Paramount+ Content

Paramount Pictures is the latest corporation to join the streaming wars as they will be launching Paramount+ on March 4.

The studio already has its own channel on cable networks which plays regular content, most notably, the hit show "Yellowstone." Now, they will be having much more original content and a platform to stream their movies and shows like "Yellowstone."

Let's dig in, shall we?

For starters, it will house many sports games, including playoffs and championships for the NFL, PGA, and NCAA football and basketball.

In other big sports news, Paramount+ will become the U.S.'s English-language home for every men's match in Union of European Football Association, including the Champions and Europa Leagues, as well as National Women's Soccer League.

The reason for this is due to CBS being owned by the same parent company of Paramount, Viacom.

Because of this, the platform will host new and old content from channels such as MTV, Nickelodeon, BET, and Comedy Central. Which is exciting since shows from these channels are hard to find.

Next, a brand new version of the iconic news program "60 Minutes" will be given a new version titled "60 Minutes+." No details were given of what the program would be like, but Paramount did say that users will be given access to trusted CBS News journalists who will "unpack the most pressing questions of the day with context and perspective, plus breaking news & round-the-clock coverage from CBS Network."

"The Lie Detector" is a new show from the creators of "48 Hours" that will analyze one investigator's most most notorious murder cases.

Director Darren Aronofsky will be debuting a new documentary series titled "Black Gold," which will examine a "decades-long campaign to trade our planet for profit."

The Smithsonian Channel will be airing a new television series, "Watergate," that illuminates one of the most infamous parts of the U.S. presidency.

An intriguing launch-day title on the platform is a new documentary titled "76 Days," which goes directly inside Wuhan, China during the early days of the Coronavirus pandemic. This is very interesting considering how restrictive China is on what is filmed and shown inside their country.

Most excitingly, Paramount+ will be home to thousands of Paramount films, one of the most prestigious catalogs in the world. There will also be 700+ movies from Miramax and thousands more will come in the late spring from EPIX. In total, there will be 2,500+ films to stream on the platform, new and old.

More notably, Paramount will be making moves similar to Warner Bros. and HBO Max where they will be putting the studio's movies on the platform a very small number of days after hitting theaters.

Films from this include "A Quiet Place Part II," "Mission: Impossible 7," and "Top Gun: Maverick."

The studio will follow suit with other streaming platforms and produce movies exclusively for Paramount+. Some titles include a new entry in the "Paranormal Activity" franchise, to be written by Christopher Landon ("Happy Death Day," "Freaky") and directed by William Eubank (Underwater). Also, the studio is producing a prequel to "Pet Sematary."

A interesting and exciting addition to the platform is new takes on classic Paramount films developed by Paramount Television Studios. This will include a limited series focusing on the production of "The Godfather" titled "The Offer." The studio will also be producing new takes from "Grease" about the rise of the Pink Ladies, a "Flashdance" drama series and shows based on "Love Story," "The Italian Job," and "The Parallax View."

A big entry into Paramount+ that will likely attract many customers will be the "Star Trek" universe including all of the classic shows and films as well as brand new shows.

The content I am probably most looking forward to is new shows from "Yellowstone" creator Taylor Sheridan, who recently struck a deal with the studio to develop new shows exclusively for Paramount+.

One show, titled "Yellowstone 1883" will go into the history of the Yellowstone ranch and the Dutton family and explore the family drama that took place long before John Dutton and co arrived to town.

"Land Man" is a new show from Sheridan that tracks the "oil boom and bust of west Texas focusing on greed and the highs and lows of humanity."

His other show, co-produced with director Antoine Fuqua is "The Mayor of Kingstown," which examines the dependency of one town on the United States prison system mirrored through the disintegration of one family. Jeremy Renner is set to star.

CBS is famous for its crime shows and Paramount+ will be home to many iconic shows including "Criminal Minds" and a new spin-off for the same show. Another hit show that aired on Paramount Network was "Waco," which told the tragic story of the Branch Davidian compound in Waco, Texas. Spawning its success, the new show "American Tragedy" will have each season telling the complicated story of famous events in true crime.

One of the most famous and highly acclaimed comedy shows of all time "Frasier" will be getting a reboot exclusively on Paramount+. Kelsey Grammar and everything you love about the original will return.

Originally set to air on Showtime, the famous video game series "Halo" will be getting a new drama series exclusively on Paramount+ in 2022. No plot details have been released.

Actor Chiwetel Ejiofor will star in a remake of "The Man to Fell to Earth." The original film starred David Bowie and follows an alien who reveals more humanity than humans ever could. This is exciting as the original is an overlooked film in my opinion.

"The Game" which originally aired on BET will return to Paramount+ and offer new insight "into black culture through the prism of pro football."

Many original sketch and comedy shows from Comedy Central will be home on Paramount+ as well as new originals, including a new season of "Inside Amy Schumer" and "The Weekly Show" with Trevor Noah.

"RENO 911!" will also be getting a new original film that follows "an elusive search for QAnon. Another classic show getting a new movie is "Beavis and Butt-Head" ! A favorite of mine.

Iconic series from MTV will also be on Paramount+ including "Behind the Music," "MTV Unplugged," and a new version of "The Real World" with the original cast returning.

Overall, there will be more than 5,000 of "the most iconic franchises in reality TV available to steam on Paramount+." including ones from the CBS branch like Big Brother, Ink Master, and Dating Naked.

Another channel that is sure to attract many subscribers is Nickelodeon which many children have grown up loving. 7,000 episodes of favorites like "Spongebob Squarepants," "Dora the Explorer," "Blues Clues," "Fairly OddParents," "iCarly," "Rugrats," and "Avatar: The Last Airbender". The last three are set to receive revivals with "The Last Airbender" receiving "Avatar Studios" which the studio says will produce new series, films and spin-offs to expand the "Last Airbender" universe.

"Dora the Explorer" and "The Fairly OddParents" will be getting new live-action TV series on the platform. Something audiences have never seen before.

The new Spongebob film "Sponge on the Run" will be a launch-day title as well.

Also landing on Paramount+ is a new series from Kenya Barris, creator of the hit sitcoms "Black-Ish" and "BlackAF," as well as a new "Workaholics" film.

There is a lot of promising content coming to Paramount+ including original ones that fans will be happy to revisit.

Paramount+ plus launches on March 4 at a price of $5.99 with ads and $9.99 without ads.

Source: @paramountplus on Twitter.com