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|title=The Watch
|cover=[[File:Watch Promo.jpg|thumb|280px|Promotional Art by [[Paul Kidby]]]]
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|imdb=8080292
|date=TBA 2020
|channel=BBC America
|director=Craig Viveiros
|producer=[[Rob Wilkins]], Hilary Simon, Phil Collinson, Simon Allen
|cast=Richard Dormer, Marama Corlett, Adam Hugill, Sam Adewunmi
|duration=480 minutes
|episodes=8
|series=Watch Series
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'''The Watch''' is an original series [[TV and film adaptations|adapted]] from [[Terry Pratchett]]'s books about the [[Ankh-Morpork City Watch]]. Developed by BBC America in conjunction with [[Narrativia (production company)|Narrativia]]. It has been variously described as a "Pratchett-style CSI," "a punk rock thriller" and "cyberpunk."

==Blurb==
Set in the fictional city of [[Ankh-Morpork]], where crime has been [[Thieves Guild|legalised]], The Watch is a uniquely anarchic drama. The series centres on a group of misfit cops as they rise up from decades of helplessness to save their corrupt city from catastrophe. The Watch is an inclusive genre-bending series inspired by the legendary [[:Category:Watch Series|‘City Watch’]] subset of [[Terry Pratchett|Sir Terry Pratchett’s]] bestselling “[[Discworld]]” novels and its many iconic characters.

==Cast==
*[[Samuel Vimes]]: Richard Dormer
*[[Carrot Ironfoundersson]]: Adam Hugill
*[[Sybil Ramkin]]: Lara Rossi
*[[Carcer|Carcer Dun]]: Sam Adewunmi
*[[Cheery Littlebottom]]: Jo Eaton-Kent
*[[Angua von Überwald]]: Marama Corlett
*[[Havelock Vetinari|Lord Vetinari]]: Anna Chancellor
*[[John Keel]]: Hakeem Kae-Kazim
*[[Cruces|Dr Cruces]]: Ingrid Oliver
*Archchancellor: James Fleet
*[[C.M.O.T. Dibbler|Throat]]: Ruth Madeley
*[[Lupine Wonse|Wonse]]: Bianca Simone Mannie
*[[Inigo Skimmer]]: Paul Kaye
*[[Urdo van Pew]]: Joe Vaz
*[[Alice Band]]: Jane de Wet
*[[Librarian|Oook]]: Matthew Van Leeve
*[[Samuel Vimes|Samuel Vimes (Young)]]: Munro Lennon-Ritchie
*[[Death]]: Wendell Pierce
*[[Kring|Talking Sword]]: Matt Berry

==Differences Between the Series and Novels==
'’The Watch’' is an original series and not directly based on any specific [[Discworld]] novel. From promotional photos and information, it is already apparent is will differ in multiple ways from the books. Some of the differences in series include:
* Angua is a member of the City Watch before Carrot, and is tasked with training him. 
* Carcer has been described as “wounded and wronged” implying he may be a more sympathetic character.
* Cheery is a non-binary character and apparently human, rather than an openly female [[dwarf]].
* Sybil Ramkin attempts to improve the city through “chaotic vigilantism”.
* The technological level of Ankh-Morpork seems to be more advanced than in the books: the city has electricity and light bulbs, and some clothing has zippers.
* [[Goblins]] are much taller and are a similar size to humans.
* “Throat” is described as a “snitch” with “a gang of freelance henchmen”, quite a departure from sausage-inna-bun salesman and entrepreneur [[Cut-Me-Own-Throat Dibbler]].
* [[John Keel]], mentor to Sam Vimes, is played by another actor, making it unlikely that the events of ‘’[[Book:Night Watch|Night Watch]]’’ have taken place (or will).

==External Links==
[https://web.archive.org/web/20191118020624/https://www.narrativia.com/watch.html The Watch on Narrativia]

[https://discworldmonthly.co.uk/terrypratchett_thewatchseries.php Development history of The Watch by Discworld Monthly]

[https://twitter.com/TheWatch The Watch Twitter Account]

[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLvMGq_h9khwXluTnjbyefYsgXBD64DzHj Watch trailer and clips premiered at New York Comic-Con 2020] 

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