If you're a longtime reader of CinemaBlend's streaming guides, you may notice I often promote the use of a VPN alongside many of our How to Watch guides. That's because it's incredibly useful when it comes to traveling and maintaining access to the streaming services you pay good money to be subscribed too - something I learnt when writing about VPNs when previously working at TechRadar and Tom's Guide. If your subscription to a VPN is set to expire, then, or you want to see what all the fuss is about, there's no better time than now to try with plenty of Black Friday VPN deals already live.
A piece of software that's primary function is to better secure your online connection, the use that'll interest CinemaBlend readers most is it's ability to bypass content blocked by geo-restrictions. For instance, if you're working overseas or on vacation, you can connect to a VPN with servers based around the world, and make your device appear just about anywhere. So if you want to watch something through your Max subscription - say, the new Dune TV spin-off - you can connect to a US server with a VPN and avoid geo-restrictions. Equally, a VPN can unblock different Netflix libraries, or ensure expats in the States can watch UK TV online from anywhere, for instance.
The Black Friday VPN deals for 2024 have already begun to drop, with the top provider I always recommend alongside our How To Watch guides, NordVPN, offering a significant 74% saving alongside an additional 3 months being tagged onto its 2-year plans. For those after something more affordable, Surfshark always wins out as the best value for money, and is now down to $1.99 a month from $4.98 on its own 2-year plan.
It's a little outside of the box, but a VPN could very well be one of the best Black Friday entertainment deals for avid movie and TV watchers. Especially if you consider partnering it with this year's Black Friday streaming deals that are soon to be announced.
All VPNs are tested by our sister site, Tom's Guide, who put the best VPNs through their paces, including testing their effectiveness in unblocking streaming services. While there are deals on a ton of VPN providers, I'll only list the deals for those services that offer the most seamless unblocking experience for CinemaBlend readers.
Pulled from Tom's Guides reviews of these VPN providers, here is the information you'll want to know where unblocking streaming services is concerned, comparing performance and price on these Black Friday VPN deals.