The long-awaited pilot episode of Mozart in the Jungle is finally available on Amazon Prime's Instant Video. It's based on Blair Tindall's novel of the same name, a story of "la vie bohème" in New York City, where young musicians scramble for better-paying gigs while diverting themselves with sex and drugs until the day when the Philharmonic comes calling.
This pilot is part of Amazon Studio's recent foray into original programming. Moreover, Jeff Bezos' first media company is encouraging viewers to watch these initial episodes and vote on which ones they think should be made into a series.
As such, I don't want to give away too much of the plot...but do be aware that Mozart in the Jungle is rated TN-MA (i.e. for mature audiences only).
In the opening scene, we meet Hailey, a young oboist played by Lola Kirke (sister to Girls star Jemima Kirke). Hailey is giving a lesson to a bored high school student who is more interested in scoping out his attractive teacher than in playing the oboe.
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