Amazon is slow to greenlight, meddling from too many execs, and driven by metrics over loyalty to creative arcs. They’ve demonstrated a willingness to abandon even moderately successful shows (Wheel of Time, Night Sky, Paper Girls, Carnival Row). Fixing that means giving Friedlander permission to say “yes” before a show needs 14 layers of approval and a séance.
Amazon is slow to greenlight, meddling from too many execs, and driven by metrics over loyalty to creative arcs. They’ve demonstrated a willingness to abandon even moderately successful shows (Wheel of Time, Night Sky, Paper Girls, Carnival Row). Fixing that means giving Friedlander permission to say “yes” before a show needs 14 layers of approval and a séance.