TWD is back on 23 October. Don’t want to pay? Here’s how to watch The Walking Dead Season 8 without a Sky subscription.
The Walking Dead Season 8 hits our screens in two weeks. A trailer released at Comic-Con (show above) reveals fan favourites continuing the fight against Negan and the zombies, but the final scene in particular is a real eye-opener, picturing Rick as an old man. What could it mean?
In this article we explain how to watch The Walking Dead even if you don’t have a Sky subscription; it’s also the place to find upcoming spoilers, teasers and videos as they are released. Also see: How to watch US Netflix in the UK.
Like all popular TV series and films there will almost certainly be people uploading The Walking Dead torrents or hosting illegal streams of the programme. In this article we will show you the legal way to watch The Walking Dead in the UK.
That doesn’t mean you have to pay a penny, though. Later in this article we’ll explain how you can use a cheap NowTV Entertainment package to watch season 8 of TWD. And if you’re happy to wait a few weeks and then binge-watch the entire season you can watch season 8 of The Walking Dead completely free by picking up a 14-day free trial for NowTV.
There are other ways to get free NowTV subscriptions, too. For example, if you’re also considering upgrading your phone then selected Vodafone deals such as this Galaxy S8 32GB Red Entertainment package come with a free two-year NowTV Entertainment pass.
Season 8 of The Walking Dead returns to our screens on Monday 23 October 2017 in the UK, broadcasting on Fox UK at 9pm. In the US it will air on AMC a day earlier.
This will be the show’s 100th episode. To that end the cast offer you the following message:
As always, the season will be split into two parts, each with eight episodes. The second half of Season 8 is expected to air in February.
In the UK The Walking Dead is shown on Fox UK. If you’re a Sky or Virgin Media customer you will have this channel as part of your subscription, shown on channel 124 on Sky, and 157 and 199 on Virgin, and you’ll be able to watch live or catch up with episodes using the associated mobile apps. If you don’t subscribe to either of these services, we’ll look at a few other ways you can watch The Walking Dead Season 7 online below.
If you are a BT Broadband customer with BT TV as part of your subscription you will have free access to AMC, which is the UK version of the US channel that will be used to broadcast The Walking Dead Season 7. The Walking Dead will not be shown on AMC UK, but AMC UK will broadcast Fear The Walking Dead. BT TV customers can buy The Walking Dead episodes from the BT store.
If you are a TalkTalk Essentials TV or Plus TV customer you’ll have a YouView box through which you can stream The Walking Dead Season 7. You’ll need to buy an Entertainment Boost, which adds Fox, Watch, Comedy Central, Dsicovery, Sky 1, Sky Living and more to your account for an extra £5 a month (for three months; £10 thereafter).
TalkTalk TV is also accessible through YouView.
Now TV is a subscription-based service much like Netflix and Amazon Prime, and our preferred method of watching The Walking Dead Season 7 online if you do not subscribe to Sky or Virgin.
In order to watch The Walking Dead Season 7 online through Now TV you will need to subscribe to the £6.99 Entertainment Pass, which gives you access to 11 paid-TV channels not available on Freeview, including Fox UK. You also get Sky Atlantic, Sky 1, Gold, Sky Living, ITV Encore, Sky Arts, Comedy Central, MTV, Discovery Channel, Nat Geo Wild, ABC Studios and Viceland.
Now TV also offers more than 250 on-demand TV boxsets, plus catch-up facilities. As a bonus, previous seasons of The Walking Dead are available for those who are only just getting into the series.
You don’t need a Sky subscription to watch Now TV; nor do you need a Now TV box – apps are available for Chromecast, PlayStation, Xbox, Roku, LG smart TVs, Windows and Mac, and iOS and Android.
The Walking Dead Season 7 will be available through Amazon Prime Instant Video but, sadly, not as part of your subscription. Based on the prices it is currently charging for Season 6, you’ll pay £1.89 per episode (or £2.49 in HD), or you can buy the entire season for £19.99 (SD; £24.99 HD).
You can buy The Walking Dead Season 7 through iTunes on your iPad, iPhone or Apple computer for £24.99 (£29.99 in HD).
The Walking Dead Season 7 will also be available on Google Play Movies & TV, and you can buy the entire season for £24.99.
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