Global and Local Stars Like Dani Levy and the Cast of THE SHEIK, plus STAR
TREK: STRANGE NEW WORLDS' Anson
Mount and 1883's Marc Rissmann Celebrated the Launch During
an Exclusive Launch Event in Berlin
Following Last Week's Launch In France and Today's Launch In Germany, Austria And Switzerland, Paramount+
Is Now Available in 45 Markets Globally
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BERLIN, Dec. 8, 2022
/CNW/ -- Paramount+, the global streaming service from Paramount
(NASDAQ: PARA, PARAA), launches today in Germany, Switzerland, and Austria with thousands of hours of
entertainment, following the launch of the service in France on December
1st, and establishing a year of global expansion
as the service is now live in 45 markets.
To celebrate its latest launch, Paramount rolled out its iconic
Blue Carpet at the UCI Luxe in Berlin and hosted an unforgettable event
featuring a first look at some of Paramount+'s premium content.
Global and local stars gathered together for this exclusive event,
including STAR TREK: STRANGE NEW WORLDS' star Anson Mount, 1883's Marc
Rissmann, Dani Levy and the
Cast of THE SHEIK, plus Cast Members of GERMANY SHORE and the entire SPOTLIGHT cast.
During the event, it was also announced that Season 2 of
YELLOWJACKETS will debut this March across multiple markets
globally.
The streaming service provides a broad slate for the whole
family, spanning new and exclusive Paramount+ originals, hit shows
and popular movies across every genre from Paramount's
world-renowned brands and production studios, including CBS, Comedy
Central, MTV, Nickelodeon, Paramount Pictures, SHOWTIME® and the
Smithsonian Channel™, offering the best from international
exclusive titles and local content.
In addition to eagerly anticipated critically-acclaimed series
STAR TREK: STRANGE NEW WORLDS as well as US drama
YELLOWSTONE and its prequel 1883, global series that
will become available on Paramount+ in Germany, Switzerland and Austria include SUPER PUMPED: THE BATTLE
FOR UBER, telling the story of one of Silicon Valley's most
successful and destructive unicorns; THE OFFER, based on
Oscar®-winning producer Albert S.
Ruddy's extraordinary, never-before-seen experiences of
making "The Godfather," THE MAN WHO FELL TO EARTH, which
follows a new alien character who arrives on Earth at a turning
point in human evolution, and TULSA KING, with Sylvester Stallone playing the role of Dwight
"The General" Manfredi just after he is released from a 25-year
prison sentence and unceremoniously exiled by his boss to set up
shop in Tulsa, Oklahoma, which was
recently greenlit for a second season.
Additionally, Paramount+ will be the home of a selection of new
blockbuster films following their theatrical and home entertainment
releases, including "Top Gun: Maverick," which will arrive on the
service on December 22nd.
Paramount+ is investing in local content and talent, with an
unrivalled line-up of German originals, such as DER SCHEICH (The Sheik) (December 22nd), SPOTLIGHT (December 8th), the successful
Nickelodeon series about the talented acting, dancing, and singing
students at the Berlin School of Arts, and SIMON BECKETT'S CHEMISTRY OF DEATH (January 2023), a gripping crime series based on
the acclaimed best-selling novels, among others.
Marco Nobili, EVP and
International GM of Paramount+, commented: "There is no
doubt 2022 has been the year of global expansion for Paramount+.
With the latest launch in Germany,
Switzerland and Austria, and France last week, we are now streaming in key
markets in North America,
Latin America, Europe, Asia,
Australia and soon in India. With our unbeatable content offering to
entertain the entire family, deployed across such a vast footprint,
we are well-positioned to continue our momentum in
2023."
