Technically, Paramount+ is not a new one. Rather, it’s a relaunch of 10 All Access, a subscription streaming service Channel 10 debuted almost three years ago.However, it’s clear Channel 10 is investing a lot more into Paramount+ given the bevy of new TV shows and movies flooding onto the platform. You’ve probably seen the promos running on 10’s free-to-air network, with the stars and peaks of Paramount’s familiar logo.With 15-plus streaming platforms crying out for attention and money (Paramount+ is $8.99 a month or $89.99 a year), it’s a tough choice for Australian families as to whether or not they have the time and money to add another one into their rotation.But if you are in the market, Paramount+ is live from today on a variety of platforms including Apple TV, Google TV, Fetch TV, Telstra TV, Sony TVs, Amazon Fire TV and on smartphones and tablets.If you were an existing 10 All Access customer, the apps have been decommissioned and you’ll need to download Paramount+, but your login details remain the same.Here are the TV and movie highlights for Paramount+ at launch.WHY WOMEN KILL S2RELATED: Ted Lasso’s Hannah Waddingham was ‘blindsided’ by season two storyWho’s in it? Lana Parrilla, Allison Tolman, Nick FrostWhat’s it about? The first season told three different stories over three time periods about women whose husbands led them to violence, but the second season is more focused, with a single story set in the 1940s. It’s centred on a friendless housewife who wants nothing more than to join the glamorous garden club – but the social Queen Bee won’t have someone so “frumpy” among their ranks.Try it if you liked:Why Women Kill S1, Desperate Housewives, Good Girls, The Flight AttendantINFINITEWho’s in it? Mark Wahlberg, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Rupert Friend, Sophie CooksonWhat’s it about? In this sci-fi action thriller, Evan McCauley has memories he hasn’t lived and skills he never learnt – which all makes sense when it’s revealed he’s an “infinite”, someone who has lived many lives and is reborn with what came before. Tapping into a secretive network, he must save the world from another infinite who finds the burden of reincarnation all too much.Try it if you liked:The Old Guard, Gemini Man, Mission Impossible, LucyANNE BOLEYNWho’s in it? Jodie Turner-Smith, Paapa Essiedu, Mark StanleyWhat’s it about? The final months of Henry VIII’s doomed second wife, a woman who has been vilified by history as a manipulative adulterer. By casting a black actor, Jodie Turner-Smith, as one of England’s most memorable and controversial Queens, the three-part miniseries aims to have a different conversation about power in a social and political structure that punishes women and outsiders.Try it if you if you liked:The Tudors, Gunpowder, Vanity Fair, Wolf Hall, Mrs America, John AdamsTWO WEEKS TO LIVERELATED: Reservation Dogs is a first on many frontsWho’s in it? Maisie Williams, Sian CliffordWhat’s it about? A young woman raised off-the-grid by her paranoid survivalist mother is pranked by a couple of strangers who tell her the world is ending in two weeks. With what she thinks is a limited countdown clock on humanity, she sets out to avenge her father’s death at the hands of crime boss.Try it if you liked:The End of the F**king World, Daybreak, Sex EducationEVERYONE IS DOING GREATWho’s in it? James Lafferty, Stephen Colletti, Alexandra ParkWhat’s it about? Created, written and directed by One Tree Hill stars James Lafferty and Stephen Colletti, the duo plays two actors and former teen heart-throbs (taking a page out of their own lives) whose TV show ended five years ago. The offers have dried up, fame fades and everything is a mess.Try it if you liked:Hello Ladies, Difficult People, You’re the Worst, Pen15, Don’t Trust the B in Apartment 23, Broad CityFIVE BEDROOMS S2NED-3498-What-to-Watch-Article-BannersWho’s in it? Kat Stewart, Stephen Peacocke, Doris Younane, Roy Joseph, Katie RobertsonWhat’s it about? It continues the story of five single people who met at a wedding and decides to pool their money together to buy into Australia’s competitive housing market. Expect lots of drama – renovations, pregnancies, exes and a tragedy. The first season was broadcast on free-to-air but the second season will be a streaming exclusive.Try it if you liked:The Secret Life of Us, New Girl, Offspring, CrashingTHE BITE (August 25)Who’s in it? Audra McDonald, Taylor Schilling, Steven Pasquale, Philippa SooWhat’s it about? This satirical horror comedy is set during the present covid pandemic in New York City, in the home of a doctor who notices some strange symptoms during a virtual call with her patient. If covid wasn’t enough, now there’s a zombie plague too?Try it if you like:Ghosted, Ash versus the Evil Dead, Truth SeekersICARLYWho’s in it? Miranda Cosgrove, Jerry Trainor, Nathan KressWhat’s it about? Almost 10 years after the Nickelodeon teen series signed off, the revival reunites the original cast. Carly Shay and her friends found early fame with a web series before everyone else was doing them, becoming influencers before there was even a name for it. Now in their 20s, the more grown-up crew has to work out the balance of work, life and love.Try it if you liked:iCarly original series, Younger, The Bold Type, Lizzie MaguireEVIL S2 (August 24)Who’s in it? Katja Herbers, Mike Colter, Aasif Mandvi, Michael EmersonWhat’s it about? A scientist and believer walk into church. No, seriously, that’s how it starts, more or less. Kristen is a forensic psychologist hired by the church to investigate supernatural incidents to determine whether it involves demons or mental illness. She’s a sceptic and her partner David is a believer, but even she sees things she can’t explain with logic.Try it if you liked: The X-Files, Millennium, The Good Wife, Servant, The OA
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