Students can get Max for half-price: here are 3 shows with 100% on Rotten Tomatoes to start with

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Max is one of thebest streaming servicesand it’s a particularly good option for anyone studying and looking to budget their spending in theback-to-school sales: its student discount cuts the cost of an annual subscription by 50%, bringing the price down to just $4.99 per month.

Wondering how to get a Max student discount so you can start streaming thebest Max moviesandbest Max showsfor less? You’ll need to be a US student over the age of 18 and to be registered with the site Unidays first, if you haven’t already. From there:

Max:save up to 50% on annual plansWith a choice of three plans, get gritty Warner Bros. movies and TV shows, as well as easy entertainment from Discovery’s library of reality TV in one. Starting from $9.99 a month for its With Ads plan, why not subscribe straight up for a whole year and save up to 20% across all three plans available.

Done that? Try streaming these three shows first.

Scavengers Reign

This beautifully animated slice of dystopian sci-fi, which follows the remaining crew of a damaged interstellar freighter who are stranded on a strange planet, has wowed the critics.The New Yorkersays it is “a triumph of imagination, using animation to bring wondrously unfamiliar flora and fauna to life,” andBut Why Tho?says “Scavengers Reignis a gorgeous piece of animated fiction that revels in the high stakes and improbable world it’s built for itself”.Inverseputs it well: “Scavengers Reignis a wonder. It’s a feat of animation, a feat of sci-fi storytelling, and by far one of the best surprises of the year.”

Chewing Gum

Don’t let the Hulu branding in the trailer confuse you: this critically acclaimed British comedy drama is now on Max. It centres on Tracey Gordon (Michaela Coel ofI May Destroy Youfame), a religious, Beyoncé-obsessed 24-year-old, who discovers that the more she learns about the world, the less she understands. Both seasons have the full 100% rating on Rotten Tomatoes and high audience ratings too.The New Yorkerdescribes the show as “a one-woman bedroom farce”, whileThe Guardiansays that “Michaela Coel’s incredible timing, warmth and gift for physical comedy basically make her, in my eyes, the second coming of Lucille Ball”.

Adventure Time: Fionna and Cake

Max is basically heaven forAdventure Timefans, with all ten seasons plus the mini-seriesDistant Landsand this spin-off series available for streaming. This show is slightly more adult than the original but retains its chaotic and irreverent energy. According toDecider, it’s “the triumphant return to the world ofAdventure Timefans have been waiting for, and it sets the stage for one of the most interesting concepts the show has seen in some time”. According toPastemagazine: “At its best, it feels as if it’s making good on the promise of the original series’ theme song: ‘The fun will never end’.”

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Writer, broadcaster, musician and kitchen gadget obsessive Carrie Marshall has been writing about tech since 1998, contributing sage advice and odd opinions to all kinds of magazines and websites as well as writing more than a dozen books. Her memoir,Carrie Kills A Man, is on sale now and her next book, about pop music, is out in 2025. She is the singer in Glaswegian rock bandUnquiet Mind.

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