Apple TV+ Will Be Free to Stream for Three Days

Apple is hoping those who don’t subscribe to Apple TV+ will ring in 2025 by binge-watching some of its original TV shows and movies — free for anyone with an Apple ID for three days.

The full Apple TV+ catalog will be free to stream to users worldwide the first weekend of the year (from Friday, Jan. 3, to Sunday, Jan. 5), on on any device where the streaming service is available. All you need is an Apple ID and password to sign in for the free two-day weekend promotional period.

The free promo is, of course, intended to drive people to sign up for Apple TV+ at the regular price: $9.99/month (or $99.99/year) in the U.S. Apple does not publicly disclose how many subscribers it has for Apple TV+, which it launched in November 2019.

Apple touted a range of TV series available on the streaming service, including “Severance” (which returns for Season 2 on Jan. 17), the Emmy-winning “Ted Lasso” and “The Morning Show,” and others including “Silo,” “Shrinking,” “Bad Sisters,” “Slow Horses,” “Disclaimer” and “Presumed Innocent.” It also suggested users can “get your mind blown by celebrated sci-fi series” like “Dark Matter,” “For All Mankind” and “Foundation.”

In addition, the Apple TV+ lineup includes family movies like “Fly Me to the Moon,” starring Scarlett Johansson and Channing Tatum, and “The Family Plan,” starring Mark Wahlberg and Michelle Monaghan; plus action-comedy “Wolfs” starring George Clooney and Brad Pitt, and “The Instigators” starring Matt Damon and Casey Affleck.