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The Watch was a fantasy police procedural TV show based on the Ankh-Morpork City Watch characters from the Discworld novels by the late Sir Terry Pratchett The series, developed by BBC Studios for BBC America, lasted for one season before it was put out of its misery It starred Richard Dormer as Captain Sam Vimes[...]

There's been a lot of buzz around BBC America's new series, The Watch, and sadly most critics immediately write it off as bad But I'm here to make a case for it, and not because I'm a fantasy TV nerd, but because I am a fan of television and it's my job to give every[...]

The Watch, BBC America's adaptation of Sir Terry Pratchett's City Watch novels, is decidedly not the novels As a TV show, it's an interesting case of what TV demands that separates it from what books can do Pratchett's books are part of his wide-ranging and epic "Discworld" series and the extended universe They were a[...]

With only two days to go until The Watch storms its way onto our screens starting this Sunday, BBC America is offering interested viewers two new teasers as well as a set of preview images from the first of the series' two-episode premiere ("A Near Vimes Experience" and "Ook"). Written by Simon Allen (Strike Back, The[...]

With BBC America's The Watch set to storm its way onto our screens starting Sunday, January 3, 2021, with a two-episode premiere, viewers are getting a new tour of the show's "who's who." Written by Simon Allen (Strike Back, The Musketeers), Joy Wilkinson (Doctor Who), Catherine Tregenna (Torchwood), Amrou Al-Kadhi (Little America), and Ed Hime, the[...]

Unless you're one of those AMC+ people who will get a chance to preview the series on New Year's Eve, BBC America's The Watch will be blasting its ways across our screens starting Sunday, January 3, 2021, with two episodes Written by Simon Allen (Strike Back, The Musketeers), Joy Wilkinson (Doctor Who), Catherine Tregenna (Torchwood),[...]

Set to hit screens beginning Sunday, January 3, 2021, with two episodes (and on December 31, 2020, on AMC+), BBC America has released a new trailer for The Watch, the network's series adaptation of Sir Terry Pratchett's (Good Omens) epic comedy-fantasy book series "Discworld." Written by Simon Allen (Strike Back, The Musketeers), Joy Wilkinson (Doctor[...]

With now only a little more than a month to go, BBC America is shifting gears on how it promotes The Watch, the network's series adaptation of Sir Terry Pratchett's (Good Omens) epic comedy-fantasy book series "Discworld" that's set to launch on Sunday, January 3, 2021 Written by Simon Allen (Strike Back, The Musketeers), Joy Wilkinson[...]

With the new year right around the corner, BBC America continues introducing viewers to the who's who of The Watch, the network's series adaptation of Sir Terry Pratchett's (Good Omens) epic comedy-fantasy book series "Discworld." Written by Simon Allen (Strike Back, The Musketeers), Joy Wilkinson (Doctor Who), Catherine Tregenna (Torchwood), Amrou Al-Kadhi (Little America), and Ed[...]

On Sunday, January 3, BBC America's series adaptation of Sir Terry Pratchett's (Good Omens) epic comedy-fantasy book series "Discworld" shatters its way onto television screens, and now viewers are getting a new set of preview images to help them keep track of who's who on The Watch Written by Simon Allen (Strike Back, The Musketeers), Joy[...]

With only a little month to go until BBC America's live-action adaptation of Sir Terry Pratchett's (Good Omens) epic comedy-fantasy book series "Discworld" shatters its way onto television screens, viewers are being given an opportunity to get to know Adam Hugill's Constable Carrot and Marama Corlett's Corporal Angua from The Watch Written by Simon Allen (Strike[...]

In this round, we get to meet the captain of "The Watch," Richard Dormer's (Game of Thrones) Sam Vimes Following that, we get a look at Lara Rossi's (Flesh and Blood) Lady Sybil Ramkin, the last scion of Ankh-Morpork's nobility, who tries to fix the city via vigilantism. The Watch previews its cast (Image: BBC America)  The Watch[...]

The last time we checked in with BBC America's upcoming adaptation of Sir Terry Pratchett's (Good Omens) epic comedy-fantasy book series "Discworld," it was at New York Comic Con-Metaverse- where we learned that The Watch will debut on Sunday, January 3 at 8 pm ET In addition, fans were given a teaser trailer and a number[...]

