Prime Video Australia Highlights February 2023

For February 2023, Prime Video Australia will have a plethora of brand new offerings for its subscribers. There is the  conclusion of old favourites like Star Trek: Picard, the second and final season of Carnival Row and new series The Consultant and The Estate.

Carnival Row

Season 2 available from Friday 17 February 2023.

The second and final season of Carnival Row follows former investigator Rycroft Philostrate a.k.a. Philo (Orlando Bloom) as he investigates a string of grisly murders that are fuelling societal tension in a fantasy world where humans and animals conflict. Stonemoss (Cara Delevingne) and the Black Raven (Arty Froushan) and Sophie Longerbane (Caroline Ford) plot revenge for the unfair persecution meted out by the human authorities of The Burgue.

Tourmaline (Karla Crome) gets some supernatural abilities that could be bad for her and the rest of The Row. Imogen Spurnrose (Tamzin Merchant) and her partner Agreus Astrayon (David Gyasi) flee The Burgue and her spiteful brother Ezra (Andrew Gower), only to run into a radical new civilization that throws a wrench into their plans. With freedom at stake and the human and fae communities at odds, the epic conclusion to Carnival Row will put our heroes through tests of character that will define them forever.

Carnival Row Season Two stars Orlando Bloom, Cara Delevingne, Arty Froushan, Caroline Ford, Karla Crome, Andrew Gower, Tamzin Merchant and David Gyasi.

The Estate

Available to watch from Friday Febuary 3

Two sisters scheme to gain control of their dying aunt’s estate, but they soon discover that other family members are just as determined to get their hands on the money. Grouchy, sickly Aunt Hilda (Kathleen Turner) has earned the worst disdain from everyone in the family . They’ve earned her hatred, which they return tenfold.

But the rumours about Hilda’s supposed wealth as she lay in her grave are the talk of the town. Both Savanna (Anna Faris) and Macey (Toni Collette), the woman’s nieces, are struggling financially and are hoping that some last-minute fawning and flattery will convince their aunt to modify her will. The sad truth is that they aren’t the only greedy relatives.

Dean Craig (Death at a Funeral), the British writer-director, blends strange non sequiturs with sexual humour to guarantee that the family who preys together very much pays together.

The Estate stars Toni Collette, Anna Faris, David Duchovny, Rosemarie DeWitt, Ron Livingston and Kathleen Turner.

The Consultant

Available to stream from Friday February 24.

Based on Bentley Little’s 2015 novel of the same name, the comedic-thriller series The Consultant delves into the dark underbelly of the relationship between employer and worker. Employees at the App-based game company CompWare face new demands and obstacles when a consultant, Regus Patoff (Christoph Waltz), is brought in to develop the business.

The Consultant stars Christoph Waltz, Nat Wolff,  Brittany O’Grady and Aimee Carrero.

Somebody I used to know

Available to stream from Friday February 10

A huge career setback forces Ally (Alison Brie), a workaholic TV producer, to flee to the safety of her hometown. After spending the night reminiscing with her first love Sean (Jay Ellis), she begins to doubt her entire identity. And then she finds out Sean is getting married to Cassidy (Kiersey Clemons), whose self-assurance and artistic ideals bring back memories of Ally’s former self.

The unorthodox love tale Somebody I Used to Know, directed by Dave Franco and written by Franco and Brie, follows three characters as they unwittingly aid one another in rediscovering their true selves, origins, and futures.

Harlem

Season 2 available from Friday February 3.

Harlem is back for a second run of episodes. Harlem, New York City, the epicentre of Black culture in the United States, is where we and our four chic and driven best friends begin our journey. Camille (Meagan Good) has blown up her career and her love life, and now she has to figure out how to put the pieces back together; Tye (Jerrie Johnson) is thinking about her future; Quinn (Grace Byers) is on a quest for self-discovery; and Angie’s (Shoniqua Shandai) professional life is taking a promising turn. Together, they progress to the next level of their careers, relationships, and big-city dreams.

