New to Paramount+ this week – quick links
Paramount+: new this week
Skincare – 13 March
Film (2024). In Skincare, famed aesthetician Hope Goldman (Elizabeth Banks) is poised to take her career to dazzling new heights with the launch of her own skincare line. But just as success seems within reach, a glamorous rival boutique opens directly across the street, and Hope’s dream begins to unravel.
As a series of unsettling incidents threaten her reputation and business, Hope becomes convinced she’s being deliberately sabotaged. Determined to protect everything she’s built, she dives headfirst into a twisty, darkly comic mystery to uncover who’s trying to destroy her – before it’s too late.
Starring Elizabeth Banks (The Hunger Games), Lewis Pullman (Top Gun: Maverick, Lessons in Chemistry), Michaela Jaé Rodriguez (Pose, Loot) and Nathan Fillion (Castle, Firefly).
The Madison – 14 March
Series. A new neo-Western series from the Yellowstone universe, The Madison unfolds across two distinct worlds – the beautiful landscape of Montana and the vibrant energy of Manhattan – as it examines the ties that bind families together.
The six-episode first season of The Madison is a heartfelt study of grief and human connection that follows the Clyburns, a New York City family in the Madison River valley of central Montana.
In addition to Michelle Pfeiffer and Kurt Russell, the series stars Beau Garrett (Firefly Lane), Elle Chapman (A Man Called Otto), Patrick J Adams (Suits), Amiah Miller (War for the Planet of the Apes), Alaina Pollack (The Surrender), Ben Schnetzer (3 Body Problem), Kevin Zegers (Power), Rebecca Spence (Lady in the Lake), Danielle Vasinova (1923) and Matthew Fox (Lost).
Rubble & Crew Season 4 – 14 March
Kids’ series. Rubble & Crew Season 4 brings even bigger builds and brand-new adventures to Builder Cove, as Rubble leads his growing construction crew on their most ambitious projects yet. With exciting new challenges around town, the pups roll out in their powerful construction vehicles to dig, lift, pave and repair anything the community needs.
Paramount+: recently added
Thelma – 6 March
Film (2024). When 93-year-old Thelma Post is duped out of $10,000 by a phone scammer pretending to be her grandson, she refuses to be written off as a victim. Armed with sheer determination – and with the help of an old friend and his motorised scooter – Thelma embarks on a wildly unconventional mission across Los Angeles to get her money back.
What follows is a sharp, heartfelt and unexpectedly action-packed adventure that flips the script on ageing, independence and revenge – proving you’re never too old to fight back.
Written and directed by Josh Margolin (My Boyfriend is a Robot, The Browsing Effect), Thelma stars June Squibb (Nebraska, About Schmidt), Parker Posey (The White Lotus), Fred Hechinger (Gladiator II) and Clark Gregg (The Avengers).
Touch – 6 March
Film (2024). Spanning decades and continents, Touch is a sweeping romantic thriller about love, memory, and second chances. As his health begins to fail, a man sets out on an urgent journey to find the woman he fell in love with 50 years earlier – the one who vanished without explanation and has haunted him ever since.
Moving between past and present and across countries and cultures, Touch unravels a powerful story of first love, missed moments and the enduring pull of unfinished business.
The Naked Gun – 8 March
Film (2025). This revival of the classic comedy franchise is packed with outrageous gags and deadpan delivery. Lieutenant Frank Drebin Jr (Liam Neeson) follows in the gloriously incompetent footsteps of his legendary father as he joins the police force – and promptly finds himself at the centre of a case that could save the department from being shut down for good. As chaos escalates and the stakes grow higher, Drebin Jr must fumble his way through danger, deception and spectacularly misguided heroics to crack the case.
The Naked Gun stars Liam Neeson (Taken), Pamela Anderson (The Last Showgirl) and Danny Huston (Yellowstone).
Hot tip: All three original Naked Gun films will also be available to stream on Paramount+, celebrating the franchise’s classic comedy legacy.
