ProSieben has grown into one of Germany’s biggest commercial channels since 1989, and today you watch it free through prosieben.de and the Joyn app. Homegrown hits like Germany’s Next Topmodel and the Joko & Klaas shows pull in millions every night, sitting alongside a steady run of American series and feature films. The catch for anyone outside the German-speaking region is a firm geo-lock: ProSieben is offered only in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Liechtenstein and Luxembourg, and the portal refuses any IP address from beyond those 5 countries.
So if you are settled abroad, an expat missing home, a German learner or simply a fan of the country’s TV, the live feed greets you with a not-available notice. The fix is quick, and even a non-technical viewer can manage it in a minute. Connect through Surfshark, choose a German server, and ProSieben opens straight away in quality up to 1080p. The site then reads you as a viewer based in Germany, so both the live channel and the on-demand library behave exactly as they do back home, at no extra cost beyond the VPN.
Tested weekly by our team. Green: works, amber: partial, red: blocked.
| VPN Service | Price | ProSieben | Tested | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 SurfsharkBEST | From $1.78/mo | ✓ Works | September 13 | Try it |
 ExpressVPN | From $2.79/mo | ✓ Works | September 13 | Open |
 NordVPN | From $2.99/mo | ✓ Works | September 13 | Open |
 Private Internet Access | From $1.79/mo | ✓ Works | September 12 | Open |
 ProtonVPN | From $3.59/mo | ~ Partial | September 10 | Open |
 CyberGhost | From $1.75/mo | ~ Partial | September 8 | Open |
 IPVanish | From $2.19/mo | ~ Partial | September 11 | Open |
✓ Works✓ Works✓ Works✓ Works~ Partial~ Partial~ PartialTakes about 2 minutes. Works on your phone, tablet, TV, PC, or laptop.
ProSieben works in 5 countries, including in Germany, in Austria, in Liechtenstein, in Luxembourg and in Switzerland. In 189 more it is blocked, and outside available regions you will need a VPN.
ProSieben is blocked in the United States, in the United Kingdom, in Australia, in Canada and in New Zealand, plus in 184 more countries. To access it, use a premium VPN like Surfshark.
ProSieben is the Germany-facing commercial channel of ProSiebenSat.1 Media SE, on air since 1989 and aimed at a younger, family audience. The grid is built from imported US drama and comedy (typically dubbed in German), long-running entertainment shows like Joko & Klaas Live or The Masked Singer Germany, and the Galileo and TV total strands. The live stream and catch-up sit on the free Joyn platform.
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