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How to watch ‘A Haunting in Venice’ on Hulu

Posted on: October 31, 2023

These are the best ways to watch ‘A Haunting in Venice’ on Hulu. Find out if you qualify for a free trial.
Kenneth Branagh as Hercule Poirot in 'A Haunting in Venice'

The best ways to watch ‘A Haunting in Venice’:

BEST OVERALL

Hulu monthly subscription

Free one-month trial, then $7.99/month

BEST BUNDLE DEAL

Disney Duo Basic Bundle (Hulu and Disney+ With Ads)

$9.99/month
(save $5.99/month)

BEST FOR SPRINT CUSTOMERS

Hulu Basic (with ads)

free with Sprint Unlimited plans
(save $7.99/month)

BEST FOR STUDENTS

Spotify Premium for Students with Hulu

free one-month trial, then $5.99/month
(save up to $12.99/month)

BEST LONG-TERM DEAL

Hulu (with ads) annual subscription

$79.99/year
(save 17%)

Scary movie season continues to deliver when it comes to streaming. A Haunting in Venice, the latest Hercule Poirot murder mystery film by Kenneth Branagh, fittingly hits the streaming world on Halloween. It will also be available to buy digitally the same day from all major digital retailers (Prime Video, Apple TV, Fandango/Vudu, etc. with behind-the-scenes bonus content).

Like Branagh’s other two Poirot flicks, Murder on the Orient and Express and Death on the Nile, A Haunting in Venice has a stacked cast including Michelle Yeoh, Tina Fey, Kyle Allen, Camille Cottin, Jamie Dornan, Jude Hill, Ali Khan, Emma Laird, Kelly Reilly, Riccardo Scamarcio, and of course, himself as Hercule Poirot. The film will officially be available to stream on Hulu just in time to cap off the streamer’s iconic “Huluween” event. Here’s everything you need to know to watch A Haunting in Venice.

Can I watch A Haunting in Venice at home?

Still showing in select theaters nationwide, you can check out A Haunting in Venice on the big screen if you wish. However, if you prefer to watch the Agatha Christie adaptation from your couch, it’s coming to small screens just in time for a Halloween watch party. The film begins streaming on Hulu on Oct. 31 for subscribers. Conveniently the previous two films in the trilogy — Murder on the Orient Express and Death on the Nile — are streaming on Hulu as well.

Can you watch A Haunting in Venice online for free?

The good news is Hulu offers a generous free trial for an entire month — plenty of time to watch A Haunting in Venice and all sorts of other scary flicks. The bad news is it’s only for new (and some returning) subscribers. However, that’s not the only way to watch A Haunting in Venice online for free — or, at least, at a discount. Sprint customers and students also have ways to score a free subscription. Here’s what you need to know.

How to get Hulu for free

Best for most people: Hulu 30-day free trial

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Hulu (With Ads)

Free 30-day trial, then $7.99/month

In a streaming market flooded with inflated prices, it’s getting harder and harder to score a free trial. Hulu is one of the most generous streamers, however, offering a substantial 30-day trial to test the waters. If you’ve never been a Hulu subscriber in the past, you can take advantage of your free trial (which is valid for both the No Ads and With Ads plans) right around Halloween. That will allow you to watch A Haunting in Venice when it premieres on the streaming service, plus Murder on the Orient Express, Death on the Nile, and more.

You’ll have to dish out either $7.99/month for the With Ads plan or $17.99/month for the No Ads plan to continue your subscription or cancel before your 30 days are up.

Note: Some returning subscribers will also be eligible for the trial, depending on how long it’s been since you’ve been a subscriber.

Best for Sprint customers: Hulu (With Ads) monthly subscription

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Hulu (With Ads)

Free with Sprint Unlimited plans (save $7.99/month)

If you’re on a Sprint Unlimited plan, you can unlock free access to Hulu’s With Ads plan — so long as it remains active and in good standing. (If you choose to switch plans or cancel, your subscription will be suspended.)

Just head over to the Sprint (which is now T-Mobile) website, choose “activate now,” and sign into your Sprint account. From there, choose the phone you want to enjoy Hulu on, click “change service add-ons,” and choose Hulu. You’ll then receive a text message to follow and complete your account setup.

