What to Watch on Paramount Plus 2026
Need your next Paramount Plus pick? Find 20 standout comedies, horror, action, drama, and thriller titles, from Lioness to Interstellar and more.
If you’re trying to decide what to stream next, Paramount Plus has a lot more than just a few big names. This lineup brings together spooky laughs like Scary Movie (2026) and Clue (1985), tense crowd-pleasers like Lioness (2023) and Passenger (2026), and smart sci-fi picks such as Star Trek: Strange New Worlds (2022) and Interstellar (2014). You’ll also find heartfelt drama in Steel Magnolias (1989), reality-TV energy with Big Brother (2000), and plenty of genre variety for nights when you want something familiar but not boring. With 20 titles on the page, it’s easy to jump between comedy, horror, action, drama, and thriller options until something clicks.
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Lioness
action · drama · thriller
Cruz Manuelos, a rough-around-the-edges but passionate young Marine, is recruited to join the CIA's Lioness Engagement Team to help bring down a terrorist organization from within. Joe, the station chief of the Lioness program, is tasked with training, managing and leading her female undercover operatives.
Directed by Michael Friedman, John Hillcoat, Stephen Kay, Anthony Byrne, Paul CameronCast Zoe Saldaña, Laysla De Oliveira, Dave Annable, Jill Wagner, LaMonica GarrettParamount Plus -
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Nathan for You
documentary · comedy
Self-proclaimed business expert, writer, director and comedian Nathan Fielder helps real small businesses turn a profit with marketing tactics that no ordinary consultant would dare to attempt. From driving foot traffic to an off-the-strip souvenir shop by using Hollywood flair and a Johnny Depp impersonator, to creating a rebate that can only be redeemed by climbing a mountain, to founding a coffee shop called "Dumb Starbucks,” Nathan has always gone to the limit to make his ideas come to life. With his unorthodox approach to problem solving, Nathan’s genuine efforts to do good often draw the real people he encounters into an experience far beyond what they signed up for.
Directed by Nathan Fielder, Jason WolinerCast Nathan Fielder, Anthony Armentano, Kevin Carmony, Vicki Jo Costanzo, Amy GoddardParamount PlusMax -
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Scary Movie
comedy · horror
Two friends find themselves caught up in mayhem involving killers, monsters and supernatural creatures once again.
Directed by Michael TiddesCast Marlon Wayans, Shawn Wayans, Anna Faris, Regina Hall, Teyana TaylorParamount Plus -
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Colin from Accounts
comedy · drama · romance
Ashley and Gordon are two single(ish), complex humans who are brought together by a car accident and an injured dog. Flawed, funny people choosing each other and being brave enough to show their true self, scars and all, as they navigate life together.
Directed by Trent O'Donnell, Madeleine Dyer, Matthew Moore, Robyn Butler, Wayne HopeCast Harriet Dyer, Patrick Brammall, Emma Harvie, Helen Thomson, Michael LogoParamount Plus -
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The Curse
comedy · drama · thriller
An alleged curse disturbs the relationship of a newly married couple as they try to conceive a child while co-starring on their problematic new HGTV show.
Directed by Nathan Fielder, David Zellner, Nathan ZellnerCast Emma Stone, Nathan Fielder, Benny Safdie, Hikmah Warsame, Christopher D. CalderonParamount Plus -
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South Park
animation · comedy
Follow the misadventures of four irreverent grade-schoolers in the quiet, dysfunctional town of South Park, Colorado.
Directed by Trey Parker, Eric Stough, Matt Stone, Adrien Beard, Toni WurtsCast Trey Parker, Matt Stone, Mona Marshall, April Stewart, Isaac HayesParamount Plus -
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Clue
comedy · crime · mystery & thriller
Clue finds six colorful dinner guests gathered at the mansion of their host, Mr. Boddy -- who turns up dead after his secret is exposed: He was blackmailing all of them. With the killer among them, the guests and Boddy's chatty butler must suss out the culprit before the body count rises.
Directed by Jonathan LynnCast Eileen Brennan, Tim Curry, Madeline Kahn, Christopher Lloyd, Michael McKeanParamount Plus -
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Star Trek: Strange New Worlds
action · adventure · sci-fi
Follow Captain Christopher Pike, Science Officer Spock and Number One in the years before Captain Kirk boarded the U.S.S. Enterprise, as they explore new worlds around the galaxy.
Directed by Chris Fisher, Dan Liu, Jordan Canning, Sydney Freeland, Maja VrviloCast Melissa Navia, Anson Mount, Ethan Peck, Christina Chong, Rebecca RomijnParamount Plus -
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Passenger
horror · mystery & thriller
After a young couple witnesses a gruesome highway accident, they soon realize they did not leave the crash scene alone, as a demonic presence called the Passenger won't stop until it claims them both.
Directed by André ØvredalCast Jacob Scipio, Lou Llobell, Melissa Leo, Joseph Lopez, Miles FowlerParamount Plus -
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Interstellar
adventure · drama · sci-fi
The adventures of a group of explorers who make use of a newly discovered wormhole to surpass the limitations on human space travel and conquer the vast distances involved in an interstellar voyage.
