‘Young Love’: How to Watch Kid Cudi’s New Show for Free

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Kid Cudi and Rap Sh!t creator Issa Rae are getting a cartoon makeover in the new series Young Love. HBO Max green lit the expansion of the Oscar-winning short Hair Love back in 2020, but is now officially coming to our screens on Max starting Thursday (Sept. 21).

Now, you can delve deeper into the Chicago family’s lives as the new series will follow the millennial parents as they deal with the everyday challenges of life such as parenting, finances, career and striving to achieve their dreams. It also spotlights what comes after overcoming a major sickness — if you’ve seen the short film you’ll know that Rae’s character had cancer, which will be one of the major themes seen throughout the season.

The show was created by Oscar-winner Matthew A. Cherry with other cast members including Brooke Monroe Conaway, Harry Lennix, Loretta Devine and Tamar Braxton.

Hair Love‘s initial success not only earned it an animated series, but the short film was adapted into a picture book as well, which comes in an Audible edition with narration by Blue Ivy Carter.

Keep reading to learn the streaming options to watch.

How to Watch Young Love

The first four episodes are available to watch starting Thursday (Sept. 21) with four new episodes planning to drop every Thursday for a total of 12 episodes.

Amazon is offering a 7-day free trial through Prime Video when you add Max to your channel subscription, which means you can watch the show for free. If you have a Prime membership, then Prime Video is free through your subscription.

Once your free trial is over, you’ll be charged the $15.99/month subscription price for Max through Amazon. Click the link below to launch your free trial for Max on Prime Video.

What is Max? The new streaming platform combines HBO Max, Discovery+, TLC, HGTV and more content to create one mega-library of programming to binge at your convenience. Plans start at $9.99/month ($99.99/year) for the ad-supported subscription, $14.99/month for ad-free streaming and $19.99/month for the Ultimate ad-free plan.

Not sure if you have Max? If you have an HBO Max subscription you can switch it over to the new Max platform at no additional cost. Just login to your HBO Max account and follow the instructions.

Programs you can look forward to watching include And Just Like That, Full Circle, The Righteous Gemstones, Hardknocks, Warrior, The Idol, Reality, Clone High, What am I Eating, Smartless on the Road, Warrior, Bama Rush, John Early: Now More Than Ever, The Price of Glee, Love to Love You, Donna Summer, Burden of Proof, House of Hammer, 1000-lb Sisters, Forensic Files II, House Hunters, The Last of Us, Barry, Succession, Euphoria, Hacks and The White Lotus. You’ll also find movies like Avatar: The Way of Water, Shazam: Fury of the Gods, Ready Player One, Magic Mike’s Last Dance and The Flash.

Other Ways to Watch Young Love

There are addition ways to score an affordable Max subscription through promos and free-trials offered at Hulu and Prime Video. For a free subscription, try platforms like DirecTV Stream, AT&T or Verizon.

DirecTV is taking $10 off its plans for the first three months of your subscription, saving you a total of $30 for a limited time. They also offer Max for free for the first three months with select packages and included free with its Choice ($89.99), Ultimate ($99.99) and Óptimo Más ($64.99) packages. DirecTV Stream’s Premiere Package ($144.99) includes Max, Showtime, Starz and Cinemax.

If you want to access Max outside of the U.S., ExpressVPN and NordVPN let you access various streamers around the globe. You can also purchase single episodes of Young Love on Prime Video.

Check below to watch the trailer for Young Love.