Now that the first season of Prime Video’s The Rings of Power has ended, we bet you’re wondering what else there is to watch on the service. Well, fear not, because do we have the list for you. Here are nine non-Amazon Original titles that are available on Prime Video that we think will hold you in good stead until we next head back to Middle Earth.
PREACHER (4 SEASONS)
Garth Ennis and Steve Dillon’s wildly underrated (and probably under-read) graphic novel about a preacher with the voice of (the literal) God, is given the live action treatment by producers Sam Catlin, Evan Goldberg, and Seth Rogen. Running just 4 seasons and 43 episodes, Preacher put on screen some of the wildest and craziest images and storylines. This was The Boys before The Boys.
SUPERNATURAL (15 SEASONS)
Speaking of The Boys, showrunner Eric Kripke’s first foray into TV was the 15 season supernatural juggernaut Supernatural, which tells the story of the demon/ghost/supernatural hunting Winchester brothers. Lasting 327 episodes, the relationship between the brothers as played by Jared Padalecki and Jensen Ackles remains as one of the most enduring partnerships on TV.
SMALLVILLE (10 SEASONS)
The ultimate prequel series, Smallville’s “no tights, no flights” rule focused the series on Clark Kent before he becomes Superman. Ostensibly a high school drama, the series allowed for a real development of the Clark Kent character and shores up the foundations of the Man of Steel.
AMERICAN GODS (3 SEASONS)
Based on Neil Gaiman’s truly exceptional and excellent book, American Gods tells the story of the coming war between new Gods and old, and what it means to be aligned with one over the other. Despite a mixed second season, the high water mark of Season 1 should be enough to get you to power through to a much stronger Season 3. The series was unfortunately cancelled, but it’s viewing that should keep you occupied until the next season of The Sandman shows up. It will also make you want to pick up Gaiman’s original novel (which we highly recommend!). Gaiman’s spin-off Anansi Boys, will also be coming to a Prime Video soon.
FLEABAG (2 SEASONS)
Phoebe Waller-Bridge’s Fleabag is genius-level TV. It is hilarious, emotional, funny, and heartfelt. Waller-Bridge’s title character is a modern woman, living in modern London, trying to deal with modern problems, all while trying to fill a big gaping hole in her life, whatever that may be. Every good thing you’ve ever heard about the series is true. Every bad thing you’ve ever heard about the series is written by a moron.
SHERLOCK (4 SEASONS)
120 years after the character’s first appearance, Steven Moffat and Mark Gatiss’ 2010 Sherlock series feels like the definitive portrayal of the English gentleman investigator. Updating the series to modern times, Benedict Cumberbatch strips away all the props that have saddled the previous reincarnations and focuses his Sherlock Holmes on not just his genius, but also the price that comes with it. The four seasons may only be 13 episodes long, but at a runtime of almost 90 minutes per episode, each season really does feel like a long (good!) movie instead.
HOUSE (8 SEASONS)
Hugh Laurie’s unconventional, misanthropic medical genius is the perfect embodiment of the unlikeable hero. Dr. Gregory House’s terrible bedside manner is doubly infuriating as he displays a real arrogance and an always right attitude. Mostly because he is almost always right. Over the course of 177 episodes, House is not the show for you if you are a hypochondriac. (Also. It’s almost never Lupus!)
THE GOOD FIGHT (6 SEASONS)
Another spin-off of a wildly successful show, The Good Fight picks up one year after the events of the final episode of The Good Wife and follows Christine Baranski as she sets up at a new law firm, and deals with new problems, all while the spectre of a Donald J. Trump presidency looms overhead. Also, don’t worry too much about this being a “spin-off”. It’s more like Frasier being a spin-off of Cheers. Good to know the original, not all that important if you don’t.
FEAR THE WALKING DEAD (7 SEASONS)
If 11 seasons and 174 episodes of The Walking Dead hasn’t satiated your hunger for zombies, Fear The Walking Dead’s 101 episodes should be the next thing on your list. Starting off just before the zombie outbreak of TWD, the first three seasons of the series serve as a prequel to the main series, showing the days following the zombie outbreak and society’s breakdown. The fourth season then moves on to a story that was running concurrent to The Walking Dead. If that still isn’t enough, the second TWD spin-off, The Walking Dead: World Beyond, is also on Prime Video.
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