CBS Studios is making a post-cold war spy drama Ze Network starring David Hasselhoff for Now TV in Germany. The program will be in English and German. The Wall Street Journal reports that the slate of programs that CBS Studios is making around the world could end up on Paramount+ in the US. Amongst the other shows are a Scandinavian crime drama The Darkness, and Bestseller Boy about an immigrant in the Netherlands.
Hopefully they appear here, especially the Hasselhoff show.
The Australian is reporting that a Winter launch date for Paramount+ in Australia will be announced this week, with the John Ibrahim drama Last King of the Cross being the headline program.
The Australian article says Last King of the Cross will have 10 episodes with a largely Australian cast, however there will be American actors in supporting roles.
Stan’s output deal with Showtime expires soon, but it’s deal with Paramount Pictures and for Viacom’s library doesn’t expire in 2021.
The previously announced Spreadsheet and 6 Festivals will appear on Paramount+ according to the SMH, instead of Ten.
Is that the the base tier with ads or the premium tier minus ads?
Also, I wonder if PlutoTV is coming to Australia any time soon?
So… it’s not a new player then…
They also just launched Paramount+ in Canada in March by changing CBS All Access’s name… and not adding any content. I can’t see it being much different here maybe a few originals .
Streaming Unique Stories, Iconic Stars And A Mountain Of Entertainment
Paramount+ Debuts On Wednesday, 11 August For $8.99.
Unique Stories and exclusive premier local content - Five Bedrooms (Season 2) , Spreadsheet , Last King of The Cross and 6 Festivals .
Iconic Stars – Viola Davis, Michelle Pfeiffer, Gillian Anderson, Michael C. Hall, Cynthia Nixon, Juliette Lewis, Kat Stewart, Freddie Highmore, Christina Ricci, Kate Beckinsale, Doris Younane, Jeff Daniels, Maisie Williams, Stephen Peacocke, Katherine Parkinson, Michael Chiklis and many more.
A Mountain Of Entertainment – An expansive library of original series with more than 20,000 episodes of hit shows and blockbuster movies including The First Lady , Dexter , Anne Boleyn , Leonardo , The Godfather , Mission: Impossible and PAW Patrol .
ViacomCBS Australia & New Zealand today announced its global digital subscription video streaming service, Paramount+, will launch in Australia on Wednesday, 11 August 2021.
Featuring a mountain of premium entertainment for audiences of all ages, Paramount+ will boast an expansive library of original series, hit shows and popular movies across every genre from world-renowned brands and production studios including SHOWTIME®, BET, CBS, Comedy Central, MTV, Nickelodeon, Paramount Pictures, the Smithsonian Channel and Sony Pictures Television, in addition to a robust offering of premier local content.
Priced at just $8.99 per month, subscribers will have access to more than 20,000 episodes and blockbuster movies throughout the year with Paramount+ delighting Australian audiences with unique stories, iconic stars and a mountain of entertainment.
To celebrate the launch, audiences will be able to exclusively enjoy season two of the highly anticipated Australian drama, Five Bedrooms . Starring the stellar cast of Kat Stewart, Stephen Peacocke, Doris Younane, Roy Joseph, Katie Robertson and Hugh Sheridan, this surrogate family is once again leaping into the property market having lost their first communal home at auction.
Plus, more premium locally produced drama content is on its way with Spreadsheet , Last King of The Cross and 6 Festivals , commencing production soon.
Produced by Northern Pictures and filmed in Melbourne, Spreadsheet is a comedy series about divorced, hectic mother-of-two, Lauren played by Katherine Parkinson (The IT Crowd, Doc Martin), who is looking for sex without commitment.
With the help of best friend Alex, she develops “Spreadsheet”: a database of sex options, customised to ensure her sushi train of sex rolls around with variety and order amidst the chaos of her life. What Lauren didn’t expect was a slew of needy men, which apparently even a well-managed excel tracker can’t control.
Based on the best-selling autobiography of John Ibrahim and produced by Helium, Last King of The Cross is an operatic story of two brothers, Sam and John Ibrahim, one worshipped by his father and the other scorned. In organising the street, they lose each other across their ascent to power. Coupled with a fractured sense of identity, culture and family, Sam and John discover that blood is thicker than water, but you can drown in both.
A coming-of-age feature film, 6 Festivals is about three 16-year-old best friends – Maxie, Summer and James. Running, in anger and denial, from the terminal illness James is facing, they bucket-list six music festivals over six months. Over their six-month journey they meet up-and-coming artist, Marley, whose own challenges and success will help them to accept the reality they so want to avoid. Backed by an impressive all-Australian soundtrack, 6 Festivals is produced by Invisible Republic and Hype Republic.
Audiences will also get new exclusive premieres, starring some of the world’s biggest stars including The First Lady (Viola Davis, Gillian Anderson, Michelle Pfeiffer, Aaron Eckhart, Dakota Fanning), Dexter (Michael C. Hall), The Gilded Age (Cynthia Nixon, Christine Baranski, Carrie Coon), Yellowjackets (Juliette Lewis, Christina Ricci), Leonardo (Freddie Highmore, Aidan Turner), American Rust (Jeff Daniels, Maura Tierney), Two Weeks To Live (Maisie Williams), Coyote (Michael Chiklis, George Pullar), Mayor of Kingstown (Jeremy Renner, Dianne Wiest), Everyone Is Doing Great (James Lafferty, Stephen Colletti), Anne Boleyn (Jodie Turner-Smith), Spy City (Dominic Cooper), Monsterland (Taylor Schilling), The Luminaries (Eve Hewson, Erik Thomson, Ewen Leslie), The Harper House (Rhea Seehorn, Jason Lee), Guilty Party (Kate Beckinsale) and The Man Who Fell to Earth (Chiwetel Ejiofor).
