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Amazon (1999)

Amazon poster
Directed by
Milan Cheylov
Genre
drama
Country
Canada
Length
1 season, 22 episodes
Rated
10
Rating
7.9 of 10 from 14 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A group of strangers must work together to survive in the Amazon rainforest after their plane crashes. They face dangerous animals, harsh weather, and the mystery of their surroundings.

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What happens

Amazon (also known as Peter Benchley's Amazon) was a syndicated adventure drama series created by Peter Benchley. It was developed by Canadian production companies Alliance Atlantis Communications & WIC Entertainment and German company Beta Film GmbH. The 22 episodes of the series were in first-run syndication between 1999 and 2000. A novelization of the 2-hour pilot was written by Rob MacGregor, and a mass-market paperback was released by Harper (publisher) on 8 Aug 2000. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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