Football In January

ALL MONTH LONG

The holiday feast may be over, but the football feast is just commencing as Paramount+ brings viewers over 140 matches across the month.

The Emirates FA Cup third round gets underway with all matches exclusive to Paramount+, including some epic match ups as Premier League powerhouses Arsenal and Liverpool face off, Ange Postecoglou’s Tottenham Hotspur taking on Burnley, and is an upset on the cards when Manchester United tackle Wigan Athletic?

Who will progress to the fourth round in late January?

The AFC Asian Cup gets underway with every match of the tournament available exclusively on Paramount+. The Subway Socceroos commence their AFC Asian Cup campaign on Saturday 13 January live from 10.00pm AEDT as they take on India in their opening group match.

Locally, the Isuzu UTE A-League Men and Liberty A-League Women’s is underway all through January – highlighted by Unite Round on Friday 12 January – Sunday 14 January as all teams play in Sydney, and all matches are on Paramount+

Allelujah

MONDAY, 1 JANUARY

DRAMA / COMEDY FEATURE

When the geriatric ward in a small Yorkshire hospital is threatened with closure, it fights back by galvanising the local community. The hospital invites a news crew to film the preparations for a concert honouring its most distinguished nurse.

Starring Jennifer Saunders, Judi Dench, Russell Tovey and David Bradley, Allelujah is a British drama film directed by Richard Eyre and written by Heidi Thomas. It is based on Alan Bennett’s play of the same name.

The Changemakers

MONDAY, 1 JANUARY

EXCLUSIVE DOCUMENTARY / BATCH DROP

The Changemakers, will feature the stories of eight everyday people fighting for a better world. Each episode of the documentary series will feature a different compelling storyline of people facing challenges in specific locations across the globe, from Black mothers in the United States fighting the life-threatening effects of systemic racism, to Indigenous people in Ecuador strategising to protect their land from deforestation.

Grassroots activists will work to bring global attention to their specific campaigns, with the help of a panel of “super-activists”, who each have extensive experience in advocating for change. The series has been produced for Paramount as part of Content for Change, the company’s global initiative that aims to counteract racism, bias, stereotypes, and hate on and off-screen through three pillars, one of which is focused on systemically transforming the creative supply chain.

Geordie Shore – Season 24

WEDNESDAY, 10 JANUARY

EXCLUSIVE NEW SEASON / TWO EPISODES THEN WEEKLY

A lot has happened since we last saw the Geordies and this series promises lots of exciting new beginnings. Holly’s pregnant, Marnie’s getting married, Charlotte’s a new mum, Sophie’s moving in with her new boyfriend and James is in love. With so much going on, the cast can’t wait to get together again at Marnie’s wedding, and she has a big surprise for them in store. When Marnie gets home from working abroad, alongside all the last-minute wedding prep, she starts to plan her elaborate honeymoon in Cyprus and guess what… she has invited the whole Geordie Family.

Twenty-one Geordies, five children and one bun in the oven are all getting together for the ultimate family holiday. Expect some surprise arrivals in the villa, including partners, parents and some old flames. What could go wrong?

Epic Animal Migrations: Patagonia

WEDNESDAY, 10 JANUARY

EXCLUSIVE DOCUMENTARY

Patagonia is a land of absolute contrast, of calm and gale, light and dark, ice and fire. A landscape so dramatic and harsh that its residents are totally unique. Vicious variations in weather and temperature across its icy peaks, tundra biome, flooded wetlands and frozen oceans, means that animals here are constantly on the move.

Each year, thousands return to give birth and raise vulnerable young, while many more come home to feed and some, to hunt. For all of them, migrating across Patagonia is not a choice it’s their only chance of survival. This is the story of epic migrations.

Deer Squad – Season Three

WEDNESDAY, 10 JANUARY

NEW EPISODES / BATCH DROP

Kai, Lola, Bobbi, and Rammy are back with new episodes!

Together they are the Deer Squad – four deer who use their Planet Powers to help the humans and animals of Platinum City. The four loveable, enthusiastic and heroic young friends live in Central Forest. When there’s trouble, the deer transform into a team that is capable of solving problems using their Planet Powers of Water (Kai), Wood (Lola), Earth (Bobbi) and Sun (Rammy).

