The producers behind the upcoming BBC America series The Watch know just how hard a task they took on. "It's the mother of all challenges," executive producer Simon Allen told me during a recent phone interview — because the Discworld novels written by Terry Pratchett, over 40 of which have been published, have a fiercely devoted fanbase, but aren't necessarily the easiest to adapt for the screen. It helps that the show is focused on Sam Vimes (Richard Dormer) and the people who serve as the titular Watch — this fantasy world's equivalent to a police force, albeit a …

If you're a fan of Terry Pratchett's long-running, multi-stranded, and wholly silly Discworld series of novels, you're either about to get incredibly excited or incredibly disappointed. BBC America just released its first trailer for The Watch, the upcoming fantasy-comedy TV series based on Pratchett's work. And it all looks like it's taking some big ol' swings. Here's the official synopsis for the series, provided by BBC America: The Watch follows an unlikely group of misfits, The City Watch, who are forced to find the guts to save the world, surprising even …

Sir Terry Pratchett's Narrativia is looking to expand the Discworld universe after forging a new partnership with Endeavor Content and Motive Pictures.