Amazon (1999 TV series)
| Amazon | |
|---|---|
| Also known as | Amazonas – Gefangene des Dschungels |
| Created by | Peter Benchley |
| Developed by | Malcolm MacRury |
| Written by | Alison Lea Bingeman Paul Aitken |
| Directed by | Milan Cheylov T.W. Peacocke |
| Starring | C. Thomas Howell Carol Alt Chris William Martin Fabiana Udenio Tyler Hynes Rob Stewart |
| Composer | Guy Zerafa |
| Country of origin | Canada Germany |
| Original languages | English German |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 22 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Seaton McLean Peter Sussman Peter Benchley |
| Producer | Jan Peter Meyboom |
| Running time | 44 minutes |
| Production companies | Alliance Atlantis Communications WIC Entertainment |
| Original release | |
| Network | Syndication |
| Release | 26 September 1999 – 20 May 2000 |
Amazon (also known as Peter Benchley's Amazon) was a syndicated adventure drama series created by Peter Benchley. It was developed by Canadian production companies Alliance Atlantis Communications & WIC Entertainment and German company Beta Film GmbH. The 22 episodes of the series were in first-run syndication between 1999 and 2000.
A novelization of the 2-hour pilot was written by Rob MacGregor, and a mass-market paperback was released by Harper (publisher) on 8 Aug 2000.