The Watch
- TV comedy drama
- BBC iPlayer
- 2021
- 8 episodes (1 series)
Series based on the police force in Terry Pratchett's Discworld novels. Also features Richard Dormer, Marama Corlett, Adam Hugill, Jo Eaton-Kent, Lara Rossi and more.
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The Watch Episodes 1 and 2 review
If viewers can embrace the frenetic pacing and mixed-era visuals, there's a lot to love here.
Alana Joli Abbott, Den Of Geek, 3rd January 2021The Watch Episode 1 review
Though it relies on familiar tropes, the fantasy mash-up and punk rock feel provide a fresh take on the typical crime drama.
Gary Catig, AIPT, 3rd January 2021The Watch preview
The Watch's Simon Allen, Richard Dormer, Jo Eaton-Kent, Adam Hugill and Marama Corlett teased their take on Terry Pratchett's beloved novels.
CBR, 2nd January 2021TV Review - The Watch
Writer producer and showrunner Simon Allen has beaten the odds, hitting a home run.
Martin Carr, Flickering Myth, 31st December 2020The Watch review: Making fantasy fun
This adaptation of Terry Pratchett's Discworld novels is a comic journey into dystopian ideas.
The Wall Street Journal, 29th December 2020Discworld adaptation The Watch is exciting & hilarious
Some fans of the late Sir Terry Pratchett were not happy when BBC America released the first images from The Watch. They didn't think the show looked anything like his Discworld novels the series is based on. Since then, subsequent trailers and clips have produced additional unrest on social media. Clearly the show is very different from the books. As a non-Discworld-reader, I can only judge it by what I see on my screen. And what I've seen through five episodes of The Watch is a funny, exciting, heartfelt fantasy action-comedy that features plenty of mystery, lots of laughs, and a fantastic cast.
Michael Walsh, Nerdist, 18th December 2020The Watch comes to life on BBC America
BBC America is starting the new year off with a new series coming Janury 3, 2021. From the imagination of best-selling author Sir Terry Pratchett (Discworld, Good Omens, Nation, and The Nome Trilogy) comes The Watch.
Colleen Bement, Nerd Alert News, 18th December 2020The Watch: You won't see it coming
If you like police procedural shows and fantasy, a new show starts in early January from BBC America you may want to check out. I guarantee you have never seen a show like this. Titled The Watch, this show takes place in a dystopian, backwards society that somehow functions.
Ben Wolf, That Hashtag Show, 18th December 2020Watch out
The Watch lead writer Simon Allen and executive producer Richard Stokes discuss making the genre-busting BBC America series, which is inspired by characters from Terry Pratchett's Discworld novels.
Drama Quarterly, 7th December 2020How the producers approached Discworld
The producers behind the upcoming BBC America series The Watch know just how hard a task they took on. "It's the mother of all challenges," executive producer Simon Allen told me during a recent phone interview -- because the Discworld novels written by Terry Pratchett, over 40 of which have been published, have a fiercely devoted fanbase, but aren't necessarily the easiest to adapt for the screen.
Liz Shannon Miller, Collider, 13th October 2020