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Paramount Plus Canada is a streaming service that offers hundreds of movies and TV shows. The company launched in 2019, but it’s already one of the most popular choices for Canadians who want to watch their favorite shows on a monthly basis.
Get access to favorites like Yellowstone, CBS broadcast stations, Sci-Fi, and classics. Paramount+ has an ever-growing library of premium shows, sports, and even original series. As of right now, the streaming site offers over 30,000 episodes and movies but not as many as those available in the US.
For instance, some of the shows currently available in the US but not in Canada are:
- Frasier
- Twin Peaks
- All Star Trek shows ever made
- RuPaul’s Drag Race
Canada actually has access to some titles that aren’t available on the platform in the US, like the new Addams Family, The Stand, and Criminal Minds.
Here’s a breakdown of some current favorites available to stream today:
Fan Favorites Available on Paramount + Canada
NCIS (2003)
This longtime CBS favorite has 19 seasons to binge-watch over and over again. Follow former Marine Sniper Leroy Jethro Gibbs and his team as they solve criminal cases for the military. With CSI-type forensic investigations, this is the evidence-collecting side of criminal cases.
After 19 seasons, NCIS (Naval Criminal Investigative Service) has become a household favorite due to the incredible chemistry of the cast and amazing writers.
Runtime: 1 hr
Writers: Steven D. Binder, Donald P. Bellisario, Don McGill, and David North
Cast: Mark Harmon, Pauley Perrette, Sean Murray, Michael Weatherly, Cote de Pablo, Sasha Alexander
JAG (1995 – 2005)
Another fan favorite that used to run alongside NCIS (a spin-off of this original) with a few crossover episodes, JAG (Judge Advocate General) follows the other side of criminal cases in the military in court. Legal team Harmon Rabb Jr., a former fighter pilot, and Sarah McKenzie, a Marine, bring complex cases to their conclusion with exciting court battles and investigations. With 10 seasons available, be prepared to lose time binging this one too.
Runtime: 1 hr
Writers: Donald P. Bellisario, Don McGill, Jack Orman, Dana Coen
Cast: David James Elliot, John M Jackson, Patrick Labyorteaux, Catherine Bell
The Offer (2022)
Follow along behind the scenes in this series documenting the making of the film ‘The Godfather starring Matthew Goode and Colin Hanks. The Godfather was filmed during a tumultuous time in Hollywood, and the series follows the politics and wrangling that affected the making of that iconic film.
Runtime: 9h 46m
Writers: Michael Tolkin, Leslie Greif
Cast: Burn Gorman, Matthew Goode, Colin Hanks, Annie Funke
Star Trek: The Original Series (1966 – 1969)
The starship Enterprise in all its original glory, follows the cast and crew through space adventures in the year 2263.
Star Trek is one of the most popular shows to stream in Canada, even after almost 50 years!
Runtime: 50m
Writers: Gene L. Coon, Gene Roddenberry, Jerry Sohl
Cast: Nichelle Nichols, William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, Walter Koenig, George Takei
Halo (2022)
This space odyssey is capturing quite the audience with humanity’s struggles, across decades, to overcome the enemy that’s determined to take them out. A few smart and courageous people are all that stand in their way.
Runtime: 1hr
Writers: Richard Robbins, Kyle Killen, Steven Kane, Silka Luisa
Cast: Burn Gorman, Olive Gray, Jen Taylor, Shabana Azmi, Charlie Murphy, Yerin Ha
Legend of Korra (2012 – 2014)
This Avatar series, while short-lived, is extremely popular. Follow Korra, an air-bending Avatar, as she learns to use her skills to save Republic City from the Fire people while learning if she can trust her new friend, Amon, a fire bender.
Runtime: 23m
Writers: Joshua Hamilton, Bryan Konietzko, Michael Dante DiMartino
Cast: J.K. Simmons, Seychelle Gabriel, Logan Wells, David Faustino
Undercover Boss (2010)
This all-time favorite reality TV show follows upper management and owners hiding among the employees of their business and getting a close-up look at what they do and how they feel about their work, and how those jobs impact their lives. With 11 seasons, it’s sure to give you plenty to stream.
Runtime: 1hr
iCarly (2021)
Get involved in the ups and downs of teenage life by following Carly Shay, who likes to get herself into a bit of trouble.
Carly and her friends get into regular trouble, especially as their online show goes international.
