Amazon chief: We really wanted Kate Winslet drama Mare of Easttown

Kate Winslet stars as a detective in Mare of Easttown (Ian West/PA)

The boss of Amazon Studios has revealed she wanted the Kate Winslet drama Mare Of Easttown for the streaming service but lost out on the show to HBO.

The British actress played an American police detective investigating the disappearance of women in her hometown in the gritty crime drama.