Prime Video highlights for the month of May include Conversations with Friends, The Wilds, Bosch: Legacy, Kick Like Tayla, Night Sky and No Time to Die.
With a slate of highly anticipated new series, as well as classic films, Prime Video has your viewing sorted on these cool Autumn nights.
The TV adaptation of Sally Rooney’s hit debut novel, Conversations with Friends, launches 16 May, following the complicated and unexpected connection between two Dublin college students – Frances (Alison Oliver) and Bobbi (Sasha Lane) – and a married couple, Melissa (Jemima Kirke) and Nick (Joe Alwyn) who they forge an intense friendship with.
The Wilds returns for a second season and ups the drama and keeps you guessing, with the introduction of more test subjects…a new island of teenage boys. Bosch fans rejoice, Harry returns in Bosch: Legacy, a spinoff loosely based on Michael Connelly’s The Wrong Side of Goodbye. Spanning space and time, Night Sky stars Academy Award winners Sissy Spacek and J.K. Simmons as Irene and Franklin York, a couple who, years ago, discovered a chamber buried in their backyard which inexplicably leads to a strange, deserted planet.
The raw and unfiltered documentary Kick Like Tayla, which releases 27 May, looks into the life of AFLW player and boxing champion, Tayla Harris, as she confronts public and personal challenges, and channels her platform for good. And this month you can watch every James Bond movie on Prime Video Australia.
CONVERSATIONS WITH FRIENDS
AVAILABLE EXCLUSIVELY FROM MONDAY 16 MAY
Conversations With Friends follows Frances (Alison Oliver), a 21 year old college student, as she navigates a series of relationships that force her to confront her own vulnerabilities for the first time. Directed by Lenny Abrahamson (Room, The Little Stranger, Frank) and Leanne Welham (Pili, His Dark Materials), produced by Element Pictures (Normal People, Room, The Favourite) and adapted from Sally Rooney’s debut novel. Frances is observant, cerebral and sharp. Her ex-girlfriend, now best friend, Bobbi (Sasha Lane) is self-assured, outspoken and compelling.
Though they broke up three years ago, Frances and Bobbi are virtually inseparable and perform spoken word poetry together in Dublin. It’s at one of their shows that they meet Melissa (Jemima Kirke), an older writer, who is fascinated by the pair. Bobbi and Frances start to spend time with Melissa and her husband, Nick (Joe Alwyn), a handsome but reserved actor. While Melissa and Bobbi flirt with each other openly, Nick and Frances embark on an intense, secret affair that is surprising to them both. Soon the affair begins to test the bond between Frances and Bobbi, forcing Frances to reconsider her sense of self, and the friendship she holds so dear.
Conversations With Friends stars Joe Alwyn, Alison Oliver, Jemima Kirke and Sasha Lane.
THE WILDS
SEASON 2 AVAILABLE EXCLUSIVELY FROM FRIDAY 6 MAY
Survival hangs in the balance for a group of teenage girls stranded on a deserted island, after the explosive discovery that what’s happening to them is an elaborate social experiment. Season 2 ups the drama and keeps you guessing, with the introduction of more test subjects – a new island of teenage boys – who must also fight for survival under the watchful eye of the experiment’s puppet master.
The Wilds S2 stars Rachel Griffiths, Erana James, Sarah Pidgeon, Reign Edwards, Jenna Clause, Sophia Ali, Mia Healey, Shannon Berry, Charles Alexander, Miles Gutierrez-Riley, Aidan Laprete, Alex Fitzalan, Tanner Ray Rook, Reed Shannon, Nicholas Coombe, Zack Calderon, Troy Winbush, David Sullivan, Charles Alexander, Zack Calderon.
BOSCH: LEGACY
AVAILABLE EXCLUSIVELY FROM FRIDAY 6 MAY
The first season of the spinoff is loosely based on Michael Connelly’s The Wrong Side of Goodbye and follows Harry as he begins a new chapter as a private investigator. For his first job, he is tasked with finding the only potential heir to an ailing billionaire, Whitney Vance. He clashes with powerful figures who have a vested interest in that person not being found. When he looks into the family tree, he discovers shocking revelations spanning generations. Since he doesn’t have a badge and prefers old-school tactics, Maurice “Mo” Bassi, a tech-forward gadget whiz who shares his fondness for smooth jazz and commitment to justice, becomes an invaluable resource. Meanwhile, as a rookie patrol officer, Maddie is paired with Reina Vasquez, a no-nonsense, hard-charging training officer. She must figure out what kind of cop she wants to be. Harry, who continues to live by the code that everybody counts, or nobody counts—believes it’s clear: Being a cop is either a mission or just a job.
Bosch: Legacy stars Titus Williver, Stephen A. Chang, Denise G. Sanchez, Madison Lintz and Mimi Rogers.
