[av_heading heading='Amazon Studios Original Kids Programming Picks Up Four Live-Action Specials' tag='h2' style='blockquote modern-quote' size='' subheading_active='subheading_below' subheading_size='15' padding='10' color='' custom_font=''] Written by: Matthew McGuire [/av_heading] The company Amazon announced today that is has signed a multi-year, multimillion dollar production deal with American Girl from Mattel. The first special is scheduled to premiere on Amazon Prime Video in the US, UK, Germany and Austria later this year. This first step in a content development deal could also see additional shows being created from the Mattel library of well-known characters. Amazon has also been acquiring content at the Sundance Film Festival. According to The