Take this Friday off and watch Orphan Black for free on Amazon -- Prime not required

Season three of Orphan Black is about to debut. The highly acclaimed BBC America TV show has been licensed this year by AMC, making it more widely available. Still, the two channels may not be in everyone's menu. For you, Amazon has a solution, though you may need a bit of caffeine to capitalize on this one.

While seasons one and two have been available for some time to Prime subscribers, those who don't pay Amazon $99 per year can now catch up on season one -- providing you do so this Friday.

"Orphan Black has been extremely popular with Prime members since the series became available exclusively in Prime Instant Video -- that’s why we’re excited to make season one available to all customers for free, for a day,” says Michael Paull, Vice President of Digital Video at Amazon. “We saw an incredible response when we made our Golden Globe-winning original series Transparent available to everyone, so we’re giving customers an opportunity to try out another great series that Prime members already love".

We won't give too much away, it's something you have to watch for yourself and season one is the place to start if you don't want to be completely lost.

Amazon claims that this approach helped propel its original series Transparent to a Golden Globe award by allowing more people to view the show.

Tatiana Maslany gives an epic performance in the role (roles), so take this Friday off from work (you owe it to yourself, right?) and spend some time as a couch potato. You can grab the show here.