About Apple TV+: Subscription Price, Free Trial, Best Shows and Movies

By Angela Tricarico
Updated Jan. 10, 2025
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Apple officially entered the streaming game in late 2019 with the launch of their very own service, Apple TV+.

Since the beginning, the service has been known for its high-quality, starry original series, which have only grown in quality and quantity.

As of the 2024 Oscar nominations, Apple TV+ shows, movies, and documentaries have amassed over 2,000 award nominations and over 450 wins. Apple TV+ became the first streaming service to win Best Picture at the Oscars when CODA took home the top prize in 2022.

Award-winning shows and movies aren’t all Apple TV+ has to offer, though, because the service is also in the live sports game with major MLB and MLS partnerships.

Below, we’ve compiled everything you need to know about Apple TV+, from pricing to how you can get a free trial of the service.

What is Apple TV+?

Apple TV+ is a streaming service owned by Apple.

The service is unique because, unlike other services, Apple TV+’s streaming library is made up entirely of originals. It doesn’t rely on licensed titles from other networks or studios, and instead, produces its own shows and films.

Apple TV+ Subscription and Pricing:

Apple TV+ has just one subscription plan. It costs $9.99/month and it’s always ad-free.

SUBSCRIBE TO APPLE TV+

Does Apple TV+ Have a Free Trial?

Yes! New Apple TV+ users get a seven-day free trial upon signing up.

Longer three-month free trials are included for new and eligible returning subscribers with the purchase of a new Apple Watch, iPhone, iPad, or Apple TV device.

You can also get a three-month free trial from Best Buy or Target. At Best Buy, simply add it to your cart and check out; you’ll get an email with instructions on redeeming the trial. Target Circle members (a free membership!) are entitled to a three-month free trial.

Can You Watch Sports on Apple TV+?

Apple TV+ does have live sports. Specifically, you can watch Major League Soccer and Major League Baseball games on Apple TV+.

Friday Night Baseball airs every Friday of the MLB regular season; two games are broadcast exclusively on Apple TV+ on Friday nights at no additional cost to subscribers.

To watch MLS, however, you’ll need an additional subscription to MLS Season Pass. The service-within-a-service costs $12.99/month or $79/season for Apple TV+ subscribers ($14.99/month or $99/season if you’re not an Apple TV+ subscriber). Season Pass will allow you to watch every game of the MLS season with no regional blackouts.

GET MLS SEASON PASS

Best Shows on Apple TV+:

Adam Scott in Severance
Photo: Apple TV+

Apple TV+ is home to the biggest original streaming series of 2023, Ted Lasso, but the service is full of noteworthy and critically acclaimed original series; this is just a handful of the great titles you can stream with a subscription. (Note: Completed shows and limited series are noted with a *)

  • Bad Monkey
  • Bad Sisters
  • Black Bird*
  • The Buccaneers
  • Dickinson*
  • DISCLAIMER
  • For All Mankind
  • Foundation
  • Hijack
  • Lessons in Chemistry*
  • Loot
  • Monarch: Legacy of Monsters
  • The Morning Show
  • Mythic Quest
  • Palm Royale
  • Platonic
  • Presumed Innocent
  • Severance
  • Shrinking
  • Silo
  • Slow Horses
  • Sugar
  • Ted Lasso*

Best Movies on Apple TV+:

Emilia Jones in 'CODA'
Photo: Everett Collection

Apple is no stranger to the Academy Awards; after winning Best Picture at the 94th Oscars for CODA, they were nominated again at the 96th Oscars with Martin Scorsese’s Killers of the Flower Moon. Later this year, the Apple Original Film F1, starring Brad Pitt and Damson Idris, will be released theatrically before hitting the platform.

Here’s a taste of what else Apple TV+ has to offer:

  • Causeway
  • Cha Cha Real Smooth
  • CODA (Best Picture at the 94th Oscars)
  • Flora and Son
  • Fly Me to the Moon
  • Greyhound
  • Ghosted
  • Killers of the Flower Moon
  • Spirited
  • Tetris
  • The Beanie Bubble
  • The Family Plan
  • The Tragedy of Macbeth
  • Wolfs

The service also has original documentaries, including:

  • Billie Eilish: The World’s A Little Blurry
  • Boys State
  • Girls State
  • Selena Gomez: My Mind and Me
  • Steve! (Martin) A Documentary in 2 Pieces
  • Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie

What Devices Can You Watch Apple TV+ On?

You don’t need an Apple TV streaming device to watch the service. Per Apple TV+’s website, you stream on Apple TVs, other streaming devices (like Roku and Fire TV), smart TVs from all major brands, gaming consoles including Xbox and PlayStation, through your web browser, and on smartphones and tablets using the app.

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