The Hunt For The Family Court Killer

WEDNESDAY, 10 JANUARY

NEW CRIME DOCUMENTARY / BATCH DROP

Examining a case of homegrown terrorism, domestic violence and the upsurge of conservative men’s rights groups in response to the progressive Family Courts, this powerful and engaging new series exposes a chapter of Australian life that has frightening relevance today. Why did this saga happen in the first place? Who was responsible? Why did it take so long to solve? And ultimately how did justice prevail?

The four-part series exposes a shocking chapter of Australian social history through the eyes and experiences of those that lived it. A trove of repurposed archive together with dramatic storytelling in a ‘triple helix’ of perspectives allows us to access the policing, judiciary and socio-political contexts of the time.

SkyMed – Season Two

FRIDAY, 12 JANUARY

EXCLUSIVE NEW SEASON / BATCH DROP

SkyMed follows the triumphs and tribulations of young medics and pilots who fly air ambulances across Northern Canada. Weaving together intense personal journeys with jaw-dropping medical rescues in the most remote conditions, the new season thrusts the diverse group of medical responders into intense emergencies as they continue to rely on each other for survival 20,000 feet in the air. As SkyMed expands, expect all new hookups, heartbreaks and challenges on the job as the team wrestles with what it really means to grow up and discover whether they can grow together or grow apart.

Returning to SkyMed are series regulars Natasha Calis (Nurses) as Hayley, Morgan Holmstrom (Day of the Dead) as Crystal, Praneet Akilla (Nancy Drew) as Chopper, “Ace” Aason Nadjiwon (Honey Girls) as Bodie, Mercedes Morris (Y: The Last Man) as Lexi, Thomas Elms (The Order) as Nowak and Kheon Clarke (Riverdale) as Tristan, alongside new series regulars Sydney Kuhne (Ginny & Georgia) as Stef, Ryan Ali (Aquaslash) as Reese and Nadine Whiteman-Roden (Faith Heist) as Dr. Yana Noah. Reprising their recurring roles are Braeden Clarke (Outlander) as Jeremy, Emilia McCarthy (Zombies) as Madison and Aaron Ashmore (Ginny & Georgia) as Wheezer.

The Gilded Age – Season Two

SUNDAY, 14 JANUARY

EXCLUSIVE NEW SEASON / BATCH DROP

The American Gilded Age was a period of immense economic change, of great conflict between the old ways and brand-new systems, and of huge fortunes made and lost. Season two of The Gilded Age begins on Easter morning 1883, with the news that Bertha Russell’s bid for a box at the Academy of Music has been rejected. Through the eight episodes of the season, we watch as Bertha challenges Mrs. Astor and the old system and works to not only gain a foothold in Society, but to potentially take a leading role in it. George Russell takes on his own battle with a growing union at his steel plant in Pittsburgh. In the Brook House, Marian continues her journey to find her way in the world secretly teaching at a girls school, while much to everyone’s surprise, Ada begins a new courtship. Of course, Agnes approves of none of it. In Brooklyn, the Scott family begins to heal from a shocking discovery, and Peggy taps into her activist spirit through her work with T. Thomas Fortune at the NY Globe.

The stellar ensemble features Carrie Coon, Christine Baranski, Cynthia Nixon, Morgan Spector, Louisa Jacobson, Denée Benton, Ben Ahlers, Michael Cerveris, Kelley Curran, Taissa Farmiga, Jack Gilpin, Simon Jones, Sullivan Jones, Celia Keenan-Bolger, Debra Monk, Donna Murphy, Kristine Nielsen, Kelli O’Hara, Patrick Page, Harry Richardson, Taylor Richardson, Blake Ritson, Douglas Sills, Erin Wilhelmi, Nathan Lane, Audra McDonald, John Douglas Thompson, Ashlie Atkinson, Laura Benanti, Nicole Brydon Bloom, Christopher Denham, David Furr, Ward Horton, Matilda Lawler and Robert Sean Leonard.

June

WEDNESDAY, 17 JANUARY

EXCLUSIVE MUSIC DOCUMENTARY

June will give audiences an opportunity to get to know this remarkable woman in her own right, not solely through the lens of her marriage to a superstar. Hers is a story that deserves to be told, a story of talent, ambition, heartbreak, sacrifice, loyalty and perseverance. With exclusive access to family, friends, collaborators, and personal archives, and the full support of the Carter Cash estate, the film will pay homage to a legend of country music who has been hiding in plain sight.

