Though Apple has never offered a full weekend of open access to Apple TV Plus before, it does occasionally provide free streaming of select content, such as the first episodes of

Apple TV Plus will be free to stream this weekend from January 4th through the 5th, similar to HBO’s old free weekends on cable. The company posted the news on social media alongside a short trailer featuring some of its top shows,

Apple TV+ will be completely free in the first weekend of 2025. Here's how to catch up with your favorite shows without being a subscriber.

Apple's letting you watch all its best TV shows, like Severance and For All Mankind, absolutely free — but only this weekend.

Apple TV+ will be free to stream to users worldwide the first weekend of the year (Jan. 3-5), on on any device supported by the streaming service.

One of the most exciting streaming services to monitor for new TV shows and movies is Apple TV Plus, which focuses a lot more on quality than quantity. In fact, as What to Watch's streaming expert, I do keep a close eye on what Apple has coming up, and it's recently begun announcing its 2025 slate.

Apple TV+ is going free for one weekend because it lacks viewers — but it is far from lacking in absolutely superb shows to watch. Here's what to see first, and just why Apple is doing this.

Apple TV+ currently costs $9.99 a month and features popular shows like "The Morning Show," "Pachinko," and "Palm Royale," plus exclusive MLB and MLS games, and more. It's also available as an add-on to Amazon Prime Video for the same price.

Apple is allowing anyone to access its Apple TV+ streaming service for free this weekend, from January 3 to 5. The company made the announcement on Monday