“The Apprentice,” the long-running actuality TV present that boosted Donald Trump’s profile, will start streaming on Amazon’s Prime Video, the corporate introduced Monday.
The present’s first seven seasons might be obtainable on Amazon’s streaming platform, with the primary season premiering Monday and subsequent seasons arriving each week till late April.
Debuting in 2004, “The Apprentice” and a derivative, “Celebrity Apprentice,” propelled Trump to nationwide stardom following a string of bankruptcies and unhealthy enterprise offers within the Nineties that had splintered his New York-based actual property empire.
The sequence, meant to showcase Trump’s enterprise acumen, was a significant hit, and Trump’s title turned a worldwide model that helped launch his political profession. The present featured contestants participating in numerous challenges for a $250,000 wage and a job with The Trump Group.
Trump expressed enthusiasm for the information on Reality Social and in an announcement included in Amazon’s assertion.
“I look forward to watching this show myself — such great memories, and so much fun, but most importantly, it was a learning experience for all of us!” Trump stated in Amazon’s launch.
Amazon’s choice to stream “The Apprentice” is the newest indication the corporate is trying to strengthen its relationship with Trump, which was testy throughout his first time period
In January, Amazon stated it could launch a brand new documentary about first girl Melania Trump, promising an “unprecedented behind-the-scenes look” at her life.
Weeks earlier than the November election, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos introduced that The Washington Put up, which he owns, wouldn’t endorse a presidential candidate, sparking a wave of resignations and hundreds of subscription cancellations.
On Monday, a columnist who has labored on the Put up for 4 a long time resigned after she stated the newspaper’s administration determined to not run her commentary important of Bezos’ new editorial coverage.
The coverage, introduced final month, narrows the matters coated by the paper’s opinion part to non-public liberties and the free market.
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In December, Amazon stated it could donate $1 million to Trump’s inauguration fund. The corporate additionally streamed the inauguration on its Prime Video service, a separate in-kind donation value one other $1 million.
