How to stream Peacock
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Peacock is here. The last of the major 2020 streaming services to launch, Peacock looks to unite NBC's shows, Universal's films, and original content into a single service that will put a much bigger emphasis on live, curated content than nearly any other competing service.
But Peacock is arriving late to a very crowded party, one that's already filled with Netflix, Hulu, Disney Plus, CBS All Access, HBO Max, Apple TV Plus, and Amazon Prime Video - which means it's going to have a big challenge to break through to customers.
Peacock does have a trick up its sleeve, though: a completely free, ad-supported tier that will offer thousands of hours of content to customers.
Interested in trying it out? Here's everything you need to know about...