Following ViacomCBS' announcement that CBS All Access will be rebranded as Paramount+ starting March 4, the company has released a promotional video teasing some of the content that will be available on the revamped streaming platform.Posted on the official Paramount+ Twitter account, the 30-second teaser features Survivor host Jeff Probst holding a torch and leading a group of other television stars up a snowy mountain, as a narrator explains in a voice-over, "On Paramount Mountain, an extraordinary expedition begins. Heroes and truth-seekers. Leaders and intellects."
Other notables who appear in the spot include Star Trek: Strange New Worlds' Capt. Christopher Pike (Anson Mount) and Science Officer Spock (Ethan Peck) and Gayle King, as well as animated characters Dora the Explorer, the titular characters from Beavis and Butthead and Chase from Paw Patrol. The Late Late Show host James Corden also appears at the back of the group, coming in hot on a snowmobile.
The narrator then reveals what types of characters viewers can expect on the Paramount+ service, listing off, "World travelers... world champions... and also, Snooki, of the Jersey Shore." At that point, the real Snooki appears on screen in a fur jacket and notes, "This sucks. I'm too hungover for this." The video ends with the promise that a variety of live sports, breaking news and a mountain of entertainment will also be available.
Paramount+ will serve as a hub for content from various networks owned by ViacomCBS, including CBS, MTV, Nickelodeon, BET and The Smithsonian Channel, as well as a selection of live sports coverage. When the service was first announced, ViacomCBS President and CEO Bob Bakish stated, "We're excited to establish one global streaming brand in the broad-pay segment that will draw on the sheer breadth and depth of the ViacomCBS portfolio."
Additionally, the platform will continue to carry CBS All Access originals -- such as The Twilight Zone, Star Trek: Discovery and Star Trek: Picard -- as well as roll out a lineup of new originals. Among the original series are the upcoming SpongeBob Squarepants' spinoff, Kamp Koral, a revival of Nickelodeon's live-action sitcom iCarly and a Grease prequel series dubbed Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies.
While prices for Paramount+ have yet to be revealed, CBS All Access currently offers two pricing tiers: one charges $5.99 a month for access to its library with limited commercials played during programming and another costs $9.99 a month with no ads. Paramount+ launches in the U.S. and Latin America on Thursday, March 4.
Source: Twitter\@Paramount_Plus