{
  "slug": "starz",
  "name": "Starz",
  "domain": "starz.com",
  "category": "streaming",
  "categoryName": "Streaming",
  "description": "US premium streaming service for original series, films, and related STARZ programming, sold as monthly or annual plans on starz.com.",
  "directAnswer": "Cancel a STARZ.com subscription from Settings in the STARZ Account: select Cancel Subscription and complete the on-screen steps through Submit. It takes about 2 minutes, and access continues until the end of the then-current paid period. Starz does not provide credit, refunds, or prorated billing for cancelled subscriptions unless required by law.",
  "price": "$11.99 / month",
  "priceMonthlyUsd": 11.99,
  "planName": "Monthly Plan",
  "subscriptionPlans": [
    {
      "id": "monthly-plan",
      "name": "Monthly Plan",
      "billingOptions": [
        {
          "cycle": "month",
          "priceUsd": 11.99
        }
      ],
      "priceNote": "$11.99 per month after limited-time intro offers. Buy page also shows $3.99/mo for 3 months.",
      "sourceUrl": "https://www.starz.com/us/en/buy"
    },
    {
      "id": "annual-plan",
      "name": "Annual Plan",
      "billingOptions": [
        {
          "cycle": "year",
          "priceUsd": 69.99
        }
      ],
      "priceNote": "$69.99 per year listed on the buy page, with a limited-time prepaid $29.99 for 12 months that then rolls to month-to-month at $11.99.",
      "sourceUrl": "https://www.starz.com/us/en/buy"
    }
  ],
  "difficulty": "Easy",
  "difficultyScore": 1.8,
  "billingMethods": [
    "web",
    "ios",
    "android"
  ],
  "accountTypes": [
    "personal"
  ],
  "cancellationUrl": "https://support.starz.com/en_us/how-do-i-cancel-my-starz-subscription-SJdqfEWyo",
  "cancellationTime": "~2 minutes",
  "cancellationTimeSeconds": 120,
  "steps": {
    "web": [
      {
        "title": "Log in on STARZ.com",
        "body": "Open STARZ.com and select log in. This path is for a subscription started on www.starz.com."
      },
      {
        "title": "Open Settings",
        "body": "Select the user icon in the upper-right and choose Settings."
      },
      {
        "title": "Select Cancel Subscription",
        "body": "Under Billing Plan & Information, select Cancel Subscription (on the right)."
      },
      {
        "title": "Submit",
        "body": "Follow the on-screen steps and select Submit. You may be prompted to say why you want to cancel. Access continues until the end of that billing cycle."
      }
    ],
    "ios": [
      {
        "title": "Open Apple Subscriptions",
        "body": "If you subscribed through an Apple device, open iPhone Settings, tap your name, then tap Subscriptions."
      },
      {
        "title": "Select STARZ",
        "body": "Choose STARZ from the subscriptions on the paying Apple Account."
      },
      {
        "title": "Tap Cancel Subscription",
        "body": "Confirm cancellation. Access continues until the end of that billing cycle."
      }
    ],
    "android": [
      {
        "title": "Open Google Play subscriptions",
        "body": "If Google bills STARZ, open the Google Play Store, open the account menu, and choose Subscription."
      },
      {
        "title": "Find STARZ and select Cancel",
        "body": "Find the STARZ app in the list and select Cancel. Access continues until the end of that billing cycle."
      }
    ],
    "team": []
  },
  "platformNotes": {
    "web": {
      "note": "Use STARZ.com Settings when you subscribed on starz.com."
    },
    "ios": {
      "note": "Use Apple Subscriptions when Apple bills STARZ."
    },
    "android": {
      "note": "Use Google Play subscriptions when Google bills STARZ."
