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Amazon offers originals for free

Amazon will roll out the opening episodes of its upcoming original comedies Alpha House and Betas for free.

Alpha House

The US retail giant will release the first three episodes of the shows at the same time and free-of-charge via Amazon Instant Video.

But viewers wanting to watch the remaining episodes – set to be released once a week – will need to sign up to an Amazon Prime account, which costs US$79 a year. The two series comprise 11 episodes each.

Alpha House, which stars John Goodman as one of four misfit US senators who live together in a shared Washington DC condo, will be released on November 15. Betas, which follows four friends as they try to strike it rich in Silicon Valley, will bow out on November 22.

Amazon last week confirmed its diversification into original drama, announcing two pilot projects.

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