Peacock Free Trial Workaround Returns Now That Olympics Are Over

While Peacock doesn’t offer a free trial directly, we did have a workaround up until the Olympics. But after a brief absence, the hack is back! If you sign up through Prime Video, you’ll get 7 days free.

Prime Video doesn’t offer every tier of Peacock. It only has the ad-free Premium Plus tier. If you want the ad-supported Premium version or the scaled back Peacock Select, you still need to go to Peacock’s site and get it as a standalone service.

Subscribers to Premium Plus via Prime Video will have access to their live, local NBC channel.

Nearly every major on-demand streamer is available through Prime Video. Netflix, Disney+, and Hulu are the glaring exceptions.

We’ve seen Amazon act as a significant driver of on-demand subscriptions. Analytics firm Antenna reports Prime Video is responsible for 58% of all sign-ups for niche streaming services. Since the launch of FOX One, CEO Lachlan Murdoch has said, “Our sales through Amazon have been incredibly successful.”

Prime Video now offers 130+ possible add-on subscriptions. Customers love getting just one bill and having access to all their content in one interface. The ability to get free trials on nearly all these services is also a big plus.

What Can You Watch on Peacock?

Sports on Peacock

Peacock now has NBA games. NBC and Peacock split up to 100 regular-season NBA games and you’ll be able to see them all with the Prime Video add-on.

This season, Peacock will also carry Sunday Night Baseball games, among other MLB games.

Peacock is home to English Premier League soccer, and Sunday Night Football. There’s also Big Ten men’s and women’s basketball, golf, SuperMotocross, figure skating, IndyCar, Notre Dame Hockey, track & field, IMSA, and snow sports.

Peacock really shines during the Olympics when you can access the whiparound coverage of Gold Zone.

Users in Boston, Philadelphia, Northern California, and the Bay Area have the option of adding their local regional sports network to Peacock for an additional fee.

Peacock Originals

Peacock’s most popular shows are “House of Villains,” “The Traitors,” “Bel-Air,” “The Real Housewives” franchise, “The ‘Burbs,” “Married to Medicine,” and “Love Island.”

Peacock produces 3-7 original feature films every year.

Movies on Peacock

The Peacock movie library changes over time, but it usually carries films from Universal. At the time of this review, the movies include “Song Sung Blue,” the “Madagascar” franchise, “The Super Mario Bros. Movie,” “The Beekeeper,” “The Intern,” “Sonic the Hedgehog,” “Spider-Man: Homecoming,” “Twisters,” “Argo,” “Moonstruck,” and the Harry Potter series.

TV Shows on Peacock

Peacock has many of your favorite shows from NBC and Bravo.

Popular titles include “Yellowstone,” “Suits,” “The Office,” “Parks and Recreation,” “Psych,” “The Voice,” “Brooklyn Nine-Nine,” “St. Denis Medical,” “Community,” “Modern Family,” Dick Wolf’s “Chicago” series, “Law & Order,” “Law & Order: SVU,” “House,” “30 Rock,” and “Downton Abbey.”

Peacock has virtual channels dedicated to shows like “Murder, She Wrote,” “Gunsmoke,” “Little House on the Prairie,” “Top Chef,” “Below Deck,” and “Saturday Night Live.”

Kids’ Content on Peacock

Peacock has a hit-or-miss kids library with TV titles like “Bubble’s Hotel,” “Look Kool,” “Dino Pops,” “Bob the Builder,” “Ninjago,” “Pee-Wee’s Playhouse,” “Too Loud,” “The Magic Schoolbus,” and “Garfield and Friends.”

The movie section is more promising with animation favorites like “Madagascar,” “Kung Fu Panda,” “Despicable Me,” “The Lego Movie,” “The Bad Guys,” “The Croods,” and “Trolls.”

Overall, Peacock isn’t a great service for kids. There’s some nice stuff, but your children will likely grow tired of it quickly.