Directed by Christopher NolanCast Ellen Burstyn, Matthew McConaughey, Mackenzie Foy, John Lithgow, Timothée ChalametAmazon Prime VideoParamount Plus -
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MobLand
crime · drama
Two mob families clash in a war that threatens to topple empires and lives.
Directed by Lawrence Gough, Guy Ritchie, Anthony Byrne, Daniel Syrkin, Zetna FuentesCast Paddy Considine, Tom Hardy, Pierce Brosnan, Joanne Froggatt, Lara PulverAmazon Prime VideoParamount Plus -
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Landman
drama
Set in the proverbial boomtowns of West-Texas and a modern-day tale of fortune-seeking in the world of oil rigs, the series is an upstairs/downstairs story of roughnecks and wildcat billionaires that are fueling a boom so big it’s reshaping our climate, our economy and our geopolitics.
Directed by Stephen Kay, Michael Friedman, Taylor SheridanCast Billy Bob Thornton, Ali Larter, Jacob Lofland, Michelle Randolph, Demi MooreParamount Plus -
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Arrival
drama · mystery · sci-fi
Taking place after alien crafts land around the world, an expert linguist is recruited by the military to determine whether they come in peace or are a threat.
Directed by Denis VilleneuveCast Amy Adams, Jeremy Renner, Forest Whitaker, Michael Stuhlbarg, Mark O'BrienParamount Plus -
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Scream
horror · mystery · thriller
Twenty-five years after a streak of brutal murders shocked the quiet town of Woodsboro, a new killer has donned the Ghostface mask and begins targeting a group of teenagers to resurrect secrets from the town’s deadly past.
Directed by Matt Bettinelli-Olpin, Tyler GillettCast Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox, David Arquette, Melissa Barrera, Jack QuaidNetflixParamount Plus -
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You've Got Mail
comedy · drama · romance
Book superstore magnate Joe Fox and independent book shop owner Kathleen Kelly fall in love in the anonymity of the Internet—both blissfully unaware that he's trying to put her out of business.
Directed by Nora EphronCast Tom Hanks, Meg Ryan, Greg Kinnear, Parker Posey, Jean StapletonParamount Plus -
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Battlestar Galactica
action · adventure · drama · sci-fi
When an old enemy, the Cylons, resurface and obliterate the 12 colonies, the crew of the aged Galactica protect a small civilian fleet - the last of humanity - as they journey toward the fabled 13th colony, Earth.
Directed by Michael Rymer, Michael Nankin, Rod Hardy, Sergio Mimica-Gezzan, Robert M. YoungCast Edward James Olmos, Mary McDonnell, Jamie Bamber, James Callis, Tricia HelferParamount Plus -
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Friday Night Lights
drama · sport
The trials and triumphs of life in the small town of Dillon, Texas, where high school football is everything.
Directed by Jeffrey Reiner, Michael Waxman, Allison Liddi-Brown, Patrick R. Norris, David BoydCast Kyle Chandler, Connie Britton, Aimee Teegarden, Brad Leland, Taylor KitschAmazon Prime VideoParamount Plus -
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Good Will Hunting
drama · romance
Headstrong yet aimless, Will Hunting has a genius-level IQ but chooses to work as a janitor at MIT. When he secretly solves highly difficult graduate-level math problems, his talents are discovered by Professor Gerald Lambeau, who decides to help the misguided youth reach his potential. When Will is arrested for attacking a police officer, Professor Lambeau makes a deal to get leniency for him if he gets court-ordered therapy. Eventually, therapist Dr. Sean Maguire helps Will confront the demons that are holding him back.
Directed by Gus Van SantCast Matt Damon, Ben Affleck, Stellan Skarsgård, John Mighton, Rachel MajorowskiParamount Plus -
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Blade Runner 2049
action & adventure · drama · mystery & thriller · science-fiction
Thirty years after the events of the first film, a new blade runner, LAPD Officer K, unearths a long-buried secret that has the potential to plunge what's left of society into chaos. K's discovery leads him on a quest to find Rick Deckard, a former LAPD blade runner who has been missing for 30 years.
Directed by Denis VilleneuveCast Ryan Gosling, Dave Bautista, Robin Wright, Mark Arnold, Vilma SzécsiParamount Plus -
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Yellowjackets
drama · mystery · thriller
This equal parts survival epic, psychological horror story and coming-of-age drama tells the saga of a team of wildly talented high school girls soccer players who become the (un)lucky survivors of a plane crash deep in the remote northern wilderness. The series chronicles their descent from a complicated but thriving team to savage clans, while also tracking the lives they’ve attempted to piece back together nearly 25 years later.
Directed by Ben Semanoff, Eva Sørhaug, Daisy von Scherler Mayer, Jeffrey W. Byrd, Bart NickersonCast Melanie Lynskey, Sophie Nélisse, Jasmin Savoy Brown, Sophie Thatcher, Samantha HanrattyNetflixAmazon Prime VideoParamount Plus
Wrapping Up
Whether you want a big, glossy thriller, a comfort-watch drama, or a movie that keeps the whole room talking, this Paramount Plus roundup gives you plenty of solid choices. Use it to narrow down your next watch, then come back whenever you need a fresh pick that fits your mood. The page is updated regularly, so the lineup keeps pace with new arrivals and changing favorites. Bookmark it now and check back before your next streaming night.
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Last updated: September 11, 2026