Boasting an all-star cast, “The Humans” is a new feature film from A24 that will be released Wednesday, November 24 at 8 p.m. ET/PT times exclusively on Showtime.
If you don’t have cable or don’t have Showtime, here are some different ways can watch “The Humans” streaming live or on-demand online:
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Amazon Prime’s Showtime Channel
Amazon Prime subscribers (Prime comes with a 30-day free trial) can watch all live and on-demand Showtime content via Prime Channels. You can try both Amazon Prime and the Showtime Channel at no cost with a free trial right here:
Watch Showtime on Amazon Prime
Once you’re signed up for the Prime Showtime Channel, you can watch “The Humans” live or on-demand on the Amazon Video app, which is available on your Roku, Roku TV, Amazon Fire TV or Firestick, Apple TV, Chromecast, any device with Android TV (such as a Sony TV or Nvidia Shield), Xbox One or Series X/S, PlayStation 4 or 5, various smart TV’s, Xiaomi, Echo Show or Echo Spot, iPhone, Android phone, iPad or Android tablet.
You can also watch on your computer via the Amazon website.
FuboTV
Showtime is available as an add-on to FuboTV’s main 100-plus-channel package. Both the main channel bundle and the Showtime add-on can be included in your free seven-day trial:
Once signed up for FuboTV, you can watch “The Humans” live or on-demand on the FuboTV app, which is available on your Roku, Roku TV, Amazon Fire TV or Fire Stick, Apple TV, Chromecast, Xbox One or Series X/S, Samsung TV, LG TV, any device with Android TV (such as a Sony TV or Nvidia Shield), iPhone, Android phone, iPad or Android tablet.
You can also watch on your computer via the FuboTV website.
DirecTV Stream
DirecTV Stream (formerly AT&T TV) has four different channel packages: “Entertainment,” “Choice,” “Ultimate” and “Premier.” Showtime is only available in the “Premier” package or as a separate add-on to another bundle, but you can pick any package and any add-on you want with your free 14-day trial.
Note that the free trial isn’t advertised as such, but your “due today” amount will be $0 when signing up. If you watch on your computer, phone or tablet, you won’t be charged for 14 days. If you watch on a streaming device on your TV (Roku, Fire Stick, Apple TV, etc.), you will be charged for the first month, but you can get still get a full refund if you cancel before 14 days:
Once signed up for DirecTV Stream, you can watch “The Humans” live or on-demand on the AT&T TV app, which is available on your Roku, Roku TV, Amazon Fire TV or Fire Stick, Apple TV, Chromecast, Samsung TV, any device with Android TV (such as a Sony TV or Nvidia Shield), iPhone, Android phone, iPad or Android tablet.
You can also watch on your computer via the DirecTV Stream website.
Hulu
Whether you already have Hulu or you want to sign up for a new subscription, Showtime is available as an add-on to either Hulu or Hulu with Live TV. If you’re a new subscriber, you can start a free 30-day trial of regular Hulu plus the Showtime add-on:
Once signed up, you can watch “The Humans” live or on-demand on the Hulu app, which is available on your Roku, Roku TV, Amazon Fire TV or Fire Stick, Apple TV, Chromecast, Xbox One or Series X/S, PlayStation 4 or 5, Nintendo Switch, Samsung TV, LG TV, any device with Android TV (such as a Sony TV or Nvidia Shield), iPhone, Android phone, iPad or Android tablet.
Or you can watch on your computer via the Hulu website.
‘The Humans’ Preview
If you want your Thanksgiving turkey with a side of terror, look no further than “The Human,” a new feature film debuting on Showtime on November 24. According to the Showtime press release, the film is about a family gathering to celebrate Turkey Day when things “start to go bump in the night.”
The description reads:
As three generations of Erik Blake’s family gather to celebrate Thanksgiving at his daughter’s apartment in Manhattan, darkness falls and eerie things start to go bump in the night, laying bare their deepest fears – and the love that binds them together. The debut film from writer-director Stephen Karam, adapted from his Tony Award-winning play.
The film stars Beanie Feldstein, Richard Jenkins, Jayne Houdyshell, Amy Schumer, Steven Yeun, and June Squibb. Houdyshell is the only holdover from the stage play and she said that made her a bit “nervous.”
“I didn’t know what to expect and what my experience was going to be. I was nervous because all of the actors in the film are people whose work I admire very much, and they have significant film and television credits and I do not. So, I thought, ‘Boy, this is going to be a crazy adjustment for me.’ I was very nervous,” the actress told Theater Mania in an interview.
She added that co-star Jenkins in particularly helped her see the project in a whole new light.
“I met Richard Jenkins first and we just kind of became pals almost instantaneously. We sat down with Stephen to talk about the play and I loved the questions Richard was asking. He made me think about things that I had never thought about before, so I realized this was going to be really cool and interesting and challenging and fun in all the right ways,” said Houdyshell. “A couple of days later, I met everybody else and they were so delightful and jazzed and eager and curious, and they had such respect for the screenplay. I was immediately comforted by being with this group of actors.”
Houdyshell also said that filming it was a “entirely different experience” than performing it on stage.
“When we started shooting, everything was different for me. The physical world was different, so all of a sudden, there were no comparisons because it was just an entirely different experience,” she said.
“The Humans” premieres Wednesday, November 24 at 8 p.m. Eastern and Pacific times on Showtime.