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New on Amazon Prime: ‘Cruel Summer,’ ‘Soldiers or Zombies,’ and more

A still from ‘Cruel Summer’  

This week comes Amazon Original S.O.Z. Soldiers or Zombies, where an army of mutant zombies await you. Follow the narco-king’s journey from a high security prison to a drug rehab facility and witness the daunting encounters of the father-son duo as they try to escape another zombie apocalypse. Directed by Rigoberto Castañeda, the series stars Sergio Peris-Mencheta, Horacio Garcia Rojas, Toby Schmitz, and Fátima Molina in pivotal roles.

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Centered around a small town in Texas, Cruel Summer promises to be a gripping drama wherein a popular teen goes missing. Meanwhile, an outsider starts gaining popularity while filling up for the it-girl void. Created by Bert V. Royal, the series features talented names including Olivia Holt, Chiara Aurelia, Froy Gutierrez and Harley Quinn Smith among other performers.

Love, Diana sees the young, talented, YouTube sensation transforms into an animated Princess of Play. She must protect her friends from the Baron of Boredom and his notorious minions of the mundane. Created by Rose Frankel and Albie Hecht, the series is narrated by Gabriella Rivera.

Highlights of the week

S.O.Z. Soldiers or Zombies S1 (Eng subs) - August 6

Finding refuge at a remote drug rehabilitation centre on the Border of U.S. after escaping a high security Mexican prison, a narco kingpin, Alonso Marroquin and his son, Lucas are faced with an army of deadly mutant zombies. In the hunt of the fugitive Marroquins, the Mexican SWAT team is infected by these newly created mutant zombies and become a high-power zombie army themselves. Follow the gripping series as the US army straps on its armour to find this unprecedented danger.

Cruel Summer S1 - August 6

Set in a small town in Texas, the story travels through three summers- 1993, 1994 and 1995. A popular teen, Kate is abducted and a seemingly unrelated new, It girl, Jeanettet, starts gaining popularity. From being the most sweet and adored girl in town, she becomes the most hated person in America by 1995. Watch the mysteries of the small town unfold as the plot thickens.

Pocket.Watch: Love, Diana - Now streaming

LOVE, DIANA takes one of the world’s most popular YouTubers into an adventure-filled new series, where she transforms from live action to the animated Princess of Play and protects her friends and the Land of Play from Boris the Baron of Boredom and his minions of the mundane.

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