Amazon Has a Hack to Watch Wicked Way Earlier Than Everyone Else—Get the Deal Before It Ends
Jason Pham
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Fast pass to Oz! Amazon has a current deal where Prime members can watch Wicked in theaters on November 18, four days before the movie comes out for the general public on November 22.
The deal — which is a part of Amazon’s “Oz on Amazon” campaign with Fandango — went live on October 30 on a first-come, first-serve basis. Read on below for step-by-step instructions on how to get Amazon Prime‘s Wicked early access screening tickets, even if you’re not a Prime member yet.
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How to get Amazon Prime’s Wicked early access screening tickets
- Visit OzonAmazon.com
- Click “Buy Prime Early Tickets”
- Log into or create your Amazon Prime account
- Once logged in, follow the link to Fandango’s early access page and purchase tickets to a Wicked screening near you
- Use your ticket to attend Prime’s exclusive screening on November 18 at 7 p.m. local time
How much is Amazon Prime?
If you don’t have Amazon Prime to watch Wicked early, Prime offers a 30-day free trial and costs $14.99 per month or $139 per year (which saves subscribers about $36 from the monthly subscription) after the trial ends. Prime also offers a six-month free trial for enrolled students and 18 to 24 years olds. The service costs $7.49 per month after the trial ends. Read on for step-by-step instructions on how to sign up for Prime.
- Visit Prime’s page on Amazon
- Click “Start Your Free Trial”
- Log into or create your Amazon account
- Enter your information and payment method
- Enjoy Prime!
What comes with Prime?
Along with early access to Wicked and other blockbuster movies, Prime also includes a free subscription to Prime Video (which costs $8.99 per month for non-Prime members), as well as access to Prime Delivery (which includes free same-day, two-day, release-date, and no-rush shipping), Prime Music, Prime Gaming, Prime Reading, and more benefits. Prime also includes a free subscription to Grubhub+, which includes unlimited $0 food delivery fees and other savings. Prime members can also receive same-day delivery on a wide selection of groceries, including meat, seafood, produce, snacks, and household essentials.
What is Wicked about?
Wicked is a movie adaptation of the Broadway musical of the same name, which was also based on a 1995 novel by Gregory Maguire. The story — which is a prequel to The Wizard of Oz — is set in the Land of Oz before Dorothy’s arrival rom Kansas. The story follows Elphaba, a green-skinned student at Whiz University and her journey to becoming the Wicked Witch of the West, as well as her unlikely friendship with her classmate Glinda the Good Witch of the North.
Who’s in the Wicked cast?
- Cynthia Erivo as Elphaba Thropp
- Ariana Grande as Glinda Upland
- Michelle Yeoh as Madame Morrible
- Jeff Goldblurb as the Wonderful Wizard of Oz
- Jonathan Bailey as Fiyero Tigelaar
- Ethan Slater as Boq Woodsman
- Marissa Bode as Nessarose Thropp
- Bowen Yang as Pfannee
- Bronwyn James as ShenShen
- Keala Settle as Miss Coddle
- Peter Dinklage as the voice of Doctor Dillamond
- Aaron Teoh as Avaric Tenmeadows
- Grecia de la Paz as Gilligan
- Colin Michael Carmichael as Professor Nikidik
- Adam James as Glinda’s father
- Alice Fearn as Glind’s mother
- Andy Nyman as Frexspar Thropp
- Courtney-Mae Briggs as Melena Thropp
- Sharon D. Clarke as the voice of the Midwife
Wicked early access screening tickets are available with Amazon Prime.
