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How to Watch The Humans

Updated on 2021-11-22 By Heather C. Jackson

A small family gathers around a dinner table in a stark room

The new family drama The Humans premieres on Wednesday, November 24, on Showtime, the same day it receives a wider theatrical release. Based on the Tony Award-winning play by Stephen Karam, the film is a close, intimate look at a family gathered for Thanksgiving dinner in a run-down New York apartment. With just six actors and set in only the rooms and halls of the apartment and its building, The Humans is one of few plays to be adapted to film without expanding beyond the tight confines of its simple setting. As darkness falls on Thanksgiving, eerie things go bump in the night around the Blakes family Thanksgiving, revealing both their fears and emphasizing their deep love for one another. Read on to learn how to watch The Humans.

  • When does The Humans Premiere: The movie premieres on Wednesday, November 24
  • Network: Showtime. Pick up a 30-day free trial and watch the entire series free.
Table of Contents
  • Where To Watch The Humans
    • The Showtime App
  • What is The Humans About
  • Where To Watch Humans
    • The Showtime App
  • What is Humans About

Where To Watch The Humans

You can stream The Humans on the Showtime app beginning November 24. Showtime costs $10.99 per month after a 30-day free trial. However, there is no commitment, and if you cancel within the trial period, you will not be charged. Once you subscribe, download the Showtime app to your supported device to watch The Humans and other Showtime Originals, movies, and more. The Showtime app is supported on Roku, Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV, Android TV devices, and modern browsers. You can also use the Showtime App on iOS and Android devices and LG, Xbox, and Samsung smart TVs. You can also sign up for Showtime through the following streaming services: Hulu, DIRECTV STREAM, Sling TV, fuboTV, YouTube TV, and Amazon Prime. Check out our guide on how to watch Showtime online without cable for more details.

  • Showtime Price: Normally the service costs $10.99 after a 30-day free trial.
  • Requirements: A device that supports the Showtime App and an internet connection with a recommended consistent bandwidth of 5 Mbps.
  • Supported Devices: Roku, Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV, Android TV devices, and modern browsers. You can also use the Showtime App on iOS and Android devices and LG, Xbox, and Samsung smart TVs

The Showtime App

Once you sign up for Showtime, you can watch by downloading the Showtime App to one of the supported devices below:

  • Roku
  • Amazon Fire TV
  • Apple TV
  • Google Chromecast
  • Android TV
  • iPhone/iPad (9.0+)
  • Android Phone/Tablet (4.4+)
  • Web Browsers
  • Samsung Smart TV (2015+)
  • Xbox
  • LG Smart TV

The Showtime app requires an internet connection and recommends a consistent download speed of 5 Mbps for best quality.

What is The Humans About

Three generations of Erik Blake’s family gather to celebrate Thanksgiving at his daughter’s pre-war duplex in Manhattan in The Humans. Written and directed by Stephen Karam, who wrote the original Tony Award-winning play, the film follows the course of the holiday evening as darkness grows, shadows lengthen, and there are eerie bumps from upstairs. The family struggles to keep things festive but lingering secrets, fears, and past tragedies haunt the gathering. The film is a study in angles, shadows, and silence as it keeps the action tight in the rooms and hallways of the apartment and its surrounding building. At times the camera creeps around corners, lingers on the cracks of the walls, and otherwise drifts focus to create a feeling of both intimacy and unease. The Humans stars a tight cast of exceptional stage and film actors, with Richard Jenkins as Erik Blake; Beanie Feldstein as the younger daughter Bridgid, whose home they are gathering in; Amy Schumer as her older sister Aimee; Steven Yeun as Bridgid’s boyfriend Richard; Jayne Houdyshell as Erik’s wife Deidre Blake; and June Squib as Momo, the family matriarch suffering from Alzheimer’s.

Where To Watch Humans

You can stream Humans on the Showtime app beginning November 6. Showtime costs $10.99 per month after a 30-day free trial. However, there is no commitment, and if you cancel within the trial period, you will not be charged. Once you subscribe, download the Showtime app to your supported device to watch Humans and other Showtime Originals, movies, and more. The Showtime app is supported on Roku, Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV, Android TV devices, and modern browsers. You can also use the Showtime App on iOS and Android devices and LG, Xbox, and Samsung smart TVs. You can also sign up for Showtime through the following streaming services: Hulu, DIRECTV STREAM, Sling TV, fuboTV, YouTube TV, and Amazon Prime. Check out our guide on how to watch Showtime online without cable for more details.

  • Showtime Price: Normally the service costs $10.99 after a 30-day free trial.
  • Requirements: A device that supports the Showtime App and an internet connection with a recommended consistent bandwidth of 5 Mbps.
  • Supported Devices: Roku, Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV, Android TV devices, and modern browsers. You can also use the Showtime App on iOS and Android devices and LG, Xbox, and Samsung smart TVs

The Showtime App

Once you sign up for Showtime, you can watch by downloading the Showtime App to one of the supported devices below:

  • Roku
  • Amazon Fire TV
  • Apple TV
  • Google Chromecast
  • Android TV
  • iPhone/iPad (9.0+)
  • Android Phone/Tablet (4.4+)
  • Web Browsers
  • Samsung Smart TV (2015+)
  • Xbox
  • LG Smart TV

The Showtime app requires an internet connection and recommends a consistent download speed of 5 Mbps for best quality.

What is Humans About

Over the summer of 1971, tensions between the mostly Black and Latino inmates at the Humans Correctional Facility and law enforcement were simmering, and finally, on September 9, it boiled over. The following five days became known as one of the largest U.S. prison riots ever. Now, filmmaker Stanley Nelson looks at the events and culture that made that uprising occur and the deep-seated racism that not only led to it but also labeled it a “riot” for the next 50 years.

About The Author

Heather C. Jackson

Heather C. Jackson writes for Grounded Reason. She is an editor, costume designer, and self-proclaimed television junkie located in Baltimore. Her work includes copywriting and editing art books, play scripts, and academic work; time as an editor, communications specialist, and publicist in regional theatre; and several years as a home and lifestyle writer and editor.

View all posts by Heather C. Jackson

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