Amazon Studios has revealed that Alpha House, a comedy starring John Goodman as one of four misfit senators sharing a house in Washington DC, is the one of its original pilots to be picked up as a series.
In April Amazon streaming service LOVEFiLM hosted 14 Amazon Studios pilots with five now being made into full series based on customer feedback.
Roy Price, director of Amazon Studios, said there had been an “enthusiastic response” to the pilots and that the studio would be trailing more original pilots soon commenting: “The success of this first set of pilots has given us the push to try this approach with even more shows. This is just the beginning.”
Joining Alpha House in production are Silicon Valley sitcom Betas and children’s series Annebots, Creative Galaxy and Tumbleaf. High profile pilot Zombieland, an adaptation of the 2009 film of the same name, is not continuing to series. Writer Rhett Rheese blamed “vehement hate” from fans of the film for its lack of success.