TCA 2018: Amazon Sets October Premiere Date for 'The Romanoffs'

By R. Thomas Umstead
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Beverly Hills, Calif. -- Amazon Studios Saturday announced an Oct. 12 premiere date for its new anthology series The Romanoffs.

The Romanoffs is a contemporary anthology series set around the globe featuring eight separate stories about people who believe themselves to be descendants of the Russian royal family. 

The series was created, written, directed and executive produced by  Emmy award winner Matthew Weiner (Mad Men).

R. Thomas Umstead
R. Thomas Umstead

R. Thomas Umstead serves as senior content producer, programming for Multichannel News, Broadcasting + Cable and Next TV. During his more than 30-year career as a print and online journalist, Umstead has written articles on a variety of subjects ranging from TV technology, marketing and sports production to content distribution and development. He has provided expert commentary on television issues and trends for such TV, print, radio and streaming outlets as Fox News, CNBC, the Today show, USA Today, The New York Times and National Public Radio. Umstead has also filmed, produced and edited more than 100 original video interviews, profiles and news reports featuring key cable television executives as well as entertainers and celebrity personalities.