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How to Watch Work in Progress Season 2 Online Free

(L-R): Nicole Michelle Haskins and Abby McEnany as Abby in WORK IN PROGRESS

Showtime (L-R): Nicole Michelle Haskins and Abby McEnany as Abby in WORK IN PROGRESS

Critically-acclaimed comedy “Work in Progress” is back for its second season on Sunday, August 22 at 11 p.m. Eastern and Pacific times on Showtime.

If you don’t have cable or don’t have Showtime, here are some different ways can watch “Work in Progress” live or on-demand online for free:

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Showtime Now

You can watch all live and on-demand Showtime content via Showtime’s cable-free streaming service, which comes with a free 30-day trial:

Showtime Free Trial

Once you’re signed up for Showtime’s streaming service, you can watch “Work in Progress” live or on-demand on the Showtime 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), Samsung Smart TV, LG Smart TV, Xbox One or Series X/S, PlayStation 4, Facebook Portal TV, iPhone, Android phone, iPad or Android tablet.

You can also watch on your computer via the Showtime website.


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 “Work in Progress” 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:

FuboTV Free Trial

Once signed up for FuboTV, you can watch “Work in Progress” 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.


AT&T TV

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:

AT&T TV Free Trial

Once signed up for AT&T TV, you can watch “Work in Progress” 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 AT&T TV 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:

Hulu Free Trial

Once signed up, you can watch “Work in Progress” 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.


‘Work in Progress’ Season 2 Preview

When we last saw Abby (Abby McEnany), the self-proclaimed “fat, queer dyke” who is struggling with depression and obsessive-compulsive disorder, Abby had seemingly sabotaged her budding relationship with Chris (Theo Germaine) by hurling his “dead name” at him. Abby also met up with her ex, Melanie (Echaka Agba), that did not go well, and she also confronted Julia Sweeney, who plays a fictionalized version of herself on the show, about burying the character Pat, which has caused Abby a lot of mental problems over the years.

When the show returns, the Showtime press release says it will pick back up with Abby in “the wake of her breakup.”

It reads:

Based on her own life, the second season of “Work in Progress” picks back up with McEnany’s character Abby in the wake of her breakup (and almost out of almonds). A 46-year-old self-identified fat, queer dyke, Abby begrudgingly accepts that she’s too busy to kill herself. In fact, she’s just starting to get her head above water… when a global pandemic converges with a family emergency and forces her into uncharted territory.

Returning this season are Celeste Pechous as Campbell, Armand Fields as King, Karin Anglin as Alison, Bruce Jarchow as Edward, Theo Germaine as Chris and Julia Sweeney, appearing as herself.

“We could not be more gratified that both critics and viewers are responding to the spark of creativity and original point of view that blew us away when we first saw the pilot that screened at Sundance last year,” said Jana Winograde, President of Entertainment, Showtime Networks Inc., in a statement. “We fell in love with Abby at first sight, and are eager to share in the laughter (and tears) that she, [and creators Tim Mason and Lilly Wachowski] will undoubtedly evoke in season two.”

The premiere is actually two episodes back to back. The premiere is titled “Life Got in the Way” and its description reads, “Abby settles into a routine with a new roommate as she embarks on a fraught quest for a therapist she doesn’t hate.”

The second episode of the premiere is titled “Everything’s Fine, Everything’s Okay,” and its description reads, “A crisis in Abby’s apartment threatens her most prized possessions, triggering buried memories from her childhood.”

Then on August 29 come two more episodes. The first is “Two Queens on Two Queens” and its description reads, “Abby and Campbell provide moral support for each other as they power through a full day of supposedly fun family gatherings.”

The second episode that night is “Apologies and Their Fluctuating Nature.” Its description reads, “Haunted by her ‘crime against the entire queer community,’ Abby sets out on a pilgrimage of new age healing.”

“Work in Progress” airs Sundays at 11 p.m. Eastern and Pacific times on Showtime.

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