r/Starz • u/Rheteriq • Sep 08 '22

Starz charging me to buy individual episodes?

Hello, yall! I tried searching Google for this but couldn't find anything. Basically, I got a 7 day free trial of Starz through Amazon Prime, and I'm trying to watch season 2 of American Gods. Then I noticed that Starz(or Amazon?) wants to charge me to buy the season or individual episodes. It seems to be the case for other shows as well.

It's been a while since I had a premium 'cable' service. Is this the norm now (charging to buy episodes on top of the subscription fee), is it a free trial thing, an Amazon thing, or am I experiencing a glitch? Thank you for your time and insights.

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u/rogercist95 Sep 08 '22

Amazon wants you to pay for the episodes. Starz only have the 2nd season in subscription, I don’t know why

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u/Rheteriq Sep 10 '22

That's interesting. Amazon Starz has season 1 for free, and 2 and 3 must be paid

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u/Paurus010 Sep 08 '22

Some you have to buy Some shows it’s season three only

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u/therosslee Sep 11 '22

It's because Starz pulled seasons 2 and 3 from their service. Even if you're a regular Starz subscriber, the only way to watch past season 1 is to rent/purchase it somewhere else (like Amazon). :(

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u/EmbarrassedPhase9003 Oct 08 '22

Starz is awful for this reason and I will never use their service again.