What are the best streaming choices for Hungarians

Everybody is stuck home this year during the pandemic. There isn’t much to do besides just distracting yourself with the right kind of entertainment that will keep you sane throughout this quarantine period. 

And as the second wave hits Europe, so did the streaming war with numerous services going head to head. But which one is worthy enough for Hungarians to subscribe? Apart from the mainstream services, Hungary has a local gem hiding beneath these big names, all set to make a debut and take the locals by surprise. 

Following are the services that Hungarians will find the best in terms of streaming their favorite shows, including local Hungarian content. 

Netflix

Netflix is a universal streaming service widely popular throughout the globe. No matter where you go, Netflix will always have the highest subscriber ratio than any other streaming service in that region. 

Netflix launched in Hungary in January 2016, and so far, it has managed to score 250k+ subscribers on the streaming service. There are numerous titles in the Hungarian Netflix library; some of them belong to their own local cinema. 

Overall, Netflix in Hungary has 5062 titles in total, out of which there are 3409 films and 1653 TV shows. 65 of them are Academy award-winning films and 31 Emmy award-winning TV shows. 

Netflix Hungary subscription plan ranges from 2490 Ft to 3990 Ft per month. 

Top titles on Netflix

• A California Christmas 
• The Prom 
• Rose Island 
• The Secret: Dare to Dream
• The Christmas Chronicles: Part Two 
• The Christmas Chronicles 
• Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile
• Holidate 
• Knives Out
• The Princess Switch: Switched Again
• Tiny Pretty Things 
• The Queen’s Gambit 
• The Crown 
• Money Heist 
• The Mess You Leave Behind 
• Alice in Borderland 
• Virgin River 
• Grizzy & the Lemmings
• The Witcher 
• Homeland

HBO GO

HBO Go is available in Hungary via Telenor’s MYTV. It is only available to those who have an active Telenor subscription under their belt. You will get a starter pack of 11 channels and a subscription to HBO GO for 2190 Ft. per month. 

HBO Go was in the Hungarian market for quite some time, and users turned to it because of its benefits. One month of free service, free data traffic, and access on any device anywhere, anytime. 

HBO GO even provides offline streaming, no ads while you stream, and unlimited access to original HBO movies and TV shows. 

Top Shows on HBO GO 

• The Big Bang Theory
• The Flight Attendant 
• Game of Thrones 
• Young Sheldon
• The Undoing 
• The Walking Dead
• His Dark Materials 
• Strike Back
• Normal People
• The Middle
• Let Them All Talk 
• SPECTRE
• Joker
• Coco
• Skyfall
• Say It Loud
• Casino Royale
• Valkyrie
• Quantum of Solace
• The Goldfinch

Cinego 

Cinego is Hungary’s first online streaming service consisting of Art films worldwide with Hungarian dubbing and subtitles. It features some of the top award-winning and festival winning international films, including some Hungarian classics as well. 

Cinego targets a niche market and hence was a significant breakthrough for people looking for this specific genre of movies online legally. You will find films from festivals like Cannes, Venice, Berlin, Toronto, and Karlovy Vary. 

The service plans on expanding its reach and adding more titles from different film distributors. The price plans on Cinego are divided into 3 categories. You can access most of the movies for 1500 Ft. In 650 Ft, you can rent the film for 30-days. While in 1300 Ft, you have the option to download the film completely. 

Top Movies on Cinego

• Son of Saul
• Parasite
• On Body and Soul
• Sunset
• Toni Erdmann
• It Must Be Heaven
• Burning
• Ida

Hulu

Hulu is the US and Japan-exclusive streaming service, which offers a ton of trending US TV shows and movies along with a variety of Hulu original content online on their platform. 

People of Hungary can easily access Hulu via a reliable VPN, as thoroughly described by one reliable source on what VPN would fit best for streaming Hulu internationally. 

Hulu comes with 3 subscription plans that range from 1735 – 3472. They provide the same number of shows; the only difference is that one of them is an ad-supported service, while you have to pay extra to relieve yourself of the ads.  

Moreover, Hulu has it’s own TV subscription service that you can subscribe to if you are tired of your own TV channels; it offers complete access to the streaming library along with several international TV channels. 

Top Shows on Hulu

• Atlanta
• The Hardy Boys
• Brassic
• The X-Files
• Little Fires Everywhere
• Letterkenny
• Grey’s Anatomy
• American Horror Story
• Killing Eve
• The Handmaid’s Tale
• Ramy
• Mrs. America
• Catch-22
• Vikings
• Black-ish

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