It certainly wasn't Jeffrey Katzenberg's plan to kick off his new short-form streaming service in the midst of a pandemic, but here we are. The service launched earlier this month with a variety of different programs, including action/thriller Most Dangerous Game starring Chris Hemsworth and Christoph Waltz, survival/thriller Survive starring Sophie Turner and Corey Hawkins, psychological/thriller The Stranger starring Dane DeHaan and Maika Monroe, comedy Dummy starring Anna Kendrick, Sam Raimi's horror anthology series 50 States of Fright, a revival of Reno 911!, and more.
If you haven't had the chance to quick Quibi out for yourself yet, the streaming service is aiming to make it a little easier as they've uploaded the first episodes of Most Dangerous Game, The Stranger, and Dummy to YouTube for free. Check 'em out!
After learning that he will soon die from a terminal illness and desperate to provide for his pregnant wife, Dodge Maynard (Liam Hemsworth) accepts an invitation from a mysterious man (Christoph Waltz) to participate in a deadly game of survival in Most Dangerous Game. Each hour Dodge survives will earn him more money, for a total of $24.5 million if he survives the full 24 hours.
The Stranger follows a ride-share driver (Maika Monroe) as she lives out her worst nightmare when she picks up a mysterious passenger (Dane DeHaan) from a mansion. The passenger soon reveals that he has actually murdered the occupant of the mansion and threatens to kill her as well, unless she can tell him a "really good story."
Dummy stars Anna Kendrick as Cody, an aspiring but struggling writer who discovers that her boyfriend owns a sex doll, and wouldn't you know it, the sex doll, known as Barbara, can speak and the two set off to take on the world together.
If those episodes strike your fancy and you want to check out more from Quibi, tomorrow is the final day that you can sign up for Quibi's free 90-day trial. After that, new sign-ups will get two weeks of Quibi for free before paying $7.99 with no ads or $4.99 with ads. At the moment, the Quibi service is only available on mobile devices, but they've announced that they will be rolling out the ability to cast Quibi content on a TV at some point in the future.