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You can now watch a broad selection of PBS programming on Amazon Prime for free even if you don’t have a subscription. Though much of PBS ’ programming is already available to stream through through its own apps, now you can access it through Amazon Prime Video.

Amazon’s Prime Video entered into a multiyear theatrical output agreement with Lionsgate, under which it will get an exclusive streaming window on the studio’s films starting with its 2026 slate after an initial run on Starz.

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The studio's full 2026 slate and select titles in 2025 will be available for streaming shortly after their theatrical window.

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The agreement will see titles like ‘Now You See Me 3' and ‘The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping' land on the streamer after leaving cinemas and Starz's earlier exclusive first-run window.