Akshay Kumar to star in Amazon thriller The End
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Rebecca Hawkes
| 05 March 2019

Bollywood star Akshay Kumar is to make his streaming debut in the Abundantia produced series The End, which will be released on subscription service Amazon Prime Video globally.

The thriller marks the second time Amazon Prime Video has worked on an original series with Abundantia, following the success of its Indian drama Breathe.

The End (working titles) is currently in development, but is a multi-season project, aimed at fans of action thrillers around the world, said the US streaming giant.

“The scale at which The End (working title) 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,” said Jennifer Salke, head, Amazon Studios.

Abundantia has previously worked with Akshay Kumar on films such as Baby, Airlift and Toilet-Ek Prem Katha.

Vikram Malhotra, CEO of Abundantia Entertainment and executive producer, said: “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 and 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. I am equally delighted to once again work with the wonderful team at Amazon Prime Video and take Abundantia’s high-quality story-telling to the next level,” he added.

Welcoming the role, Kumar said: “I can’t wait to start rolling for this action adventure series that will be Amazon Original for global audiences. The digital world excited me and I am delighted to make my streaming debut with this show”.