Paramount+ isn’t necessarily known for having a plethora of television shows. However, the various series heading to the streaming service in the coming weeks shouldn’t be overlooked. The platform might be relatively new to the world of streaming, but it has quickly become a destination for audiences over the past few years.
With plenty of originals returning to the platform next month, including a family-friendly show and a family crime drama, Paramount+ has a slew of choices for prospective viewers. Whether subscribers prefer documentaries or criminal forensics, there will certainly be something for everyone to enjoy on the platform. With plenty of returning favorites, the streaming service is a must-have this summer.
Mayor of Kingstown (Season 3)
Stream on June 2
Mayor of Kingstown is a crime thriller set in the fictional company town of Kingstown, Michigan. In a city where the primary business is incarceration, the McLusky family strives to maintain peace and has been doing so for decades. Acting as mediators between the police, prison guards, prisoners, and street gangs, the family uses their influence to bring civility to a town that rarely possesses order or justice in the traditional sense.
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After his older brother dies, Mike McLusky (Jeremy Renner) takes over as “Mayor” of the town he had always dreamed of escaping. Now at the helm of the operation, standing in opposition to him usually means a death sentence, either literally or in a business sense. As new enemies set up shop inside his town in the upcoming season, he faces the challenges of an ongoing drug war inside and outside the local prison’s walls. With themes of corruption, inequality, and systemic racism, Mayor of Kingstown offers a stark look at how one family maintains balance in a violent town. Mayor of Kingstown is streaming on Paramount+ on June 2.
Criminal Minds: Evolution (Season 17)
Stream on June 6
A revival and continuation of the 2005 series Criminal Minds, which ended in 2020, Criminal Minds: Evolution follows the FBI’s most elite team of criminal profilers. In the show’s 16th season, they faced the greatest threat they had ever encountered. During the pandemic, an UnSub (an unknown subject or unidentified subject of an investigation) built a network of other serial killers determined to harm as many people as possible.
As the world slowly returned to normal, those in the network went operational and began killing at will until the perpetrator was finally caught. As the series enters its latest season, members of the Behavioral Analysis Unit (BAU) investigate the mystery of “Gold Star.” As the conspiracy begins to unfold, Elias Voit (Zach Gilford) negotiates a deal that transfers him to federal custody, which throws an unexpected wrench in the mix for the BAU. Now, in their own backyard, the unit will face surprising complications as a result. Criminal Minds: Evolution is streaming on Paramount+ on June 6.
Transformers: EarthSpark (Season 2)
Stream on June 7
Transformers: EarthSpark is an animated children’s show that takes place 15 years after the destruction of the space bridge to Cybertron, which ultimately ended the civil war between the Autobots and the Decepticons. The series follows the Malto family, who recently moved from Philadelphia to a small town in Pennsylvania called Witwicky. When a new breed of Earth-born Transformers, known as Terrans, emerge on the planet, Robby Malto (Sydney Mikayla) and his sister, Mo (Zion), form an emotional bond with the robots, inevitably becoming their de facto family.
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Brought into the fold under the guidance of Bumblebee, the Terrans work with the Autobots, Megatron, the G.H.O.S.T. organization, and the children to protect themselves and the ones they care about from the remaining rogue Decepticons hellbent on destroying the planet. When they’re not combating villains, they’re doing their best to figure out exactly where they belong in the world alongside their newly adopted family. Transformers: EarthSpark is streaming on Paramount+ on June 7.
How Music Got Free (Docuseries)
Stream on June 11
From executive producers Eminem and LeBron James, How Music Got Free is a two-part docuseries about the early days of illegal online file-sharing of music. The series chronicles the story of Dell Glover, a factory worker whose collaboration with teenage hackers in the early aughts led to the music piracy revolution.
Narrated by Method Man, the docuseries includes interviews with artists like Eminem, 50 Cent, Rocsi Diaz, Timbaland, and many more. How Music Got Free captures the inevitable clash between the industry of traditional music distribution and the digital revolution as the prevalence of the internet took hold of the world. With the rise and fall of large piracy groups, legal battles, and FBI investigations, the series explores the impact it had on artists and executives within the corporate world of the music industry. How Music Got Free is streaming on Paramount+ on June 11.
For a complete list of every TV series coming to Paramount+, check the list below.
June 2
- Mayor of Kingstown (Season 3)
June 5
- Peppa Pig: Peppa’s Adventures Around the World
June 6
- Criminal Minds: Evolution (Season 17)
June 7
- The 51st Annual Daytime Emmy Awards
- Transformers: EarthSpark (Season 2)
June 12
- Jersey Shore Family Vacation (Season 6)
June 14
- The Greatest @Home Videos (Season 4)
June 16
- The 77th Annual Tony Awards
June 19
- Nick Cannon Presents: Future Superstars (Season 1)
- The Challenge (Season 39)
- The Smurfs (Season 2)
June 26
- MTV Cribs (Season 19)
- On The Fly: Adventures at Altitude (Season 1)
- The Last 747
- The Real CSI: Miami