Runtime: 26m
Writers: Dan Schneider, Danny Fernandez, Kate Stayman-London, Jim Armogida
Cast: Laci Mosley, Poppy Liu, Miranda Cosgrove, Nathan Kress, Jerry Trainor
Star Trek: Picard (2020)
This original series follows the latest adventures of the famous Captain Jean-Luc Picard, who’s trying to quietly pass his days in France. Living with the regrets of his past in Starfleet, his quiet life gets interrupted when Dahj, a young woman, makes a request of him.
Runtime: 46m
Writers: Gene Roddenberry, Michael Chabon, Akiva Goldsman, Nick Zayas
Cast: Sir Patrick Stewart, Kay Bess, Michelle Hurd, Santiago Cabrera, Isa Briones, John de Lancie, Brent Spiner, Harry Treadaway
MacGyver (2016-2021)
This remake of a great classic ran for five seasons of action-packed drama. With all MacGyver’s well-known tricks of the trade and the addition of new technology, he faces his biggest case yet with international bombings. It’s a race to protect US soil from a drastic attack.
Runtime: 43m
Writers: Henry Ian Cusick, George Eads, Isabel Lucas, Tate Donovan, Justin Hires, Meredith Eaton
The Amazing Race (2001)
With an amazing 33 seasons to stream, this reality show is as exciting as it is long-running. Teams of 2 (a total of 12 teams) compete against each other to make the best strategic decisions to win the big race and reach their final destination first. The idea is that the winning team is the team who can work together in a solid relationship the best.
Runtime: 1hr
Planes That Changed the World (2015)
Discover the different planes that have evolved and changed how we view travel today. Explore the fighter jets and commercial airplanes and everything there is to know about them through museum displays around the world.
Runtime: 46m
The Neighborhood
Sitcom fans, this is the show for you. With the perfect combination of drama and comedy, follow Meecho as he struggles to fit into an interesting neighborhood in LA. Life gets even more complicated when his best friend gets into trouble with the police, and he starts receiving mysterious packages—of drugs.
Runtime: 30m
Writers: Tracey Ashely, Malik S., Jim Reynolds
Cast: Max Greenfield, Cedric the Entertainer, Malik S., Earthquake, Marcel Spears, Beth Behrs
Star Trek: Enterprise (2001 – 2005)
Another spin-off of the original fan favorite, it’s now the year 2151, and you’re following Captain Archer and his crew exploring the world beyond our solar system on the first Enterprise. Discover what it means to be human as the crew is faced with more than they can possibly imagine.
Runtime: 1hr
Writers: Rick Berman, Brannon Braga, Manny Coto, Andre Bormanis
Cast: Scott Bakula, Connor Trinneer, Linda Park, Dominic Keating, Gary Graham
Bull (2016 – 2022)
This CBS favorite starring NCIS star Michael Weatherly follows the life of Dr. Bull, a talented psychologist that uses his incredible skills and training to sway the jury into ‘their right minds.’ Not only does Dr. Bull fight in the courtroom but in his personal life as danger challenges not only himself but his family.
Runtime: 1hr
Writers: Phil McGraw, Chamblee Smith, Sarah H. Haught, Steven Paul Martinez
Cast: Michael Weatherly, Chris Jackson, Jamie Lee Kirchner, Geneva Carr, Annabelle Attanasio, Yara Martinez, David Furr
Star Trek: Lower Decks (2020)
An animated twist on the cult classic, Star Trek: Lower Decks explores the typically ignored lives of the crew that mans the lower decks. Always doomed to fail, this story follows the heart-warming and hilarious lives on the lower decks.
Runtime: 25m
Writers: Garrick Bernard, Mike McMahan, M. Willis, Ben Rodgers
Cast: Jack Quaid, Eugene Cordero, Jerry O’Connell, Jessica McKenna, Noel Wells
Paramount+ Originals
Like many streaming platforms today, Paramount+ has quickly tapped into the original content market to draw a larger crowd.
Tulsa King
In 2022 they released their original Tulsa King starring Sylvester Stallone, where a mafia king must rebuild his empire in Tulsa. They also released 1923, starring Helen Mirren and Harrison Ford, a spin-off of the widely successful Yellowstone franchise.
Guilty Party
Watch Kate Beckinsale try to salvage the career of a journalist by investigating the case of a young mother sentenced to life in prison for a murder she says she didn’t commit in Guilty Party.