NYCC gave us our first real taste of the upcoming BBC America series The Watch, an adaptation of the Discworld novel by Sir Terry Pratchett The story follows the City Watch, a group of ragtag cops tasked with protecting Ankh-Morpork Moderated by Yvette Nicole Brown, the panel features Executive Producers Richard Stokes and Simon Allen,[...]

Well, at Friday's New York Comic Con-Metaverse panel, they learned- and saw- a whole lot about The Watch First, we now have a date: the series will premiere on Sunday, January 3 at 8 pm ET But wait! There's more! Wendell Pierce (The Wire, Selma) and Matt Berry (What We Do in the Shadows, Year[...]

Fans of Sir Terry Pratchett's (Good Omens) epic comedy/fantasy book series "Discworld" have been patiently waiting for word on when BBC America's eight-episode adaptation The Watch would be gracing their screens – and on Friday, they received some good news While still lacking a specific date, AMC Networks revealed that the adventures of Richard Dormer's[...]

While BBC Studios may be the production house behind BBC America's eight-episode adaptation The Watch from the late Sir Terry Pratchett's (Good Omens) epic comedy/fantasy book series, Pratchett's production company Narrativia is looking to throw open the doors of "Discworld." On Tuesday, Narrativia, Endeavor Content and UK-based producer Motive Pictures announced an exclusive deal that[...]

Fans of the late Sir Terry Pratchett's (Good Omens) epic comedy/fantasy book series "Discworld" have been anxiously awaiting a look at BBC America's eight-episode adaptation The Watch  -and now their patience has paid off Here's a look at what fans can expect from Richard Dormer's (Game of Thrones) Sam Vimes and City Watch when the[...]

Fans of the late Terry Pratchett's (Good Omens) epic comedy/fantasy book series "Discworld" have more The Watch casting news coming their way: BBC America's eight-episode series adaptation is welcoming six more names to the network's adaptation. Anna Chancellor (Pennyworth), James Fleet (Outlander), Ingrid Oliver (Doctor Who), Ruth Madeley (The Rook), Hakeem Kae-Kazim (Dynasty), and Bianca Simone[...]

The Watch is a fantasy police procedural television series under development by BBC America, based on Terry Pratchett's Ankh-Morpork City Watch stories from his Discworld novels It is to have an episodic storyline, following the format of a "crime of the week" as tackled by the city's police force under the command of Sam Vimes. BBC[...]

Fans of the late Terry Pratchett's (Good Omens) epic comedy/fantasy book series "Discworld" have some good news coming their way: BBC America's eight-episode series adaptation The Watch has found its Sam Vimes in Game of Thrones actor Richard Dormer Dormer joins a cast that includes Adam Hugill, Jo Eaton-Kent, Marama Corlett, Lara Rossi, and Sam[...]

Fans of the late Terry Pratchett's (Good Omens) epic comedy/fantasy book series "Discworld" have some good news coming their way, with Adam Hugill (Pennyworth) set to join BBC America's eight-episode series adaptation The Watch in a lead role Written by Simon Allen (Strike Back, The Musketeers), the "punk rock" thriller focuses on City Watch as[...]

Seven-and-a-half years later, it has finally been greenlit by BBC America. The Watch will be an eight-part hour-long TV series by BBC Studios for BBC America and is described as a 'punk rock thriller' inspired by the legendary City Watch subset of Discworld novels.' In the books, which look at a medieval-to-industrialised-Victorian city inspired by London, Paris,[...]

Continuing on from yesterday's info dump about the upcoming TV adaptations of Terry Pratchett's Good Omens and The Watch, we've just been informed by Narrativia that some of the details circulating for the latter show are inaccurate, and the truth just got very interesting. First of all, the budget for The Watch will be double of[...]

Doug Jones has been in Pan's Labyrinth, Hellboy, and The Fantastic Four as the Silver Surfer… what will he bring to The Watch 2012? Grace Randolph finds out. I must say that Jones does a pretty good job of selling the movie here, part of the implication being that they're holding something back from the trailers… [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cMMGBl3OLoQ[/youtube] [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xCZB2q84jAk[/youtube] [...]