Screening right now on BBC America and taking inspiration from the books of Sir Terry Pratchett, The Watch is an irreverent tale of murder and mystery. Adapted and ushered into existence by show runner Simon Allen, it delves into the Discworld in a unique way, inviting audiences to experience a journey unlike any other. Simon recently […]
TV Review – The Watch
Martin Carr reviews The Watch… Fans of Terry Pratchett are up in arms. After a teaser trailer which lasted no more a minute and twenty, The Watch has been condemned. You would think the Discworld novels had been burned at a Nazi rally, while effigies of their author sat smouldering on an adjacent pyre. With ardent fans and […]
The BBC’s Terry Pratchett adaptation The Watch gets a new trailer
BBC America has released a new poster and trailer for The Watch, the upcoming fantasy series inspired by Terry Pratchett’s bestselling Discworld novels… the first trailer went down like a lead balloon, so will this second look inspire any confidence among fans? Set in a fictional city where crime has been legalised, The Watch is […]
Terry Pratchett’s Discworld comes to life in trailer for The Watch
During its virtual panel today at New York Comic Con the first trailer was revealed for The Watch, the upcoming fantasy series from BBC America and inspired by Terry Pratchett’s bestselling Discworld novels; you can check out the trailer and the panel itself here… SEE ALSO: First images from the BBC’s Discworld series The Watch […]
First images from the BBC’s Discworld series The Watch
The BBC has released five first look images from The Watch, the upcoming fantasy series inspired by Terry Pratchett’s bestselling Discworld novels featuring Richard Dormer (Captain Sam Vimes), Lara Rossi (Lady Sybil Ramkin), Adam Hugill (Constable Carrot), Jo Eaton-Kent (Constable Cheery), Sam Adewunmi (Carcer Dun), and Marama Corlett (Corporal Angua); check them out here… Set […]
Game of Thrones’ Richard Dormer to lead Discworld series The Watch
Game of Thrones star Richard Dormer is set to lead the cast of The Watch, the BBC’s upcoming live-action fantasy series based upon Terry Pratchett’s beloved Discworld novels. Dormer is set to portray Sam Vimes, Captain of Ankh-Morpork City Watch, described as a group of “misfit cops [who] fight to save a ramshackle city of […]
Casting begins on the BBC’s Discworld series The Watch
In March, it was announced that the BBC is developing an eight-episode TV series based upon Terry Pratchett’s Discworld novels, and now Deadline is reporting that the limited series has found its first cast member. According to the trade, British actor Adam Hugill (Pennyworth) is set for one of the lead roles in the series, […]
BBC developing miniseries adaptation of Terry Pratchett’s Discworld
Terry Pratchett’s beloved fantasy series Discworld is heading to the small screen, with Deadline reporting that BBC Studios is in development on a six-part limited series which is going by the working title of The Watch. The site reports that Simon Allen (Strike Back, Das Boot) is scripting the series, and the BBC is said […]
