Everything to Know About How to Cut the Cord with Amazon’s Prime Video Channels

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Prime Video is making it easier for fans of hit TV series, original movies and sports to cut the cord.

In addition to being home to Emmy-winning and awards-nominated shows and original films, the Amazon-owned streaming service also offers premium on-demand channels — allowing viewers to consolidate all of their content and subscriptions in one place.

Members of Amazon Prime or subscribers of the standalone Prime Video service can take advantage of the entire library of exclusive content. Below, keep reading to find out what Prime Video has to offer, from free trials to popular streamers to add-on options that simplify your entertainment.

Amazon Prime and Prime Video: Subscription Prices, Plans

To access Amazon’s lineup of original and exclusive content, you’ll need a subscription to Amazon Prime or Prime Video — both offer 30-day free trials so you can try before you commit.

Amazon Prime is $14.99 per month or $139 annually and includes same-, one- or two-day shipping; exclusive access to shopping events such as Prime Day and Prime Big Deal Days; in-store discounts at Whole Foods and Amazon Fresh markets; seven-day Try Before You Buy on fashion; and many other perks.

You can also subscribe to the standalone Prime Video streaming service only for $8.99 per month.

What Are Prime Video Channels?

Amazon Prime and Prime Video members can expand their content by subscribing to channels — including those that already offer their own apps. Prime Video acts as a one-stop platform for accessing multiple streaming services, including Apple TV+, Paramount+ with Showtime, Max, Starz, PBS, MGM+, BET+, AMC+, Discovery+, Britbox, Crunchyroll, Shudder, Hallmark+, Freevee, and many, many others. Note that channels have an additional subscription fee ranging from $6.99 to $12.99 per month, while some offer ad-free and ad-supported tiers.

What’s great is that you can access tens of thousands more TV show episodes and hundreds of films when you add Prime Video channels. Think Apple TV+’s Severance and Ted Lasso; content from cable networks including HBO, TLC, HGTV, Food Network through Max; Paramount+’s own lineup of channels such as CBS, Nick, MTV, BET, Comedy Central and Smithsonian Channel alongside past seasons of Yellowstone; the entire Walking Dead franchise on AMC+; Starz’ Power Book series and hit series Outlander; and much more.

Many channels — including Paramount+, Max, Starz and Apple TV+ — offer up to seven days free. Learn more about Prime Video channel subscriptions and trials here.

What Sports Can I Watch on Prime Video?

Prime Video subscribers get exclusive access to Thursday Night Football, Major League Soccer playoffs, NWSL Friday Nights, sports documentaries and series; Marshawn Lynch’s ‘N Yo’ City series and more. Sports fans can also add subscriptions to keep track of other leagues, watch out-of-market baseball games on MLB.TV or stream basketball online on NBA and WNBA League Passes.

What Shows and Movies Are Available on Prime Video?

Prime Video includes access to Amazon original series including Lord of the Rings: Rings of Power, Like a Dragon: Yakuza, The Boys, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Fallout, Mr. and Mrs Smith; Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan, Reacher, Daisy Jones & the Six, The Summer I Turned Pretty, and more; and films such as Air and Red, White & Royal Blue.

The platform also offers countless new and classic movies and TV shows to buy or rent on digital — everything from all 10 seasons of Friends and blockbusters including Twisters and Inside Out 2, to films fresh out of theaters such as The Substance and more before they arrive on streaming-on-demand platforms such as Max and Peacock.

There’s plenty of family-friendly content, too, such as Prime original series Pete the Cat, Clifford the Big Red Dog and others.

Learn more about Prime Video channels and everything that Amazon’s streaming service has to offer here.