Forget Stranger Things, if you want retro 80s vibey sci-fi, these are the top Black Friday streaming deals you need

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It's Black Friday! And that means the streaming deals available right now are almost as big as the hairstyles were in the '80s. Speaking of which, if you want retro sci-fi, you need these limited-time offers in your life to save some cash.

Sure, Netflix is one of the biggest names in streaming, but outside of Stranger Things, it's not a major player on the sci-fi scene, and it's not on offer. If you want the best streaming services and, in particular, the best value streaming services, we've rounded up the top Black Friday offers below.

Here at Space.com, we're big on sci-fi and we're covering Black Friday deals for sci-fi fans, too. Whether it's Tron, Star Wars, Terminator, The Running Man and Ghostbusters on Disney and Hulu, Severance and Flash Gordon on Apple TV, Star Trek on Paramount Plus, and if you want kids riding around on bikes and defeating evil, the IT movies and TV show is streaming on HBO Max.

Best sci-fi Black Friday streaming deals

Disney  Plus
Save 62%
Disney Plus: was $12.99 now $4.99 at Disney+

Save 62% on the home of all Star Wars content, Marvel, Alien, Predator and more. While all these options offer the sci-fi you're craving, you'll also get sci-fi classics like Tron, Honey, The Running Man, Terminator, Ghostbusters and more.

Note: This deal is for 12 months and the offer expires on December 1.

Apple TV
Save 54%
Apple TV: was $12.99 now $5.99 at Apple TV

Get six months of Apple TV for just $5.99 and stream the hit TV show Severance, along with For All Mankind, Neuromancer and Flash Gordon, which is available to rent.

paramount Plus
Save 63%
paramount Plus: was $7.99 now $2.99 at Paramount+

Get two months of Paramount Plus, which is the home to all Star Trek content along with big 80s sci-fi titles like The Fly and Robocop.

HBO Max Amazon Prime Video
Save 73%
HBO Max Amazon Prime Video: was $10.99 now $2.99 at Amazon

Save big on HBO Max when you add it to your Amazon Prime subscription. Here, you'll find big sci-fi titles, including some Mad Max and Blade Runner movies, along with the IT movies and TV show, which has many similarities to Stranger Things. You'll also get major TV shows like Game of Thrones, The Last of Us and The Walking Dead.

If you have to watch Stranger Things

Okay, okay, if you simply have to watch Stranger Things, we won't hold it against you. You'll only find it on Netflix as it's a Netflix original and it's their biggest show, both in terms of original content and in the sci-fi genre. Here's how to get it, even if it's not on offer.

Alexander Cox
E-commerce Staff Writer

STAFF WRITER, E-commerce — Alex joined Space.com in June 2021 as staff writer covering space news, games, tech, toys and deals. Based in London, U.K. Graduating in June 2020, Alex studied Sports Journalism in the North East of England at Sunderland University. During his studies and since his graduation, Alex has been featured in local newspapers and online publications covering a range of sports from university rugby to Premier League soccer. In addition to a background in sports and journalism, Alex has a life-long love of Star Wars which started with watching the prequel trilogy and collecting toy lightsabers, he also grew up spending most Saturday evenings watching Doctor Who. 


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