If you're on the look out for an edge-of-the-seat dystopian teen drama, then Panic, a new 10-episode Amazon Prime exclusive, looks set to deliver in spades.
The show follows the lives of a group of Texan college kids who find themselves getting sucked into a life-or-death game of challenges for prize money that they see is the only way out of their small town.
Read on to find out how to watch Panic online via Amazon Prime Video (opens in new tab).
Release date: All episodes available from Friday, May 28
Cast: Olivia Welch, Jessica Sula, Mike Faist, Camron Jones, Enrique Murciano, Ray Nicholson, Todd Williams
Directors: Megan Griffiths, Gandja Monteiro, Viet Nguyen, Ry Russo-Young, Jamie Travis, Leigh Janiak
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Panic centres around senior graduate Heather Nill (Olivia Welch), who finds herself reluctantly taking part in the deadly annual game after circumstances at home turn dire.
This year's competition offers an even bigger prize, but after two teens died taking part last time, the stakes couldn't be higher
Adapted from Lauren Oliver's best-selling book of the same name, fans of the novel will be relieved to hear that it should be pretty faithful to the source with the author acting as the show's writer.
The cast also includes Jessica Sula (Skins), Enrique Murciano (Black Hawk Down), and Ray Nicholson (Promising Young Woman).
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How to watch Panic from abroad
If you're a Prime Video subscriber and find yourself stuck in a country where the service isn't available, or you can’t access the same content provided back home, then that's probably down to geo-blocking restrictions.
Luckily, there’s a simple solution. Downloading a VPN will let you to watch Panic online no matter where you are, simply by changing your IP address to one that's back in your country of residence. Now, here's how to get started with this essential bit of streaming software.
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