Put down the remote and pick up the keyboard.
Amazon Studios released 10 new original pilots on Thursday, some of which will be expanded into full series, depending on viewer feedback.
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The new shows include The After, the story of eight strangers, pulled together by mysterious forces trying to survive in a vicious world, which is written and directed by Chris Carter of The X-Files; The Rebels, a sports comedy featuring a woman left as the sole owner of a pro football team when her husband dies; Bosch, a cop drama co-written by The Wire's Eric Overmyer; dramatic comedy Mozart in the Jungle; dark comedy Transparent; and a number of children's shows, including Gortimer Gibbon's Life on Normal Street, Hardboiled Eggheads, The Jo B. & G. Raff Show, Maker Shack Agency and Wishenpoof!.
"We collaborated with some of the very best creators in Hollywood — and even some newcomers that submitted their show through our open-door process — to bring customers a wide array of top-quality shows," Roy Price, director of Amazon Studios, said in a statement.
Viewers are encouraged to provide feedback on the shows they watch, input that will be factored into the decision of which shows will go on to become full-fledged series. This isn't Amazon's first foray into original programming, though; Amazon released 14 comedy pilots in April 2013, and through the same process, five were sent to production.
Amazon is up against its biggest competitors in the field, such as Netfilx and Hulu. Netflix broke boundaries when it won three Emmys for its original series House of Cards in September.
You can view the pilots for free on Amazon Instant Video in the United States or on LOVEFiLM in the UK.
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