The Showtime original crime drama, American Rust, is finally here after landing multiple Golden Globe nominee, Jeff Daniels, for the lead role. The adaptation of Philipp Meyer's debut novel explores how far people are willing to go for the ones they love when a murder investigation takes over the town. To find out how to watch American Rust online and stream the complicated story of a compromised police chief from anywhere, keep reading.
Premiere date: Sunday, September 12 at 10pm ET / PT
New episodes: weekly on Sunday until October 31
Creator: Dan Futterman
Cast: Jeff Daniels, Maura Tierney, Julia Mayorga, Bill camp, David Álvarez
US stream: Showtime Now (opens in new tab)
Streaming options elsewhere: Paramount Plus (opens in new tab) (Aus) | Neon TV (opens in new tab) (NZ) | Crave (opens in new tab) (Can)
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The eight episode series tells the story of chief of police Del Harris's tattered American dream as he tries to keep peace in a southwest Pennsylvanian town. American Rust is set in a small rust bucket town with big secrets, where good people, driven by loyalty and love, make bad choices.
The first episode, titled The Mill, follows Harris as he investigates a dead body that turns up in an abandoned steel mill. A dead body that the son of the woman he loves (Maura Tierney) is accused of murdering. So how far will he go to protect him?
If you want to see the murder investigation unfold and find out how many lines Harris is willing to cross, keep reading. We'll tell you how to watch American Rust and stream online from anywhere on this page.
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How to watch American Rust online from outside your country
If you're abroad when the latest episodes of American Rust air, geo-restrictions will prevent you from watching on your usual streaming service.
But don't worry, there is a simple solution. By downloading and installing a VPN to your device, you can trick it into thinking it's in another country. So you can set your location to your home country and dodge those geo-restrictions to access your usual streaming service without a problem.
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