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Amazon offers a Prime Video streaming deal that TV fans shouldn’t miss

Nab that premium content without breaking the bank.

 

Jaime Carrillo

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Posted on Jan 11, 2019   Updated on May 20, 2021, 9:43 pm CDT

TRY AMAZON PRIME

Amazon’s Prime Video streaming service offers a bevy of premium channels you can access straight from your Amazon account. And right now, they are available to try at a price that’s cheaper than almost anywhere else.

Subscribers can add premium channels to their Prime Video account such as Showtime, Starz, PBS Masterpiece, and Lifetime Movie Club


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Prime Video lets you stream your favorite TV shows and movies, and comes complimentary with every Amazon Prime subscription. Like a cable package, you’re able to buy special premium channels a la carte, such as HBO, Showtime, and Starz. If you don’t have Amazon Prime, you can try it risk-free for 30 days then $12.99/month. 

TRY AMAZON PRIME

Prime Video Streaming premium channels

Here are the channels offered. You can cancel anytime.

1) Showtime

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Showtime’s movie selection offers a wide scope of films to stream, from indie dramas to blockbuster action flicks. Its original series qualify as prestige television, whether you’re finally getting into Shameless or watching the entire Dexter series…again. Every show from Showtime’s library is at your fingertips with this Prime Video streaming channel.

Price: $10.99/month after 14 day free trial

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2) Starz

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Starz

Starz may not be on the scale of HBO or Showtime, but what it lacks in stature it makes up for in heart. It also offers a massive library of classic films from the ’60s-’90s that put Netflix and Hulu to shame. It’s a perfect Prime Video streaming channel if you love vintage hits like Breakfast at Tiffany’s and Ferris Bueller’s Day Off. Plus, there are original series to get hooked on like Power and American Gods.

Price: 3 months for $5.00/month special (regularly $8.99/month)

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3) PBS Masterpiece

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PBS

PBS Masterpiece was making prestige television way before Tony Soprano’s first therapy session. Now, you can enjoy the entire PBS Masterpiece library for only $5.99 a month. It’s one of the only games in town if you want to take in a period piece like Victoria and Elizabeth I: The Virgin Queen. It’s a Prime Video streaming channel that might actually feed your head while you binge.

Price: $5.99/month after 7-day free trial

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4) Lifetime Movie Club

Lifetime Movie Club

This premium channel is strictly for those who love curling up on the couch and indulging in some serious guilty pleasure dramas. Get access to a steady rotation of new movies each week, including true crime dramas Who Killed JonBenét? and Jodi Arias: Dirty Little Secret. All content is available on-demand and totally commercial free. Indulge every guilty pleasure with this Prime Video streaming channel.

Price: $3.99 after 7-day free trial

TRY LIFETIME MOVIE CLUB

Still not sure what to watch on Amazon? Here are the best Amazon originals, the best documentaries on Amazon Prime, what’s new on Amazon, the best 4K movies, thrillers on Amazon Prime, alien movies, and the sexiest movies you can stream right now.  

New to cord-cutting? Here are our picks for the best movie streaming sites of 2018 and free live TV apps and channels. If you’re looking for a specific channel, here’s how to watch HBO, Showtime, Starz, Sundance TV, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPN3, ESPNU, Willow, AMC, FX, Fox News, Freeform, MSNBC, CNN, CNBC, FS1, TBS, TNT, Tennis Channel, Golf Channel, Syfy, HGTV, Cartoon Network/Adult Swim, Bravo, Lifetime, Discovery, PBS, the CW, BBC, CSPAN, NBA TV, MTV, Comedy Central, Food Network, TLC, HLN, A&E, Animal Planet, National Geographic, the Weather Channel, the History Channel, and NFL RedZone without cable, as well as free movies on YouTube. If you’re on the move, here’s how to watch Fox Sports Go and live stream NBC Sports.

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*First Published: Jan 11, 2019, 1:06 pm CST