Best for students: Spotify Premium for Students with Hulu

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Spotify Premium for Students with Hulu

Free one-month trial, then $5.99/month (save up to $12.99/month)

Students have a few awesome options for watching A Haunting in Venice and other eerie faves on Hulu. Our personal favorite is signing up for Spotify Premium for Students. Not only will you get a free one-month trial, but you’ll also unlock access to Hulu With Ads for no extra charge. Following your trial period, you’ll have to pay only $5.99/month for both Spotify Premium and Hulu. There’s just one catch: you need a .edu email address to prove you’re a student (verified through SheerID).

Another option, which also requires the same .edu email address rules, is to open a Hulu student account on its own. There’s currently no free trial offered, but you’ll only have to pay $1.99/month, which is practically a steal.

Other ways to watch A Haunting in Venice

If you don’t qualify for the free options above, all hope is not lost. You can still save money on a Hulu subscription — it just won’t be free. If you commit to a full year of streaming, you can save 16% by choosing an annual subscription rather than a monthly subscription. You could also choose to only subscribe for a single month, then immediately cancel. Technically, you won’t save any money this way, but you also wouldn’t waste any.

Want more bang for your buck? You could opt for the Disney Bundle Duo, which includes Hulu and Disney+ (or Bundle Trio with Hulu, Disney+, and ESPN+), which could save you up to 49%. Not interested in signing up for another streaming service? Purchase it on digital and call it a day.

Best for long-term viewing: Hulu (With Ads) annual subscription

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Hulu (with ads) Annual Subscription

$79.99/year (save 16%)

Opting for an annual subscription rather than a monthly subscription will knock the $7.99/month cost down to only $6.67/month. Yes, you’ll pay more upfront, but in the long run, you save about 16%. If you also qualify for the free one-month trial (mentioned above), the price would drop down to just $6.15/month for 13 months.

By paying for a year, you’ll have plenty of time to watch A Haunting in Venice, plus Branaugh’s other two Hercule Poirot films, Murder on the Orient Express and Death on the Nile. You can even dive into plenty of other Hulu Originals we highly recommend, like The Bear, Tiny Beautiful Things, and Only Murders in the Building.

Best bundle deal: Disney Duo Basic or Trio Basic Bundle (With Ads)

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Hulu + Disney+ (with ads)

$9.99/month or $14.99/month (save up to 44%)

The Disney Duo Basic Bundle is one of the best streaming deals around. For just $9.99/month, you’ll get access to all of the content on Disney+ and Hulu. That’s just $2 more than paying for Hulu on its own. If you’re a sports fan, you can opt for the Trio Basic Bundle and throw ESPN+ in the mix as well for $14.99/month, saving you 44%.

Sure, it’s not the best choice if you’re only looking to watch A Haunting in Venice and be on your way, but if more bang for your buck is what you’re looking for, the Disney Bundle is one of the best options.

Best non-streaming option: Buy A Haunting in Venice on digital

A Haunting in Venice is set for a digital release on the same day as its Hulu streaming debut. That means those who wish to add it to their digital library, rather than sign up for another streaming service, can do so at retailers like Apple TV, Amazon Prime Video, or Vudu (links not yet available). The best part about purchasing a digital version is the lineup of bonus features that come with it. Bonus features include behind-the-scenes footage of bringing the Agatha Christie classic Hallowe’en Party to life, set building, deleted scenes, and more.

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Explainer: ‘Gen V’ episode 7 reveals 2 bombshell connections to ‘The Boys’

Posted on: October 27, 2023

“The Boys” spin-off “Gen V” reveals two major secrets about Dean Shetty and Victoria Neuman in episode 7, “Sick.”

To say a lot happened in episode 7 of Gen V would be an understatement.

Cate (Maddie Phillips) murdered Dean Shetty (Shelley Conn). Sam (Asa Germann) became radicalized by supe supremacists. Vice-presidential candidate Victoria Neuman (Claudia Doumit) is back to her head-exploding ways. But perhaps most shocking of all are two major connections to The Boys that completely change the game at Godolkin University.

Up until now, Gen V has kept its connections to The Boys mostly limited to a few cameos, like Ashley (Colby Minifie), Adam (P.J. Byrne), and even Soldier Boy (Jensen Ackles). However, episode 7 of Gen V, titled “Sick,” takes that connection up a notch with these two reveals.

**Dean Shetty hates supes because of a devastating moment from Season 1 of The Boys.**

Shelley Conn in “Gen V.”
Credit: Brooke Palmer/Prime Video

Despite being the dean of a university for budding superheroes, it’s clear Dean Shetty despises all supes with a burning passion. She tortures them in the secret laboratory known as The Woods, and she’s been secretly developing a virus that could kill all supes should it become contagious.

