Hannah Fry's science documentary returns to UK screens this week, two years after it already ran elsewhere. The Future With Hannah Fry season 2 airs on BBC Two on Wednesday, October 28 at 7:30pm BST, with new episodes landing weekly at the same time through December 2, according to TechRadar.
The season runs six episodes. Fry, the mathematician and Celebrity Traitors star, takes on superintelligence, how animals communicate, the computing power race between the US and China, declining water supplies, and where the internet is headed next.
UK viewers don't have to wait for the broadcast slot. The season is described as already available on BBC iPlayer for free, though you'll need an account registered to a UK postcode and a valid TV licence to watch.
Viewers outside Britain have less waiting to do, oddly enough. The season already aired in the US, Canada and Australia back in 2024, so it's been sitting on streaming services there for two years.
Where to watch
Country | Channel or service | Free or paid --- | --- | --- UK | BBC Two / BBC iPlayer | Free (TV licence required) US | Amazon Prime Video or Pluto TV | Paid (Prime Video subscription) or free with ads (Pluto TV) Canada | Bloomberg Originals via Amazon Prime | Paid (Amazon Prime subscription) Australia | SBS On Demand | Free, ad-supported
Free options
BBC iPlayer is the only genuinely free way to watch the new season as it airs this week in the UK, provided you've got a licence. In Australia, SBS On Demand carries the full season at no cost, though you'll sit through some advertising. In the US, Pluto TV offers a free ad-supported route to the show, as an alternative to a Prime Video subscription. Canada's route, through Bloomberg Originals on Amazon Prime, requires a Prime subscription.
What to expect
Fry built her reputation explaining complicated ideas in plain terms, and season 2 keeps that format: six standalone episodes, each tackling a different big question about where technology and society are headed. The computing power race between the US and China sits alongside more grounded topics like water scarcity and animal communication, so the tone swings between geopolitics and natural history within a single season.
For UK audiences this is a first watch. For everyone else, it's a chance to catch up on a show that quietly aired two years ago and is only now getting its home broadcast. New episodes continue weekly on BBC Two until the season wraps on December 2.
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