KICK LIKE TAYLA
AVAILABLE EXCLUSIVELY FROM FRIDAY 27 MAY
With unprecedented access into the life of AFLW player and boxing champion, Kick Like Tayla chronicles the public and personal challenges Tayla Harris has faced in her sporting career to date. Both Tayla and her inner circle provide insights into how she has chosen to use her platform as a power for good. Following on from ‘that famous photo’ and the aftermath, commentators and those close to Tayla explore how she stood up to online abuse and now focuses on being a positive influence on young female athletes. Kick Like Tayla demonstrates how the community sentiment in the face of the attitudes towards female athletes, and females more broadly, is shifting and how voices like Tayla’s are imperative to the changing conversation.
NIGHT SKY
AVAILABLE FRIDAY 20 MAY
Spanning space and time, Night Sky follows Irene (Sissy Spacek) and Franklin York (J.K. Simmons), a couple who, years ago, discovered a chamber buried in their backyard which inexplicably leads to a strange, deserted planet. They’ve carefully guarded their secret ever since, but when an enigmatic young man enters their lives, the Yorks’ quiet existence is quickly upended…and the mystifying chamber they thought they knew so well turns out to be much more than they could ever have imagined.
Night Sky is a co-production of Amazon Studios and Legendary Television (Carnival Row, Paper Girls) and is written and co-executive produced by Holden Miller, with Daniel C. Connolly serving as showrunner and executive producer. Mosaic’s Jimmy Miller and Sam Hansen serve as executive producers, along with Emmy and BAFTA Award-winner Philip Martin.
Night Sky stars Sissy Spacek and J.K.Simmons.
NO TIME TO DIE
AVAILABLE WEDNESDAY 11 MAY
GENRE: ACTION
In No Time To Die, Bond has left active service and is enjoying a tranquil life in Jamaica. His peace is short-lived when his old friend Felix Leiter from the CIA turns up asking for help. The mission to rescue a kidnapped scientist turns out to be far more treacherous than expected, leading Bond onto the trail of a mysterious villain armed with dangerous new technology
No Time To Die stars Daniel Craig, Rami Malek, Léa Seydoux, Lashana Lynch, Ben Whishaw, Naomie Harris, Jeffrey Wright, Christoph Waltz, Ralph Fiennes.
MAY 2022 FULL TITLES (IN DATE ORDER)
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey 1/05/22 (MOVIE)
The Hobbit: The Desolation Of Smaug 1/05/22 (MOVIE)
The Hobbit: The Battle Of The Five Armies 1/05/22 (MOVIE)
The Godfather 1/05/22 (MOVIE)
The Godfather: Part II 1/05/22 (MOVIE)
The Godfather Coda: The Death Of Michael Corleone 1/05/22 (MOVIE)
Time Is Up 1/05/22 (MOVIE)
Trolls 2 1/05/22 (MOVIE)
Sully 4/05/22 (MOVIE)
Bosch: Legacy S1 6/05/22 (TV)
The Wilds S2 6/05/22 (TV)
Ainbo: Amazon Princess 8/05/22 (MOVIE)
Casino Royale (2006) 11/05/22 (MOVIE)
Diamonds Are Forever 11/05/22 (MOVIE)
Die Another Day 11/05/22 (MOVIE)
Dr. No 11/05/22 (MOVIE)
For Your Eyes Only 11/05/22 (MOVIE)
From Russia With Love 11/05/22 (MOVIE)
Goldeneye 11/05/22 (MOVIE)
Goldfinger 11/05/22 (MOVIE)
Licence To Kill 11/05/22 (MOVIE)
Live And Let Die 11/05/22 (MOVIE)
Moonraker 11/05/22 (MOVIE)
Octopussy 11/05/22 (MOVIE)
On Her Majesty’s Secret Service 11/05/22 (MOVIE)
Quantum Of Solace 11/05/22 (MOVIE)
Skyfall 11/05/22 (MOVIE)
Spectre 11/05/22 (MOVIE)
The Living Daylights 11/05/22 (MOVIE)
The Man With The Golden Gun 11/05/22 (MOVIE)
The Spy Who Loved Me 11/05/22 (MOVIE)
The World Is Not Enough 11/05/22 (MOVIE)
Thunderball 11/05/22 (MOVIE)
Tomorrow Never Dies 11/05/22 (MOVIE)
You Only Live Twice 11/05/22 (MOVIE)
No Time To Die 11/05/22 (MOVIE)
Halloween Kills 12/05/22 (MOVIE)
The Contractor 13/05/22 (MOVIE)
Conversations With Friends 16/05/22 (TV)
Lovestruck High S1 18/05/22 (TV)
San Andreas 18/05/22 (MOVIE)
Night Sky S1 20/05/22 (TV)
Kick Like Tayla 27/05/22 (MOVIE)
