Here's all the new content to expect from the Paramount Plus streaming service. In the afterglow of Netflix's world domination, every major player in the movie and TV business is clamoring for a piece of the streaming pie. Amazon Prime has made big moves, Disney+ is enjoying huge success with its Star Wars and MCU content, and HBO Max will stream every Warner Bros. cinematic release in 2021 simultaneously with theaters. Hollywood was already leaning increasingly towards the streaming model, but the COVID-19 pandemic has drastically accelerated that trend.
Launched in 2014, ViacomCBS' entrant in the streaming arena was previously CBS All Access. The platform has effectively been upheld by its original Star Trek content - Star Trek: Discovery, Star Trek: Picard and Star Trek: Lower Decks - as well as complete box sets of classics such as Cheers and Twin Peaks pulled from the library. ViacomCBS has now announced that the platform will rebrand as Paramount Plus from March 4 2021. As well as more content from the archives, Paramount Plus will see a renewed focus on original material, and theatrical releases will hit the subscription service mere weeks after cinemas. These are the upcoming new movies and TV shows announced for Paramount Plus:
Confirmed Theatrical Movies (45 Days After Premiere)
Top Gun: Maverick
PAW Patrol: The Movie
A Quiet Place Part II
Mission: Impossible 7
Other Theatrical Movies That Could Stream On Paramount Plus
Infinite
The Tomorrow War
Jackass 4
Snake Eyes
Clifford The Big Red Dog
Paramount Plus Movie Originals
Animated Avatar movie
Untitled Beavis & Butthead movie
Pet Sematary prequel
Paranormal Activity 7
The In Between
The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie: Sponge On The Run
Workaholics
Paramount Plus TV Show Originals
Untitled Avatar spin-off
Behind The Music
Criminal Minds
Dating Naked
Dora The Explorer live-action series
Flashdance
Frasier
From Cradle To Stage
Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies
Guilty Party
Halo
i-Carly
Ink Master
Inside Amy Schumer
Kamp Koral: SpongeBob's Under Years
Land Man
Love Story
Mayor of Kingstown
Queen of the Universe
Reno 911! The Hunt For QAnon
Road Rules
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars
Rugrats
Star Trek: Prodigy (existing Star Trek shows will continue as Paramount Plus originals)
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds
The Challenge: All Stars
The Fairly OddParents live-action series
The Game
The Harper House
The Italian Job
The Man Who Fell To Earth
The Offer
The Parallax View
The Real World: Homecoming: New York
Trevor Noah weekly series
Unplugged
Y:1883
Yellowstone spin-off series
Yo! MTV Raps
Younger
Documentaries
76 Days
Black Gold
For Heaven's Sake
Sir Alex Ferguson: Never Give in
Stories From The Beautiful Game
The Real Criminal Minds
Watergate
As rivals continue to enhance their catalogs of material and strike gold with The Mandalorian or Bridgerton, it makes sense for CBS All Access to level up. The platform was originally very reliant on Star Trek for drawing new eyes, and while the sci-fi franchise will still play a big role on Paramount Plus, the new lineup is far more wide-ranging, with fans already excited for the returns of Frasier and Rugrats, as long as the eagerly-awaited Halo TV series. With so many big names to back the relaunch, the streaming wars may have a major new contender when Paramount Plus gets into full swing.
One of the biggest headlines is Paramount's decision to drop blockbuster tentpoles on its new service so soon after the theatrical window. Cinema chains will undoubtedly argue that the non-existent gap will deter movie fans from going to the cinema when getting a Paramount Plus subscription offers the most high-profile movies so quickly. With Warner Bros. releasing its 2021 output simultaneously, however, Paramount Plus is at least throwing theaters a partial lifeline, and the strategy may be reviewed once coronavirus restrictions are safely lifted across the world. What are you most looking forward to from the Paramount Plus roster?