But just why does she hate supes so much? Well, it all ties back to Season 1, episode 4 of The Boys, titled “The Female of the Species.”

“The Female of the Species” features one of the most well-known — and most horrifying — sequences from The Boys to date. Homelander (Antony Starr) and Queen Maeve (Dominique McElligott) try to stop the hijacking of Transoceanic Flight 37, only to irreparably damage the cockpit. Instead of making an effort to save the passengers onboard, Homelander decides to leave them all to die. That decision remains one of his most monstrous moments yet, and it’s had lasting consequences throughout The Boys — and now Gen V.

Once Marie Moreau (Jaz Sinclair) realizes Shetty’s up to no good, she and Jordan (London Thor and Derek Luh) sneak into her office to learn more about The Woods. There, they discover documents and newspaper clippings about Flight 37. The flight manifest reveals that Dean Shetty’s husband and child were both onboard when it crashed, explaining why Shetty has a vendetta against supes. Gen V has teased this motivation throughout the season, with Shetty telling Marie early on that she had a daughter who died. The Homelander connection does prove an intense twist, though, and one of Gen V‘s most overt links to the plot of The Boys so far.

Marie Moreau and Victoria Neuman have the same powers.

Victoria Neuman from "The Boys" and "Gen V" speaks at a town hall, wearing a blue suit.

Claudia Doumit in “Gen V.”
Credit: Brooke Palmer/Prime Video

If you thought the Flight 37 reveal was the biggest trick “Sick” had up its sleeve, think again. Armed with the knowledge of The Woods, Marie tries to get word to Victoria, who is holding a town hall on campus. What she finds is way more than she bargained for.

Victoria seems to know more about Marie’s powers than even Marie does, telling her that she should be able to sense key information about people by reading their blood. Thanks to this advice, Marie determines that Victoria is a supe as well — but not just any supe! She’s a supe with the same powers as Marie.

We see this when Victoria cuts open her hand and creates a tendril of blood, just like Marie tends to do. This moment is huge news in both the world of Gen V and The Boys. Gen V-wise, it finally tells us who Marie’s mysterious benefactor is, and it gives us a hint at just how far Marie may be able to push her powers. In terms of The Boys, it clues us into the extent of Victoria’s powers. Throughout The Boys, we’ve only seen her blow up people’s heads (and sometimes other body parts). Now we know that she’s capable of other kinds of blood manipulation — and she’s not the only supe with this set of powers.

Victoria seems friendly enough with Marie, bonding with her over their time at the Red River Institute and insisting that they stay in touch. But this is head-exploding, power-hungry Victoria Neuman we’re talking about here. Is she really going to let a supe with her skills continue to run free in the world? Will she attempt to manipulate Marie and take her under her wing, or try to eliminate her entirely?

On the flip side, what does this reveal mean for Marie? Will she follow in Victoria’s footsteps and start blowing up people’s heads? Could she become just as powerful as Victoria, or even more so? Who knows — maybe the Gen V Season 1 finale will treat us to a blood-bending battle between the two.

Gen V is now streaming on Prime Video.

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How to watch ‘The Nun II’ — release date, streaming deals, and more

Posted on: October 27, 2023

Is the ‘The Nun: II’ streaming yet? Here are the best ways to watch ‘The Nun: II’ on streaming, starting Oct. 27.
Taissa Farmiga in 'The Nun: 2'

Quick links to watch ‘The Nun II’:

BEST OVERALL

Max annual subscription (with ads)

$99.99/year
(save 17%)

BEST FOR CRICKET CUSTOMERS

Max with ads

free for customers on the $60/mo. unlimited plan
(save $9.99/month)

cricket wireless and max logos side by side

BEST FOR AT&T CUSTOMERS

Max (with ads)

free for customers on select wireless and internet plans
(save $9.99/month)

BEST FOR NO ADS

Max annual subscription (Ad-free)

$149.99/year
(save 22%)

The Nun II — the next chapter in the story of The Nun and the latest in The Conjuring universe — is now on streaming.

While we thought Valak, the evil demon that casually disguises itself as a nun, was defeated at the end of The Nun by Sister Irene (Taissa Farmiga) and Father Burke (Demian Bichir), that is unfortunately not the case. The Nun II takes place four years later when mysterious deaths begin popping up throughout Europe. Once again, Sister Irene is tasked with taking on Valak and attempting to get rid of them once and for all.

