How To Watch The Couple Next Door
| Aired: November 27 - December 12, 2023 |
| Free Stream: Watch all episodes now on Channel 4 (UK) |
| US Stream: STARZ from January 17, 2025 |
| International Stream: Binge/Foxtel (AU) |
| Watch Anywhere: Stream from anywhere with NordVPN |
Watch The Couple Next Door: Synopsis
Moving into a new neighborhood is never easy, especially when it's a little more upmarket than what you're used to and there are unresolved secrets in the past that simply can't be outrun. That's the basis for hit dark drama The Couple Next Door and its young protagonists Evie and Pete. Intrigued? We explain how to watch The Couple Next Door online below, with the show finally hitting the US in January 2025.
Luckily, Evie and Pete have some very welcoming next-door neighbors – Danny and Becka – to help them settle in to the curtain-twitching suburbia they now call home. Which is all very nice, until Danny becomes a little too welcoming with Evie and the friendly dinner parties turn into an excitingly dangerous game of sex, obsession and, ultimately, violence.
The Couple Next Door proved to be the perfect six-part thriller to get pulses racing last Fall. The unfeasibly attractive young cast comprises Poldark's Eleanor Tomlinson as the restless Evie and Outlander's Sam Heughan as hunk-next-door Danny, with Alfred Enoch (How to Get Away with Murder, Harry Potter franchise) playing the anxious Pete, and Jessica De Gouw (Underground) as yoga instructor Becka. Behind the camera is Belgian director Dries Vos who has had recent successes with Suspect and Professor T.
Not to be confused with Shari Lapena's popular 2016 novel of the same name, The Couple Next Door is actually an adaptation of a Dutch TV series called Nieuwe Buren (translated in English as 'New Neighbors'), that ran for 40 episodes over four seasons.
Despite a mixed critical reception, the steamy drama had viewers hot under the collar, with the tension ramping up right to the finale.
For more details on how you can catch up on the show that got everybody talking, keep reading our full guide on how to watch The Couple Next Door online and get ready for a whole new season with the show officially renewed for round two. That's right, all episodes are free to watch right now on the Channel 4 website and app with a release date in North America coming soon.
Watch The Couple Next Door online in the UK
The Couple Next Door premiered on the free-to-air Channel 4 in the UK back in the Fall.
If you want to watch online or binge all six episodes, the whole series is available to watch now for free on the Channel 4 streaming service.
You can access the on demand Channel 4 service on desktop and through a number of devices via its app. While watching any live TV in the UK requires a TV licence, you won't need one for watching on catch-up. It's free to sign up to stream Channel 4. All you need is an email address and a UK postcode (e.g. SW1P 2TX).
Away from the UK and want to stream The Couple Next Door? Use a VPN using the instructions below to access Channel 4 like you would at home
How to watch The Couple Next Door from anywhere
If you're a UK citizen on vacation or working overseas, you can still watch The Couple Next Door just as you would at home.
While Channel 4 blocks access from IP addresses outside of the UK, there's a handy piece of software called a VPN which can change your IP address to make it look like you're accessing streaming services from any country in the world.
For example, UK citizens currently in the States can subscribe to a VPN, join a UK-based server and tune into all the programmes on Channel 4 from anywhere in the world, just like you would back home.
How to use a VPN to unblock streaming services:
1. Choose your ideal VPN and install – our go-to recommendation for unblocking is NordVPN, costing from $3.99 a month with its 2-year plan
2. Connect to a server – for ITVX, for example, you'll want to connect to a server based in the UK
3. Go to the stream you wish to access - for The Couple Next Door, head to Channel 4.
1. Choose your ideal VPN and install – as we say, ExpressVPN is the total package when it comes to great streaming VPNs
2. Connect to a server – most good VPNs make it super simple to connect to a server in the UK or whatever country you require
3. Stream away! – login to your streaming service – Channel 4 in this instance – and stream like you were in your home country
How to watch The Couple Next Door in Australia
Binge has the rights to show The Couple Next Door Down Under, with all episodes dropping on the platform back in December.
If you're new to the streaming service, you can get a free Binge 7-day trial. After that, prices start from just $10 a month, or there are more expensive tiers available if you want to ditch all ads and get access on multiple device.
Alternatively, if you already have a Foxtel subscription, episodes are going out on its Fox Showcase channel at 8.30pm AEDT on Fridays and then available thereafter on demand.
How To Watch The Couple Next Door online in the US
The first season of The Couple Next Door will be made available to stream on linear TV network STARZ from January 17, 2025 at 9pm ET/PT. Episodes will then be made available thereafter on the STARZ streaming platform.
STARZ plans start from $6.99 a month, though it's worth checking out any offers you can claim with the service always running secret savings. STARZ is also the place to watch shows like Sweetpea and Outlander.
Remember, though: if you're a Brit abroad, you can use a VPN and access Channel 4 streams as if you were back home. Full instructions above.
The Couple Next Door Trailer
The Couple Next Door Cast
- Eleanor Tomlinson as Evie
- Alfred Enoch as Pete
- Sam Heughan as Danny
- Jessica De Gouw as Becka
- Hugh Dennis as Alan
- Kate Robbins as Jean
- Joel Morris as Gary
- Janine Duvitski as Gloria
When Was The Couple Next Door On TV?
The Couple Next Door aired in the UK between November 27 and December 12, 2023 on Channel 4, with all six episodes made available as a boxset immediately on-demand online.
- Episode 1: "New on the Block" - Monday, November 27
- Episode 2: "Little Kids Full of Sin" - Tuesday, November 28
- Episode 3: "Don't Stop" - Monday, December 4
- Episode 4: "I Know It's a Secret" - Tuesday, December 5
- Episode 5: "Inside You" - Monday, December 13
- Episode 6: "The Cottage" - Tuesday, December 14
Will There Be A Season 2 Of The Couple Next Door?
Good news for fans of The Couple Next Door. Channel 4 have confirmed the show has been renewed for a second season. This follows its hugely successful debut, with the first episode bringing in more than a million view in its first week of streaming. For those hoping to see the likes of Sam Heughan, Eleanor Tomlinson, Alfred Enoch, and Jessica De Gouw returning, though, you'll be left disappointed.
Season 2 of The Couple Next Door will feature a new line-up, including Sam Palladio (Nashville), Aggy K Adams (The Witcher), Annabel Scholey (The Split), and Sendhil Ramamurthy (One Piece). Outnumbered's Hugh Dennis returns as the creepy Alan.
The official summary for the second season says:
“Heart surgeon Charlotte Roberts (Scholey) and her husband, consultant anesthetist Jacob (Palladio) are a high-flying busy married couple. But things soon turn upside down when their mysterious new hospital colleague Mia (Adams) rents out the house next door.
“Working her way into Charlotte and Jacob’s confidence and eventually their bed, Mia also quickly befriends cul-de-sac outcast Alan (Dennis) whilst Charlotte has to handle the reappearance of past flame Leo (Ramamurthy). It’s not long before Mia’s past comes back to haunt her, leading Charlotte and Jacob to question who she really is, especially when patients at the hospital mysteriously start dying.”
Where Was The Couple Next Door Filmed?
While The Couple Next Door is a remake of a Dutch show called Nieuwe Buren, the steamy psychological thriller was actually filmed in both Leeds (a city in West Yorkshire, England) and Belgium.
According to The Radio Times, some scenes were also filmed in Baildon Moor near Bradford, Yorkshire.
