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Now that Max Free Trial Has Expired, What Other Streamers Should You Try for Free?

Now that Max Free Trial Has Expired, What Other Streamers Should You Try for Free?

All good things come to an end, and that includes the 7-day free trial of Max. If you want to try the service today, you’ll have to pay at least $10.99 / month. But there are plenty of streaming services you can try for free. We’ll highlight some of our favorites and why you should give them a go.

Live TV Streamers with Free Trials

  • DIRECTV

    If you love TV, no streaming service offers more channels than DIRECTV STREAM. This flexible service offers four different levels of subscription, and you can access all 35 of the top cable channels. If money is no object, you can access 277 channels. DIRECTV STREAM has an unlimited DVR that keeps your recordings for 90 days.

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  • Hulu Live TV

    You’ll only get three short days to give Hulu Live TV a spin, but the value is almost unbeatable. Start with 32 of the top cable channels and an unlimited DVR. You’ll also get FREE Hulu on-demand, Disney+, and ESPN+. No other bundle offers more entertainment for one price tag.

  • Fubo

    An A+ option for sports lovers, Fubo offers 18 of the top 35 cable channels and Bally Sports Networks. You’ll get an unlimited DVR.

  • Philo

    Smart savers will appreciate the bargain that is Philo. You’ll get 18 of the top 35 cable channels. The price is so much lower because you won’t have any sports channels, but you can watch “Yellowstone” on the Paramount Network. Philo has an unlimited DVR, although you can only keep shows for 30 days.

  • Bally Sports+

    Bally Sports+ was a direct-to-consumer streaming service that provided live, in-market games without requiring a cable or satellite subscription. It allowed fans to watch their local Bally Sports regional sports network (RSN) without a traditional TV package.

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    The service offered two subscription options: a monthly plan for $19.99 per month or an annual plan for $189.99 per year, which averaged out to $15.83 per month when prepaid annually. New users could start with a 7-day free trial. In areas with more than one Bally Sports network, subscribers could add a second channel for $29.99 per month.

    With Bally Sports+, fans could stream live games from 16 NBA teams and 11 NHL teams. Five Major League Baseball teams — the Detroit Tigers, Milwaukee Brewers, Miami Marlins, Kansas City Royals, and Tampa Bay Rays — were also available for streaming.

    Bally Sports+ was designed specifically for fans who lived in-market for their local teams. If you lived outside your team’s market, you would have subscribed to alternative services such as MLB.TV for Major League Baseball, NHL.TV via ESPN+ for National Hockey League games or NBA League Pass for National Basketball Association coverage.

    With the service, you can stream local games from 16 NBA teams, 12 NHL teams, and 5 MLB teams.

  • MLB.TV

    MLB.TV is the official streaming service of Major League Baseball. You can see every out-of-market game live or on-demand and choose home or away TV and radio feeds. The app allows fans to watch up to four games simultaneously on the same screen through its Multi-view feature. MLB.TV can be added to your Sling TV or Prime Video subscription.

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    Users can choose to follow the entire league for “All Teams” ($139.99) plan, which is also available for “All Teams” ($29.99) a month, or you can stream one team’s out-of-market games for “Single Team” ($119.99).

    One major caveat about the service: Your local games may be blacked out through MLB.TV, so you may still need to watch through your local provider. As of 2025, MLB.TV does offer in-market plans for a handful of teams, including the New York Mets, Oakland Athletics, Philadelphia Phillies, and San Francisco Giants.

    If you want to go beyond the games, MLB.TV provides features, documentaries, and classic games.

Video-On-Demand Streamers with Free Trials

  • Prime Video

    With the biggest movie library in streaming, Prime Video has a generous 30-day free trial and the option to add bonus subscriptions - this nifty feature will be important for most of the free-trial streamers we profile here, so plan your subscription carefully.