    }
  },
  "refundInfo": "Unless required by applicable law, Starz does not provide credit, refunds, or prorated billing for subscriptions that are cancelled. Access continues through the end of the current billing period. Starz may offer a refund in select circumstances at its discretion. A Distributor may apply its own refund rules.",
  "pauseInfo": "You may pause your subscription by visiting Settings in your Subscription account. Pausing temporarily suspends access without canceling. No charges are incurred during the pause period, and you will not have access to streaming content or Subscription features while paused.",
  "downgradeInfo": "Starz may offer the opportunity to switch Subscription plans from account Settings. No free plan after cancellation is documented. Cancellation takes effect at the end of the then-current paid Subscription period.",
  "dataRetentionInfo": "Cancellation does not delete the STARZ Account. If you cancel, Starz retains your information in accordance with its Privacy Notice. California and other state residents can request deletion through the Starz Privacy Rights Manager.",
  "factRows": [
    {
      "k": "Cancellation fee",
      "v": "None documented"
    },
    {
      "k": "Refund window",
      "v": "None unless required by law"
    },
    {
      "k": "Effective",
      "v": "End of current paid period"
    },
    {
      "k": "Free plan after",
      "v": "No"
    }
  ],
  "faq": [
    {
      "question": "When does STARZ cancellation take effect?",
      "answer": "At the end of the then-current paid Subscription period. Support adds that access continues until the end of that billing cycle."
    },
    {
      "question": "Will Starz refund unused time?",
      "answer": "Not under the standard policy, unless required by law. Access continues through the current billing period."
    },
    {
      "question": "Can I pause STARZ?",
      "answer": "Yes. Visit Settings in your Subscription account. No charges during the pause, and streaming is unavailable while paused."
    },
    {
      "question": "I subscribed through Apple or Google. Where do I cancel?",
      "answer": "Cancel in Apple Subscriptions or Google Play subscriptions. Starz publishes separate Apple and Google cancel articles."
    },
    {
      "question": "Does cancellation delete my STARZ Account?",
      "answer": "No. Starz retains information under its Privacy Notice. Deletion is a separate privacy request."
    }
  ],
  "officialSources": [
    {
      "title": "How do I cancel my STARZ subscription?",
      "url": "https://support.starz.com/en_us/how-do-i-cancel-my-starz-subscription-SJdqfEWyo",
      "lastCheckedAt": "2026-08-31"
    },
    {
      "title": "STARZ US Terms of Use",
      "url": "https://www.starz.com/us/en/termsofuse",
      "lastCheckedAt": "2026-08-31"
    },
    {
      "title": "Sign up for STARZ",
      "url": "https://www.starz.com/us/en/buy",
      "lastCheckedAt": "2026-08-31"
    },
    {
      "title": "How to cancel STARZ through an Apple Subscription",
      "url": "https://support.starz.com/en_us/how-to-cancel-starz-through-an-apple-subscription-Bk8jGVJs",
      "lastCheckedAt": "2026-08-31"
    },
    {
      "title": "How to cancel STARZ through a Google Subscription",
      "url": "https://support.starz.com/en_us/how-to-cancel-starz-through-a-google-subscription-rya9fVZyi",
      "lastCheckedAt": "2026-08-31"
    },
    {
      "title": "Starz US Privacy Notice",
      "url": "https://resources.starz.com/legal/spi-privacy-web-us-en.html",
      "lastCheckedAt": "2026-08-31"
    },
    {
      "title": "Cancel a subscription from Apple - Apple Support",
      "url": "https://support.apple.com/en-us/118428",
      "lastCheckedAt": "2026-08-31"
    },
    {
      "title": "Cancel a subscription on Google Play",
      "url": "https://support.google.com/googleplay/answer/7018481",
      "lastCheckedAt": "2026-08-31"
    }
  ],
  "verified": true,
  "manuallyVerifiedAt": "2026-08-31",
  "nextReviewAt": "2026-10-30",
  "urls": {
    "guide": "https://canicancelit.com/cancel/starz",
    "json": "https://canicancelit.com/cancel/starz.json",
    "markdown": "https://canicancelit.com/cancel/starz.md"
  }
}