Apple TV+ Is Officially Upping Its Price—Here Are The 5 Shows To Watch Before You Cancel Your Subscription

Apple TV+, like many streaming services, recently announced that they’re hiking up the price for their services—and not by a small amount.

The subscription service has been upping its price quite a bit over the last few years, going from $6.99 to $9.99 in 2023, and now finally making the jump to $12.99. Yep, that’s doubling the price over two years. Is it worth it? That’s for you to decide, but in this economy, it’s getting harder and harder to justify keeping all of our streaming services—and some might just not make the cut.

So before you decide if you want to cancel Apple TV+, check out these shows while you still can:

Ted Lasso

Let’s be honest—if you have Apple TV+, you’ve almost certainly seen this show. But on the off-chance you haven’t given it a go yet, it’s definitely worth checking out: it gained massive popularity for a reason.

In the show, Jason Sudeikis plays the titular Ted Lasso, an American college football coach who takes a job in London as a different kind of football coach—yes, we’re talking the equivalent to American soccer. Ted is bumbling and, yes, underqualified, but he’s also optimistic, amicable, and wise in a way that no one could expect. Can he bring his fractured team back together? Or are they going to pick this poor man apart?

Severance

If you have Apple TV+, there’s actually a pretty good chance you got it for this show specifically, but if you haven’t gotten around to watching it yet, trust me: It’s worth it. It swept the Emmys for a reason.

Severance is a dystopian look at American work culture, taking it a step farther than we do IRL: To work a Lumen, the company the show revolves around, employees must agree to be “severed,” meaning that when they enter the premises of their workplace, they no longer remember who they were outside of the office. Each employee is essentially divided into two separate people—the “innie” (who they are inside the workplace) and their “outie” who they are when they aren’t working. This separation of self leaves the characters with a lot of questions—and with viewers needing to know more.

It helps that the show also has some beloved actors in its roster, including Adam Scott and Patricia Arquette.

The Afterparty

If you haven’t checked out The Afterparty yet, it’s a fun one—and perfect for spooky season, given its whodunnit nature.

Each season revolves around a murder, with the characters desperately trying to figure out who amongst them might have committed the crime. In a fun twist, each character gets to narrate their own episode as they’re interviewed by the police—and each of those episodes are stylistically very different, calling back to different genres and cinematography styles.

But if that doesn’t reel you in, the absolutely stacked cast might: We’re talking Tiffany Haddish, Dave Franco, Ike Barinholtz, Sam Richardson, Zoë Chao, Ken Jeong, and Jack Whitehall, amongst many others.

The Studio

Thank god this show got some Emmys love, because otherwise it seems to be going completely unrecognized. This Seth Rogan-led show follows the actor as he plays the head of an entertainment studio, showing the zany antics of a man who desperately wants to produce art but is stuck creating overdone franchise content.

Like The Afterparty, each episode is an homage to a different genre or style of film, giving it a fun edge in its storytelling. And like The Afterparty, it gave us an iconic cast: Not only Rogan, but also Catherine O’Hara, Ike Barinholtz, Kathryn Hahn, Dave Franco, Zoe Kravitz, Bryan Cranston, and an insane number of celebrity cameos (we’re talking Charlize Theron, Anthony Mackey, and Zac Efron level cameos).

The Studio is currently only one season, so it’s a quick watch—but a worthwhile one.

Murderbot

Murderbot is a beloved book series, but did you know it’s also a TV show now?

The show is headed by Alexander Skarsgård, who plays the murderbot himself—a part-human-part-robot man who’s been hired to act as private security, but who would honestly rather just watch TV. (So relatable!) As he gains autonomy, he’s forced to hide it from his employers, even as they force him to take on dangerous tasks. Does he care for the humans? It’s hard to say—they often disgust and disappoint him, but he’s also drawn to their complicated nature.

Weirdly, this part-robot man is easy to relate to—and his existence is starting to feel more and more probable in this day and age.