Drunk Shakespeare producers sue Amazon over Off Campus episode

The company behind the live Drunk Shakespeare shows has sued Amazon over an episode of the Prime Video romance Off Campus.

Brass Jar, the New York-based business behind the stage brand, filed the case on Sept. 17 in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida, Miami Division. It claims Amazon used its trademarks without permission, according to the complaint reported by Variety.

The dispute centres on Season 1 Episode 4, titled 'The Breakup'. The episode includes an extended sequence set at a fictional college production called 'Drunk Shakespeare', with multiple lines referring to 'Drunk Shakespeare' by name.

Brass Jar says Amazon used two registered trademarks, "Drunk Shakespeare" and "Drunk", both inside the series and in marketing promotions for it, as reported by Bloomberg Law. A registered trademark is a word or phrase legally protected for a particular type of business.

So what is the stage show? Drunk Shakespeare is a live theatre night built around five professional actors. One performer drinks five shots of whiskey, then takes on a leading Shakespearean role. The performance runs about 90 minutes with no intermission, and audiences can order craft cocktails delivered to their seats, according to the company's site Drunk Shakespeare.

The company lists current productions in New York City, Chicago, Washington, D.C., Phoenix, Houston and Dallas. It also stages other Drunk-branded titles, including Drunk Romeo & Juliet, Drunk Dracula, Drunk Pirates and Drunk Christmas Carol.

Off Campus is a college romantic drama made for streaming. All eight episodes of its first season premiered on Prime Video on May 13, 2026. The series is based on a series of novels by Elle Kennedy.

Brass Jar says its lawyer warned Amazon in a letter dated June 3, setting out its rights in the marks and asking to discuss a resolution. The lawsuit followed about three months later.

The complaint seeks lawyers' fees, treble damages, meaning three times any proven loss, and/or statutory damages, meaning fixed sums set by law, of up to $2 million per counterfeit mark per type of goods or services sold under 15 U.S.C. § 1117. It does not name a total sum sought.

Amazon declined to comment on the lawsuit. The case will now proceed in the Florida federal court unless the parties settle.