Amazon was a syndicated

Television syndication

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 television show created by Peter Benchley

Peter Benchley

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. The drama series focused on the six survivors of a crashed airline flight in the Brazil

Brazil

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ian Amazon jungle

Amazon Rainforest

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. It was developed by Canadian

Canada

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 production companies Alliance Atlantis Communications & WIC Entertainment

Western International Communications

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 and German

Germany

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 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.

The German title was Amazonas - Gefangene des Dschungels (Amazon - Prisoners of the Jungle).

Cast

• C. Thomas Howell
  C. Thomas Howell
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   - Dr. Alex Kennedy
• Carol Alt
  Carol Alt
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   - Karen Oldham
• Fabiana Udenio
  Fabiana Udenio
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   - Pia Claire
• Chris Martin
  Chris William Martin
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   - Jimmy Stack
• Rob Stewart
  Rob Stewart
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   - Andrew Talbott
• Tyler Hynes
  Tyler Hynes
  Tyler Jeffery Hynes is a Canadian actor and film maker.Hynes was born in Toronto, Ontario, and grew up on a ranch in Russell Ontario. He currently spends his time between home as well as Montreal, Toronto, Vancouver and stays part of the year in L.A. He went to elementary school at Mother...
  
   - Will Bauer

DVD release

Alliance Home Entertainment

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released the complete series on DVD in Canada only on February 22, 2011.