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Terry Pratchetts The Watch TV Series Shows First Image, Sets Release

Back in April, the late author Terry Pratchetts Narrativia production company announced a new initiative to bring his Discworld novels to screens. Whether said screens would turn out big or small, they didnt make clear. But now it begins. From BBC America comes the first image from The Watch, which Pratchett himself described as kind of a fantasy version of CSI. Its based on the Ankh-Morpork City Watch, featured in eight Discworld novels and also one short story. The story follows a law enforcement team made up of fantasy and supernatural characters.

Per the BBCs synopsis, The comedic yet thrilling series pits trolls, werewolves, wizards and other improbable heroes against an evil plot to resurrect a great dragon which would lead to the destruction of life as they know it. Members of the team include the captain of The City Watch Sam Vimes (Richard Dormer), the last scion of nobility Lady Sybil Ramkin (Lara Rossi), the nave but heroic Carrot (Adam Hughill), the mysterious Angua (Marama Corlett) and the ingenious forensics expert Cheery (Jo Eaton-Kent) together with The Watchs own idiosyncratic depiction of Death.

Discworldadaptations to TV have occurred before, though they havent always had high profiles in the U.S. They include the 1997 animated miniseries Soul Music and its follow-up Wyrd Sisters, starring Christopher Lee as Death. In live-action, a series of two-parters saw release for Sky 1 in the UK from 2006-2010. These included Hogfather, The Colour of Magic, and Going Postal.

The Watch will debut in January 2021. Will youwatch? Let us know in comments.

Recommended Reading: Terry Pratchett Discworld novels Series 1 and 2 :10 books collection set

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