“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 will probably be accessible 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 by-product, “Superstar Apprentice,” propelled Trump to nationwide stardom following a string of bankruptcies and dangerous 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 serious hit, and Trump’s identify grew to become a world model that helped launch his political profession. The present featured contestants collaborating in varied challenges for a $250,000 wage and a job with The Trump Group.
Trump expressed enthusiasm for the information on Fact Social and in an announcement included in Amazon’s assertion.
“I look ahead to watching this present myself – such nice reminiscences, and a lot enjoyable, however most significantly, it was a studying expertise for all of us!” Trump stated in Amazon’s launch.
Amazon’s choice to stream “The Apprentice” is the most recent indication the corporate is making an attempt 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 woman 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 Submit, which he owns, wouldn’t endorse a presidential candidate, sparking a wave of resignations and 1000’s of subscription cancellations.
On Monday, a columnist who has labored on the Submit for 4 many years resigned after she stated the newspaper’s administration determined to not run her commentary vital of Bezos’ new editorial coverage. The coverage, introduced final month, narrows the subjects coated by the paper’s opinion part to non-public liberties and the free market.
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 price one other $1 million.
