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Posted: 2021-03-04T13:00:16Z | Updated: 2021-03-04T14:29:25Z

Not ready for another streaming service? Well, sorry.

The mountain of entertainment that would be Paramount+ first hit the masses during a Super Bowl LV commercial last month. You know, the one where Sir Patrick Stewart hosted an array of ViacomCBS talent including late-night hosts Stephen Colbert, James Corden and Trevor Noah, animated characters Dora the Explorer, SpongeBob SquarePants and Beavis and Butt-Head, and CBS This Mornings Gayle King atop the snowy Paramount Pictures mountain to celebrate their new streaming home.

On March 4, that home is public domain.

Replacing existing subscription video-on-demand and live-streaming service CBS All Access, Paramount+ features a combination of original entertainment, breaking news and live sports from brands and studios like BET, CBS, Comedy Central, MTV, Nickelodeon, Paramount Pictures and the Smithsonian Channel. New scripted and unscripted television series will hit the platform this year, along with a catalog of more than 30,000 TV episodes and 2,500 movie titles. Upcoming revivals, spinoffs and animated fare include Criminal Minds, Inside Amy Schumer, Fatal Attraction, Frasier and Rugrats.

Paramount films including A Quiet Place Part II, Paw Patrol: The Movie and Mission: Impossible 7 will have their streaming debut on the service immediately following a theatrical release window of 30 to 45 days. Additionally, Paramount Pictures has agreements with MGM and EPIX, which will make thousands of movie titles, and upcoming flicks Creed III and No Time to Die, available to subscribers. Paramount+ will also have exclusive film offerings, including new versions of Paranormal Activity and Pet Sematary.

Paramount+ offers a compelling and differentiated streaming offering for all audiences, Tom Ryan, president and chief executive of ViacomCBS Streaming, said in a press release . In combination with Pluto TV and SHOWTIME, the service will further strengthen our robust linked streaming ecosystem, giving us a critical competitive advantage as we pursue our goal of reaching consumers across every platform, at every price point, with creativity, content, and experiences that are second to none.

Customers on CBS All Access plans will automatically roll into Paramount+. An ad-supported version will include the full slate of Paramount movies, originals and current seasons of CBS shows for $4.99. The premium tier will have all that plus live sports, live CBS news feeds and live CBS TV for $9.99.

The service plans to release at least 50 new original series over the next two years, with 36 arriving in 2021.