Paramount+: best new shows & films to stream this week

Discover the best new shows & films to stream from 22 to 28 December 2025 on Paramount+ with this guide.
Sheriff Country. Image: Paramount+.

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Dora Season 4 – 19 December

Series. Everyone’s favourite explorer returns for season four of Dora, and she’s bringing even more fun, adventure and learning along for the journey. Join Dora and Boots as they explore the magical rainforest, solve puzzles and overcome challenges with the help of her backpack and map.

Boston Blue Season 1 – 20 December

Boston Blue. Image: John Medland/ Cbs. Streaming On Paramount+.
Boston Blue. Image: John Medland / CBS. Best new shows & films on Paramount+.

Series. When NYPD legend Danny Reagan (Donnie Wahlberg) arrives in Boston, he expects a fresh start, not a war. Partnered with Detective Lena Silver (Sonequa Martin-Green), the razor-sharp heir to one of the city’s most powerful policing dynasties, Danny is thrust straight into a city where every alley has secrets and every badge carries history.

Sheriff Country Season 1 – 20 December

Sheriff Country. Image: Cbs. Streaming On Paramount+.
Sheriff Country. Image: CBS. Best new shows & films on Paramount+.

Series. In the rural town of Edgewater, California, Sheriff Mickey Fox (Morena Baccarin) keeps law and order with uncompromising grit, while juggling single motherhood, small-town politics and a past she can’t outrun.

Tales Of The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Season 2 – 12 December

Series. Leonardo, Donatello, Michelangelo and Raphael return for their most personal mission yet. Still balancing high-school life with hero duty, the brothers are pushed in new directions when a powerful threat emerges in New York.

Ridiculousness Season 42 – 10 December

Series. Hosted by Rob Dyrdek, alongside co-hosts Steelo Brim and Chanel West Coast, the series breaks down jaw-dropping clips of epic fails, bizarre stunts and accidental comedy, all with sharp commentary and infectious energy.

Predators â€“ 8 December

Documentary (2025). From director David Osit comes a chilling and thoughtprovoking documentary that dissects the cultural phenomenon of the hit TV series To Catch a Predator. Once billed as a bold crusade against child abuse, the show shocked America by luring suspected offenders onto a TV set, then confronting and arresting them on camera.

Transformers: EarthSpark Season 4 – 5 December

Series. Tensions are higher than ever as the Maltos return, and this time, saving the world comes at a price.

In the most emotionally charged chapter yet, public backlash turns the heroes into targets, Robby’s emerging powers threaten to tear the family apart, and a new enemy forces the Autobots to face the past they can no longer outrun.

Winter, Spring, Summer Or Fall â€“ 4 December

Winter, Spring, Summer Or Fall. Image: Paramount+.
Winter, Spring, Summer Or Fall. Image: Paramount+. Best new shows & films on Paramount+.

Film (2024). Remi, played by Jenna Ortega, has her entire future perfectly planned, until she meets Barnes, portrayed by Percy Hynes White, a live-in-themoment dreamer who challenges everything she believes.

As their whirlwind first love unfolds, Remi finds herself torn between the security of the life her parents always imagined for her, and the thrilling uncertainty of a future with Barnes.

Max & The Midknights Season 2

Series. Set in the medieval kingdom of Byjovia, 10-year-old Max dreams of becoming a knight, despite everyone expecting her to follow the family path and become a humble troubadour alongside her Uncle Budrick.

Italia Shore Season 2 – 3 December

Series. Surfs up and the drama dives deep! In Italia Shore season two, 12 young and wildly larger-than-life housemates return for another high-stakes summer in a lavish villa on Italy’s Lazio coast.

Problemista â€“ 1 December

Problemista. Image: Paramount+.
Problemista. Image: Paramount+.

Film (2025). Surreal, heartfelt and delightfully oddball, Problemista marks the feature-directorial debut of Julio Torres, who also stars as Alejandro, an aspiring toy designer from El Salvador chasing his dream in New York while racing against the clock on an expiring visa. When he takes a job assisting the chaotic and eccentric art-world powerhouse Elizabeth (Tilda Swinton), he’s thrown into a wild maze of creative ambition, immigration red tape and workplace absurdity.

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Alannah Sue is a journalist, writer and theatre critic with a passion for arts and culture and all that glitters. She relocated to Melbourne in 2025 after spending over a decade embedded in the Sydney arts landscape and finishing up her tenure as Arts & Culture Editor at Time Out. In addition to contributing to ArtsHub and ScreenHub, her freelance portfolio also expands to editorial and copywriting for lifestyle and arts publications such as Limelight and Urban List, cultural institutions like the Sydney Opera House, and marketing and publicity services for independent artists. She is always keen to take a chance on weird performance art, theatre of all kinds, out-of-the-box exhibitions, queer venues, and cheap Prosecco. Give her half a chance, and she will get on a soapbox when it comes to topics like the magic of musical theatre, the importance of rigorous arts criticism, and the global cultural implications of the RuPaul’s Drag Race franchise. Connect with Alannah on Instagram: @alannurgh.