There’s plenty happening on Paramount+ right now. From returning favorites and highly anticipated new series to live sports, killer crime dramas, and plenty of spooky-season scares, your watchlist is about to get quite a bit longer. Not sure where to start? Here are 11 great things worth checking out.
1. NFL
What is it? The NFL season is in full swing, and NFL on CBS brings live football to Paramount+ throughout the regular season and into the playoffs. From Sunday afternoon showdowns to matchups that can shake up the standings, there’s plenty of football left to watch.
Why you should stream it: Because every Sunday starts to mean a little more as the season rolls on. Division races tighten, the playoff picture takes shape, and one big win can change a team’s path to the postseason. NFL on CBS keeps you right smack in the middle of the action with live games on Paramount+. See you Sunday!
WATCH NOW: NFL on CBS
2. MobLand
What is it? MobLand is the Paramount+ original crime drama starring Tom Hardy as Harry Da Souza, a fixer caught in the middle of the powerful Harrigan crime family, led by Pierce Brosnan’s Conrad Harrigan. Hardy and Brosnan return for Season 2 alongside Helen Mirren as Maeve Harrigan, the formidable matriarch of the Harrigan clan. New episodes are now streaming on Fridays until the finale.
Why you should stream it: The Harrigans aren’t exactly known for keeping their disagreements around the dinner table; wherever this family goes, raised voices and spilled blood tend to follow. With enemies closing in and tensions rising within their ranks, Harry must navigate shifting loyalties while keeping the Harrigan empire – and himself – intact.
WATCH NOW: MobLand
3. Tulsa King
What is it? Tulsa King stars Sylvester Stallone as Dwight Manfredi, a New York mobster who builds an unlikely criminal organization after being sent to Oklahoma. Season 4 premieres Friday, Oct. 16, on Paramount+, with Stallone back alongside his ragtag crew.
Why you should stream it: Dwight may have started in Tulsa as an outsider, but he didn’t stay one for long. Now he’s got a crew, an empire, and no shortage of enemies threatening the operation he’s built. Catch up on Season 1, Season 2, and Season 3 before the new season arrives.
WATCH NOW: Tulsa King
4. Dexter®: Resurrection
What is it? Michael C. Hall returns as Dexter Morgan in Dexter®: Resurrection, which picks up weeks after the events of Dexter®: New Blood. After surviving a gunshot wound from his son, Harrison (Jack Alcott), Dexter heads to New York City to find the teen and repair their fractured relationship. Season 2 raises the stakes for both father and son, and manages to bring even more trouble their way.
Why you should stream it: Because Dexter Morgan’s story is far from finished. Season 1 brings Dexter and Harrison back into each other’s orbit while introducing an intriguing collection of killers; Season 2 brings new Big Apple adversaries, higher stakes, and a surprising new direction for Harrison: law enforcement. How will this career choice affect his relationship with his homicidal father – not to mention Harrison’s own murderous impulses? Catch up on Season 1 before the second season premieres Friday, Oct. 30.
WATCH NOW: Dexter®: Resurrection (Paramount+ Premium plan only)
5. UFC
What is it? UFC brings elite mixed martial arts to Paramount+, with UFC Numbered Events, Fight Nights, Dana White’s Contender Series, The Ultimate Fighter, and more. From championship bouts to rising contenders looking to make their mark, there’s always a reason to keep an eye on the Octagon®.
Why you should stream it: Big fights, established champions, breakout contenders – and no pay-per-view in sight. Whether you follow every card, or tune in when a must-see matchup comes along, Paramount+ makes sure that UFC’s biggest moments are just a stream away.
WATCH NOW: UFC on Paramount+
6. Yellowjackets
What is it? Yellowjackets follows a high-school girls soccer team whose plane crashes in the wilderness, then jumps decades ahead as the survivors grapple with the aftermath of what they did to make it out of the woods alive.
Why you should stream it: Part survival story, part mystery, and part psychological thriller, Yellowjackets goes deep into the strange mythology the girls create in the wilderness, complete with rituals, symbols, and some unforgettable antlered attire. Decades later, their adult selves are still reckoning with what happened in the woods, and how far they went to survive. With Season 4 (the final one) premiering Friday, Nov. 20, now’s a good time to venture into the narrative wilderness – or start the story from the very beginning.
