Showtime
The latest documentary to hit TV is “Nothing Compares” about about Irish singer Sinead O’Connor. The documentary will premiere on the actual Showtime TV channel on Sunday, October 2, but the premiere will be available to stream on Showtime’s digital platforms starting Friday, September 30.
If you don’t have cable or don’t have Showtime, here are some different ways you can watch “Nothing Compares” streaming live or on-demand online starting Friday:
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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
If you want to watch the premiere early starting Friday, you can watch on the Showtime Anytime 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, iPhone, Android phone, iPad or Android tablet. You’ll need to log-in with your Amazon credentials.
Starting Sunday, you can also watch 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.
DirecTV Stream
DirecTV Stream 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 include any package and any add-on you want with your free five-day trial:
If you want to watch the premiere early starting Friday, you can watch on the Showtime Anytime 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, iPhone, Android phone, iPad or Android tablet. You’ll need to log-in with your DirecTV Stream credentials.
Starting Sunday, you can also watch on the DirecTV Stream 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.
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:
If you want to watch the premiere early starting Friday, you can watch on the Showtime Anytime 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, iPhone, Android phone, iPad or Android tablet. You’ll need to log-in with your FuboTV credentials.
Starting Sunday, you can also watch 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.
‘Nothing Compares’ Preview
“Nothing Compares” is the story of Sinead O’Connor’s “phenomenal rise to worldwide fame and examines how she used her voice at the height of her stardom, before her iconoclastic personality led to her exile from the pop mainstream,” according to the Showtime press release.
It continues:
Focusing on O’Connor’s prophetic words and deeds from 1987 to 1993, the film presents an authoritative, richly cinematic portrait of this fearless artist through a contemporary feminist lens.
The archive-led documentary features era-defining music videos and concert performances alongside previously unseen footage from this period. The film is underpinned by a new interview with O’Connor herself, in which she reflects on events in her own words from a present-day perspective. Intimate first-hand contributor interviews add to the tapestry with additional insights from contemporary artists, musicians and social commentators introducing broader themes of Irish history, politics and global activism, all the while reflecting on O’Connor’s artistry, impact and legacy.
The film was directed by Kathryn Ferguson, an “innovative and boundary-pushing director who has focused on short-form work centered on identity, gender politics and community,” reads the press release.
It continues, “‘Nothing Compares’ is her documentary feature directorial debut and was an official selection in the World Cinema Documentary Competition at the Sundance Film Festival earlier this year. The film has gone on to win various awards at film festivals this year, including Best Irish Documentary at Galway Film Fleadh, the Audience Award for Best Documentary at Aegean Film Festival, and the Audience Award at Docs Ireland.”
In an interview with Vogue, Ferguson said that O’Connor was a huge part of her formative years and she was ecstatic when the “stars aligned” and she was able to make this documentary.
Ferguson said:
The stars aligned in early 2018 when my co-writers and co-producers put together a one-pager for her team about our concept, which thankfully is pretty identical to the final film. I was expecting a very polite “Not a chance in hell,” but, in fact, they agreed. I think it was timing—because in 2018 the world was on fire and so much had happened: Trump, Weinstein, MeToo, and in Ireland alone we had the equal marriage referendum in 2015, and we were gearing up to the abortion referendum in 2018, and it was like, where was Sinéad in all of this? One of the boldest, most outspoken women, surely, in the last 30 years — where is she? Why isn’t she mentioned? So I think that was why it was agreed. Also because I never set out to do a biopic. I had no interest in doing the birth-to-today, tell-all story. It was a very focused five years: This is the story I want to tell.
“Nothing Compares” premieres Friday, September 30 on the Showtime streaming patform before debuting on TV on Sunday, Octoboer 2 at 10 p.m. Eastern and Pacific times on Showtime.