Directed by Emmy® Award-winner Kristen Vaurio (Going Clear: Scientology & The Prison of Belief), the documentary features rare and never-before-seen archival material that reveals the extraordinary life work of Carter Cash and her iconic entertainment career, alongside interviews with the monumental woman herself, as well as family, admirers, and friends including Dolly Parton, Reese Witherspoon, and Willie Nelson.

Kickin’ It – Season One

WEDNESDAY, 17 JANUARY

EXCLUSIVE SPORTS TALK SHOW / BATCH DROP THEN WEEKLY

CBS Sports Kickin’ It is a weekly soccer show not only about soccer.

Led by Kate Abdo, Clint Dempsey, Mo Edu and Charlie Davies – the goal is to showcase a more personal and relatable side to the biggest stars and celebrities in and around the sport through unfiltered and organic conversation

Big Boys – Season Two

THURSDAY, 18 JANUARY

EXCLUSIVE NEW SEASON / BATCH DROP

Big Boys is a British television sitcom created and written by Jack Rooke.

It stars Dylan Llewellyn and Jon Pointing as first-year university students who live together, set in 2013, told from the point of view of Llewellyn’s character Jack—a semi-fictionalised version of Rooke, who narrates the series—as he recovers from his father’s death and explores his sexuality for the first time.

Survivor – Season 45

SATURDAY, 20 JANUARY

NEW SEASON / BATCH DROP

Eighteen contestants are brought to a deserted island and divided into tribes as they face a series of physical and mental challenges hoping to win the title of “Sole Survivor.”

Maybe I do

TUESDAY, 23 JANUARY

NEW ROMATIC FEATURE

When Michelle and Allen’s relationship is at a crossroads, they invite their parents to finally meet. But it turns out that their parents already know each other, maybe a little too well.

Maybe I do stars Emma Roberts, Diane Keaton, Richard Gere, Susan Sarandon, William H. Macy and Luke Bracey

Love & Hip Hop Atlanta – Season 11B

TUESDAY, 23 JANUARY

BRAND NEW EPISODES / TWO EPISODES THEN WEEKLY

The spotlight is on Spice, Rasheeda, Bambi, Yandy, Erica Mena, Jessica White and Erica Banks as they juggle their professional, personal and social lives.

After intense division, the cast discovers that the road to healing can include a host of unresolved traumas.

Caught In The Act: Unfaithful – Season 2B

TUESDAY, 23 JANUARY

BRAND NEW EPISODES / THREE EPISODES THEN WEEKLY

Caught in the Act: Unfaithful returns as host Tami Roman helps suspicious lovers catch their cheating partners in the act.

With the help of Tami Roman and a team of relationship experts, spurned lovers take their cheating partners to task and get justice for their broken hearts.

Sexy Beast

THURSDAY, 25 JANUARY

EXCLUSIVE NEW SERIES / THREE EPISODES THEN WEEKLY

Sexy Beast explores the origins of Gal and Don’s complicated relationship as they find themselves descending into the seductive madness of the London criminal world during the vibrant and volatile 1990s, while Gal’s budding relationship with DeeDee threatens everything in their world.

James McArdle (Mare of Easttown, Angels in America) is Gal Dove, and Emun Elliott (The Rig, The Gold) is Don Logan – the duo are best friends and small-town thieves, living the good life in ‘90s East London. Sarah Greene (Bad Sisters, Normal People) is Deedee Harrison, a captivating adult film star whose ambitions to control her own personal destiny and her love affair with Gal Dove put her in danger. Stephen Moyer (Shots Fired, True Blood) is Teddy Bass, a treacherous, rising name in the gangster world, who seduces Gal and Don into his criminal web, and Tamsin Greig (Episodes, Friday Night Dinner) is Don’s pathologically controlling and formidable older sister Cecilia.

Coming Soon to Paramount+

HALO – SEASON TWO

TRANSFORMERS: RISE OF THE BEASTS

EVIL – SEASON FOUR

TOKYO VICE – SEASON TWO

NCIS – SEASON 21

GHOSTS – SEASON THREE

THE THUNDERMANS RETURN