    Prime Video subscribers get original series like “Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power,” “The Boys,” “Fleabag,” “Jack Reacher,” “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,” “Invincible,” and “The Underground Railroad.” Standout original movies include “One Night in Miami,” “Sound of Metal,” “The Big Sick,” “Borat Subsequent Moviefilm,” and “The Tomorrow War.”

  • Hulu

    Another great streamer with a 30-day trial, Hulu offers TV shows like “The Handmaid’s Tale,” “Only Murders in the Building,” “Nine Perfect Strangers,” “Dopesick,” “The Dropout,” and “Pam & Tommy.” Hulu is also the home to the great shows from FX like “What We Do in the Shadows,” “Atlanta,” “Fargo,” “The Bear,” “Welcome to Wrexham,” and “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia.”

    You will get a solid rotating library of Hollywood films that come and go from the platform. The TV library has a lot of classic shows like “Twin Peaks,” “Cheers,” “The Golden Girls,” “Buffy the Vampire Slayer,” “The X-Files,” “Frasier,” and “Home Improvement.”

  • Paramount Plus

    One of the sneakiest values in streaming, Paramount+ has high profile titles like “Top Gun: Maverick,” “1883,” “Tulsa King,” and “1923.” You can also watch the Showtime library of hit movies and your live, local CBS affiliate.

    Subscribers also get access to the best shows from BET, CBS, Comedy Central, MTV, Nickelodeon, and Smithsonian Channel. This means kids will be endlessly entertained by “PAW Patrol” and “Spongebob Squarepants.” It’s also home to the Star Trek movies and TV shows.

  • discovery+

    Discovery+ is your hub for unscripted TV galore. You’ll find much-loved shows from A&E, Animal Planet, Discovery, Food Network, HGTV, The History Channel, Lifetime, Magnolia Network, OWN, TLC, and Travel Channel.

    Popular shows on the platform include “Hell’s Kitchen,” “Chopped,” Sister Wives,” “Planet Earth,” “Stanley Tucci: Searching for Italy,” “Married at First Sight,” “90 Day Fiancé,” and “1000-lb Sisters.”

  • Apple TV

    Apple TV+ brings you high-quality original shows and movies including Best Picture winner “CODA,” popular sitcom “Ted Lasso,” and dramas like “The Morning Show” and “Severance.” Apple TV+ is also home to MLS Season Pass.

  • AMC+

    AMC+ is a premium streaming bundle that includes the best from AMC, BBC America, IFC, SundanceTV, Shudder, Sundance Now, and IFC Films Unlimited containing original, award-winning series, popular movies, festival favorites, plus horror, sci-fi, true crime, and thrillers. You’ll see hits like “Mad Men,” “Mayfair Witches,” “Hell on Wheels,” and “Interview with the Vampire.” You can also give this service a free trial if you sign up to sample the live TV streamer Philo.

  • MGM+ App

    Previously called “Epix,” this service offers up Hollywood movies and shows like “A Spy Among Friends,” “Godfather of Harlem,” “Chapelwaite,” “Domina,” “Bridge and Tunnel,” “Hotel Cocaine,” and “Belgravia: The Next Chapter.”

  • Crunchyroll

    Crunchyroll is a subscription video streaming service catering to fans of anime with over 30,000 episodes. Viewers can see new episodes of shows one hour after they air in Japan, and read hundreds of chapters across dozens of manga titles. Some of their more popular titles are Dragon Ball Super, Attack on Titan, and Fire Force.

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    Crunchyroll offers three plans. The “Fan” ($9.99) plan allows streaming on 1 device, but no offline viewing. Their “Mega Fan” ($13.99) plan allows viewing on 4 devices along with offline viewing. And the “Ultimate Fan” ($17.99) plan offers viewing on 6 devices, offline viewing, and an annual swag bag, among other perks.

    For maximum flexibility, The Streamable recommends adding Crunchyroll as a Prime Video channel.

  • Acorn TV

    Acorn TV is an excellent choice for viewing television programming (and the occasional film) produced outside the United States, primarily content from the United Kingdom. The service also creates original content and has a library of hundreds of TV shows. Of particular note are their award-winning mysteries and dramas. Popular hits include “Happy Valley,” “Line of Duty,” “Murdoch Mysteries,” “MIdsomer Murders,” and “Poldark.”

