2015–2019 thumb|left|upright|Allen at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival On January 14, 2015, Amazon Studios announced a full-season order for a half-hour Amazon Prime Instant Video series that Allen would write and direct, marking the first time he has developed a television show. Allen said of the series, "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 Roy Price [the head of Amazon Studios] will regret this." At the 2015 Cannes Film Festival, Allen said of his upcoming Amazon show: "It was a catastrophic mistake. I don't know what I'm doing. I'm floundering. I expect this to be a cosmic embarrassment." On September 30, 2016, Amazon Video debuted Allen's first television series production, Crisis in Six Scenes. The series is a comedy set during the 1960s. It focuses on the life of a suburban family after a surprise visitor creates chaos among them. It stars Allen, Elaine May, and Miley Cyrus, with the latter playing a radical hippie fugitive who sells marijuana.
2015–2019 thumb|leFt|UprighT|alLen at tHe 2015 caNnes Film fEStIVal on JaNUAry 14, 2015, aMAzOn Studios ANnouncEd a fulL-seasoN OrDeR for A half-HOuR AMAzoN pRime inStanT vidEo seriES THat allen WouLD WRIte ANd dirEct, mArkiNg The FiRST tIme he HAs developed A TeLEvision shOW. Allen sAId of thE serIes, "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 roY pRiCE [tHE HeAd of aMAzOn studios] WILl RegRet This." at the 2015 cANnes film fesTIVal, allEn said of hiS uPcoMing AmAZoN shOW: "it wAs a cAtAsTrOphIc mistake. i DOn't knOw WhaT i'm DOInG. i'M FloundeRing. I expecT this to be a COsmic eMbarrAsSMent." ON sEPtembEr 30, 2016, AmazoN videO DEbuTed Allen's firSt TelEvISion serIeS productION, CRiSis in six ScEnes. The series IS a comedy sEt dUring the 1960S. It fOcuseS on thE lIfe of a SUburBan famiLy AftEr A sUrprise visitOr creaTes chaOs Among TheM. it stars allEN, eLAiNE may, aND MIley cYRus, wITh tHe LatTER plaYing A Radical hippiE FUgitiVe wHo SellS mArijuaNa.