The platform hosted its first ever International Originals showcase to unveil its most-watched international originals and the new non-English language productions they will be premiereing this year.
Non-English language movies and series are engaging global audiences more than ever on Prime Video.
Today, the inaugural Prime Video Presents: International Originals showcase took place in London, an event presenting a selection of Prime Video’s biggest International Original movies and series expected to resonate with a global audience through 2026.
Introduced by Vice President of Prime Video & Amazon MGM Studios International, Kelly Day, and hosted by Nicole Clemens, Vice President of International Originals, Amazon MGM Studios, and teams across the world, the showcase featured guest appearances from actors Stanley Tucci, Nicole Wallace, Park Min-young and Wi Hajun, actors and filmmakers Dolores Fonzi and Alia Bhatt, and author Mercedes Ron.
At the event, Kelly Day revealed that the Spanish-language movies in the Culpables franchise (Culpa Mia, Culpa Tuya, Culpa Nuestra) have been watched by over 100 million viewers worldwide. The three films based on Mercedes Ron’s New York Times best-selling book trilogy were number one in more than 170 countries at launch, with over 90% of viewers coming from outside Spain.
During the showcase introduction, Kelly Day, Vice President of Prime Video & Amazon MGM Studios International,commented: “Prime Video is where international storytelling is thriving. What we’re seeing now is that audiences all over the world are finding content from lots of other countries that they really enjoy watching. This is happening more frequently, and Prime Video is where that’s happening.
Day added: “Technology innovations we’ve made personalizing our service around country of origin and language preference have made it so that audiences everywhere can enjoy movies and television from other places around the world. Streaming has uniquely enabled this, scaling up through social conversation, personalization, technical advancements, and AI, which allows us to deliver more personalized recommendations and a far greater volume of subtitles and dubs in over 30 languages.”
Demonstrating Prime Video’s commitment to investing in book IP and franchises, Nicole Clemens revealed Amazon MGM Studios is developing the latest book in Ron’s work titled 30 sunsets para enamorarte (from the Bali series), marking the first U.S. adaptation of the best-selling Spanish author’s work. The development deal is part of Prime Video’s collaboration dubbed the ‘House of Ron’, which includes 10 book-to-screen adaptations. Alongside the news, Clemens also released the Top 10 most-watched non-English language International Originals from the last year that saw record-breaking viewership worldwide. Five different countries feature in the Top 10 charts of International Originals, reflecting the diverse viewing habits and increased viewership of international programming with audiences globally.
Top 10 Non-English Language International Originals on Prime Video in the last year (based on performance worldwide):
1. Culpa Nuestra (Movie, Spain, October 2025)
2. Maxton Hall – The World Between Us, Season 2 (Series, Germany, November 2025)
3. The Tank (Movie, Germany, January 2026)
4. The Calendar Killer (Movie, Germany, January 2025)
5. The Family Man, Season 3 (Series, India, November 2025)
6. Tell Me Softly (Movie, Spain, December 2025)
7. Panchayat, Season 4 (Series, India, June 2025)
8. Tremembé (Series, Brazil, October 2025)
9. Mentiras (Series, Mexico, June 2025)
10. Paatal Lok, Season 2 (Series, India, January 2025)
Stars from in front of and behind the cameras joined Clemens and her regional Amazon MGM Studios executives Nicole Morganti (Head of Southern Europe Originals), Tara Erer (Head of Northern Europe Originals), Javiera Balmaceda (Head of Latin America, Canada & Australia Originals), as well as VP of Prime Video APAC, Gaurav Gandhi and Nikhil Madhok (Head of India Originals). Anchored by Film & TV critic, Rhianna Dhillon, the event explored themes such as building global franchises, appealing to younger audiences, stories centring women, the popularity of Korean, anime and Indian Originals, and the opportunity around international IP and non-English language content, for a global audience.
During the presentation, Nicole Clemens, Vice President of International Originals, Amazon MGM Studios, added: “There is so much opportunity to bring local stories, characters, and outstanding talent to global audiences, and we’re all already seeing huge success for both Prime Video, and the amazing talent.”
The showcase previewed a selection of International Originals launching in 2026 and expected to breakout with customers globally, alongside conversations with the creative talent, including Chile’s The House of the Spirits, starring Nicole Wallace and Dolores Fonzi; India’s Don’t Be Shy produced by Alia Bhatt under Eternal Sunshine Productions; French-Italian Masterplan starring Stanley Tucci; Korea’s Siren’s Kiss starring Park Min-Young and Wi Hajun; UK’s Your Fault: London and Spain’s Drawn Together adapted from Mercedes Ron’s best-selling books.
Other previews included, Italy’s Love Me, Love Me based on the most successful Italian language book published on Wattpad; Japan’s Fist Of The North Star: Hokuto No Ken, which reimagines the globally famous manga series as an animated experience; Colombia’s Betty La Fea: The Story Continues, Season 3, following “Betty’s” iconic comeback from the original franchise; France’s Toi + Moi – Seuls contre tous adapted from best-selling French trilogy; Spain’s Perfect Liars based on the most read book on Wattpad with 140 million reads and Apocalypse Z: Part II, the sequel to the successful post-apocalyptic story.
During the event, Gaurav Gandhi, Vice President of Prime Video APAC, presented on movies and series coming out of the APAC region, including the recent popularity of K-content and Anime. He said: “When we look at APAC, there’s an extraordinary opportunity to take exceptional local content from multiple entertainment ecosystems across the region and bring it to the world. There’s tremendous appetite for content from this region outside its home countries – whether it’s Japanese anime, Korean dramas, or Indian films and series. In fact, these are now amongst the most watched shows and movies outside their countries of origin on Prime Video. The opportunity is immense, and as a global service, we’re uniquely positioned to champion Asian content on the world stage.”
During a conversation about her ‘House of Ron’ partnership with Amazon MGM Studios, author Mercedes Ron said: “It’s been amazing, we’ve been working for three years now, and I feel that Amazon trust me and I can trust them. and if I had to highlight one thing it would be that Amazon really loves these kinds of (YA) stories and understand the fandom and respect them so well, so that’s why I think people are saying Amazon is making the best adaptations of books.”
Commenting on her exclusive talent deal with Amazon MGM Studios: “For me the exclusivity contract means an amazing opportunity and a lot of trust in a streamer like Prime Video in me, and being able to just have the peace and calmness to have someone like them support me and being able to find amazing stories and characters.”
Talking about The House of the Spirits: “It’s an amazing adaptation, it’s very respectful, it holds so much admiration from everyone that’s been in it that I think that really comes through in the work. I think everyone is very conscious about the story we wanted to tell, the costumes, the makeup, everything is so beautiful, I think it’s one of the most amazing sets I’ve ever been in.”
Speaking about the comparison between her roles in the Culpables and Postcards from Italy: “There really is none (similarities). Mia is the idea we have of a New York girl that has a lot of money and can do whatever she wants with her life and Noah is the opposite, she comes from a very humble home and it’s obviously a very different cultural context, and I think that’s what I really like about Postcards from Italy, that crash between Italy and the US.”
As part of a fireside chat on Masterplan, Stanley Tucci said: “I thought it was one of the best characters I’ve ever read and I was thrilled to be asked to play it, it’s an actor’s dream. The international cast are great, Victor is a wonderful actor, Simona is wonderful and Thomas is an accomplished director, and the locations are stunning and has everything you could want.”
