The premium streaming division of Paramount, a media conglomerate that owns networks like CBS, MTV, Nickelodeon, Showtime, BET, Comedy Central, and more, Paramount+ is no small startup. Paramount+ includes movies, news, and sports from the company’s vast empire in addition to a collection of TV shows. But to help you out, we’ve put together a list of the best shows to watch, including some categories of series such as Classic TV, nostalgic programming, and more.
Evil
Kristen Bouchard (Katja Herbers), a psychologist who is skeptical of everything paranormal, collaborates with Catholic priest-in-training David Acosta (Mike Colter) to look into the church’s backlog of unexplained mysteries. The story revolves around several strange supernatural events that are happening. They investigate purported miracles, demonic possessions, and other unusual occurrences as part of their role in Evil. They frequently evaluate these experiences later to see if there is a rational explanation or a supernatural factor involved, looking into the origins of evil along the line where science and religion diverge. The now-Paramount+ show resembles a more contemporary and religious version of the X-Files, and it expertly balances being both highly strange and likable approachable.
- Genres: Supernatural, Drama, Thriller
- creators: Robert King, Michelle King
- IMDb Rating: 7.7/10
- Cast: Katja Herbers, Mike Colter, Aasif Mandvi, Michael Emerson, Maddy Crocco, Lexis
Mayor of Kingstown
The riveting crime thriller series Mayor of Kingstown, which stars Marvel Superstar Jeremy Renner, follows the lives of the wealthy and powerful McLusky family, power brokers who use their influence to bring justice and compassion to a town beset by violence and crime. as the matriarch Miriam, Dianne Wiest joins Renner in the role. She disapproves of her son Mike’s murky dealings and dubious techniques and works as a volunteer in one of the numerous jails he acts as a liaison. The Mayor of Kingstown, which was given the go-ahead for a second season in February, also stars Kyle Chandler, Taylor Handley, and Derek Webster the grimy show went on to become the most-watched scripted premiere on Paramount Network since 2018, pulling in an amazing 2.6 million viewers.
- Genres: Thriller, Crime Fiction
- Program creators: Taylor Sheridan, Hugh Dillon
- IMDb Rating: 8.2/10
- Cast: Jeremy Renner, Dianne Wiest, Hugh Dillon, Tobi Bantefa, Taylor Handley
The Good Fight
The Paramount Network has developed a series aimed at picking up where the final episode of The Good Wife left off on CBS nearly a year earlier. If real-life, scandal-filled national news stories aren’t enough to satisfy those cravings for drama and the occasional intrigue, people may be experiencing a nuisance after the infamous Trump years. The first version of The Good Fight, which was produced by Paramount for CBS All Access, featured plenty of scandal, overtones of romance, and 21st-century politics. Women were also making strides in the traditionally male area of law. After a financial scam destroys Maia Rindell’s reputation as an attorney, Rose Leslie’s character must overcome several financial and personal obstacles. After being ejected from Lockhart & Lee, Maia and her godmother Diane Lockhart (Christine Jane Baranski) team up with Lucca Quinn Jumbo at one of Chicago’s premier law firms. Diane, who is driven to further her career, subsequently joins the business as a partner as Maia fights to reclaim her professional and personal momentum.
- Genre; Legal drama, Political drama
- Program creators: Robert King, Michelle King, Phil Alden Robinson
- IMDb Rating; 8.3/10
- Cast: Christine Baranski, Sarah Steele, Nyambi Nyambi, Michael Boatman, Audra McDonald
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, the 11th installment in the popular sci-fi franchise, follows Captain Christopher Pike (Anson Mount) as he navigates the diverse crew of the USS Enterprise through novel new worlds in the galaxy in the year 2366. Pike collaborates closely with well-known characters like Spock (Ethan Peck) and Christine Chapel (Jess Bush) on their exciting, perilous journeys into the wide unknown while dealing with the unsettling knowing that he will suffer a terrible fate. The series’ opening narrations include Pike making the famous monologue in which he vows “to boldly go where no one has gone before.” With a critically acclaimed first season now under its belt, Star Trek: Strange New Worlds will return for a second season in 2023.
