Paramount Plus plans are 50 percent off ahead of the 2024 NFL season

Illustration by Alex Castro / The VergeParamount Plus recently raised its prices, and sadly, it’s too late to lock in a subscription at the previous rate. Luckily, in honor of the NFL season opener on September 5th, new and...

Aug 21, 2024 - 21:01

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Paramount Plus plans are 50 percent off ahead of the 2024 NFL season

Paramount Plus recently raised its prices, and sadly, it’s too late to lock in a subscription at the previous rate. Luckily, in honor of the NFL season opener on September 5th, new and returning subscribers can get 50 percent off an annual subscription to Paramount Plus Essential and Paramount Plus with Showtime through September 6th.

When you do the math, the current discount drops the price of an annual Essential plan to $29.99 (from $59.99), which is like paying $2.50 a month instead of its new monthly rate of $7.99. The same promo drops a year of the ad-free Paramount Plus with Showtime plan down to $59.99 (from $119.99), meaning you’ll essentially be paying $5 monthly instead of the plan’s new monthly rate of $12.99.

Both plans let you livestream select NFL games and grant you access to 24/7 live news with CBS News, UEFA Champions League matches, and — of course — the entire Paramount Plus library. That means you’ll have plenty of movies and TV shows to keep you entertained after the game, including Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Star Trek: Picard, Mayor of Kingstown, Yellowstone spinoffs like 1883 and 1923, and Top Gun: Maverick.

The main difference between the two membership tiers is that the pricier Paramount Plus plan also includes Showtime programming (and fewer ads). That means you can also watch Showtime originals like Dexter, Billions, and Yellowjackets as well as movies like Everything Everywhere All At Once, Talk To Me, and Past Lives. You can also download content to your mobile device for offline viewing, which isn’t possible with a base subscription.

The ad-supported Paramount Plus Essential plan provides access to a wide variety of shows and films, including Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, the entire Yellowstone catalog, Top Gun: Maverick, and Bob Marley: One Love.

Paramount Plus and Showtime grant you ad-free access to live sports as well as movies and shows from both platforms, including Star Trek, Top Gun: Maverick, and Yellowjackets.

Some additional ways to save today

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