Amazon to Debut ‘Mad Dogs’ in January

By R. Thomas Umstead
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Amazon will launch its new original dramatic series Mad Dogs on Jan. 22, the OTT service said Thursday.

The series follows the reunion of a group of longtime forty-something friends at a crossroads in their lives, stars Steve Zahn (Dallas Buyers Club), Michael Imperioli (The Sopranos, Billy Zane (Titanic), Romany Malco (Weeds), and Ben Chaplin (The Thin Red Line).

 “Mad Dogs explores what happens when four college friends go on an exotic vacation that shockingly descends into a harrowing roller coaster that tests their mettle, their friendships and their very sense of identity,” said Roy Price, Vice President, Amazon Studios. “The show has a fantastic cast and is led by Shawn Ryan. We look forward to customers’ reactions.”

R. Thomas Umstead
R. Thomas Umstead

R. Thomas Umstead serves as senior content producer, programming for Multichannel News, Broadcasting + Cable and Next TV. During his more than 30-year career as a print and online journalist, Umstead has written articles on a variety of subjects ranging from TV technology, marketing and sports production to content distribution and development. He has provided expert commentary on television issues and trends for such TV, print, radio and streaming outlets as Fox News, CNBC, the Today show, USA Today, The New York Times and National Public Radio. Umstead has also filmed, produced and edited more than 100 original video interviews, profiles and news reports featuring key cable television executives as well as entertainers and celebrity personalities.