Paramount+ is known for hosting some of the best TV shows on any streaming platform, and while it has most of the best CBS shows the day after they air, it also has a deep library of classic shows and several critically acclaimed original series as well. In February 2025, Paramount+ will add a lot of shows and movies to its offering. This includes the third season of Yellowjackets for people with the Showtime add-on (February 14) and the addition of the classic MTV Unplugged series, with all but season 9 coming on February 12.
Paramopunt+ also released the first trailer for its creepy new series Happy Facestarring Annaleigh Ashford and Dennis Quaid (via By Club). Quaid plays the real-life Happy Face Killer, while Ashford plays his daughter in this Paramount+ original series that premieres on March 20, 2025. Paramount+ also received some great news as it earned a DuPont-Columbia Award, which is broadcasting’s equivalent of the Pulitzer Prize (via Deadline).
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Landman
(2024-) [American Drama] – An attorney goes to work for a wealthy old field owner only to find the West Texas oil industry is full of deadly threats.
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The Equalizer
(2021-) [Crime Drama] – A former CIA operative offers her services to help people who can’t defend themselves from everyone, from billionaires to politicians to perpetrators of domestic abuse.
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Tracker
(2024-) [Action Drama] – A survivalist makes his living by helping find missing people that the law enforcement can’t seem to locate or be willing to even look for.
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Matlock
(2024-Present) [Crime Drama] – The 2024 Matlock reboot sees Kathy Bates plays Madeline “Matty” Matlock, a widowed former lawyer determined to expose the corruption of Big Pharma.
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Longmire
(2012-2017) [Crime Drama] – At one point the highest-rated original drama on A&E, Longmire is in many ways the precursor to hits like Yellowstone.
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Hell on Wheels
(2011-2016) [Historical Drama] – Hell on Wheels is the brutal drama about the first transcontinental railroad in the U.S, and the gritty Western drama won multiple awards during its 2011-2016 broadcast run.
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Dexter: Original Sin
(2024) [Crime Drama] – The prequel to the hit serial killer show Dexter shows how Dexter Morgan initially got his kill on.
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Fire Country
(2022-Present) [Drama] – Shows focusing on firefighters are always entertaining, and Fire Country mixes up the formula by focusing on a convict (Thierot’s Bode Leone) who volunteers for a program that sees him tackling blazes across the wilderness of California.
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Twin Peaks
(1990-1991) [Mystery Thriller] – The surreal show laid the foundation for many series that came after, including mega-hits such as Lost and Black Mirror.
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Blue Bloods
(2010 – Present) [Crime Drama] – This slick police procedural focuses on several members of the Irish Catholic Reagan family, many of whom are either serving or former police officers, and the toll the job takes on their various relationships both with each other and their partners.
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The Offer
(2022) [Period Drama] – 2022 miniseries The Offer tells a dramatized version of the highs and lows of the incredible journey making the iconic gangster movie The Godfather.
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Evil
(2019-Present) [Horror Drama] – Evil is one of the best horror TV shows to arrive in the last five years, and has been described as Supernatural meets The X-Files, with the pair investigating various unsettling events and phenomena.
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1923
(2022-2023) [Period Drama] – The neo-Western drama 1923 is a prequel to Yellowstone that centers on the Dutton family as they deal with events related to Western expansion in the 20th century, the Prohibition era, and the Great Depression. Harrison Ford and Helen Mirren star.
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Beverly Hills 90210
(1990-2000) [Teen Drama] – When it comes to 90s teen dramas, few shows had more of an impact than Beverly Hills, 90210.
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Reno 911!
(2003-2022) [Crime Comedy] – Created by Robert Ben Garan, Thomas Lennon, and Kerri Kenney-Silver (who all star in the show), Reno 911! is a mockumentary-style sitcom that parodies shows like Cops in hilarious fashion.
