15 Must-See Shows That Make Paramount+ Worth It

Paramount+ could've easily been a failure. The subscription streaming service is the by-product of Viacom and CBS Corporation merging and rebranding the fledgling CBS All Access streaming service. There was no stopping Paramount from simply tugging on nostalgia strings by repackaging its old TV and movies as new content to stream in one place, slapping a plus sign at the end of its company's name, and ignoring it forever. Since its launch on March 4, 2021, the new kid on the streaming block has taken big swings in the crowded content space, and the 15 best Paramount+ tv shows make the $4.99 subscription price worth it.

The tentpoles of an excellent streaming subscription service are accounted for at Paramount+. You have the reboots that actually add to the series' legacy (Star Trek: Picard), reality TV shows (RuPaul Drag Race All-Stars), heart-warming docuseries (The Check Up with Dr. David Agus), and gritty crime drama (Mayor of Kingstown). Paramount smartly polished up fan-favorite relics of the past, like the music documentary series Behind The Music and former BET comedy The Game. It also expanded upon its world-building cash cow Yellowstone with two equally as good spin-offs in 1883 and 1923.

With the merging of Showtime and Paramount+ into one streaming service, there are hundreds of TV shows to binge on. But, for this list, only the TV show originals exclusive to Paramount+ are included because those are the shows that truly make a streaming service worth your money. Sure, you can stream every episode of Better Call Saul on Netflix, but it's the Stranger Things and Wednesday shows that are the true Netflix shows.

Sorry to say, but the 15 best Paramount+ shows are going to force you to open up your budget and let another streaming service in.