20)
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A novelization of the 2-hour pilot was written by Rob MacGregor, and a mass-market paperback was released by Harper (publisher) on 8 Aug 2000.[3]

Premise

The drama series focused on the six survivors of a crashed airline flight in the Brazilian Amazon jungle. The group soon comes into contact with a hostile indigenous tribe, the Fierce Ones. They are taken in by a mysterious tribe called the Chosen, who are descended from 16th-century British colonists who were lost in the rainforest. Relations with the Chosen are tenuous at best. Most of the group escapes the Chosen only to stir up a hornets' nest with the cannibalistic Jaguar People, led by an insane Canadian woman bent on domination of all the local tribes.

Cast

Episodes

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No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal release date
1"Fallen Angels"Jon CassarPeter BenchleySeptember 26, 1999 (1999-09-26)[4]
2"Nightfall"Jon CassarStory by: Malcolm MacRury & Paul Aitken
Teleplay by: Malcolm MacRury
October 2, 1999 (1999-10-02)
3"Suffer the Little Children"Ron OliverMalcolm MacRuryOctober 9, 1999 (1999-10-09)
4"Exodus"Ron OliverPaul AitkenOctober 16, 1999 (1999-10-16)
5"The Chosen"Jon CassarHeather ConkieOctober 23, 1999 (1999-10-23)
6"The End of the World"Jon CassarHeather Conkie & Malcolm MacRuryOctober 30, 1999 (1999-10-30)
7"The Lost Words"Terry IngramPaul AitkenNovember 6, 1999 (1999-11-06)
8"Resurrection"Holly DaleHeather ConkieNovember 13, 1999 (1999-11-13)
9"The Blood Angel"Terry IngramMalcolm MacRuryNovember 20, 1999 (1999-11-20)
10"War"Milan CheylovPaul AitkenNovember 27, 1999 (1999-11-27)
11"Eyes in the Dark"John BellHeather ConkieJanuary 22, 2000 (2000-01-22)
12"The First Stone"UnknownAlison Lea BingemanJanuary 29, 2000 (2000-01-29)
13"The Devil's Army"John BellUnknownFebruary 5, 2000 (2000-02-05)
14"The Finding"UnknownUnknownFebruary 12, 2000 (2000-02-12)
15"Escape"Clay BorrisPaul AitkenFebruary 19, 2000 (2000-02-19)
16"Home"T.W. PeacockeMalcolm MacRuryFebruary 26, 2000 (2000-02-26)
17"The Pale Horseman"Steven LuppinoUnknownApril 15, 2000 (2000-04-15)
18"The White Witch"Steven LuppinoUnknownApril 22, 2000 (2000-04-22)
19"Circle of Fire"T.W. PeacockeHeather ConkieApril 29, 2000 (2000-04-29)
20"Babel"Ross ClydeUnknownMay 6, 2000 (2000-05-06)
21"Wild Child"Steven LuppinoUnknownMay 13, 2000 (2000-05-13)
22"A Bible and a Gun"Ross ClydeUnknownMay 20, 2000 (2000-05-20)
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Production

I’ve always been interested in what would happen with the culture clash of modern folks running into people who live outside of civilization. We thought this series would be a good way to explore the issue of the intrusion of modern society into the (rain forest) environment

Peter Benchley on the idea behind Amazon[5]

In April 1998, Peter Benchley inked a deal with Atlantis Films to develop the show.[5] Benchley came up with the idea for “Amazon” while vacationing in the Caribbean when he stumbled across centuries-old buttons and other artifacts buried in the sand.[5]

Each episode of the series cost $1.2 million.[6] The total cost of the series was $26 million,[7] making it one of the most expensive television series ever made.

The show started airing on WIC Television in October 1999.[8]

Home media

Alliance Home Entertainment released the complete series on DVD in Canada only on 22 February 2011.[9] This was soon followed by the release to the rest of the North American market.[10]

References

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