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‘The Watch’ Streaming: How to Watch Online Without Cable

Marama Corlett as Corporal Angua, Jo Eaton-Kent as Corporal Cheery, Adam Hugill as Constable Carrot, Craig MacRae as Detritus - The Watch

BBC America Marama Corlett as Corporal Angua, Jo Eaton-Kent as Corporal Cheery, Adam Hugill as Constable Carrot, Craig MacRae as Detritus - The Watch

The Watch is a new comedic thriller premiering Sunday, January 3 at 8 p.m. ET/PT on BBC America.

If you don’t have cable, here’s how to watch a live stream of The Watch online for free:

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Philo TV

You can watch a live stream of BBC America and 60 other TV channels on Philo TV, which comes with a seven-day free trial:

Philo Free Trial

Once signed up for Philo, you can watch The Watch live on the Philo app, which is available on your Roku, Roku TV, Amazon Fire TV or Firestick, Apple TV, Chromecast (compatible on Android mobile), iPhone, Android phone, iPad or Android tablet. You can also watch on your computer on the Philo website.

If you can’t watch live, Philo allows you to DVR programs and watch them up to 30 days later. And even if you forget to DVR something, Philo also comes with a 72-hour rewind feature, which lets you to watch most shows on-demand if they have aired in the last three days.


FuboTV

You can watch a live stream of BBC America and 100-plus other TV channels on FuboTV, which comes with a seven-day free trial:

FuboTV Free Trial

Once signed up for FuboTV, you can watch The Watch live on the FuboTV app, which is available on your Roku, Roku TV, Amazon Fire TV or Firestick, Apple TV, Chromecast, Xbox One, Samsung Smart TV, Android TV, iPhone, Android phone, iPad or Android tablet. You can also watch on your computer via the FuboTV website.

If you can’t watch live, FuboTV comes with 250 hours of cloud DVR space, as well as a 72-hour look-back feature, which allows you to watch most shows on-demand within three days (and sometimes longer) of their conclusion, even if you don’t record them.


Sling TV

You can watch a live stream of BBC America and 30-plus other TV channels via Sling TV’s “Sling Blue” or “Sling Orange” bundle. It’s a cheap option long-term, plus you can get $10 off your first month, and get Showtime, Starz, and Epix included for free:

Get Sling TV

Once signed up for Sling TV, you can watch The Watch live on the Sling TV app, which is available on your Roku, Roku TV, Amazon Fire TV, or Firestick, Apple TV, Chromecast, Xbox One, Samsung Smart TV, LG Smart TV, Android TV, airTV Mini, Oculus, Portal, iPhone, Android phone, iPad, or Android tablet. Or you can watch on your computer via the Sling TV website.

If you can’t watch live, Sling TV comes included with 10 hours of cloud DVR.


‘The Watch’ Preview

The Watch is inspired by the characters created by Sir Terry Pratchett’s “Discworld” novels. It follows an “unlikely group of misfits, The City Watch, who are forced to find the guts to save the world, surprising even themselves in the process. The comedic yet thrilling series pits trolls, werewolves, wizards and other improbable heroes against an evil plot to resurrect a great dragon which would lead to the destruction of life as they know it,” according to the press release from BBC America.

The characters from “Discworld” who show up on the series include the captain of The City Watch Sam Vimes (Richard Dormer), the last scion of nobility Lady Sybil Ramkin (Lara Rossi), the naïve but heroic Carrot (Adam Hugill), the mysterious Angua (Marama Corlett) and the ingenious forensics expert Cheery (Jo Eaton-Kent) together with The Watch’s own idiosyncratic depiction of Death (Wendell Pierce).

There is also Paul Kaye as Inigo Skimmer, who is also known as “The Duke of Stab,” “a member of the Assassins’ Guild whose long and distinguished career is jeopardized when he runs into The City Watch.” Ralph Ineson voices Sergeant Detritus, “a huge a troll made of stone and a member of The City Watch. An elemental exemplar of truth, loyalty and kindness, Detritus and Vimes have been close friends for many years since each saved the other from ruin.”

Other supporting characters include Sam Adewunmi as Carcer Dun; Anna Chancellor as Lord Vetinari; James Fleet as The Archchancellor; Ingrid Oliver as Doctor Cruces; Ruth Madeley as Throat; Hakeem Kae-Kazim as Captain John Keel; and, Bianca Simone Mannie as Wonse.

The premiere episode (which is actually two episodes airing back to back) is called “A Near Vimes Experience; Ook” and the description teases, “Capt. Sam Vimes’ life in the City Watch is changed forever when a figure from his past returns to Ankh-Morpork. The description for episode three, “The What?”, reads, “The Watch must rob the city’s most secretive and dangerous institution in a desperate effort to find the magical artifact known as Gawain.

The Watch airs Sundays at 8 p.m. ET/PT on BBC America.

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