Right now, Xumo Play's strongest free picks include Lionsgate's newest Pay-1 releases and a slate of horror classics running without a subscription. Xumo Play is a free, ad-supported streaming service with no login or credit card required, carrying roughly 15,000 on-demand movies and TV titles alongside more than 350 live channels, according to the Apple App Store listing. This month's lineup draws on two sources: a new studio output deal that just landed exclusive theatrical-window titles on the service, and a standing horror channel built for the Halloween season. Both are free to stream the moment you open the app or load the website.
Table of Contents
- The Lionsgate Deal Just Added Exclusive New Releases
- What Else Rotates In Regularly
- Horror Picks for the Season
- How to Watch and Confirm What's Live Today
- Frequently Asked Questions
The Lionsgate Deal Just Added Exclusive New Releases
Xumo and Lionsgate signed a multiyear content deal at CES 2026, announced January 6, 2026, making Xumo Play one of the exclusive free-streaming homes for select Lionsgate films during their "Pay-1" window — the first pay window after a film leaves theaters, according to Media Play News. Google TV Freeplay and Xumo-branded FAST (free ad-supported television) channels share the same exclusive window.
The deal names nine Pay-1 films, including Julia Stiles' directorial debut "Wish You Were Here" and the Morgan Freeman-narrated documentary "The Power of Chi," plus roughly 50 additional Lionsgate titles added to the platform's broader library, per the same report from Media Play News. That combination gives Xumo Play a batch of recent theatrical releases alongside a deeper Lionsgate catalog pull.
- "Wish You Were Here" — Julia Stiles' feature directorial debut
- "The Power of Chi" — documentary narrated by Morgan Freeman
- Roughly 50 additional Lionsgate library titles added under the same deal
What Else Rotates In Regularly
Beyond the Lionsgate deal, Xumo holds a standing output deal with Magnolia Pictures that puts a new Magnolia film on the service almost every month, under a three-month exclusivity window before the title moves to other platforms, according to Media Play News. That arrangement means the service has a near-monthly refresh of independent and specialty films even outside the Lionsgate titles.
Because of this steady turnover, "best right now" on Xumo Play is a moving target rather than a fixed list. A title that streams free this week may rotate out within a few months as its exclusivity window closes.
Horror Picks for the Season
Xumo Play runs a dedicated free horror channel, listed on the app as "Xumo Free Halloween Horrors" or "Xumo Free Horror & Thriller Movies," streaming titles such as "Halloween," "Hereditary," and "Midsommar" with no signup required, according to the Xumo Play Discover page. This channel runs alongside the on-demand library, so horror fans can watch as a linear channel or pull up a specific title directly.
JustWatch's daily-updated Xumo Play movie catalog confirms "Hereditary" (2018) is currently available free with ads on the service, among dozens of other on-demand titles, per JustWatch. If you want to check whether a specific horror title is still live before settling in, that catalog page is the fastest way to confirm it.
- "Halloween" — available on the free horror channel
- "Hereditary" (2018) — confirmed on-demand via JustWatch's Xumo Play listing
- "Midsommar" — available on the free horror channel
How to Watch and Confirm What's Live Today
Xumo Play is accessible without creating an account on Xfinity X1, the Xumo Stream Box, third-party devices such as Roku and Fire TV, smart TVs, the web at play.xumo.com, and the iOS and Android apps, according to Xfinity's support article on the Xumo Play app. That breadth of device support means most viewers can start watching without installing anything new if their TV or streaming box already supports it.
The catalog turns over frequently and isn't published as a static list, so the only reliable way to confirm a specific title is live on a given day is to check JustWatch's daily-updated provider page or the in-app Discover and Movies sections directly, per JustWatch. Treat any list of titles, including this one, as a starting point for what to search for rather than a guarantee of what's currently streaming.
- Open the app or play.xumo.com — no login or payment screen will appear
- Search the title directly in the Movies section if it's not on the homepage
- Cross-check JustWatch's Xumo Play movies page if a title seems to have disappeared
- Check the horror channel separately from on-demand search — it runs as a linear feed
Frequently Asked Questions
Do I need to create an account to watch movies on Xumo Play?
No. Xumo Play requires no subscription, login, or credit card, according to the Apple App Store listing.
How do I know if a specific movie is still available on Xumo Play?
Check JustWatch's daily-updated Xumo Play movies page or the app's own Movies section, since the catalog rotates frequently, per JustWatch.
What devices support Xumo Play?
Xfinity X1, the Xumo Stream Box, Roku, Fire TV, smart TVs, the web at play.xumo.com, and iOS/Android apps, according to Xfinity's support page.