Ghosts of Beirut on showtime channel not working for episode 2

I am having the exact same issue and I've now been bounced to three different Apple Support people trying to figure this out. I suspect it's something on the backend as it's happening across all my devices. I may need to just cancel my Channels subscription and get the standalone subscription. Apple doesn't seem to be very helpful.

So here’s an update…..after talking to more people than I care to admit at Apple Support for longer than I ever thought possible, there seems to be nobody with half a clue on how to remedy this so I think I’ve come up with a fix….CANCEL your Channels subscription to Showtime and go directly to them to resubscribe. This is by far the absolute worst support experience I’ve had over something so simple to understand and escalate. So I’m cutting out the middle man and I’ll get my content directly from Showtime. Sorry, Apple. If you can’t support your subscription content then I’ll go to someone who can.

I suspect only Showtime would know why they've decided to do that.

Trying to watch episode two of Ghosts of Beirut… why can’t I watch it? I though Apple was tech leader….

I got it now. Had to sign up for free one week trial on showtime app. Watched ep 2 then canceled free trial. Because all of everything else plays through Apple tv app.

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Me too

Definitely a bug with the Apple TV+ app. As Showtime Channel, Showtime Anytime app and the Showtime app all have the exact same content.