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Why Women Kill
(2019-2021) [Dark Comedy] – Dark, intriguing, and full of shocking twists and turns throughout, Why Women Kill is sure to appeal to Paramount+ subscribers who enjoy thrilling crime stories but also want a slightly more light hearted take on death and murder.
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Beavis and Butt-Head
(1993-1997) [Animated Comedy] – Before creating King of the Hill, Mike Judge introduced the world to two of the laziest, unintelligent cartoon characters ever conceived and the pair became an instant cultural phenomenon.
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Cheers
(1982-1993) [Sitcom] – Cheers is set almost entirely at the same bar, where ever,ybody knows your name, and also includes Kelsey Grammar as Frasier Crane before he received his own spin-off, Frasier.
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Frasier
(2023-Present) [Sitcom] – The Frasier revival finds Frasier Crane (Kelsey Grammer) back in Boston, where he takes a professorship role at Harvard University while trying to repair his fractured relationship with his son Freddy (Jack Cutmore-Scottt).
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Ghosts (US)
(2021-Present) [Supernatural Comedy] – Adapted from the acclaimed original British series, Ghosts blends modern sitcom shenanigans with the stories of several ghosts from different time periods trapped in a property with a young living couple.
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Key & Peele
(2012-2015) [Sketch Comedy] – Keegan-Michael Key and Jordan Peele’s self-titled sketch show provides a biting analysis of contemporary social concerns like racism, inequality, and politics with impressive (and hilarious) big-budget sketches.
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FBI
(2018-Present) [Crime Procedural] – Paramount+ is home to many Dick Wolf shows, and among the best of them is FBI, which — as the title suggests — focuses on the high-stakes cases members of the Federal Bureau of Investigation solve.
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Tulsa King
(2022-Present) [Crime Drama] – Proof that Yellowstone creator Taylor Sheridan’s talents extend beyond the world of cowboys, Tulsa King is a gripping organized crime thriller with Sylvester Stallone in the lead role.
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Mayor of Kingstown
(2021-Present) [Crime Drama] – Mayor of Kingstown examines what it means when family and crime are inextricably tied to one another. Jeremy Renner shines in the lead role of Mike McLusky, who inherits the criminal family enterprise after playing second fiddle to his brother.
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Criminal Minds
(2005-Present) [Crime Procedural] – CBS has a reputation for producing popular police procedurals, and Criminal Minds is the jewel in the crown, focuing on the work of the FBI’s behavior analysis unit.
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NCIS
(2003-Present) [Crime Procedural] – A procedural that needs no introduction, Paramount+ offers 20 seasons of the core NCIS show, 7 seasons of NCIS: New Orleans, the first season of NCIS: Sydney, and 2 seasons of NCIS: Hawaii.
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Avatar: The Last Airbender
(2005-2008) [Animated Fantasy] – Avatar: The Last Airbender is set in a world where the various nations are built around the ability to manipulate, or “bend” certain elements. As the title suggests, the main focus is Aang, the only surviving airbender.
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SpongeBob SquarePants
(1999-Present) [Animated Comedy] – An animated classic that transcends its seemingly childish premise, SpongeBob SquarePants has been on the air and under the sea for an astonishing 20+ years of SpongeBob SquarePants seasons.
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The Twilight Zone (1959)
(1959-1964) [Anthology Sci-Fi] – The Twilight Zone features unsettling stories that ponder major scientific mysteries like the size of the universe, or singularly horrific tales that warn of the dangers of technology, acting as a precursor to shows like Black Mirror.
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Star Trek
Franchise (1966-Present) [Sci-Fi Adventure] – Few franchises are more immediately recognizable than Star Trek and Paramount+ offers new content like Star Trek: Discovery, Star Trek: Picard, and Star Trek: Prodigyalongside classics like the 1966 Star Trek and Star Trek: The Next Generation.
If you’re looking for more to watch on Paramount+, you can read our lists on the best original series on Paramount+, classic TV shows on Paramount+ or the 30 Best Movies On Paramount+.
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