LONDON (AP) 鈥� Paramount+ flexed the star power of its shows as it prepares to launch in the United Kingdom with an event attended by Sylvester Stallone, Viola Davis, Kevin Costner, Jessica Chastain and more.
The expansion delivers overseas some popular programs like Costner's 鈥淵ellowstone鈥� and "Star Trek Discovery鈥� to U.K. audiences. Subscribers will also get to see Stallone's scripted television debut in 鈥淭ulsa King,鈥� in which he plays a Mafia capo.
鈥淚t鈥檚 just something I鈥檝e always wanted to do, and I don鈥檛 know how I鈥檝e avoided playing a mobster my whole life. I don鈥檛 get it 鈥� that鈥檚 the way people look at me anyway. So finally, an opportunity comes along,鈥� Stallone said.
The service launches Wednesday.
Paramount+ joins an already crowded market of streaming giants in the U.K. and will compete with Amazon, Netflix and others. It arrives with more than 8,000 hours of programs, including the expanding 鈥淵ellowstone鈥� series. Paramount and MTV Entertainment Studios announced Monday that its next spinoff starring Helen Mirren and Harrison Ford would be titled 鈥�1923鈥� and would focus on the Prohibition era following World War I.
Chastain stars with Michael Shannon in the series 鈥淕eorge & Tammy,鈥� while Davis, Michelle Pfeiffer and Gillian Anderson appear in 鈥淭he First Lady,鈥� about U.S. presidents' wives.
Sonequa Martin-Green was thrilled that her series 鈥淪tar Trek Discovery鈥� will reach a wider audience. "Especially with 鈥楾rek,鈥� I think it should always be globally celebrated because of what it represents and because of what it鈥檚 done.鈥�
Miranda Cosgrove鈥檚 hit series 鈥渋Carly鈥� will also feature on the streaming platform.
鈥淗opefully it鈥檒l make people happy here like it did in the United States,鈥� said the 29-year-old actor, singer and producer. 鈥淚鈥檝e played the character Carly for most of my life. So, yeah, it鈥檚 definitely something that I hold very dear to my heart.鈥�
The Associated Press