- Genres: Science fiction, Adventure, Drama
- Program creators: Alex Kurtzman, Akiva Goldsman, Jenny Lumet
- IMDb Rating: 8.2/10
- Cast: Melissa Navia, Anson Mount, Ethan Peck, Jess Bush, Christina Chong
Tooning Out the News
Tooning Out the News is a parody news show that features an ensemble cast of animated characters, fronted by anchor James Smartwood, who also conducts real guest interviews. The Late Show’s longer pieces are used as the foundation for the animated satirical news program, which builds on them to produce a cutting, caustic satire of contemporary politics and the media. Turn on this show and decide to laugh at everything instead of getting upset about the stupidity and violence in the world if you ever have a bad day. You’ll almost certainly laugh so hard it hurts. Colbert on CBS and other comedic masters and masterful parodies like Tooning Out the Dead are responsible for the Paramount Network’s ongoing success.
- Genre: live-action/animated satirical news
- Program creators: Stephen Colbert, R.J. Fried, Tim Luecke, Chris Licht, Zach Smilovitz, Mike Leech
- IMDb Rating: 5.9/10
- Cast: Mitch Lewis, Addison Anderson, Maureen Monahan, R.J. Fried · Jeremy Bent, Jack Bensinger, Zach Smilovitz, Ikechukwu Ufomadu
6. The Stand
This fascinating dystopian picture of a world in which good and evil afflict a cinematically spectacular landscape is in true Stephen King flair, with seemingly random plots coming together in brilliant ways. In the CBS All Access original miniseries The Stand, now airing on Paramount+, Mother Abagail (Whoopi Goldberg), a 108-year-old grandmother who guides the Captain Trip plague survivors to civilization, is essentially the key to humanity’s survival. Mother Abagail is a lovely character who has gone through every peak and low life has to offer. She postures herself as an ally to offer assistance in this epic miniseries, a vast improvement over the earlier iteration from the 1990s. She is a nurturing presence with certain skills.
- Genres: Apocalyptic and post-apocalyptic fiction, Drama, Horror fiction, Disaster
- Writers: Stephen King, Owen King, Josh Boone, Benjamin Cavell, Knate Lee, Jill Killington
- IMDb Rating: 5.6/10
- Cast: Whoopi Goldberg, Alexander Skarsgård, James Marsden, Odessa Young
Tell Me A Story
The Paramount Network developed Tell Me A Story while it was still CBS All Access, recreating some of the most well-known fairy tales via a sinister psychological thriller with children’s tales like stories like Little Red Riding Hood, The Three Little Pigs, and Hansel and Gretel. Its first season, which is set in modern-day New York City, reimagines these timeless tales with contemporary examples of murder, greed, and love. The show is not only compelling and engrossing, but it also has unexpected and bizarre plot twists. In this subversive narrative of love, sorrow, greed, retribution, and murder set in New York, beloved fairy tales are interwoven.
- Genre: Psychological thriller
- Writers: Kevin Williamson, Mary Leah Sutton, Hernán Golfrid, Gustavo Malajovich, Marcos Osorio Vidal
- IMDb Rating: 7.1/10
- Cast: Danielle Campbell, Paul Wesley, James Wolk, Billy Magnussen, Odette Annable
Why Women Kill
Why Women Kill on Paramount+ is a comedy-drama series that follows the lives of three women in three distinct decades: a housewife in the 1960s, a socialite in the 1980s, and a lawyer in 2019. All three of these women battle with infidelity and severe marital neglect. The fact that the women share a Pasadena, California mansion gives the impression that they are related. The dark comedy challenges conventional stereotypes about how a housewife should behave and be treated by addressing several issues including sexuality, emotional abuse, and open marriages. It is among the best feminism-focused programs on Paramount Plus and the entire Paramount Network.
- Genres: Anthology series, Dark comedy, Comedy Drama
- Program creator: Marc Cherry
- IMDb Rating: 8.3/10
- Cast: Jack Davenport, Lucy Liu, Allison Tolman, Ginnifer Goodwin, Lana Parrilla
