Paramount Plus free trials: how to check out the Paramount streaming service for free

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There's a wide range of content on Paramount Plus with movies, TV shows, sports, documentaries and live events hosted on the CBS-owned streaming service. You don't need to take our word for it though, because using Paramount Plus free trials, you can test it yourself!

Such a thing as a 'free trial' is a rarity in this day and age of streaming, with most of the best streaming services replacing them with reduced-price first months or doing away with them altogether.

By default, a subscription to Paramount Plus will cost you $5.99 or £6.99 per month for its basic tier, though in the US there's also a higher $11.99-per-month plan or ad-free streaming that also includes Showtime content.

You can skip paying that bill for a limited time though, and we'll help you figure out how to get one (or more) free trials. You can use this to check out all the Paramount Plus original series that are available on the streaming service, including Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, 1883, The Offer and The First Lady. It's also a chance for a free week to watch the movies and TV shows in the streaming service's library and all the live sports on Paramount Plus its has, including college football and NFL on Paramount Plus.

Here's what you need to know about the Paramount Plus free trial:

Paramount Plus: key info

What is it? Paramount's streaming service features bags of movies, TV dramas and plenty of original content.
Free trial length: Yes, it's normally 7 days, but special promotions allow for month-long free trials.
How much does it cost? $5.99/ $11.99 for US subscribers, £6.99 per month in the UK.

Paramount Plus free trials

For new subscribers, the Paramount Plus free trial is pretty straightforward. 

You'll go ahead and register, creating a unique password and choosing which subscription option you want. To get a month free of the service, you can enter the promo code: Star Trek Day.

There are a handful of options in the US there are two options, but there's only one option in the UK and other regions.

Paramount Plus Prime Video trial

If you're a Prime Video user, or have an Amazon Prime account at all, there's a way to get an extra free trial to double up your time.

As well as being a standalone service, Paramount Plus is available as a Prime Video channel — channels on Amazon's service let you pay all your money together, and have all your videos show up in one place, instead of scattered over various apps.

Lots of Prime Video channels offer free trials, and Paramount Plus is one of them, with a seven-day trial offered.

Using this separately to the Paramount Plus main trial, you can get an extra free seven days, in case there's something you missed on your first trial.

Paramount Plus Apple TV trial

You're eligible to try a 7-day Paramount Plus free trial if you're an Apple TV user. Just note, we don't mean if you're an Apple TV Plus subscriber, but if you use an Apple TV device to watch TV.

This includes iPhones or iPads, so as long as you own one of these, you can test out the 7-day trial easily!

All you need to do is sign up via your Apple device, using your Apple ID, and you'll be able to claim this 7-day free trial. 

Tom Bedford
Streaming and Ecommerce Writer

Tom is the streaming and ecommerce writer at What to Watch, covering streaming services in the US and UK. His goal is to help you navigate the busy and confusing online video market, to help you find the TV, movies and sports that you're looking for without having to spend too much money.

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