Amazon Freevee lands court format Tribunal from Judge Judy Sheindlin

Judge Judy Sheindlin in Judy Justice

Amazon-owned AVoD platform Amazon Freevee, formerly known as IMDb TV, has commissioned a new courtroom series from creator and executive producer Judge Judy Sheindlin.

Tribunal will see Judge Patricia DiMango, Judge Tanya Acker and former district attorney Adam Levy collectively adjudicating real cases. The format will also add a video element to the court format, allowing viewers to follow scenes surrounding the events of each case.

Along with Sheindlin, Scott Koondel will serve as executive producer on Tribunal.

The order follows season one of Judge Sheindlin’s first streaming series Judy Justice, which in its debut season was the number one original programme on Amazon Freevee in first streams and hours watched, with audiences viewing more than 40 million hours to date.

Judy Justice, which released new episodes every weekday, was the streaming industry’s first series with a daily episodic release schedule and has been recently renewed for a second season.

Lauren Anderson and Ryan Pirozzi, co-heads of content and programming at Freevee, said in a statement: “With the strong support our customers have shown for Judy Justice, we’re excited to add another Judge Sheindlin programme to our slate.

“Judge Sheindlin has been a pioneer in creating premium courtroom content for more than 25 years and Tribunal reinforces our vision of a modern television network that embraces day-part agnostic programming.”