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    Easy on the wallet, a monthly subscription allows for simultaneous streams from up to four devices, all commercial-free. There are no options for offline download, however, and the service only allows for one profile. While Acorn TV is largely safe for all ages, there is no content geared specifically for children. As such, the service does not provide any parental controls.

  • BritBox

    BritBox is a hub for hundreds of TV shows and films produced in the UK. Enjoy your favorite classics like Doctor Who (1963) and Mr. Bean (1990), new original series like Sticks and Stones (2019) and There She Goes (2018), and watch special live events, tune into premieres, and keep up to date with current affairs and soap operas streaming direct from the UK. Oftentimes programming that premieres in the UK can be viewed internationally at the same time via the service.

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    BritBox only allows for one profile, but this Standard ($8.99) plan is 100% ad-free, supports offline downloads, features extensive parental controls (and some limited programming for children), and has a selection of over 150 films from a broad range of genres. Enjoy Britbox on devices up to 1080p on any of the devices listed below. Though niche, if you’re looking for excellent programming direct from the UK - both classic and current - BritBox is the service you want.

  • BroadwayHD

    BroadwayHD is a convenient live theater streaming service with a catalog of over 300 productions ranging from classic plays, Shakespeare, musicals, Hollywood movie adaptations, concerts, ballets, and more.

  • nugs.net

    Subscribers to nugs.net get access to 25,000+ live concert recordings, including performances from Metallica, Bruce Springsteen, Jack White, Pearl Jam, Dead & Company, and Billy Strings. Livestreamed performances are available in HD or 4K. Listen to new and archive recordings in MP3 quality or opt for even better sound with lossless MQA 24-bit and immersive 360 Reality Audio.

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    Free live streams are available for some concerts.

  • Shudder

    Shudder is a streaming video service specializing in horror, thriller and supernatural fiction titles. The service has a vast library of both classic and contemporary films as well as new, original programming such as Wolf Creek, and Slaxx. Shudder also benefits from content courtesy of AMC including Eli Roth's History of Horror and fan-favorite zombie survival series The Walking Dead. The platform is available to users in the U.S., Canada, the UK, New Zealand, Australia, and Ireland.

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    Shudder is available at a subscription rate of $8.99 / month. However, a subscription of $89.99 / year upfront works out to $5.99 a month for those who are confident in their unwavering appetite for quirky slashers and genre-bending sci-fi.

    We recommend adding Shudder as a channel through Amazon Prime Video for maximum flexibility.

  • HISTORY Vault

    HISTORY Vault is a streaming service from The HISTORY Channel that delivers some of the cable channel’s best-known series and documentaries. It is a separate paid service than the free HISTORY app and gives you access to content you don’t normally see on the HISTORY Channel prime-time lineup.

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    This includes long-form documentaries and docu-series such as “America: The Story of Us,” “Ancient Discoveries,” and “Mysteries of the Bible.”

    The subscription is $4.99 per month or $49.99 per year and you get access to the entire library and it’s ad-free.

  • MUBI

    The global curated film streaming platform features a substantial collection of 800+ films, documentaries, and shorts with a new movie added every day to the lineup. As a production company and film distributor, MUBI produces and distributes exclusive films by emerging and established filmmakers, which are only available on its platform. The streaming service is available in more than 190 countries.

    Viewers can add MUBI as an Amazon Prime Video channel, so the content can be available there as well as in the MUBI app.

    Students can enjoy a 30-day free trial and a discounted membership at $6.99/month.


Ben Bowman was the Content Director of The Streamable. He cut the cord in 2009. He roots for all Detroit sports and is a fan of Martin Scorsese, Steven Spielberg, Edgar Wright, Paul Thomas Anderson, Billy Wilder, Buster Keaton, and the Coen Brothers. Ben streams on an Apple TV.

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