BBC America's The Watch is gearing up for action.
In two CBR-exclusive promos for the upcoming series, which takes inspiration from Terry Pratchett's Discworld novels, Captain Samuel Vimes and Lady Sybil Ramkin hit the ground running. The Vimes spot shows the aforementioned Night Watch captain struggling to get through a hard day's work, while the Sybil promo highlights her passion for justice.
"I was born and raised in the gutter," Vimes proclaims in his promo. "Maybe I should have died there, but I didn't!" By contrast, Sybil calls for action: "When I ride, I ride hard... After everything I've been through, I've learned one thing: you don't need a badge to make a difference."
In addition to the promos, CBR can exclusively reveal two new photos from The Watch. One still shows Vimes gazing bemusedly at something off-screen. He stands in front of a dozen or so crates, wearing his signature Watch jacket. The other photo features Sybil wearing a black-and-blue ombre dress and holding a loaded crossbow. Behind her, she has an impressive array of weapons, from swords to knives and hatchets.
Ordered to series in October 2018, The Watch is a fantasy police procedural series based off the books in Pratchett's Discworld series. The first of the books following the Ankh-Morpork City Watch was 1989's Guards! Guards!, while the last was 2011's Snuff. The Discworld series ended following Pratchett's death in 2015.
According to the official series synopsis,
The Watch follows an unlikely group of misfits, The City Watch, who are forced to find the guts to save the world, surprising even themselves in the process. 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.
The Watch is executive produced by BBC Studios' Hilary Salmon (Luther) and Phil Collinson (Doctor Who). The series, which will run for eight episodes, is written by Simon Allen (Das Boot). It stars Richard Dormer, Anna Chancellor, Lara Rossi, Ingrid Oliver, James Fleet, Marama Corlett, Sam Adewunmi, Jo Eaton-Kent, Adam Hugill, Hakeem Kae-Kazim, Ruth Madeley, Bianca Simone and Ingrid Oliver. The Watch will premiere on Jan. 3, 2021.