What to watch on Paramount+ – quick links
Paramount+: new this week
Bedtime Stories With Ryan – 3 June
Series. Ryan Reynolds stars in this preschool live-action series, where he reads a mix of new and classic bedtime stories designed to soothe little ones before sleep, and maybe calm himself down too. Set inside a whimsical dollhouse world, the series brings each story to life through playful visuals and gentle storytelling, creating a warm and comforting bedtime experience for families.
Two Years Later – 4 June
Series. Starring acclaimed Australian actors Phoebe Tonkin and Brenton Thwaites, this modern love story explores the deeply relatable and tender complexities of love, identity, ambition, and the winding path to commitment. Created by screenwriter Pete Bridges, Two Years Later is set in a post-pandemic world and follows thirtysomethings Emily and Ryan, whose brief, daily flirtations on their work commute are abruptly cut off by Covid-19.
Rumours – 5 June
Film (2024). The leaders of the world’s wealthiest democracies gather for the annual G7 summit to draft a provisional statement in response to a global crisis. But as night falls, the group become spectacles of incompetence, contending with increasingly surreal obstacles deep within the misty woods, before realising they are suddenly and mysteriously alone.
Starring Cate Blanchett, Alicia Vikander, Charles Dance, Roy Dupuis and Denis Ménochet.
Mazatlán Shore Season 1 – 6 June
Reality series. A new vacation begins for the Shores and this time Mazatlán will play host to the parties, romances, heartbreaks and explosive fights of television’s most dysfunctional family.
SpongeBob SquarePants Season 16 – 6 June
Series. Living in a pineapple under the sea in Bikini Bottom, SpongeBob continues his hilarious antics at the Krusty Krab alongside best friend Patrick, neighbour Squidward and the rest of the underwater gang.
Rubble & Crew Seasons 4 & 5 – 6 June
Series. Fan-favourite pup Rubble returns for more construction-filled adventures in Seasons 4 & 5.
Paramount+: recent highlights
Cuckoo – 8 May
Film (2024). Seventeen-year-old Gretchen reluctantly leaves America to live with her father at a remote resort in the German Alps, but her new surroundings quickly take a sinister turn. Haunted by disturbing noises and terrifying visions, she begins to uncover a shocking secret that links back to her own family.
As reality blurs with nightmare, Gretchen is pulled deeper into a chilling mystery that threatens everything she thought she knew.
Starring Hunter Schafer (Euphoria).
Bau Artist At War – 3 May
Film (2024). Based on an extraordinary true story, Bau Artist at War follows Holocaust survivor and master forger Joseph Bau, who uses his artistic talents, humour and ingenuity to help fellow prisoners escape certain death. Amid the horrors of the Plaszow concentration camp, he finds an unexpected and powerful love, defying the darkness around him.
Starring Emile Hirsch (Into The Wild, One Upon A Time… In Hollywood), Inbar Lavi (Imposters, Lucifer) and Josh Zuckerman (School Spirits).
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).
