Woody Allen has signed a deal to create his first ever TV series.

Woody Allen, 79, is to write and direct his first ever TV series after teaming up with Amazon Studios on the project.

The 79-year-old filmmaker has joined forces with Amazon Studios to direct an upcoming as-yet untitled project, which will feature 30-minute episodes also written by the legendary helmer, who admitted he is yet to come up with any ideas for the show.

He said: "I don't know how I got into this. I have no ideas and I'm not sure where to begin. My guess is that [Amazon Studios vice president] Roy Price will regret this."

While Woody doesn't seem to be too confident of success, Roy admits the company "couldn't be more excited" to be teaming up with the director on his latest project, which will premiere exclusively on Amazon's Prime Instant Video platform in the UK, US and Germany.

He said: "Woody Allen is a visionary creator who has made some of the greatest films of all-time, and it's an honour to be working with him on his first television series.

"From 'Annie Hall' to 'Blue Jasmine', Woody has been at the creative forefront of American cinema and we couldn't be more excited to premiere his first TV series exclusively on Prime Instant Video next year."

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