Paramount+ Arrives in Italy with Unbeatable Offering, Combining Strong Slate of Italian Series and Movies with Exclusive Global Originals
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MILAN, Sept. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire=KYODO JBN --
-- Roberto Benigni, Elodie, Greta Scarano, and Carlo Verdone among the Italian
Stars Aligning on Paramount+, Alongside Global Stars Harrison Ford, Jessica
Chastain, Helen Mirren, Sylvester Stallone and Miles Teller
-- Paramount Global's Long-Standing Commitment to Italy Continues with
Paramount+, as the Service Invests in Local Content and Talent with Line-Up of
Originals
-- During an Exclusive Blue Carpet Event at Rome's Iconic Cinecitta Studios,
the Streamer Unveiled its Full Content Slate, including New Italian Originals
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Paramount+, the global streaming service from Paramount (NASDAQ: PARA, PARAA),
launches tomorrow, September 15th, in Italy with more than 8,000 hours of
entertainment.
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Paramount Global rolled out the Blue Carpet and hosted a dazzling star-studded
event today, September 14th, at the iconic Cinecitta Studios in Rome to
celebrate the Italian launch of Paramount+. Following the event, the service
revealed its content slate that features the biggest stars and most compelling
stories. Roberto Benigni, Elodie, Greta Scarano and Carlo Verdone are among the
Italian stars aligning on Paramount+, alongside global talent including
Harrison Ford, Jessica Chastain, Helen Mirren, Sylvester Stallone, Miles Teller
and more.
The streaming service provides a broad slate for the whole family, spanning new
and exclusive Paramount+ originals, hit shows and popular movies across every
genre from Paramount's world-renowned brands and production studios, including
Comedy Central, MTV, Nickelodeon, Paramount Pictures, SHOWTIME(R) and the
Smithsonian Channel(TM), offering the best from international exclusive titles
and local content.
Global series that will become available on Paramount+ in Italy include THE
OFFER, based on Oscar(R)-winning producer Albert S. Ruddy's extraordinary,
never-before-seen experiences of making "The Godfather", THE MAN WHO FELL TO
EARTH, which follows a new alien character who arrives on Earth at a turning
point in human evolution, and TULSA KING, with Sylvester Stallone playing the
role of Dwight "The General" Manfredi just after he is released from a 25-year
prison sentence and unceremoniously exiled by his boss to set up shop in Tulsa,
Oklahoma.
Additionally, Paramount+ will be the home of a selection of new blockbuster
films following their theatrical and home entertainment releases, including
"Top Gun: Maverick," which will arrive on the service in Italy in 2022.
The service is investing in local content and talent, with an unrivalled
line-up of Italian originals, such as the newly announced FRANCESCO IL CANTICO,
an immersive reading of one of the most iconic texts dedicated to love, hosted
by Oscar(R)-winning Italian star Roberto Benigni; a new season of VITA DA
CARLO, which sees beloved Italian comedian and actor Carlo Verdone as director
and lead of this highly anticipated series around his life; TI MANGIO IL CUORE,
the film based on Carlo Bonini and Giuliano Foschini's novel-investigation of
the mafia in Foggia, and starring Elodie in her first acting role; in addition
to CIRCEO, MISS FALLACI, QUATTORDICI GIORNI, CORPO LIBERO, EX ON THE BEACH and
ARE YOU THE ONE? Animated series such as the newest instalments of "Beavis and
Butt-Head" and "South Park" will also get an Italian touch with local voice
talent. The scripted slates will also include all previously announced scripted
originals, including BOSE, a six-episode series that tells the story of the
incredible life of Miguel Bose, an international superstar that began his
career in the late 1970s.
"Tonight, we are celebrating the debut of Paramount+, which seamlessly combines
Hollywood with Italian storytelling and creativity. Italy has been a home to
Paramount for many years and now we're bringing the best Italian – and global –
films and series together in one place, on Paramount+," said Tom Ryan,
President and Chief Executive Officer, Streaming, Paramount, during the Blue
Carpet event's presentation.
"We're the only streaming service where you'll see Sylvester Stallone,
'SpongeBob', 'Star Trek', 'South Park' and incredible Italian stars like Elodie
and Verdone... all in one place," said Marco Nobili, Executive Vice President
and International General Manager of Paramount+, during the event's
presentation. "With over 100 years of storytelling experience from our renowned
Hollywood studio to our international production hubs - Paramount knows how to
make great entertainment for everyone."
