Comcast today announced its annual Watchathon Week will return for its tenth year from May 3 —May 9, offering Xfinity customers on X1, Flex, and Stream free, week-long access to thousands of movies and TV episodes from dozens of networks and streaming services including HBO Max, Netflix, Prime Video, STARZ, SHOWTIME®, EPIX, Peacock, AMC+ and more.
For this year’s Watchathon, customers will be able to enjoy some of the year’s most popular and anticipated programming such as:
- The first two seasons of Netflix’s Stranger Things, just in time to get excited for the fourth season premiering May 27.
- The first season of Girls5Eva ahead of the season two premiere on May 5 and all four seasons of Yellowstone on Peacock.
- The first season of select Prime Video Originals including The Boys, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, The Wilds, Bosch, and Harlem.
- Premium networks such as HBO Max, STARZ, Showtime, and EPIX will make their full on demand library available throughout the week, giving customers access to top shows and content such as SHOWTIME drama The First Lady, STARZ’s Outlander and Gaslit, HBO Max’s Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty and EPIX’s Godfather of Harlem among many others.
- AMC+ will have the first season of select originals available like A Discovery of Witches, Creepshow, Gangs of London, and more. AMC will also be bringing Watchathon to its XUMO channels for the first time, offering three days of free access to some of its most popular shows including a 24-hour marathon of The Walking Dead season 11a on May 8.
- Thousands of hours of multicultural content with complete access to subscription services such as Qwest TV, Kocowa, Here TV, Brown Sugar, Pantaya, and others.
- Full catalogs of some of the most popular niche subscription services such as Acorn TV, History Vault, Lifetime Movie Club, Hallmark Movies Now, DOGTV, and Kidstream.
Customers can access Watchathon Week programming on X1 and Flex by saying “Watchathon” into their Voice Remote to see personalized recommendations and browse collections curated by Xfinity’s editorial team.
Extended Access for Xfinity Rewards Members
Also new this year, starting May 10, all Xfinity Rewards members can extend their Watchathon experience with a complimentary download of the classic American action drama Top Gun through May 24. And through May 31, we are expanding the ability for Rewards members to trial a new SVOD to include Stingray Karaoke, Lifetime Movie Club, History Vault, Kidstream, DOG TV, and UP Faith & Family. Xfinity Rewards members can access these and other great rewards in the Xfinity App or by logging onto Xfinity.com/rewards.
“Watchathon Week continues to be extremely popular amongst our customers with almost a billion hours of content being consumed during the event over the last ten years. Now, with the launch of Xfinity Rewards this year, we’re able to double down on providing our customers access to even more free content, alongside other great perks like $1 Movies, Discounts to Universal Parks and Resorts, Xfinity Mobile benefits, access to the latest Comcast technologies, and once-in-a-lifetime entertainment experience,” says Jason Wicht, Senior Vice President of Growth Operations. “It’s an exciting way for us to continue saying thank you, just for being a customer.”
Xfinity Rewards, which was launched earlier this year, is a free program available to all eligible Xfinity customers nationwide. Signing up is simple to do through the Xfinity App or online at Xfinity.com/rewards. Upon registration, members will be assigned Silver, Gold, Platinum, or Diamond status based on how long they’ve been an Xfinity customer—and more rewards are accessible to those who have been with Xfinity the longest. Rewards are available immediately upon signing up for the program so members can start exploring and enjoying them right away with new opportunities added frequently throughout the year.
For more information on Watchathon Week, visit xfinity.com/watchathon. Content availability may vary across platforms (X1, Flex, and the Xfinity Stream app).