Other exclusive titles to look forward to include Lioness , Halo , The Offer , Y:1883 , Flatbush Misdemeanors , Stephen , Crossing Swords , Help , No Return , Line In The Sand and Ripley , along with riveting documentaries, Who Is Ghislaine Maxwell? and Four Hours at the Capitol .
For kids and families, Paramount+ will offer some of the biggest franchises in the world, including SpongeBob SquarePants , Dora the Explorer , and PAW Patrol , plus new originals based on Nickelodeon’s most beloved characters such as Kamp Koral: SpongeBob’s Under Years .
If it’s blockbuster and classic films you’re after, Paramount+ will boast titles and movie franchises such as The Godfather , Mission: Impossible , Indiana Jones , Transformers , Jackass , Grease , Good Will Hunting , Harry Potter , Batman , The Dark Knight Trilogy , Lord of the Rings , Austin Powers in Goldmember and Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me to name a few.
Beverley McGarvey, Chief Content Officer & Executive Vice President, ViacomCBS Australia & New Zealand, said: “We can’t wait for Australians to stream Paramount+ and all the iconic ViacomCBS library content as well as premium local content including Five Bedrooms , Spreadsheet , Last King of The Cross and 6 Festivals .
“Paramount+ has something for everyone. It will be home to the biggest names in entertainment, exclusive premium content and of course the most unique stories. Its expansive library of original series, hit shows and popular movies hail from world-renowned brands including SHOWTIME®, BET, CBS, Comedy Central, MTV, Nickelodeon, Paramount Pictures, the Smithsonian Channel and Sony Pictures Television.
“We are poised to become as powerful a player in streaming as we are in television. By leveraging the iconic Paramount brand, leading edge infrastructure, along with an incredible super-sized pipeline of must-see content, Paramount+ will deliver an exceptional consumer entertainment experience.”
This selection of shows and movies will join existing offerings available on 10 All Access, which will be rebranded to Paramount+, from CBS, The CW and Network 10, as well as original series like The Good Fight , The Twilight Zone , Tooning Out The News , Interrogation , Why Women Kill , Charmed , A Million Little Things and Nancy Drew . Plus, CBSN’s 24/7 live news.
Spreadsheet has received major production investment from Screen Australia in association with Film Victoria. Five Bedrooms received major production investment from 10 ViacomCBS in association with Screen Australia and has been developed and produced with the assistance of Film Victoria.
6 Festivals has received major production investment from Screen Australia in association with Paramount+. Financed with support from Sony Music, with Boom Smash, Screen Canberra and Screen Queensland.
Really hard to get excited about that trailer
10 All Access currently only offer an ad-free tier so assuming it’ll be the case with Paramount+ too considering only one price point was mentioned
So Five Bedrooms and The Gilded Age will premiere on Paramount+ first, it will be going to be a long wait for them to air on FTA.
The 8-part series will commence filming in Melbourne in July. It stars British actor Katherine Parkinson (Doc Martin, The IT Crowd, Humans).
https://www.heraldsun.com.au/entertainment/sex-and-the-citystyle-comedy-filming-in-melbourne/news-story/c98df836be795ebc41687aebf1e5a7f0
Wasn’t expecting this to launch until later in the year, so August isn’t too bad at just over 3 months away.
I had a feeling Spreadsheet might be premiering on Paramount+ because of the mention of ViacomCBS in the press release when it was announced rather than Network 10.
Not sure I’m sold on 5 Bedrooms moving to the platform given how desperately 10 need drama on their main channel, but it should do well to draw subscribers to the service which is what they want.
It sounds like a decent amount of content on there, well a big upgrade from what’s on 10 All Access currently and the slightly cheaper monthly price is a good start too.
Wait til the Screens of 10 promote Paramount+ and grab some of the Revenue.
Local website:
www.paramountplus.com.au (redirects to the .com site with a sign-up page to keep up to date)
Local social media pages:
This show has been coming soon for about 3 years. Announced at upfront after upfront.
Other than that… not a bad initial offering. If they Dan build more exclusive content it will probably be worth having as a streaming service. It will only really elevate if they get something like live sport in this market. Not a bad start and cheaper than All access which has been a flop.
The Gilded Age is currently under production in New York. If all goes well, it will debut in the US in the 2021-22 ratings season.
They need to be more strategic with the way they roll this out compared to 10 All Access.
Copy what Disney+ is doing; advertise all the new additions every month. Consistently add content every week (even if it means holding back a small amount at launch). 10 All Access currently feels like it rarely adds anything new.
Does anyone know if RPDR: All Stars new season will be on P+ like in the US, or if it is staying on Stan?
What is lacking from that line up, is that I still think there should be classic episodes of Bold & The Beautiful. That would really entice me to get it. The same way they did for Neighbours I think on All Access.
You think they enticed you with classic episodes of Neighbours on All Access?