The company has proven in the past that it’s comfortable spending money on projects it believes in, and getting a new De Niro crime drama should damned well be worth it.
The new series, which will likely fall into the crime drama subgenre, will reteam Robert De Niro with his Silver Linings Playbook director David O. Russell, whom he worked with last on Joy.
It appears FX was also in the running to get this drama on their side, but Amazon won out.
With the strength of Julianne Moore’s involvement also there, it was clear when it was first announced that this would be a highly sought-after piece of entertainment, and Amazon has committed upwards of $160 million in this double-season deal, according to Deadline.