For those that are chomping at the bit to see the characters of Blake Crouch come to life, we bring you the pilot for Blake’s WAYWARD PINES!

In the first-ever global preview event, Fox Broadcasting Company and Fox International Channels have announced that they are offering a free preview of the premiere episode of “Wayward Pines” for one week beginning tonight (12:00am ET/PT) through Thursday, April 30 (11:59 PM ET/PT) in advance of the series’ global premiere.

The episode is also available to watch free on FOX On Demand via participating pay-TV providers, including AT&T U-verse, Bright House Networks, Cablevision, Charter, Cox, DIRECTV, Mediacom, Suddenlink, Time Warner Cable, Verizon FiOS, XFINITY and many more. Fans can also stream the episode free at FOX.com, FOX NOW and Hulu, as well as on Facebook. In addition, the free preview of the premiere episode will be available via Amazon Instant Video, Google Play, PlayStation Store, VUDU and Xbox Video.

Outside the U.S., the preview will be available free on FOX’s international authenticated app, FOX Play, across all participating regions. Additionally the episode will be accessible through regional pay-TV providers, international fox.com pages, social media platforms, SVOD and web services.

“Wayward Pines” premieres Thursday, May 14 (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX. Debuting simultaneously in more than 126 countries, it will be the world’s largest day-and-date launch for a scripted series ever. The 10-episode intense, psychological thriller, based on Blake Crouch’s international best-selling series of books and adapted for television by Chad Hodge (“Runaway,” “The Playboy Club”), is brought to life by suspenseful storyteller and Academy Award nominee M. Night Shyamalan (The Sixth Sense, Signs).

The series stars Academy Award nominee Matt Dillon (Crash) as a Secret Service agent on a mission to find two missing federal agents in the bucolic town of Wayward Pines, ID. In addition to Dillon, the stellar cast includes Academy and Emmy Award winner Melissa Leo (The Fighter), Academy Award nominee Terrence Howard (Crash, Hustle & Flow, “Empire”), Carla Gugino (Entourage, San Andreas), Shannyn Sossamon (“How to Make It in America”), Toby Jones (Infamous, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy), Reed Diamond (“24,” Much Ado About Nothing), Tim Griffin (“Prime Suspect”), Charlie Tahan (Charlie St. Cloud), Academy Award and Emmy Award nominee Juliette Lewis (Cape Fear) and Hope Davis (“Allegiance,” “In Treatment”).