Farmiga is joined again by Jonas Bloquet as Maurice, along with Storm Reid as Sister Debra, Anna Popplewell as Kate, and Bonnie Aarons as the titular demon nun. The film was originally released in theaters on Sept. 8 (and is still in select theaters nationwide) and met with mixed reviews. “The Nun II never quite reaches the terrifying heights of those early Conjuring films, but it does have more creepy moments than its predecessor,” Kimber Myers wrote in Mashable’s own film review.

If you’re looking for jump scares to add to your Halloween watchlist, The Nun II definitely delivers. Get a sneak peek at the sequel in the official trailer below, then read on to learn more about how to watch the newest addition to The Conjuring universe.

Where is The Nun II streaming?

You can still head to select theaters to watch The Nun II on the big screen, but as of Oct. 27, you can also watch the spooky flick from your couch. In order to stream it on the small screen, you’ll have to sign up for Max — HBO’s premium streaming service. Subscriptions start at $9.99/month and there’s currently no free trial, but we’ve rounded up your best options for saving money. Conveniently, every other film in The Conjuring universe (minus The Conjuring 2) is available to stream on Max as well, so you can plan a full movie marathon with a single service (which is more uncommon than you think).

Best Max streaming deals

Best for most people: save 17% on a Max With Ads annual subscription

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Max annual subscription (with ads)

$99.99/year (save 17%)

A basic Max subscription with ads will cost you $9.99/month and let you watch The Nun II (as well as other films in The Conjuring universe), then be on your merry way. If you remember to cancel before your month is up, you’ll avoid auto-renewal charges the following month. While this won’t exactly save you any money, it’ll prevent unnecessary spending. If you want more bang for your buck, you can save 17% by signing up for an entire year at once for $99.99. That breaks down to only $8.33/month instead of $9.99 and lets you watch as much as you want all year without worrying about canceling by a certain date.

Best with no ads: save 22% on a Max Ad-Free annual subscription

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Max Ad-Free

$149.99/year (save 22%)

For those who can’t stand dealing with ads, you can save even more if you opt for a Max Ad-Free annual subscription. It’s typically $15.99/month for the Ad-Free subscription, but when you sign up for a year instead, it’ll cost you just $149.99 (just $12.49/month). That’s about 22% in total savings and you won’t have to worry about canceling by a certain time to avoid automatic charges each month.

Best for Cricket customers: free Max with ads for customers on the $60/month unlimited plan

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Max with ads

free for Cricket customers on the $60/month unlimited plan (save $9.99/month)

Attention Cricket customers: you can score Max (with ads) for no cost if you’re on the $60/month unlimited plan. Just choose to connect with a provider when you log in to Max and select Cricket to enter your credentials. Then you’re free to stream The Nun II and the rest of the Conjuring films at your leisure. Cricket customers on a different plan can upgrade or change to the $60/month plan to get Max included.

Best for AT&T customers: free Max with ads for select wireless and internet customers

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Max with ads

free for AT&T customers on select wireless plans (save $9.99/month)

Existing AT&T customers on select wireless and internet plans are eligible to get Max for free as well. If you haven’t already, go check your account to see if you’re eligible.

The following wireless plans give users access to Max (with ads) for free: AT&T Unlimited Elite, AT&T Unlimited PlusSM, AT&T Unlimited Plus EnhancedSM, AT&T Unlimited ChoiceSM, AT&T Unlimited Choice IISM, AT&T Unlimited Choice EnhancedSM, AT&T Unlimited &MoreSM Premium. Unfortunately, Max is no longer offered to new customers, so if you changed your plan recently or terminate your service, you’ll lose access.

If you purchased AT&T Fiber Internet 1000, 2000, or 5000 within specific date ranges, you also receive access to Max at no extra charge. The promotion ended on June 5, 2022, so if you’ve moved your service or changed your plan since then, your Max benefit is no longer valid. You can learn more about eligibility over on the AT&T Max Sign-in FAQ page.

Other ways to watch The Nun II

If you don’t want to subscribe to yet another streaming service, you also have the option to rent or purchase The Nun II digitally at the following retailers:

Amazon Prime Video — rent it for $17.74, buy it for $22.74
Vudu — rent it for $19.99, buy it for $24.99
Apple TV+ — rent it for $19.99, buy it for $24.99
YouTube — rent it for $19.99, buy it for $24.99

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