The Watch

About The Watch

A group of misfit cops rise up from decades of helplessness to save their corrupt city from catastrophe. Inspired by the characters created by Sir Terry Pratchett’s famous “Discworld” novels.

The Watch is an action-adventure, science fiction, and fantasy series that ran on BBC America. Its one season of 8 episodes aired between January 2021 and February 2021.

Richard Dormer leads the cast as Captain Sam Vimes, Lara Rossi as Lady Sybil Ramkin, Marama Corlett as Corporal Angua von Uberwald, and Adam Hugill as Constable Carrot Ironfoundersson.

Production companies include BBC Studios and Film Afrika. In the United States it streams on Philo and YouTube TV.

TMDB voters put it at 5.4 out of 10 across 87 votes and it carries a TV-14 rating.