Remember a few months ago, when Amazon denied rumors that its free, ad-supported streaming service Freevee would be shut down after the introduction of ads in Prime Video? Well, things have changed.

As reported by Deadline on Tuesday, Freevee will be “phased out” in the coming weeks. The good news is that the original series, including Bosch: Legacy, Jury Duty and Judy Justice, are already available on Prime Video and will remain there. Additionally, in areas where Freevee is available, content will still be visible to the paywall for non-Prime members. Amazon addressed the closure with the following statement:

“We have built Prime Video into a premier entertainment destination where customers can personalize their viewing experience by streaming exclusive Prime member entertainment produced by Amazon MGM Studios, licensed movies and series, content from other services as an add-on subscription, live sports, blockbuster movies and series to rent or buy, FAST channels and the full content offering of Amazon Freevee. To provide customers with an easier viewing experience, we have decided to phase out the Freevee branding. There will be no changes to the content available to Prime members, and an extensive range of free streaming content will still be accessible to non-Prime members, including select originals from Amazon MGM Studios, a variety of licensed films and series , and a wide library of FAST channels – all available on Prime Video.”

Freevee launched in 2019 as IMDb Freedive and changed its name to IMDb TV a few months later before rebranding as Freevee again in 2022. It gained some popularity not just as a place to watch some Prime Video shows for free, including The Wheel. of Time, The Summer I Turned Pretty and A League of Their Own, but because of their own original content. Specifically, it scored three Primetime Emmy nominations for its hoax reality series Jury Duty.

However, when Prime Video introduced ads early this year, the distinction between that streaming platform and Freevee began to blur. Prime Video subscribers now have to pay an extra $2.99 ​​per month to avoid ads.

The streaming market may have just gotten a little smaller, but that doesn’t mean there aren’t still an overwhelming amount of options to choose from. For more information, check out our ranking of the top streaming services currently available.

Alex Stedman is a senior news editor at IGN, overseeing entertainment reporting. When she’s not writing or editing, you can find her reading fantasy novels or playing Dungeons & Dragons.