What streaming works in Germany — 2026 availability list

Updated 2026-04-24

TL;DR

Germany has a large but fragmented streaming market: Netflix, Disney+, Prime Video, Apple TV+ all have German versions. Sky Deutschland (Sky Q + WOW) is the local sports and film hub. MUBI has strong art-house presence. HBO Max in Germany has been hit by rights restructuring (some HBO content lives on Sky/WOW); standalone app launch has been pushed back multiple times. F1 TV in DE has local rules with Sky holding partial season rights. Pricing is mid-to-high; German dubbing is near-universal.

✓ Available

netflix

DE catalog, full German dubs

disneyplus

Star channel + DE originals

DE version, partial SkyShowtime overlap

mgmplus

Via Prime Channels €3.99/mo

mubi

Strong DE art-house presence

crunchyroll

Full German anime subs

dazn

Bundesliga rights core holder

rakutentveu

Rakuten TV EU, available in DE

Plus €23/mo with GPT-4

claude

Anthropic Pro full

deepl

HQ in Germany, Pro translation

✗ Not available / Restricted

hulu

US-only

hbomax

Restructured, some content on Sky/WOW

tving

Korea-only

bbciplayer

UK-only

peacock

US-only, no DE version

stan

Australia-only

Tips

When VPNing into Germany, prefer Frankfurt or Berlin nodes on a German ISP (Deutsche Telekom, Vodafone, 1&1) residential range. Germany is GDPR-strict — many US services have heavier cookie banners and consent flows; keep browser fingerprint + timezone aligned (DE = UTC+1) when crossing regions. F1 TV in DE is limited by Sky's exclusivity deal; for full-season access you may need to switch to NL or BE nodes. Sky/WOW signup requires SEPA direct debit or a German credit card — overseas cards often get refused.