For the record, Amazon first announced in September 2023 that ads would be coming to Prime Video. Even if you don’t upgrade your Prime Video plan, any movies or TV shows that you purchase or rent on Prime Video will be ad-free. Amazon added commercials to Prime Video for the same reason most of the other big streamers did: It wants more revenue.

Prime Video signed a multi-year agreement with Lionsgate, the companies announced on Wednesday. As part of the new deal, Prime Video will have an exclusive early window following STARZ's exclusive first-run window beginning with Lionsgate's 2026 theatrical releases available to U.

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

New Lionsgate movies like the next ‘Hunger Games’ title will be available to stream on Prime Video after their theatrical and STARZ runs. Lionsgate is putting its ducks — and its movies — in a row. The studio is busy getting ready for a life without STARZ,

We know that Prime members love great movies, and as a first-stop entertainment destination, we are excited to bring Lionsgate’s terrific slate of entertaining films to Prime

Sure, the company used to offer its own streaming service, but nowadays, unless you pay for a Starz subscription where Lionsgate films premier for streaming, you may come up empty-handed with any other legal way to watch that content on your favorite streaming device.

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.