WATCH NOW: Yellowjackets (Season 1 and Season 2 streaming on Paramount+ (all plans); Season 3 and the upcoming Season 4 streaming on Paramount+ with the Paramount+ Premium plan only
7. Marshals
What is it? Marshals stars Luke Grimes reprising his role as Kayce Dutton. With his family’s ranch behind him, Kayce puts his experience as a cowboy and Navy SEAL to work alongside an elite unit of U.S. Marshals in Montana. Season 2 premieres Sunday, Oct. 4, on CBS, and streams on Paramount+.
Why you should stream it: Kayce may have traded ranch life for a badge, but he hasn’t left his frontier instincts behind. Season 2 finds him settling further into life as a U.S. Marshal, where his SEAL training and years of experience in Big Sky Country come in handy as he pursues range justice across Montana.
WATCH NOW: Marshals
8. Peak Screaming
What is it? Peak Screaming is Paramount+‘s year-round destination for horror movies, scary shows, and Halloween-ready favorites. The collection runs the gamut from slashers and psychological horror flicks to supernatural stories – not to mention plenty of mildly spooky options for viewers who like their frights just a little lighter.
Why you should stream it: There’s more than one way to get your scares. Peak Screaming features popular horror movies like Drag Me to Hell, It Follows, Parasite, Resident Evil (2002), Doctor Sleep, and 28 Weeks Later. Want to make it a marathon? Sink your fangs into frightening franchises that include the Scary Movie, Scream, Smile, A Quiet Place, Paranormal Activity, and Friday the 13th collections.
What if you prefer your spooky season a little less, well, spooky? Try The Addams Family, Addams Family Values, Men in Black, Men in Black II, Men in Black 3, and Men in Black: International. Monster lovers can dig their claws into Monsters vs. Aliens, Hotel Transylvania, and Hotel Transylvania 2 – not to mention Monster High: The Movie, Monster High 2, and Monster High: The Series. And, hey, speaking of series, there are plenty of spine-tingling shows to celebrate the season, including the ’90s favorite Goosebumps, Rod Serling’s classic The Twilight Zone, the supernatural drama Evil, and the CBS comedy Ghosts.
Whether you’re after horror with laughs, classic slashers, or something seriously unsettling, dim the lights and choose your fright.
Availability of titles is subject to change.
WATCH NOW: Peak Screaming Collection
9. All The Queen’s Men
What is it? The Paramount+ drama series All The Queen’s Men stars Eva Marcille as Marilyn “Madam” DeVille, the formidable owner of Club Eden. As she fights to maintain control of her nightclub empire, she must contend with dangerous enemies, shifting loyalties, and a whole lot of scheming.
Why you should stream it: Madam has spent the entirety of the series protecting her crown, but the fifth and final season puts everything she’s built on the line. With old foes, new threats, and unfinished business closing in, Madam has to put up one final fight to keep her kingdom intact. The first half of Season 5 is streaming now, with the concluding episodes beginning Oct. 21.
WATCH NOW: All The Queen’s Men
10. Avatar: Seven Havens
What is it? Avatar: Seven Havens is the new 2D-animated series from the world of Avatar: The Last Airbender and The Legend of Korra. The story follows Pavi, a young Earthbender who discovers she’s the new Avatar in a world devastated by a cataclysmic event. Along for the journey is her twin sister, Nisha, and a pair of cat-monkey companions. The series premieres Friday, Oct. 9, on Paramount+.
Why you should stream it: A new Avatar means a new era, and this one turns a familiar part of the Avatar story on its head. Unlike previous Avatars, Pavi enters a world where the Avatar is viewed not as a savior, but as a force that helped destroy humanity. Her journey brings new allies, dangerous enemies, plenty of mysteries, and — quite naturally — bending.
COMING SOON: Avatar: Seven Havens (premieres Friday, Oct. 9)
11. Frisco King
What is it? What is it? Samuel L. Jackson is back in gangster mode for Frisco King, a new Paramount+ original drama from prolific creator Taylor Sheridan. Jackson stars as Russell Lee Washington Jr., a mob hitman who heads to Frisco, Texas, where seemingly quiet suburbia proves to be a hustler’s dream – and the perfect place to build a criminal operation no one sees coming.
Why you should stream it: Samuel L. Jackson playing a gangster setting up shop in suburban Texas? We’re listening. The eight-episode series puts Jackson front and center in a brand-new mob story, giving him plenty of room to bring his signature swagger to the character’s illicit ambitions. And while you don’t need to know Tulsa King to enter Russell’s world, fans of the Taylor Sheridan series can keep their eyes peeled for a few familiar connections, Easter eggs, and surprises along the way.
LEARN MORE: Frisco King: Everything You Need to Know About The New Taylor Sheridan Series