ROBUST CONTENT PIPELINE
Unrivalled Slate of Italian Content
As part of the streamer's plan to greenlight 150 international originals by
2025, Paramount+ is bringing Hollywood to Italy, as Italian audiences will find
a Mountain of Entertainment including locally created content:
FRANCESCO IL CANTICO, hosted by Oscar(R)-winning Italian star Roberto Benigni;
and a new season of VITA DA CARLO, the first production with Carlo Verdone for
Paramount+, playing a double role of director and main lead on the series
following his own life, showing the frugal private life of a man who never
denies himself to his audience, between selfies on the streets and autographs
at rest stops.
CIRCEO, the series produced by Cattleya in collaboration with VIS, Paramount's
international studio division, Paramount+ and RAI Fiction which recounts the
events surrounding the infamous case of 1975 that changed Italian society
forever.
QUATTORDICI GIORNI, a Paramount+ original Italian production, written and
directed by Ivan Cotroneo and landing on the platform later this month, follows
the story of a couple forced into two weeks of seclusion.
CORPO LIBERO, a series by Indigo Film and Network Movie, in co-production with
ZDFneo, in collaboration with Rai Fiction and Paramount+, in association with
All3Media International Limited, will be available in late October. Based on
the novel by Ilaria Bernardini and written with Chiara Barzini, Ludovica
Rampoldi and Giordana Mari, it is a gripping teen-drama thriller set in the
world of gymnastics.
TI MANGIO IL CUORE, based on Carlo Bonini and Giuliano Foschini's
novel-investigation of the mafia in Foggia, Italy, this film stars Elodie in
her first acting role as Marilena, the wife of one of the local bosses who is
in love with the heir to the enemy family. Warmly acclaimed at the 79th Venice
International Film Festival, the film will be available in cinemas September
2022, and to stream exclusively on Paramount+ by January 2023.
MISS FALLACI, to premiere in 2023, the Paramount+ Original series details the
true story of one of the most controversial Italian and international
journalism icons ever, Oriana Fallaci.
BOSE, the TV series will portray the incredible life of an artist with a unique
and highly recognizable personality: Miguel Bose. The six-episode series will
transport viewers to different parts of the singer-songwriter's career that
began in the late 1970s, revealing the stories behind the inspiration,
composition and recording of some of his most iconic works, and how this
success affected his personal life. The series will reveal unknown secrets,
give us an inside look at his circle of friends and demonstrate the
extraordinary relationship between Miguel and his parents.
The unscripted local slate includes a new season of MTV's EX ON THE BEACH, with
Cecilia Rodriguez and Ignazio Moser as hosts, and the first-ever Italian
version of ARE YOU THE ONE?, MTV's iconic dating show.
Adult Animation with an Italian Touch
The service will reintroduce Beavis and Butt-Head, one of the most iconic
animated duos of the 1990s, in BEAVIS AND BUTT-HEAD DO THE UNIVERSE, a tale
that technically spans two centuries and promises to sit atop all future lists
of the dumbest science fiction movies ever made. The saga begins when Beavis
and Butt-Head wind up at space camp through "creative sentencing" from a
juvenile court judge in 1998. After ruining a mission, they are left for dead
in space and end up going through a black hole and re-emerging back on Earth in
2022, only to discover a very different world.
The film will feature the voices of Italian stand-up comedians and comedy
writers Edoardo Ferrario and Luca Ravenna.
SOUTH PARK THE STREAMING WARS follows Cartman, who locks horns with his mom in
a battle of wills, as an epic conflict unfolds and threatens South Park's very
existence, while in SOUTH PARK THE STREAMING WARS - PART 2 a drought has
brought the town of South Park to the brink of disaster.
The films will feature Riccardo Zanotti and Elio Biffi, members of the musical
group Pinguini Tattici Nucleari, voicing several characters: Riccardo will play
a weather reporter in the first episode and actress Gwyneth Paltrow in the
second, while Elio, who voices a guide in the first installment, will lend his
voice to comedian Larry David in the second film.
Paramount+ originals
Paramount+ original titles include TULSA KING, starring Sylvester Stallone as a
New York mafia capo just after he is released from prison after 25 years and
unceremoniously exiled by his boss to set up shop in Tulsa, Oklahoma; THE
OFFER, a limited series based on Oscar(R)-winning producer Albert S. Ruddy's
extraordinary, never-before-seen experiences of making "The Godfather;" with
Miles Teller, Matthew Goode and Juno Temple; 1883, Taylor Sheridan's highly
anticipated "Yellowstone" prequel that follows the Dutton family as they embark
on a journey west through the Great Plains toward the last bastion of untamed
America; 1923, also from Sheridan, features Helen Mirren and Harrison Ford in
the next instalment of the "Yellowstone" origin story that introduces a new
generation of the Dutton family and explores the early twentieth century; and
HALO, a series based on the iconic Xbox franchise that dramatizes an epic
26th-century conflict between humanity and an alien threat known as the
Covenant.
