Akshay Kumar to mark his Digital debut with Amazon Prime Original Series 'The End'
On Tuesday Amazon Prime Video made an official announcement that India's versatile hero Khiladiyon Ka Khiladi Akshay Kumar to be part of Amazon's original action thriller series The End which will be their upcoming venture. Abundantia Entertainment also to be associated with this project who are known for their critically acclaimed series Breathe. Akshay Kumar also marks his debut on digital medium with this project and also the second venture for both Abundantia Entertainment and Amazon Prime Video together. This series will be available for actor's fans across the globe.
The End comprises of several seasons, this particular series still in the scripting stage and targets action genre lovers across the world. Makers are in plans to give a cinematic experience of one of its kind which will be mammoth in scale. Makers also claims this series will be a visual bonanza for action lovers.
Jennifer Salke Amazon Studios Head, says, 'The scale at which The End is being conceived is enormous and speaks of our passion for creating breakout programming across genres. The storyline and the action sequences have been brilliantly crafted to give viewers a thrilling experience. Our goal is to make Amazon Prime Video the powerhouse of talent, in front as well as behind the camera, and we are thrilled to have Akshay Kumar and Abundantia Entertainment anchoring the show for us'.
Vikram Malhotra, CEO of Abundantia Entertainment & Executive Producer says, 'Akshay and I have successfully collaborated on multiple films over the last decade and his versatility in choice of roles is unmatched. We, now, mutually felt that it was time to take things to the next level. I am proud that he makes his digital debut with Amazon Prime Video & Abundantia in a genre-defining, edge-of-the-seat action drama series. Unafraid of taking risks, we are certain that he would be perfect for the character he plays on the show and his fans would be excited to see him back in an action-packed role. This time, Akshay will take his action and stunts to a never-seen-before level'.
Actor Akshay Kumar stated, 'I have always believed in bringing innovation to my work and throughout my career, have tried to tell unique stories, work with break-through talent and be part of disruptive and high-quality story-telling. Together, Abundantia and I have created some of my most memorable roles in films like Baby, Airlift and Toilet-Ek Prem Katha and their passion towards their films and projects is incredible. From the very concept of the show, I am working very closely with Vikram and his team as they create this compelling and highly intriguing story. I can’t wait to start rolling for this action-adventure series that will be Amazon Original for global audiences'.
Akshay Kumar also confesses that it was his son Aarav's idea to get into the digital platform as most of the youth are addicted to. He wanted to connect with the audience in large in number. I thought digital medium is one such opportunity to connect with millions of people.