Yellowstone
Or, if you’ve been following the Yellowstone franchise, while 1923 covers the family in the 20th century, 1883 follows the Dutton family on their journey through the Great Plains to the west as an origin story of the family made popular in the original show.
Movies
Their exclusive films and the series list continue to grow in early 2023 with titles like Mayor of Kingstown, Blood & Treasure, The Offer, Halo, Seal Team, and Evil.
They’re bringing back some recent classics with Beavis and Butt-Head Do the Universe, Teen Wolf: The Movie, Wolf Pack, Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies, and Fatal Attraction.
Expanded Kids and Family Content
Paramount+ Canada is expanding their offerings for kids and families by more than 2500 hours of programming from Nickelodeon kids.
They’ll be offering the new series Monster High and Transformers: Earthspark, as well as films like Blue’s Big City Adventure.
They’ve already had great success streaming the Monster High Movie, a live-action version of the hit Mattel franchise that revolves around the children of famous monsters and creatures from legend.
Stream some older series from your youth and share good TV with your kids with classic Blue’s Clues alongside their remake Blue’s Clues & You! but also Rugrats, Kamp Koral: SpongeBob’s Under Years, and Dora the Explorer.
Paramount+ also offers some other original content in the family category that includes a spin-off of Fairly Odd Parents: Fairly Odder, iCarly (mentioned above), and Fantasy Football. This isn’t the popular game but a show revolving around the sports fantasy of a father-daughter duo.
Use their built-in parental controls to give your kids the freedom to watch without you having to worry about what they’re getting into.
Paramount+ Blockbuster Films
They don’t only stream TV shows and original content, either. They have an extensive list of blockbuster films. In fact, they’re one of the only streamers for the entire Scream film franchise.
You can also find titles like Mission Impossible, Grease, Star Trek, The Godfather, Transformers, the Lost City, and Sonic the Hedgehog 2.
As new films are released for either theatrical viewing or home viewing, Paramount+ regularly adds to the collection with newer titles like Top Gun: Maverick.
Top Films Currently Available
- The Big Boss (1971)
- The Phantom (1996)
- Beavis and Butt-Head Do America (1996)
- Children of Heaven (1997)
- Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
- Saving Private Ryan (1998)
- Interstellar (2014)
- Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol (2011)
Franchise Rights
Paramount+ has invested a lot into getting the best TV to their subscribers, including favorite Paramount franchises like all 24 seasons of South Park, their original Star Trek: Discovery as well as the previously mentioned Star Trek Series.
Alongside their personally franchised shows, you’ll find others like Mike Judge’s Beavis and Butt-Head, Ink Master, Inside Amu Schumer, Queen of the Universe, and The Challenge: All Stars.
Network Exclusives
Despite many networks having their own streaming platforms, Paramount+ has managed to get the rights to stream films and first-run series from many of their studio partners. From MGM, they’re currently streaming Billy the Kid; from Sony, Moment of Truth; and NBC Universal, Everything I Know About Love.
About Paramount Plus – Subscriptions and Prices
Paramount Plus is a Canadian streaming service owned by Bell Media. If you’re looking for a way to watch Paramount’s TV shows and movies on your TV, you’ll find that there are many different devices available that allow access to the app.
Here’s what you need to know about Paramount Plus Canada:
- You can access the app through Apple TV, Chromecast, Android TV, and Amazon Fire TV.
- It has thousands of movies and shows available for streaming (including episodes of The Outer Limits).
- Get content from networks like CBS, BET, MTV, Comedy Central, Nickelodeon, Nick Jr., Smithsonian, and Paramount.
The good news is that you can watch Paramount Plus Canada online as a streaming service. And the best part? It’s only CAD 9.99 per month. With so many great shows and movies available, that price is a steal!
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Conclusion
If you’re a fan of big brands like CBS, NBC, ABC, and FOX, then Paramount+ Canada is the right choice for you. It offers a wide range of content with no hidden fees or charges – just top-notch entertainment at an affordable price!
While Paramount+ Canada may not offer as extensive a list of binge-watching fodder as the US platform, there’s still plenty to occupy you. You can settle in and chill for quite some time.
Plus, they add more all the time! Like most streaming platforms, the list of available titles is constantly changing. If your friends in the US are watching it now, the Canadian platform may get it quite soon.
