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Major streaming service is now absolutely free for everyone this weekend with award-winning TV series & A-lister movies
Hit play on the video for a taster of one movie exclusive on the platform starring Brad Pitt and George Clooney
A MAJOR streaming service filled with big name TV series and movies is going absolutely free - but only for a weekend.
Apple TV+ will be available to everyone without needing to subscribe throughout this coming weekend, January 4 to January 5.
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It's the first time the iPhone maker has unlocked their premium streaming service this way, aside from free trials offered with purchases.
This latest effort to lure people onto the app requires no need to sign up.
The firm started teasing something big for Apple TV+ last week with a series of cryptic social media posts titled "see for yourself" which people speculated may be a free event.
Despite scoring various awards, Apple TV+ has lagged behind in popularity compared to longer established players in entertainment, such as Netflix and Disney+.
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Apple Originals including The Morning Show, Slow Horses, Lessons in Chemistry, Palm Royale, Masters of the Air and Girls State have all won Emmy Awards.
The service's market share is estimated to only stand at 0.3 per cent in the US, according to Nielsen data for June 2024.
A free event would serve as an opportunity for those who haven't tried Apple TV+ to get a taster - and encourage them to continue watching as a paying customer.
One such hit Apple will be hoping to lure people in with is sci-fi psychological thriller series Severance, which is due to release a second highly anticipated series on January 17.
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Apple TV+ usually costs £8.99 per month in the UK and $9.99 in the US.
Unlike Netflix and Disney+ that have enforced controversial bans on account sharing, Apple TV+ still allows it with up to five others simultaneously.
Apple TV+ also has no ad-supported options available.
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Best shows on Apple TV +
Below are our picks for the best shows on the streaming service.
Bad Monkey - A one-time detective (Vince Vaughn) who’s hit a bit of a rough patch and is trying to get to the bottom of why someone found a severed arm.
Sunny - A woman named Suzie (Rashida Jones) whose husband and son are lost in a mysterious plane crash. To work through her grief, Suzie is given Sunny, a domestic robot with whom she forms a unique bond as she begins to uncover what happened to her family.
Loot - A woman named Molly (Maya Rudolph) who separates from her tech billionaire husband and devotes herself to philanthropic work.
The Big Door Prize - A 40-year-old high school teacher named Dusty who's pretty content with his life until a magic machine shows up in his small town.
The Completely Made-Up Adventures of Dick Turpin - Dick Turpin (Noel Fielding) was a real highwayman in 18th-century England who was ultimately executed for horse theft.
Constellation - The eight-part thriller is about an astronaut (Noomi Rapace) who returns to Earth after a disaster in space to find things are very off.
Hijack - Idris Elba plays a corporate negotiator who finds himself trying to settle things with a group of hijackers who have taken over the flight he’s boarded to get home to his family.
Messi Meets America - The six-part docuseries is about all-star player Lionel Messi's move to Major League Soccer's Inter Miami club.
The Morning Show - When Alex Levy (Jennifer Aniston) loses her morning news program co-host Mitch Kessler (Steve Carell) following sexual misconduct accusations, she gets paired up with Bradley Jackson (Reese Witherspoon).
Shining Girls - Elizabeth Moss plays Kirby, a woman who believes a recent Chicago murder may be linked to an attack on her many years prior.
Ted Lasso - The inconceivable story of an American football coach (Jason Sudeikis) who has never watched a game of soccer somehow landing himself a job as coach of a (fictional) Premier League club and trying to make up for his total lack of qualifications by being a nice guy.
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