Paramount Plus plans 150 international originals by 2025
by Jay Peters from The Verge - All Posts on (#60KY6)
Image: Paramount Paramount plans to commission" 150 international originals for its Paramount Plus streaming service by 2025, according to a press release. The company revealed details about seven of the originals on Tuesday, including content from Germany, Italy, France, and Mexico.
With this major investment, Paramount is likely aiming to see the kind of traction other platforms have gotten from their own international originals. Netflix's Squid Game is perhaps the most successful, becoming the streaming service's biggest-ever series at launch, but its French thriller Lupin has been a hit as well. If you're an Apple TV Plus subscriber, I'd highly recommend Pachinko, a drama about a Korean immigrant family that Apple recently renewed for a second...