Paramount Plus: UK Launch Date and Prices
Paramount Plus is a new TV service, which will be launching in the UK this June. The streaming service has been available for subscribers across Latin America, Canada, Australia, and Nordic countries like Norway, Sweden, and Finland since March 2021 and is finally ready to roll-out in the UK.
Paramount+ will launch in the UK and Ireland on June 22. The streaming service will be available to watch via the web browser, or through a standalone app for smart TVs and streaming devices.
It will cost subscribers £6.99 per month or you can get two months for free by paying £69.90 for the whole year upfront. Sky Cinema subscribers will be able to enjoy Paramount Plus for free as it will be included in their plan.
Will there be a free trial?
Yes! New subscribers in the UK will be able to get a free seven-day trial to Paramount Plus before committing to a paid subscription. You will be able to cancel at any time before your trial ends and are billed for your subscription.
How much will Paramount+ cost?
When the streaming service goes live on June 22, subscribers will be able to sign-up for £6.99 per month. Alternatively, you can subscribe for the entire year for £69.90 meaning two months free and is the equivilant of £5.82 per month.
How to watch Paramount Plus in the UK?
Like most other streaming services such as Netflix and Amazon Prime, you’ll be able to watch Paramount Plus in your web browser by heading to paramountplus.com.
Paramount Plus will also be available as a downloadable app that’s compatible with most mobile devices and smart TVs. Paramount Plus will also be available as a Sky Q app which will be free for Sky Cinema subscribers.
What channels are included in Paramount Plus?
Paramount is yet to reveal specific detail about which channels and content UK subscribers will be able to watch, though it’s quite likely there will be many of the same shows and movies that are available to viewers in the United States.
If that is the case, we can expect more than 30,000 episodes and movies from channels including CBS, Comedy Central, MTV, Nickelodeon and of course, Paramount Pictures.
Paramount Plus shows
Paramount is home to some of the biggest franchises, which we expect will start being removed from rival streaming services very soon, as well as Paramount original programming and popular kids’ TV.
Animated adult-comedy South Park and all of the new and yet-to-be-released Star Trek shows have been confirmed to be available to Paramount Plus subscribers. This includes sci-fi hits like Star Trek: Strange New Worlds and Star Trek: Picard, which is also streaming on Amazon Prime. Jackass, which recently announced a new season following the success of Jackass Forever will also be streaming on Paramount Plus from launch.
The service will also offer more family friendly shows, such as the all seasons of Paw Patrol and SpongeBob SquarePants.
Is Paramount Plus free with Prime?
Those familiar with the US version of Paramount Plus will know that you could add it to Prime, however for UK viewers, a Paramount Plus subscription will be required to stream content.
Will Paramount Plus be free with Sky?
Yes! In the UK, a partnership between Sky and ViacomCBS means Paramount Plus is free for Sky Cinema subscribers. Sky Cinema customers should look out for email blasts from Sky with how to access it as an existing subscriber.