With Paramount Plus launching earlier this week, here’s a selection of stuff on the service that’s actually worth a watch.
Paramount Plus landed earlier this week in the US – though a lot of the content will seem familiar if you’re already a CBS All Access subscriber. This new service will eventually be the home to the Halo TV series, a Frasier reboot and big Paramount movies like Mission: Impossible 7 and A Quiet Place Part 2. In the meantime, the streamer has landed with a small helping of new originals, and whole bunch of worthwhile content from CBS All Access’ library. Below, we’ve picked out 8 highlights worth checking out at launch on Paramount Plus, particularly if you’re a new subscriber. You can sign up here if you’re interested in taking a look at what’s on offer, and our first impressions of Paramount Plus might help you decide if it’s for you. The biggest CBS All Access originals are now the biggest Paramount Plus originals – and Discovery still feels like a flagship show for this rebranded service. This is the place you’ll want to start if you’re a new Star Trek fan, though every single Star Trek show is available to watch on Paramount Plus if you’re in the mood for a long marathon. Despite the series firmly living in the shadow of previous entries by connecting its hero, Michael Burnham, to the Spock character, Discovery (at times) manages to capture the inventive sci-fi storytelling of preceding series, helped by an enormous effects budget. This show has a great cast and takes big swings in terms of plot twists, but it’s frustratingly inconsistent in quality – hopefully the upcoming Star Trek: Discovery season 4 will impress. This series sees Patrick Stewart reprising the role of Jean-Luc Picard in a story tied directly to 2002’s movie Nemesis – with the retired admiral still mourning the death of Data.
