Amazon Debuts Original Live-Action Special An American Girl Story—Melody 1963: Love Has to Win on October 21 on Prime Video in the US and UK

First Amazon Original Special for Prime Video stars Marsai Martin,
Frances Fisher, Frankie Faison and Idara Victor and is Executive
Produced by Alison McDonald and Common

SEATTLE–(BUSINESS WIRE)–(NASDAQ: AMZN)—Amazon today announced its first Amazon Original Special An
American Girl Story—Melody 1963: Love Has to
Win is
scheduled to premiere on Friday, October 21 on Prime Video in the US and
UK. The first of four original American Girl specials for Prime Video
stars Marsai
Martin
(Black-ish) as the title character Melody, Frances
Fisher
(Titanic) as Miss Abbot, Frankie
Faison
(The Wire) as Melody’s grandfather Frank Ellison, and Idara
Victor
(TURN: Washington’s Spies) as Melody’s mother Frances
Ellison. Executive produced by Alison
McDonald
(Roots), Oscar winner Common’s
Freedom Road Productions, and Christopher Keenan and Melinda McCrocklin
for American Girl, the special is directed and produced by Tina
Mabry
(Mississippi Damned, Queen Sugar).

Based in 1963 Detroit during the civil rights movement, An American
Girl Story—Melody 1963: Love Has to
Win centers around
10-year-old Melody whose eyes are opened to the racial inequality
surrounding her, including the 1963 Birmingham Church Bombing. As a
result, her belief in the “indivisible” promise of our country’s Pledge
of Allegiance comes into question as she challenges her teacher on the
validity of this given the horrific tragedy. After an emotional journey
of self-reflection, her mother gives her the courage she needs by
instilling in her that love brings out the best in everyone; reminding
Melody that it’s important to “stand up for what’s right, even when it’s
hard or scary.”

“The American Girl Melody special is an empowering and inspiring
story that will quickly become a favorite for young girls, while
bringing families together to help start a healthy dialogue,” said Tara
Sorensen, Head of Kids Programming at Amazon Studios. “Although our
special is historical, the themes presented are sadly very timely and
relevant for the world in which kids today are exposed.”

The Amazon Original Special is based on American Girl’s Melody character
and inspirational stories. In addition to the special debuting
exclusively on Prime Video, Amazon and American Girl have collaborated
to create a destination for fans of Melody’s stories to find a wide
selection of American Girl Melody products. Go to www.amazon.com/americangirl
to shop an 18-inch Melody doll, historically accurate 1960s doll
outfits, a Motown-inspired recording studio that plays and records
music, and more. “We are always looking for new ways to bring our great
content to life both on and off the screen,” said Eva Lorenz, Category
Leader for Toys. “From toys to books to crafts, Melody’s biggest fans
can now discover and shop a wide selection of items available with free
Two Day Shipping for Prime members.”

An American Girl Story—Melody 1963: Love Has to Win will
be available for Prime members using the Amazon Video app for TVs,
connected devices including Fire TV and mobile devices, or online at Amazon.com/originals—Prime
members will also be able to download the series on mobile devices for
offline viewing. For a list of all Amazon Video compatible devices visit http://www.amazon.com/howtostream.

About Amazon Video

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customers the greatest choice in what to watch, and how to watch it.
Amazon Video is the only service that provides all of the following:

  • Prime Video: Thousands of movies and TV episodes, including
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    Amazon Original Series and Movies from Amazon Studios like Transparent,
    The Man in the High Castle
    , Chi-Raq and kids series Tumble
    Leaf
    , available for unlimited streaming as part of an Amazon Prime
    membership
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In addition to Prime Video, the Prime membership includes unlimited Free
Two-Day Shipping on millions of items across all categories, more than
one million songs and thousands of playlists and stations with Prime
Music, early access to select Lightning Deals all year long, free
secure, unlimited photo storage in Amazon Cloud Drive with Prime Photos,
one free pre-released book a month with Kindle First, and more. To sign
up for Prime or to find out more, visit: www.amazon.com/prime.

About Amazon

Amazon is guided by four principles: customer obsession rather than
competitor focus, passion for invention, commitment to operational
excellence, and long-term thinking. Customer reviews, 1-Click shopping,
personalized recommendations, Prime Fulfillment by Amazon, AWS, Kindle
Direct Publishing, Kindle, Fire tablets, Fire TV, Amazon Echo, and Alexa
are some of the products and services pioneered by Amazon. For more
information, visit www.amazon.com/about.

Contacts

Amazon.com,
Inc.
Media Hotline: 206-266-7180
www.amazon.com/pr

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