A new happy atoll is about to be added to the ocean of streaming platforms: let’s talk about Paramount +the new streaming service from Paramount Global which, after landing in the United States, is preparing to land in Italy in September (in France, Germany, Switzerland, and Austria it will arrive in December instead). «We are thrilled to announce the arrival of Paramount +, our streaming service, in Italy. And we are proud to present to the public the offer of available titles, a perfect integration between global contents, such as Scream and the franchise Star Trek, and local content available at launch such as Circeo, 14 days, Free Body and further on Miss Fallaci“, has explained Jaime OndarzaEVP & South EMEA Hub Leader, Head of Streaming Southern Europe, Latin America, MIddle East & Africa, proud to welcome a platform that, together with several historical titles, will enrich its catalog with dozens and dozens of original products for a total of about 8,000 hours.
The Paramount + library, capable of satisfying all the righteous, immediately intends to welcome absolutely new made in Italy productions such as Circeothe series produced by Cattleya in collaboration with VIS, Paramount + and Rai Fiction that traces all the phases of the process following the terrible case of 1975. The protagonist is Greta Scarano, here in the role of Teresa Capogrossi, a lawyer who is fighting for the reform of the law on sexual violence and who will take the defense of Donatella Colasanti, (played by the very young Ambrosia Caldarelli), trying not only to win the trial but also to change the law. Coming, however, too 14 days, a series written and directed by Ivan Cotroneo that tells the story of a couple, Marta (Carlotta Natoli) and Lorenzo (Thomas Trabacchi), on the brink of crisis and forced to face a two-week forced enclosure; And Free Body, an Indigo Film and Network Movie co-production with ZDFneo, in collaboration with Rai Fiction and Paramount +, in association with All3Media International Limited, based on the book of the same name by Ilaria Bernardini which marks the debut of Cosima Spender and Valerio Bonelli, the authors of the docuseries SanPadirecting a fiction. Later, in 2023, it will then be the turn of Miss Fallaci, the Paramount + Original series dedicated to one of the greatest protagonists of Italian journalism and her experiences in New York and Hollywood in the late 1950s.
But that’s not all, as Paramount + will host several international productions from SHOWTIME®, Paramount Pictures, Comedy Central, MTV, Nickelodeon, NickJr and Smithsonian. Along with titles such as The Offerthe US miniseries featuring Miles Teller and Juno Temple who will take viewers behind the scenes of the cult The Godfather, And Jerry & Marge Go Large, the comedy with protagonists Bryan Cranston And Annette Bening, there is great anticipation for it too 1883the new western series created by Taylor Sheridan and prequel to Yellowstone, And Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladiesthe prequel to the famous films of Grease, based on the musical of the same name by Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey. And while fans of Star Trek they will be able to sleep peacefully thanks to the two series Star Trek: Strange New Worlds And Star Trek: Prodigyothers will be passionate about Rabbit Hole, an 8-episode spy drama starring Kiefer Sutherland as a master of deception in the world of corporate espionage; And Tulsa King, crime drama with Sylvester Stallion in the role of a mafia boss.
Space, however, also a 1932, produced by MTV Entertainment Studios and 101 Studios and focused on the Dutton family during the period of the western expansion – the protagonists are two champions as Helen Mirren And Harrison Ford – and to SHOWTIME® products such as First Lady, the exciting series dedicated to three iconic first ladies in US history with Viola Davis as Michelle Obama, Michelle Pfeiffer as Betty Ford and Gillian Anderson as Eleanor Roosevelt. Among other contents signed SHOWTIME® also American Gigolo, the series based on the film of the same name; Super Pumped: The Battle for Uber, with Joseph Gordon-Levitt And Uma ThurmanAnd The Man Who Fell to Earth, deals with the novel by Walter Tevis which has already inspired the 1976 film of the same name with David Bowie. Good news even for the little ones, who on Paramount + will find various titles such as the series iCarly with Miranda Cosgrove and films such as Clifford – The Big Red Dogand for cinema enthusiasts, who can enjoy brand new films on the platform such as Scream 5 and timeless classics such as Grease, The Godfatherand the sagas of Star Trek, Top Gun and Transformers. Paramount +’s plan is also to commission 150 original international content by 2025, making us understand that this streaming service has no intention of giving up or being forgotten.
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