Where to Watch The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Online

Want to watch "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" on your TV, phone, or tablet? Discovering a streaming service to buy, rent, download, or watch the comedy TV series via subscription can be tricky, so we here at Moviefone want to do the heavy lifting.

Below, you’ll find a number of top-tier streaming and cable services – including rental, purchase, and subscription platforms – along with the availability of "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" on each platform. Now, before we get into the fundamentals of how you can watch "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" right now, here are some finer points about the BBC Two show.

Originally premiering January 5th, 1981, "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" stars Simon Jones, David Dixon, Sandra Dickinson, Mark Wing-Davey. The series runs 1 season(s), and has a score of 80 (out of 100) on TMDB, which compiled reviews from 28 respected people.

Interested in knowing what the series is about? Here’s the plot: "Don't Panic! The story of Arthur Dent, an average Englishman who life was spared by his friend, who turned out to be an alien, while the planet Earth is destroyed. His friend tells him about the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, a guide with anything you ever needed, and wanted to know. They travel across the galaxy, meeting friendly, and not so friendly characters in order to find the great question (the answer being 42)."

"The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" is currently available to stream via subscription, rental, or purchase on Vudu, Apple iTunes, Britbox Apple TV Channel , BritBox, Amazon Video, BritBox Amazon Channel, Hoopla, and Google Play Movies .