Tagged Amazon Prime

How a Jewish trans father inspired a hit series

Jill Soloway, writer and director of "Transparent," filming the second season of the show on set. (Courtesy of Amazon Studios)
December 1, 2015 / Curt Schleier, JTA

(JTA) — Writer and director Jill Soloway grew up in what she calls a “somewhat normalish, upper middle class Jewish household” in Chicago. Her mom was a public relations consultant (she worked for Mayor Jane Byrne) and her dad a psychiatrist. But she always sensed that “something was a… Read more »

What if the Nazis had won? Amazon’s new drama answers that question — slowly

American Nazi official Obergruppenfürer John Smith (Rufus Sewell) in "The Man in The High Castle." (Courtesy of Amazon Studios)
November 23, 2015 / Curt Schleier, JTA

(JTA) — Admittedly, “The Man in the High Castle,” the new original series from Amazon Prime, is in a tough spot. Many TV fans are wondering if the much-hyped drama can live up to the standard set by its Emmy-award winning Amazon predecessor, “Transparent.” “High Castle” is based on — but… Read more »