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The company said on Wednesday it would ask viewers for
feedback and turn the most popular pilots into full series.
The pilots include "Z", about Zelda Fitzgerald and her
relationship with husband F. Scott Fitzgerald, author of "The
Great Gatsby".
Another, "One Mississippi", a dark comedy about a woman coping
with the loss of her mother, features comedian Louis CK as
executive producer and "Juno" scriptwriter Diablo Cody as
co-writer.
Other pilots include "Edge", a western drama based on George G.
Gilman's book series; "Good Girls Revolt"; political thriller
"Patriot" and the comedy "Highston", which has Sacha Baron Cohen
as an executive producer.
Amazon and Netflix Inc are quickly reinventing television with
their original content, bringing in big names and enticing them
with creative liberty and relieving them from concerns about
offending advertisers.
Amazon won five Emmy awards on Sunday for its transgender comedy
"Transparent."
(Reporting by Anya George Tharakan in Bengaluru; Editing by Anil
D'Silva)
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