People have been able to get Paramount+ for free in one-month increments for years, using coupon codes that the company regularly doles out.
Lately, Paramount has been sweetening the deal by bundling Showtime as well. As noted by Doctor of Credit, the current coupon codes are DRAGRACE, STALLONE, and WYNONNA. Using any of these codes entitles you to a month of both Paramount+ (including the Premium, ad-free tier) and Showtime at no cost.
As before, these free coupon codes are available to new and returning subscribers alike. As long as you don’t currently have an active Paramount+ subscription, you should be eligible to get a free month of both Paramount+ and Showtime. This does require following a specific set of sign-up steps, outlined below.
Redeeming Paramount+ and Showtime coupon codes
Note: These offers are available only on the Paramount+ website. Do not attempt to redeem them in the Paramount+ mobile app or on your streaming device.
Choose the monthly option when you sign up for the free trial (you can ignore the “1 week free” message, as we’ll show you later.
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New subscribers:
- On the Paramount+ website, select “Get the Bundle,” then hit “Continue.”
- On the “Pick Your Plan” page, choose the “Monthly” option and the “Premium” tier.
- Create an account.
- On the checkout page, find the “Have a coupon code?” dropdown, and apply the coupon (currently DRAGRACE, STALLONE, and WYNONNA).
- Confirm that “Today’s Total” reads $0.00 before signing up, and that the one-week trial offer disappears. You might not see confirmation that your trial offer is actually one month, versus one week, until after you enter your payment info and start subscription.
Returning subscribers:
- On the Paramount+ website, click “Sign In” at the top-right corner. Sign into your account and hit “Continue” when prompted.
- On the “Pick Your Plan” page, choose the “Monthly” option and the “Premium” tier.
- On the next page, select “Get the Bundle.”
- On the checkout page, find the “Have a coupon code?” dropdown, and apply the coupon (currently DRAGRACE, STALLONE, and WYNONNA).
- Confirm that “Today’s Total” reads $0.00 before signing up, and that the one-week trial offer disappears. You might not see confirmation that your trial offer is actually one month, versus one week, until after you enter your payment info and start subscription.
If you run into problems, make sure you’ve selected a monthly plan and that you don’t already have an active Paramount+ subscription.
Even after entering your payment information, the site will still state that you will be billed after seven days, but as you’ll see in the next screen, your account profile will indicate that you next billing date is actually in 30 days.
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Rinse and repeat
As I’ve previously noted, Paramount+ coupons have been redeemable on an every-month basis for years, even back when the service was known as CBS All Access.
Even better, you can cancel the free trial shortly after signing up, and you’ll still get the full month without being charged at the end. Repeating this process on a monthly basis effectively gets you Paramount+ (and now Showtime as well) for free, indefinitely.
Despite the claim on the previous screen that your credit card will be billed in seven days, your account profile should indicate that you won’t actually be billed for 30 days.
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I recommend waiting until the day after you sign up to cancel the subscription, as your subscription may be cut off if you attempt to cancel immediately. Consider setting a reminder on your phone or snoozing the initial sign-up email, so you don’t forget.
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Author: Jared Newman, Contributor
Jared has been a freelance technology journalist for more than 15 years and is a regular contributor to PCWorld, Fast Company, and TechHive, where he's written a weekly cord-cutting column since 2014. His Cord Cutter Weekly newsletter has more than 30,000 subscribers, and his Advisorator tech advice newsletter is read by nearly 10,000 people each week. Jared has a master's degree in journalism from NYU and specializes in making complex tech topics easy to understand, from streaming and cord-cutting to neat apps and useful tech tricks. He is based in Cincinnati, OH.