ROBUST CONTENT PIPELINE
Unrivalled Slate of German Content
Scripted:
DER SCHEICH. The
award-winning filmmaker Dani Levy
tells the story of a one-of-a-kind con artist. In eight episodes,
family man Ringo (Björn Meyer) reinvents himself and conquers the
Zurich financial world as the
illegitimate son of a billionaire Arab dynasty - with nothing but a
bunch of fanciful stories and a fake bank statement for
$8 billion. Ringo's wife Carla
(Petra Schmidt-Schaller)
simultaneously gets caught up in a dangerous web of lies, money and
greed herself.
Sixth season of SPOTLIGHT the successful Nickelodeon
series about the talented acting, dancing, and singing students at
the Berlin School of Arts. In this season, the familiar cast grows
to include new students and is supported as always by guest stars
from TV, music, and the world of influencers, such as singers
Lotte and Madeline Juno, TikTok
stars JulesBoringLife and Twenty4Tim, and entrepreneur,
choreographer and author Nikeata Thompson.
SIMON BECKETT'S CHEMISTRY OF
DEATH (January 2023), a gripping
crime series based on the acclaimed best-selling novels about
forensic anthropologist Dr. David
Hunter. Hunter, who gave up his police career after a stroke
of fate, is looking for peace and quiet as a family doctor in the
English countryside. But when a body is discovered in the woods,
the local police ask him to help. The British-German cast includes
Harry Treadaway as Dr. David Hunter, German-French actress Jeanne Goursaud and German actor Hardy Krüger
Jr.
The eco-cyber thriller series A THIN LINE (early 2023)
revolves around young twin sisters Anna (Saskia Rosendahl) and Benni (Hanna Hilsdorf), who use all digital tools at
their disposal to bring crimes against the environment to light.
When their hack into a government server leads to a police raid,
the introverted Anna is arrested while the charismatic Benni
disappears. Shortly after, Anna receives a visit from the head of a
police unit (Peter Kurth) against
cybercrime. When he reveals to her that Benni is part of a radical
new terrorist group that is carrying out violent attacks against
politicians and businesses, Anna must decide which side to
take.
The series KOHLRABENSCHWARZ (in 2023) based on the
mystery audiodrama series of the same name. Actor Michael Kessler, who came up with the idea
together with author Tommy
Krappweis, again takes on the lead role of newly divorced
psychologist Stefan Schwab, who has
retreated to the tranquil foothills of the Alps. But contrary to
his plans, he finds no peace, as all of a sudden ancient legends
seem to have awakened there: Children disappear, "sinners" are
murdered, archaic legends come true.
Unscripted:
In addition to a broad selection of international reality shows,
Paramount+ will also launch exclusive German reality highlights
starting in December. On December
15th, Paramount+ will premiere new episodes of the popular
MTV reality format GERMANY
SHORE, formerly known as Reality Shore. The party-hungry
reality stars spare no conflict, no physical contact and pull out
all the stops as they party and fight in sunny Croatia. Crazy challenges push the reality
stars to their limits and bond them together as a family, as the
emotions run wild.
Paramount+ Kids & Family
There is also a wide variety of kids and family content, such as
BIG NATE, a new animated series about a sixth-grade kid who has a
never-ending need to prove his awesomeness to the world; PAW
PATROL: THE MOVIE as well as the 217 episodes of the series,
including new exclusive episodes from season 9; movie highlights
SECRET HEADQUARTERS, starring Owen
Wilson, and SONIC THE HEDGEHOG 2; the CG-animated series
STAR TREK: PRODIGY; the reboot of the RUGRATS and THE FAIRLY
ODDPARENTS: FAIRLY ODDER, a new mixed media series of live action
and animation, based on the historic Nickelodeon animated
series.
Paramount+ also offers a library of the most loved kids and family
franchises like "SpongeBob SquarePants," "PAW
Patrol" and many more.
