Your Guide to Every New Streaming Service

Everything You Need to Know About the New Streaming Services Coming Soon

Gone are the days of just a few major streaming platforms — now, there are tons of streaming services, ranging from the large-scale content libraries to smaller projects that are tied to just one network or one company. With so many new services launching within the next year, it can be overwhelming to try to figure out which ones you want to subscribe to and which ones just aren't for you. That's why we've put together this guide to the new streaming services that have just launched or are launching soon, complete with info about launch date, pricing, and what content will be available where. It's just what you need to navigate the new landscape of TV!

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Disney+

Launch date: Nov. 12

Price: $7 per month or $13 per month to bundle with ESPN Plus and ad-supported Hulu

Highlights of its library: New and rebooted Disney shows such as Lizzie McGuire and High School Musical: The Musical: The Series, all of the new Marvel shows (Loki, The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, WandaVision, Hawkeye, What If...?, Ms. Marvel, She-Hulk), and The Mandalorian. All Disney (and Disney Channel), Star Wars, and Marvel movies will be available on the platform as well, plus some titles from acquired brands such as 20th Century Fox.

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Apple TV+

Launch date: Nov.1

Price: $5 per month

Highlights of its library: Entirely original content so far, including The Morning Show, Dickinson, For All Mankind, See, Helpsters, and Ghostwriters. Plus, Oprah has a multi-series deal that will reportedly include a documentary, a docuseries about mental health, and a series based on her book club.

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Peacock

Launch date: April 2020

Price: Currently unknown

Highlights of its library: NBC icons such as The Office, Parks and Recreation, Friday Night Lights, and Brooklyn Nine-Nine will all find a new home on the platform. Peacock also has snagged the streaming rights for Downton Abbey, and a slew of movies produced by Universal and related studios. Original programming will include reboots of sci-fi fave Battlestar Galactica and the cult classic Punky Brewster, a new sitcom starring Ed Helms, and the drama Angelyne.

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HBO Max

Launch date: May 2020

Price: $15 per month

Highlights of its library: HBO originals including Game of Thrones, Sex and the City, Big Little Lies, and Euphoria, plus new acquisitions such as Doctor Who, The Big Bang Theory, and Friends. The service will also have a library of preexisting blockbuster movies and TV shows that are licenced to HBO, much like the channel itself.

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Quibi

Launch date: April 2020

Price: Currently unknown

Highlights of its library: The platform will be focusing mostly on short-form content (that is, "episodes" of 10 minutes or less) that is only streamable on mobile devices. Original content includes Chrissy's Court, a Judge Judy-style reality show starring Chrissy Teigen, Spielberg's After Dark, a horror series that can only be viewed at night, and Survive, Sophie Turner's new project. Zac Efron and his brother are launching a survival reality series called Kill the Efrons, and Frat Boy Genius will be a drama about Snapchat and its founder, Evan Spiegel.

Untitled Discovery/BBC Streaming Service

Launch date: 2020

Price: Currently unknown, possibly around $5 per month.

Highlights of its library: At the moment, little is known about the BBC/Discovery Channel team-up. Consumer Reports notes that Planet Earth and Blue Planet will shift over to the new platform, as will other BBC natural history programming that's currently on Netflix (once the Netflix deals expire). Information about new programming is still scarce.

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