Additionally, Paramount+ is the destination for "Star Trek" fans in Italy. The
service features STAR TREK: DISCOVERY, which follows the voyages of Starfleet
on their missions to discover new worlds and new life forms, and one Starfleet
officer who must learn that to truly understand all things alien, you must
first understand yourself; and STAR TREK: STRANGE NEW WORLDS, which is based on
the years Captain Christopher Pike manned the helm of the U.S.S. Enterprise.
The series will feature fan-favorites from season two of STAR TREK: DISCOVERY,
Anson Mount as Captain Christopher Pike, Rebecca Romijn as Number One and Ethan
Peck as Science Officer Spock. The series will follow Captain Pike, Science
Officer Spock and Number One in the years before Captain Kirk boarded the
U.S.S. Enterprise, as they explore new worlds around the galaxy.
Exclusive highlights from SHOWTIME(R) include AMERICAN GIGOLO, a present-day
reimagining of the iconic 1980 film; SUPER PUMPED: THE BATTLE FOR UBER, telling
the story of one of Silicon Valley's most successful and destructive unicorns,
Uber; and THE MAN WHO FELL TO EARTH, based on the novel and iconic film of the
same name, following an alien who arrives on Earth at a turning point in human
evolution.
These join premium international scripted Paramount+ originals produced by VIS
in association with independent production companies in various international
markets. Previously announced scripted originals from around the world that
will become available include SEXY BEAST and A GENTLEMAN IN MOSCOW, from the
UK; BOSE from Latin America and Spain; SINALOA'S FIRST LADY and ONE MUST DIE
from Mexico; MASK: MARIE ANTOINETTE SERIAL KILLER from France; and A THIN LINE,
THE SHEIKH (DER SCHEICH) and SIMON BECKETT'S CHEMISTRY OF DEATH from Germany.
Paramount+ Kids & Family
There is also a wide variety of kids and family content. The revival of the
ICARLY series is available with actress Miranda Cosgrove reprising her role as
Carly Shay as she and her friends navigate work, love and family in their 20s;
as well as BIG NATE, a new animated series about a sixth-grade kid who has a
never-ending need to prove his awesomeness to the world; the reboot of the
RUGRATS and THE FAIRLY ODDPARENTS: ANCORA PIU FANTA, a new mixed media series
of live action and animation, based on the historic Nickelodeon animated series.
Paramount+ offers the CG-animated series STAR TREK: PRODIGY, developed by
Emmy(R) Award winners Kevin and Dan Hageman ("Trollhunters" and "Ninjago"),
this is the first "Star Trek" series aimed at younger audiences and follows a
motley crew of young aliens who must figure out how to work together while
navigating a greater galaxy in search of a better future. These six young
outcasts know nothing about the ship they have commandeered – a first in the
history of the "Star Trek" franchise – but over the course of their adventures
together, they will each be introduced to Starfleet and the ideals it
represents.
Paramount+ also offers a library of the most loved kids and family franchises
like "SpongeBob SquarePants," "PAW Patrol" and many more.
Blockbuster Movies
In addition to new releases such as "Top Gun: Maverick" and "Scream 5,"
Paramount+ offers iconic classics on the platform, such as "Grease," "The
Godfather," the "Star Trek" franchise, "Transformers" and much more.
STREAM NOW
In Italy, Paramount+ is available online at https://paramountplus.it/, on
mobile devices and a wide range of connected TV devices via distribution
through Apple, Amazon, Google, Samsung and more. Users can sign up at the price
of euro 7.99 after a 7-day trial period, or for an annual subscription for euro
79.90. For the first ten days (September 15 – 25), users can benefit from a
special promo on paramountplus.it to access the service for euro 4.99, with a
7-day trial period.
Paramount+ will also launch on Sky platforms in Italy as part of a new
multi-year distribution agreement. Through this agreement, on September 23, Sky
subscribers with Sky Cinema will have access to Paramount+ content at no
additional cost, and the Paramount+ standalone app will also launch on Sky Q
and Sky Glass.
PARA-IR
About Paramount+
Paramount+ is a global digital subscription video streaming service from
Paramount that features a mountain of premium entertainment for audiences of
all ages. Internationally, the streaming service features an expansive library
of original series, hit shows and popular movies across every genre from
world-renowned brands and production studios, including SHOWTIME(R), BET, CBS,
Comedy Central, MTV, Nickelodeon, Paramount Pictures and the Smithsonian
Channel(TM), in addition to a robust offering of premier local content. The
service is currently live in the U.S., Canada, Latin America, the Caribbean,
Australia, Italy and South Korea.
For more information about Paramount+, please visit www.paramountplus.com
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