Star Wars Episode vii: The Force Awakens will arrive on Amazon Prime this month. Co-ordinate to Business Insider, the streaming video rival to Netflix and Hulu will see Disney'due south revival of the space-epic come to its service.

(Nosotros've contacted Amazon to confirm and are awaiting a response from the company. Update Star Wars Episode 7: The Strength Awakens will be available to hire or purchase, non stream for gratis if you're a Prime number subscriber.)

Starting April 1, fans of the Star Wars series can watch the latest installment–just four months after The Strength Awakens first premiered. Business Insider mentions that Amazon users volition be able to buy or rent the championship from Amazon's service. Though we could see the service make Star Wars Episode vii available to stream as well. Those wanting to stream the Star Wars serial in the by on similar sites likely ran into trouble. Episodes 1 through half-dozen of the movie franchise were available, not on Netflix or Hulu, but to buy on places like iTunes to purchase for $19.99.

Reviews of the seventh major Star Wars film were glowing, including from those of us at PopSci who watched. While the improver of Star Wars 7 marks a win for Amazon subscribers, it's a huge loss for competing streaming services similar Netflix. In addition to the free shipping and unlimited photo storage Prime number nets Amazon users, being one of the just places users can lookout man the movie could very likely bring many cordcutters over to Jeff Bezos'southward service–if they aren't using it already. And features similar downloading video for offline playback merely sweeten the deal.

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The inclusion of Star Wars Episode 7 could be a huge benefaction for Amazon Prime number. And is a strong blow confronting Netflix. For at present, at least.

Amazon Prime may accept Netflix trounce currently in regards to content ready in a galaxy far, far away. Just that may be temporary. Nosotros could run across the pop streaming site strike a deal with Disney to get other Star Wars content on their service, without having to pay for Star Wars exterior the price of a streaming subscription. With the animated series Star Wars: The Clone Wars and the animated picture show of the same proper name both living on Netflix, the service is no stranger to hosting visuals that tell the Skywalker story already. And with movies and T.V. shows being swapped out all the fourth dimension, Episode vii could make its way to Netflix eventually. Until and so, Amazon users can go ready to crush out some funds to gain access to The Forcefulness Awakens in their homes, and hold their breath that information technology officially comes to the visitor's streaming option.