Watch Now in the Apple TV app on Mac
The Watch Now pane in the Apple TV app is the place to start watching films and TV programmes (not all content is available in all countries or regions). Find what you want to watch, add it to your Up Next list, then start watching.
Browse content
Open the Apple TV app
on your Mac.Click Watch Now.
The Up Next row displays content you’ve added to Up Next, including content you’ve started watching but haven’t finished.
Scroll down to view recommended TV programmes and films — including collections hand-picked by experts as well as dedicated categories based on your viewing history.
Click an item to see its rating, description, available viewing options, and purchase or rental information.
Play a film or TV programme
When you find what you want to watch in the Apple TV app on your Mac, click it, then do any of the following:
Play the item: Click Play. (The Play button is available for free content, content you’ve already purchased or content on Apple TV channels you subscribe to.)
Subscribe to Apple TV+: Select “Try Apple TV+ Free” or Subscribe, then follow the onscreen instructions to confirm your subscription.
Subscribe to an Apple TV channel: Click “Try [channel] Free” and follow the onscreen instructions.
Buy or rent a film: Click Buy or Rent, then select the option you want and confirm your purchase or rental. For details, see Pick a film to watch.
Buy a TV programme episode or series: Click Buy, then select the option you want and confirm your purchase. For details, see Pick a TV programme to watch.
See what’s up next
The Up Next row displays content you’ve already started to watch or plan to watch.
In the Watch Now pane of the Apple TV app
on your Mac, scroll to the Up Next row to see programmes you’ve recently watched or added to Up Next. To see additional items, move the pointer to the beginning or end of the row, then click the left or right arrow that appears.Programmes and films appear in the order you’re most likely to want to watch them. For example, when a TV episode is finished, the next episode automatically appears in Up Next. And if you’ve already caught up on a programme, whenever a new episode becomes available it immediately shows up at the beginning of the Up Next row.
If you have an iPhone, iPad, iPod touch or Apple TV and are signed in with the same Apple ID you use for the Mac, your viewing progress and episode selection stay in sync in the Apple TV app on those devices. For example, you can start watching a show on your Mac and finish watching it on your iPad, or vice versa.
Add a film or TV programme to Up Next
In the Watch Now pane of the Apple TV app
on your Mac, click an item to see its rating, description, available viewing options, and purchase or rental information.Click Add to Up Next.
The Add to Up Next button changes to In Up Next, indicating that the item has been added.
Remove an item from Up Next
In the Watch Now pane of the Apple TV app
on your Mac, click In Up Next (if you don’t see the In Up Next button, first click the item in the Up Next row).
Start watching from Up Next
In the Watch Now pane of the Apple TV app
on your Mac, move the pointer over an item in the Up Next row, then click the Play button 
that appears.If the item is not available to play immediately, follow the onscreen instructions.
Click the Close button 
to return to Watch Now.