With over 60,000 hours of content available to watch, Peacock Premium has certainly spread its colorful wings far and wide across the streaming landscape since its launch in the spring of 2020. The NBCUniversal streaming service is home to content from NBC, of course, but also Bravo, USA Network, Universal Kids, SYFY, E!, Nickelodeon, MSNBC, NBCSN, Focus Features, WWE Network, NFL, MLB, Telemundo and more. Subscribers will also find hit movies from blockbuster studios including Universal Pictures, DreamWorks and Focus Features.
Aside from being the streaming home of next-day episodes of some of the best series on television right now, Peacock also plays host to every episode of iconic comedies like “The Office,” “Parks and Recreation” and “Modern Family.” The streamer also produces its own Peacock Originals — including “The Continental: From the World of John Wick,” “Poker Face” and “Girls5eva” — which are definitely stirring up buzz among roughly 24 million paid subscribers.
But is Peacock Premium worth the cost for your viewing habits? Let’s dig into everything you need to know about the streaming service.
What Is the Peacock TV Free Version?
At the base level, Peacock Free offers more than 50 always-on channels and roughly 80,000 hours of movies, TV episodes, kids’ shows, and daily news, sports and pop culture content for free. All you have to do is create an account by signing up with your email address — no credit card required. It’s not a trial period that expires after a week, either! It’s just free. Full stop.
Is there a Peacock Premium Free Trial?
Because Peacock is already free at its base level, the streaming provider does not offer a free trial like many other streaming services.
How Much Is Peacock Premium?
The price you’ll ultimately pay for Peacock Premium will vary depending on whether or not you want to deal with commercials mixed into your content. However, keep in mind that it’ll cost you double for the privilege of an ad-free experience (and, even then, some content will still include a few commercials).
What Does Peacock Premium Cost?
Subscribing to Peacock Premium allows users to unlock all of Peacock, including live sports and every episode of fan-favorite TV series. And, for those who want to get all of that minus the commercials, there’s also Peacock Premium Plus.
Either paid plan can be subscribed to on a monthly basis or annually for 17% in savings.
- Peacock Premium: $5.99 per month or $59.99 per year ($4.99 for each month).
- Peacock Premium Plus: $11.99 per month or $119.99 per year ($9.99 for each month).
What Do You Get With Peacock Premium Subscriptions?
With Peacock Premium, subscribers get all of the free content, plus:
- An additional 20,000-plus hours of content, including Peacock Original series that you won’t find anywhere else
- All live sports and events, including Premier League, WWE, Sunday Night Football and MLB Sunday Leadoff
- Next-day access to current NBC and Bravo hits
Peacock Premium Plus subscribers get all of the above without having to watch ads — most of the time. (Note that, because of streaming rights, some programming will still contain ads, including select events.) Premium Plus subscribers can also download and watch select titles offline on mobile devices.
All Peacock subscribers, both free and paid, can create up to six different viewer profiles (including kids’ profiles), and stream content on up to three devices at once.
And remember, you can easily change plans at any time!
What Can You Watch on Peacock Premium?
Peacock Premium is full of top NBCUniversal content, including classic television shows of years past, fan-favorite movies and Peacock Originals exclusive to the service. These are just some of the popular shows and movies that Peacock Premium subscribers can enjoy.
Popular TV Shows on Peacock Premium:
- Yellowstone
- Chicago Fire, Chicago P.D. and Chicago Med
- Bupkis
- Girls5eva
- The Continental
- Based on a True Story
- Killing It
- The Office
- Brooklyn Nine-Nine
- 30 Rock
- New Girl
- House
- The Voice
- Law & Order franchise
- The Real Housewives franchise
- Keeping Up with the Kardashians
- Love Island
- Below Deck franchise
- Hell’s Kitchen
- Top Chef
- Days of Our Lives
- Dateline NBC
- Everybody Loves Raymond
- Charmed
Popular Movies on Peacock Premium:
- Fast X
- Asteroid City
- The Super Mario Bros. Movie
- Harry Potter franchise
- Jurassic Park franchise
- John Wick franchise
- The Northman
- Ambulance
- Get Out
- Reinfeld
- The Polite Society
- Book Club: The Next Chapter
- They/Them
- The Birds
- They Live
- Halloween Party
- Ghostbusters
Popular Documentaries and Docuseries on Peacock Premium:
- Unidentified with Demi Lovato
- John Wayne Gacy: Devil in Disguise
- Woooooo! Becoming Ric Flair
- 21 Years: Richard Linklater
- The Hillside Strangler: Devil in Disguise
- Preaching Evil: A Wife on the Run with Warren Jeffs
- Perfect World: A Deadly Game
- Prince: A Sign ‘o’ the Times
Peacock Premium is also the streaming home to premium content and live coverage from the Olympics each time the international games roll around.
