The New Yorker Presents

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The New Yorker Presents is a television series that premiered on Prime Video on February 16, 2016. [1] It is a compilation of documentaries, poems, comedy pieces, animation and cartoons from the magazine The New Yorker developed into 30-minute episodes.

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References

  1. "The New Yorker Presents on Amazon Video". Amazon . Retrieved April 28, 2019.