Amazon’s ‘Patriot’ to Return in November
Amazon Prime Video will debut the sophomore campaign of comedy series Patriot on Nov. 9, officials from the streaming service said.
The series, which stars Michael Dorman, follows the exploits of a melancholy intelligence officer who works out his issues by writing folk songs, according to Prime. The second season of Patriot is executive produced by show creator Steve Conrad (The Secret Life of Walter Mitty), James Parriott (Grey’s Anatomy), Glenn Ficarra (Crazy Stupid Love, This Is Us), John Requa (Crazy Stupid Love, This Is Us), Charles Gogolak (This is Us), and Gil Bellows (Temple Grandin).
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