This question is coming up a lot, so here is a FAQ! Future "how do I watch" posts will be removed and directed here.

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A quick bit of history context

Sanditon S1 originally aired on ITV in the UK in late summer 2019. The show was canceled in December. In January 2020 the show aired in the US on PBS. It was well-received (and the fans passionate) so PBS ordered two more seasons.

PBS is not a centralized, national television station; it's a collection of local stations that join the PBS umbrella for the benefits of scale - like the ability to provide Masterpiece programming and a centralized streaming platform called PBS Passport (this is an interview on how PBS works, if you're curious.)

PBS gets some of its funding via government grants, but most of it is comes from distribution fees and membership donations (the membership drives are a bit of a meme in the US).

OK, so how do I watch S3?

PBS has released the entirety of Sanditon S3 on its streaming platform, PBS Passport. This is currently the only legit platform to binge S3.

If you're in the US (or some parts of Canada - see this list), you can donate $5/month to your local PBS affiliate to gain access to Passport (this can only be done on desktop and by phone). [Sign up for Passport here.]

Once you donate, you'll receive an activation code from your PBS affiliate. PBS says it can take as long as a day, depending on your local station (I would guess this is less of a risk with stations serving larger cities). [FAQ from PBS on how to activate Passport.]

Note: often PBS will offer additional gifts when you sign up, which of course, costs them money. So if you're planning to cancel after the first month, be mindful to decline these gifts (if the gifts are especially valuable, you might even be charged for any difference between that value and your total donation.)

Once you've signed up for Passport, you can stream via the web player, the iOS or Android app, or these smart TV devices.

If you're in the US and would rather not donate, new episodes are released weekly at no cost. You can watch them for free for fourteen days after broadcast [watch on PBS.org]. You can also watch weekly via Comcast and Verizon.

Help! I'm not in the US!

The show is currently airing Wednesdays in Australia and New Zealand on BBC First and Binge in Australia. In Spain, the show will air beginning April 11 on Cosmo.

The air date for the UK has not been announced. I know, it sucks :(

Alternatively, you use a VPN to watch the show via PBS. Some international r/Sanditon members have even been able to join PBS Passport to watch the full season.

These PBS stations allow you to enter a non-US billing address (will add more as I find them):

• thirteen.org (NYC) - accepts PayPal if you donate $60 for the year
• njpbs.org (New Jersey) - accepts PayPal if you donate $60 for the year
• tpt.org (Minneapolis) - accepts PayPal if you donate $60 for the year
• GPB.org (Atlanta)
• kpbs.org (San Diego)
• pbssocal.org (Southern California)
• weta.org (Washington DC) allows you to select "Other" for country
• KLCS.org (LA) accepts Apple Pay, though their regular form requires a US address.

Here are some previous posts on the topic:

• Step-by-step on how to watch with a VPN
• This user used Windscribe VPN and calculated that at the free tier, they could watch each S3 episode twice. They watched with GPB (Atlanta).
• This user in Canada used NordVPN
• This user in the UK used ExpressVPN
• This user paid with a European credit card through WCNY

Some Europeans have had better luck by selecting to pay $60/year; you could also change your VPN location and go through a different station.

Something to keep in mind: PBS will require you to call or email to cancel your recurring donation. So google what a station requires before you give them your bank info. For example, Thirteen/WCNY (NYC), GBH (Boston), KCTS (Seattle), and GPB (Atlanta) allow you to cancel by email or online form (will add more as I find them).

What if I want to buy episodes?

According to PBS, you can buy episodes via Apple, Prime Video, YouTube, Vudu, and Google Play. New episodes seem to be made available the day after they air.

S3 will be released on Blu-Ray and DVD on April 4. You can pre-order directly from PBS or any retailer that sells Blu-Ray/DVDs.

What about the Masterpiece Prime Video channel?

The Masterpiece channel delivered by Amazon Prime is not the same as PBS Passport. New episodes are released weekly on the Masterpiece channel.

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If you've read the above and have lingering questions/issues, please comment below!