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Sarah Michelle Gellar (Wolf Pack, Buffy the Vampire Slayer) will boss around a certain serial killer in training in Dexter: Original Sin. In a special guest starring role, Gellar will play Tanya Martin, the CSI Chief at the Miami Metro Police Department and Dexter Morgan's (Patrick Gibson) new…

Paramount Global said Monday that it will increase prices for its Paramount+ tiers with and without Showtime to take effect August 20, although the essential plan hike will only impact new subscribers. The company said the Paramount+ with Showtime plan will increase by $1 to $12.99 per month for both…

Dexter: Original Sin has cast four new series regulars to join previously announced Patrick Gibson, who is taking over the titular serial killer role (in his younger years) made famous by Michael C. Hall in Showtime’s Dexter. As production kicks off today in Miami with Clyde Phillips at the helm…

EXCLUSIVE: The Chi is still going strong. The second half of Season 6 debuted on May 12, scoring nearly 2M viewers across platforms in its first seven days, according to Paramount+. That’s its best premiere viewership yet on streaming, up 4% versus the last premiere episode (for the first half…

Showtime’s standalone app will disappear on April 30. “This app will shut down on 4/30/2024,” reads Showtime’s home page. “Paramount+ is the new streaming home for SHOWTIME. Get the Paramount+ with SHOWTIME plan. Try 7 days free, then $11.99/month. Get started at Paramountplus.com” it said, with a…

Showtime’s linear network, which launched more than four decades ago during the early days of cable, will officially get a new name on January 8, 2024. The network will be rebranded Paramount+ with Showtime. Parent company Paramount Global had announced the rebrand earlier this year, combining the…

The Circus, the Showtime docuseries that presented the chaotic world of politics in a weekly narrative, is ending its run after eight seasons and 130 episodes. The show, with regular host correspondents are Mark McKinnon, John Heilemann and Jennifer Palmieri, will have its final episode on Sunday on…

Showtime’s upcoming film Heist 88 dropped its official trailer today teasing the action-packed crime drama starring Emmy Award-winner, Courtney B. Vance. The film will stream on the Paramount+ with Showtime plan on Friday, September 29, ahead of its linear debut via Showtime on Sunday, October 1, at…

William Friedkin's last film The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial will make its U.S. premiere on October 6 on Paramount+ with Showtime. This will be followed by a linear release on the Showtime network on October 8. The U.S. launch follows the movie’s Out of Competition world premiere at the Venice…

EXCLUSIVE: Audiences appeared eager for the return of Showtime’s The Chi. The drama series saw a 65% surge in streaming viewership on Paramount+ with the debut of the first eight episodes of Season 6 on August 4. In the first seven days, the Season 6 premiere drew more than 1.8M viewers…

Paramount Global CEO Bob Bakish isn’t ruling out the possibility of the company teaming with other players in the media space to create a more viable streaming bundle. “We’ve been believers in bundling for a long time,” the exec said on the company’s second-quarter earnings call. “Bundling has been…

Starting today, Paramount+ is the new streaming home of Showtime, the latest in a string of moves at major media companies looking to integrate their offerings to boost engagement and reduce churn. The launch adds Showtime’s edgier programming to the Paramount+ library for $11.99 a month. Paramount+…