How to watch 61st Street season 1 online from anywhere

61st Street will officially premiere on April 10 at 22:00 ET/PT. There’ll be eight episodes in total, with a new one rolling out each week until the finale on May 29. With an all-star cast and a plot that promises to dive deep into topics like institutional racism and police corruption, this show looks like it’ll be a must-watch for any TV drama fan. Below, we’ll let you know how to stream 61st Street online, no matter where you are in the world.

We don’t recommend watching via third-party streams. Only official broadcasters can guarantee a high-quality stream that won’t be taken offline for copyright violation. Further, these don’t have any of the legal or ethical problems associated with unlicensed sources. On the plus side, there are plenty of legitimate, low-cost ways to watch 61st Street online, and many of these offer a free trial.

61st Street will only be shown on geo-blocked channels. If you’re traveling abroad, you’ll need a Virtual Private Network (VPN) to watch on the services you’d use back home.

How to live stream 61st Street online from abroad

VPNs keep your online activities hidden from snoopers by encrypting your traffic and sending it through a server elsewhere in the world. This second step is also useful for regaining access to your usual services while traveling.

Follow these steps to stream 61st Street online from anywhere:

1. Begin by choosing a suitable VPN provider. We recommend NordVPN but Surfshark and ExpressVPN are both exceptional, high-speed alternatives.
2. Install the app onto any device you use for streaming. Don’t worry if there are a few, since most providers allow you to connect around five at once.
3. Log into the VPN app and choose one of the available servers in your home country. This changes your IP address, preventing streaming services from finding your true location.
4. Visit your country’s 61st Street broadcaster and play a video. Most of the time, it’ll play right away. If not, clear your cookies and cache then reload the page to fix the most common issues.

How to watch 61st Street online on US TV

AMC is the show’s primary broadcaster in the US. This is great news, because it gives us several ways to watch online. If your cable TV package already includes AMC, for instance, you can just sign into the AMC website directly and stream episodes at no added cost.

Hoping to stream 61st Street without cable? There are a few options here. You could sign into AMC with a YouTube TV, fuboTV, or Philo account, but these are all pretty expensive services.

Instead, we’d recommend signing up for AMC+ or ALLBLK. These services cost $6.99 and $5.99 (GBP £5.32 and £4.56) per month, respectively, and each includes a seven-day free trial. More importantly, they also give you access to new episodes a week early. As such, you’ll be able to stream the first two episodes on April 10.

These services are all region-locked. However, you can use a VPN to get a US IP address and watch from abroad. NordVPN even offers a 30-day money-back guarantee, allowing you to try it completely risk-free. If it fails to meet your expectations, just cancel within 30 days to claim a full refund.

Where else can I watch 61st Street online?

61st Street will be released almost simultaneously across four major English-speaking countries. Here’s how to stream 61st Street wherever you are:

Canada

Just like in the US, 61st Street will be available on AMC+. The seven-day free trial remains, even though the service works out slightly cheaper in Canada, at CAD$6.99 per month (roughly $5.59). You also have the option of logging into the AMC website with your cable provider details, although since no Canadian over-the-top services are accepted, your options are a little more limited.

You’ll need a Canadian IP address to access the Canadian version of AMC. The right VPN makes this trivially simple.

Australia

Once again, this show is exclusive to AMC. However, the way you watch is different if you live in Australia. Instead of signing up directly, you can add AMC+ to your Amazon Prime Video or Apple TV subscription. It costs AUD$8.99 per month after a seven-day trial, in addition to the cost of your main streaming service ($6.99 monthly for Prime Video, $7.99 monthly for Apple TV).

Amazon Prime Video and Apple TV change their content based on your location. To be able to watch AMC+ abroad, you’ll have to use an Australian VPN server.

UK

The good news is that 61st Street started early in the UK, premiering on March 29. However, this show is only shown on AMC, which is exclusive to BT TV. To even get BT TV (which we wouldn’t advise for a single TV show), you’ll need BT broadband, which takes weeks to set up. BT used to use this approach with sporting events and eventually decided to offer an online-only BT Sports pass. However, at the time of writing, there’s no similar offer for general BT TV channels.

The BT TV app and website only let you watch if you’re in the UK or connected to a British VPN server.

What can we expect from 61st Street season one?

The official 61st Street trailer gives us a glimpse at a tense, gripping legal drama the likes of which hasn’t been seen since The People v. O.J. Simpson. Coincidentally, the shows share a cast member, with Courtney B. Vance playing the lead lawyer in both. This time, though, he’ll adopt a risky defensive strategy with the hopes of revealing corruption in the Chicago police department and freeing his client who has wrongfully been accused of belonging to a gang.

Who stars in 61st Street?

There are more than a few famous faces in 61st Street. Below, you’ll find a quick rundown of the show’s main cast:

• Courtney B. Vance (The People v. O.J. Simpson) as Franklin Roberts
• Tosin Cole (Doctor Who) as Moses Johnson
• Aunjanue Ellis (Lovecraft Country) as Martha Roberts
• Holt McCallany (Mindhunter) as Lt. Tardelli
• Bentley Green (Snowfall) as Joshua Jonson
• Jerod Haynes (Chicago Med) as Big Phil
• Andrene Ward-Hammond (Manifest) as Norma Johnson