diff --git a/youtube_dl/extractor/vice.py b/youtube_dl/extractor/vice.py
index 1a47aac99..ff394ab1a 100644
--- a/youtube_dl/extractor/vice.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/extractor/vice.py
@@ -21,24 +21,28 @@ from ..utils import (
 
 class ViceBaseIE(AdobePassIE):
     def _extract_preplay_video(self, url, locale, webpage):
-        try:
+
+        prefetch_data = self._parse_json(self._search_regex(
+            r'window\.__PREFETCH_DATA\s*=\s*({.*});',
+            webpage, 'prefetch data'), None, fatal=False)
+        if prefetch_data:
+            if prefetch_data.get('data'):
+                prefetch_data = prefetch_data.get('data')
+            prefetch_data = prefetch_data.get('video')
+
+            video_id = prefetch_data.get('id')
+            title = prefetch_data.get('title')
+            is_locked = prefetch_data.get('locked') == '1' or prefetch_data.get('locked') == 'true'
+            watch_hub_data = {}
+        else:
+            prefetch_data = {}
             watch_hub_data = extract_attributes(self._search_regex(
                 r'(?s)(<watch-hub\s*.+?</watch-hub>)', webpage, 'watch hub'))
             video_id = watch_hub_data['vms-id']
             title = watch_hub_data['video-title']
-        except:
-            embed_player = extract_attributes(self._search_regex(
-                r'(?s)(<embed-player\s*.+?</embed-player>)', webpage, 'embed player'))
-            video_id = embed_player['vms-id']
-            title = embed_player['video-title']
-            watch_hub_data = {'thumbnail': embed_player.get('img'),
-                              'show-title': embed_player.get('show-title'),
-                              'channel-title': embed_player.get('channel-title'),
-                              'uploader': embed_player.get('channel-id')
-                              }
+            is_locked = watch_hub_data.get('video-locked') == '1'
 
         query = {}
-        is_locked = watch_hub_data.get('video-locked') == '1'
         if is_locked:
             resource = self._get_mvpd_resource(
                 'VICELAND', title, video_id,
@@ -86,8 +90,10 @@ class ViceBaseIE(AdobePassIE):
             'id': video_id,
             'title': title,
             'description': base.get('body') or base.get('display_body'),
-            'thumbnail': watch_hub_data.get('cover-image') or watch_hub_data.get('thumbnail'),
-            'duration': int_or_none(video_data.get('video_duration')) or parse_duration(watch_hub_data.get('video-duration')),
+            'thumbnail': prefetch_data.get('thumbnail_url') or watch_hub_data.get('cover-image') or watch_hub_data.get(
+                'thumbnail'),
+            'duration': int_or_none(video_data.get('video_duration')) or parse_duration(
+                watch_hub_data.get('video-duration')),
             'timestamp': int_or_none(video_data.get('created_at'), 1000),
             'age_limit': parse_age_limit(video_data.get('video_rating')),
             'series': video_data.get('show_title') or watch_hub_data.get('show-title'),
@@ -154,6 +160,9 @@ class ViceIE(ViceBaseIE):
     }, {
         'url': 'https://video.vice.com/en_us/video/pizza-show-trailer/56d8c9a54d286ed92f7f30e4',
         'only_matching': True,
+    }, {
+        'url': 'https://video.vice.com/en_us/embed/57f41d3556a0a80f54726060',
+        'only_matching': True,
     }]
     _PREPLAY_HOST = 'video.vice'
 
@@ -281,11 +290,11 @@ class ViceArticleIE(InfoExtractor):
         if youtube_url:
             return _url_res(youtube_url, 'Youtube')
 
-        try:
+        if prefetch_data.get('embed_code'):
             video_url = self._html_search_regex(
                 r'data-video-url="([^"]+)"',
                 prefetch_data['embed_code'], 'video URL')
-        except TypeError:
+        else:
             video_url = self._html_search_regex(
                 r'<\s*iframe\s*src=\s*"([^"]+)',
                 body, 'video URL')