Woody Allen to create first TV series

After making more than 40 films in his prolific career, Woody Allen is to turn to the small screen, with streaming service Amazon Prime commissioning him to make half-hour series 'Untitled Woody Allen Project'.

There are as yet no details of plot, theme, cast, production schedule or release date, which Amazon promises are coming soon.

"I don’t know how I got into this," Allen commented. "I have no ideas and I’m not sure where to begin. My guess is that Roy Price [Vice President of Amazon Studios] will regret this."

The series could derail the auteur's plan to make a film every year, his next being a drama led by Joaquin Phoenix and Emma Stone.