If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. President Joe Biden recently announced that he’s dropping out of the 2024 race , and urged Democrats to elect Vice President Kamala Harris as the party’s nominee to face Donald Trump. To many fans of the Emmy-winning political sitcom Veep , the situation sounded eerily familiar: In the show, VP Selina Meyer (Julia Louis-Dreyfus) becomes the Democratic presidential candidate after the President chooses not to seek reelection.
Where to Stream: Max (or Max on Prime Video ) Where to Buy Box Set: Amazon “‘I’m not leaving; POTUS is leaving. He’s not going to run for a second term. I’m gonna run.
I’m gonna run for president.’” says Meyer in one scene, posted to X by NBC News senior national political reporter Sahil Kapur with the caption, “ Veep is a documentary.” The similarity between Veep and the recent Biden-Harris handover has caused a resurgence in the show’s popularity.
Daily Google searches for the series up more than 300% since Biden’s announcement (Google Trends), and Max has moved the series (which ended five years ago) to its homepage . If you’re among the fans looking to rewatch the show or start it for the first time, read on. Here’s a quick guide on how to watch Veep online and where to get a box set.
Where to Watch Veep Online The entirety of Veep is streaming on Max (formerly HBO Max), so you’ll need a subscription to the streaming service to watch the show online. Read on for a breakdown of all the different ways to get Max, if you don’t already have it. For most, the easiest way to watch Veep is to get a subscription to Max through the streamer’s website here .
You can choose from three subscription tiers: With Ads, Ad-Free, and Ultimate Ad-Free. The With Ads plan costs just $9.99 a month, while the Ad-Free plan, which costs $15.
99 a month, removes most advertisements and lets you download some content to watch offline. The Ultimate Ad-Free plan, which costs $19.99 a month, also has no ads, lets you stream on up to 4 devices, download up to 100 titles, and get higher audio/video quality.
You can also opt for annual billing with any of these plans and save between 16% and 20% per year. The annual With Ads annual plan is $99.99 a year, the Ad-Free plan is $149.
99 a year, and the Ultimate Ad-Free plan is $199.99 a year. If you have Prime and would rather keep your streaming services under one roof, you can also add Max to an existing Prime Video account.
You can choose between Max With Ads and Max Ad-Free plans on Prime Video (pricing is the same as it is through Max) and you’ll be able to watch all Max content through the Prime Video hub. Buy Veep Box Set If you’re a serious Veep fan, you can also go old school and pick up a DVD box set of the whole series. This will let you watch the show as much as you want, and you’ll never have to worry about it being removed from streaming services.
This Veep : The Complete Series box set is currently listed on Amazon for $83.99. If that one is out of stock, you can also buy the same box set on Target , where it’s listed for $109.
99. How Many Seasons of Veep Are There? Veep ran for seven seasons, premiering in 2012 and ending in 2019..
