Amazon has officially closed its $8.5 billion acquisition of movie studio MGM.
The deal was first announced about a year ago, this will add more than 4,000 movies and 17,000 TV shows to the Amazon Prime Video catalog.
Some of the major franchises Amazon acquired include James Bond, Silence of the Lambs, Rocky, and The Hobbit.
You can read more about what this means for Amazon Prime Video subscribers below:
Amazon Officially Closes MGM Acquisition Deal at $8.5 Billion USD (yahoo.com)
I have Amazon Prime Video and I am really excited for this merger. MGM has produced some fantastic films over its history and the chance for these films to have a permanent streaming home is nice. I am also curious to see which of these franchises Amazon decides to spin off into TV series, streaming movies or total reboots. Could we see a James Bond spin off TV series? More Hobbits? Or here is my pitch…Give Us That Tommy Gunn Spin Off. I smell a “Cobra Kai” style spin off.