Who Would Like Peacock Premium Best?
Peacock Premium is home to some of the most binge-worthy series on television today, including “Yellowstone” and the Real Housewives franchise, and one of most-streamed series of all time, “The Office.” So, needless to say, Peacock Premium is an ideal streaming service for those who like to rewatch their favorite shows or find new favorites in older classics.
That’s not to say that there’s nothing new on Peacock, though. Original series like “Girls5Eva” and “Dr. Death” have found growing audiences since their debuts. And while there isn’t quite as much kids content as other streamers (namely Disney+), reboots of nostalgic classics like “Saved by the Bell” and “Punky Brewster” are fun for the whole family to enjoy.
Peacock Premium offers its fair share of hit movies as well, but its abundance of TV series, both old and new, is clearly where the streamer shines. Anyone who likes to kick back and relax in front of their smart TV with a nice binge session at the end of the day is sure to love it.
How to Subscribe to Peacock Premium
It’s easy to unlock complete access to all that Peacock has to offer. Just follow these steps in your web browser to sign up, if you don’t have an existing account:
- Go to PeacockTV.com.
- Enter your email address to create an account (see below if you already have a free account).
- Toggle between monthly and annual options by clicking the toggle switch in the upper-right-hand corner.
- Once you choose whether you want to pay monthly or annually, click either Get Premium or Get Premium Plus.
- Enter your payment information and click Pay Now.
- You’re ready to stream Peacock Premium!
If you have an existing Peacock Free account:
- Log in to PeacockTV.com.
- Click on your user icon in the upper-right-hand corner.
- Click the Account button in the top, right-hand corner.
- To the right of Your Plan, click the link that says “Upgrade to Premium for $5.99.”
- If you would like to pay on a monthly basis, click either Get Premium or Get Premium Plus.
- If you would like to pay annually, scroll down and select See Annual Plans. Now you can choose your annual plan by clicking either Get Premium or Get Premium Plus.
- Enter your payment information and click Pay Now.
- You’re ready to stream Peacock Premium!
How to Cancel Peacock Premium
If you find that paying for Peacock Premium is no longer for you, you can cancel your subscription (i.e. downgrade to the free tier) by following these steps in your web browser:
- Go to PeacockTV.com and log into your account.
- Click on your user icon in the upper-right-hand corner.
- Click the Account button in the upper-right-hand corner.
- Under Your Plan, select Change or Cancel Plan.
- Select Peacock Free.
- Click Change Plan.
- Click Switch to Free.
- You’ll see a confirmation message to let you know that your plan has been updated to Peacock Free.
You’ll still be able to access Premium content until your billing period ends, but you will no longer be automatically charged for a renewal after that date. However, even after canceling Peacock Premium, you’ll still be able to use your same username and password to stream tons of free content on Peacock Free.
Is Peacock Premium Worth It?
Simply put? Yes, Peacock Premium is totally worth it, thanks to its relatively low cost and wealth of content. That’s our official verdict.
At just under $6 per month, Peacock Premium is one of the cheapest streaming services on the block. And, with loads of iconic content, it also provides some of the best value we’ve seen!
Even if you only watch a modest 20 hours of Peacock content (with ads) per month, it’ll cost you just 30 cents per hour. That’s already a great value, but with so much content to binge, we could honestly see many subscribers watching closer to 60 hours per month, at least. That would bring the cost down to just over 10 cents per hour — or 20 cents without ads!
And, just for fun, we had to run the math: It would only cost you 3 cents per episode of “The Office” if you streamed the entire series in one month. So now you know.
Whichever way you slice it, we cannot deny that Peacock Premium is one of the best values out there right now, especially for fans of classic comedy series.
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