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Ethan Miller—Getty Images  by [Eliana Dockterman](https://time.com/author/eliana-dockterman/)  ## Eliana Dockterman Correspondent Nov 12, 2014 3:36 PM UTC Amazon announced its pilots to premiere in 2015 on Wednesday. Each year, Amazon airs pilots on its site and then based on critical and audience feedback — plus some number-crunching — green lights certain series for a full season. _Alpha House_ and _Transparent_ have been the e-commerce giant’s most successful original series so far. Here are the pilots to expect in 2015: **_Cocked_** **:** The dark comedy follows liberal Richard Paxson (_True Blood’_s Sam Trammell) as he returns to his rural Virginia home to help with his family’s gun business. His older brother will be played by Jason Lee (_My Name is Earl_). **_Down Dog_**: A charming and handsome yoga instructor for the rich and beautiful sees his life turned upside down when he and his girlfriend — the owner of the yoga studio where he teaches — break up. **_Mad Dogs_** **:** An American adaptation of a U.K. series, this comedy centers on a group of high school friends (including Steve Zahn of _Dallas Buyers Club_ and Billy Zane of _Twin Peaks_) who reunite in Belize. But the trip goes south when old grudges lead to an unraveling of lies and a murder. Shawn Ryan of _The Shield_ will executive produce. **_The Man in the High Castle_** **:** Based on Philip K. Dick’s book of the same name, the drama considers what would have happened if the Allied forces lost World War II. The series was penned by _The X-Files’_ Frank Spotnitz. **_The New Yorker Presents_** **:** The most original idea of the bunch, this half-hour docu-series will bring articles, fiction and poetry from _The New Yorker_ to life. The project boasts an all-star cast, including Alan Cumming (_The Good Wife_). **_Point of Honor_** **:** The Civil War drama from _Lost’_s Carlton Cuse is about the son of a wealthy southern family who sets his slaves free while fighting for the Confederacy. **_Salem Rogers_** **:** Leslie Bibb (_Iron Man_) and Rachel Dratch (_Saturday Night Live_) star in the comedy about an overly blunt former supermodel who re-enters the world after spending 10 years in a cushy rehab facility and tracks down her former assistant to help her make a comeback. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3580873/amazon-pilots-announcement/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3580873/amazon-pilots-announcement/"},"headline":"Amazon's Pilots for 2015 Include Comedy With True Blood Star","datePublished":"2014-11-12T15:36:06.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-21T11:23:03.580Z","description":"But can they measure up to Transparent?","url":"https://time.com/3580873/amazon-pilots-announcement/","keywords":["Television","Comedy","entertainment","True Blood"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blta12e83cdd4c20e00/6987685a5f570f4304b1384c/454232398.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Eliana Dockterman","jobTitle":"Correspondent","url":"https://time.com/author/eliana-dockterman/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blta12e83cdd4c20e00/6987685a5f570f4304b1384c/454232398.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"HBO's \"True Blood\" Panel - Comic-Con International 2014","caption":"HBO's \"True Blood\" Panel - Comic-Con International 2014","creditText":"Ethan Miller—Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3580873/amazon-pilots-announcement/","name":"Amazon's Pilots for 2015 Include Comedy With True Blood Star"}}]}] ```