Harlem Season Two stars Meagan Good, Jerrie Johnson, Grace Byers, Shoniqua Shandai.

Rhys Nicholson’s big queen comedy concert

Available from Friday 17 February

The stunning Enmore Theatre in Sydney was the location for the recording of this stand-up special. The performance, hosted by Rhys Nicholson, boasts a lineup of LGBTQIA+ comedy heavyweights like Urzila Carlson, Geraldine Hickey, Cassie Workman, and Chris Parker. Over the past few years, Rhys has hosted RuPaul’s Drag Race Down Under in New Zealand, won the 2022 Melbourne International Comedy Award for Most Outstanding Show (previously known as the Barry Award), and performed to sold-out crowds at the Los Angeles, Montreal, Toronto, and Edinburgh Fringe Festivals with his latest show, Rhys! Rhys! Rhys! This brand new hour long special is humorous, honest, kind, and honest.

Joel Creasey: Queen of the outback

Available from Friday 17 February

This one-hour special was shot in front of a live audience during Australia’s largest regional drag event, the 2022 Broken Heel Festival, in September.  In addition to the glitz and glamour of Broken Heel’s ongoing weekend carnival, the special contains a live, all-new stand-up performance from Joel Creasey recorded under the stars.

DIE HART

Available from Friday 24 February

Kevin Hart stars in Die Hart as a fictionalised version of himself, trying to break out of his comedic sidekick role and establish himself as an action movie leading man. Kevin Hart tries to learn the ropes for becoming one of the industry’s most coveted action stars by enrolling in “action hero school,” which is led by Ron Wilcox, played by John Travolta (Paradise City, Eye for an Eye).

Die Hart is a movie adaptation of the original ten part TV series. The show premiered on Quibi in the United States and quickly gained critical acclaim, garnering an 80% approval rating on review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes.

Die Hart stars Kevin Hart, John Travolta, Nathalie Emmanuel, Josh Hartnett and Jean Reno

Star Trek: Picard

Available from Friday 17 February

Star Trek: Picard sees Patrick Stewart return to the role of Jean-Luc Picard he made famous over the course of seven “Star Trek: The Next Generation” seasons, this time taking the character into the next stage of his life. Amanda Plummer, a Tony Award winner, has been hired as Vadic, the mysterious alien leader of the battleship Shrike, which has set its sights on Jean-Luc Picard and his old crewmates from their time on the Enterprise.

Ensign Sidney La Forge is played by Sharpe Chestnut and is the eldest daughter of Geordi La Forge and helmsman of the U.S.S. Titan. Ensign Alandra La Forge is played by Mica Burton, Geordi La Forge’s youngest daughter who works alongside her father. Professor Moriarty from “Star Trek: The Next Generation” will also return, this time played by Daniel Davis.

Star Trek: Picard stars Patrick Stewart, LeVar Burton, Michael Dorn, Jonathan Frakes, Gates McFadden, Marina Sirtis, Brent Spiner, Jeri Ryan, Michelle Hurd, Amanda Plummer, Mica Burton, Ashlei Sharpe Chestnut and Daniel Davis

NEW RELEASES ON PRIME VIDEO TO RENT OR BUY IN FEBRUARY:

• • • Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
    • Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody
    • Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile
    • Puss in Boots: The Last Wish
    • A Man Called Otto
    • The Fabelmans
    • M3GAN

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    • Despicable Me 2 (MOVIE) 1/02/23
    • Fifty Shades Of Grey (MOVIE) 1/02/23
    • Trainwreck (MOVIE) 1/02/23
    • About Time (MOVIE) 1/02/23
    • How To Train Your Dragon 2 (MOVIE) 1/02/23
    • Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind (MOVIE) 1/02/23
    • Pitch Perfect 2 (MOVIE) 1/02/23
    • Gary And His Demons S1-S2 (TV) 2/02/23
    • Hellboy (MOVIE) 3/02/23
    • Clarkson’s Farm S2 (TV) 10/02/23
    • Colombiana (MOVIE) 10/02/23
    • Survive (MOVIE) 14/02/23