Paramount+ originals
Paramount+ originals include TULSA KING, starring Sylvester Stallone as a New York mafia capo just after he is released
from prison after 25 years and unceremoniously exiled by his boss
to set up shop in Tulsa, Oklahoma;
THE OFFER, a limited series based on Oscar®-winning
producer Albert S. Ruddy's
extraordinary, never-before-seen experiences of making "The
Godfather;" with Miles Teller,
Matthew Goode and Juno Temple; 1883,
Taylor Sheridan's highly
anticipated "Yellowstone" prequel that follows the Dutton family as they embark on a journey west
through the Great Plains toward the last bastion of untamed
America, featuring German star Marc
Rissmann; 1923, also from Sheridan, features
Helen Mirren and
Harrison Ford in the next
instalment of the "Yellowstone" origin story that introduces a new
generation of the Dutton family
and explores the early twentieth century; and HALO, a
series based on the iconic Xbox franchise that dramatizes an epic
26th-century conflict between humanity and an alien
threat known as the Covenant.
Additionally, Paramount+ is the destination for "Star
Trek" fans in Germany,
Austria and Switzerland. The service features STAR
TREK: DISCOVERY, which follows the voyages of Starfleet on
their missions to discover new worlds and new life forms, and one
Starfleet officer who must learn that to truly understand all
things alien, you must first understand yourself; and STAR
TREK: STRANGE NEW WORLDS, which is based on the years
Captain Christopher Pike manned the
helm of the U.S.S. Enterprise. The series will feature
fan-favorites from season two of STAR TREK:
DISCOVERY, Anson Mount as
Captain Christopher Pike,
Rebecca Romijn as Number One and
Ethan Peck as Science Officer Spock.
The series will follow Captain Pike, Science Officer Spock and
Number One in the years before Captain Kirk boarded the U.S.S.
Enterprise, as they explore new worlds around the galaxy.
Exclusive highlights from SHOWTIME® include AMERICAN
GIGOLO, a present-day reimagining of the iconic 1980 film;
SUPER PUMPED: THE BATTLE FOR UBER, telling the story
of one of Silicon Valley's most successful and destructive
unicorns, Uber; and THE MAN WHO FELL TO EARTH, based
on the novel and iconic film of the same name, following an alien
who arrives on Earth at a turning point in human evolution.
These join the premium international scripted Paramount+
originals produced in association with independent production
companies in various international markets. In addition to the
German scripted slate, previously announced scripted originals from
around the world that will become available in 2023 include
SEXY BEAST and A GENTLEMAN IN MOSCOW, from the UK;
BOSÉ from Latin
America and Spain;
SINALOA'S FIRST LADY
and ONE MUST DIE from Mexico.
STREAM NOW
Starting today, Paramount+ in Germany, Switzerland and Austria will become available online at
https://paramountplus.de , on mobile devices and a wide range
of connected TV devices via distribution through Apple, Amazon,
Google, Samsung, Roku and more.
Users will be able to sign up at the price of € 7.99 or
CHF 12 after a 7-day trial period.
Paramount+ will also launch on Sky platforms in Germany and Austria on December
8. Through this agreement, Sky subscribers with Sky Cinema
will have access to Paramount+ content at no additional cost, and
the Paramount+ app will launch on Sky Q. In French-speaking
Switzerland, Paramount+ will be
exclusively distributed via Canal+ as part of the offers CANAL+
Famille, CANAL+ Ciné Séries and CANAL+ La Totale.
About Paramount+
Paramount+ is a global digital
subscription video streaming service from Paramount that features a
mountain of premium entertainment for audiences of all ages.
Internationally, the streaming service features an expansive
library of original series, hit shows and popular movies across
every genre from world-renowned brands and production studios,
including SHOWTIME®, CBS, Comedy Central, MTV, Nickelodeon,
Paramount Pictures and the Smithsonian Channel™, in addition to a
robust offering of premier local content. The service is currently
live in the U.S., Canada, the
U.K., Australia, Latin America, the Caribbean, France, Italy, Ireland, Germany, Austria, Switzerland and South Korea.
For more information about Paramount+, please visit
www.paramountplus.com
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