TV Premiere Highlight Coming To Paramount+ UK In October 2022

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Paramount+ has announced its line-up for October, and we have something for everyone. For those into horror, there is the vampire series ‘Let The Right One In’, and the much anticipated Stephen King adaptation ‘Chapelwaite’. For the kids, we have ‘Monster High’ and the return of ‘Star Trek: Prodigy’. And for those looking for drama, there is the Michael Chiklis-fronted series ‘Coyote’ and the psychological thriller ‘The Ex-Wife’. Plus lots more movies, true-crime docuseries, and reality stuff! Here is a rundown of the new shows and films announced as coming to the UK this October exclusively on Paramount+ UK.

On The Come Up – 1st October 2022 (Film)

https://youtu.be/5B7AXY4xXyQ

On The Come Up is the story of Bri, a 16-year-old gifted rapper, who attempts to take the battle rap scene by storm in order to lift up her family and do right by the legacy of her father –a local hip hop legend whose career was cut short by gang violence. But when her first hit song goes viral for all the wrong reasons, she finds herself torn between the authenticity that got her this far and the false persona that the industry wants to impose upon her.

Coyote – 3rd October 2022 (Box Set Series)

Coyote is the story of Ben Clemens, who after 32 years as a border patrol agent, is forced to work for the very people he spent his career trying to keep out of America. Now exposed to life on the other side of the wall, Ben will start to question his black-and-white views of the world, challenging his ideology and his loyalties. Michael Chiklis stars.

Let The Right One In – 8th October 2022 (Weekly Series)

Inspired by the original hit Swedish novel and film, the series centres on Mark and his daughter Eleanor, whose lives were changed 10 years earlier when she was turned into a vampire. Locked in at age 12, perhaps forever, Eleanor lives a closed-in life, able to go out only at night, while her father does his best to provide her with the human blood she needs to stay alive. With these emotionally charged and terrifying ingredients as a starting point, Let The Right One In will upend genre expectations, turning a naturalistic lens on human frailty, strength and compassion.

Led by Oscar nominee Demián Bichir (‘A Better Life’), as Mark, with Madison Taylor Baez (‘Selena: The Series’) as Eleanor, the series also stars Tony winner Anika Noni Rose (‘Dreamgirls’,?’Power’), Grace Gummer (‘Mr. Robot’), Kevin Carroll?(‘Snowfall’),?Ian Foreman?(‘Merry Wish-Mas’), Jacob Buster?(‘Colony’) and Nick Stahl (‘Fear the Walking Dead’).

A Life Too Short – 5th October 2022 (Documentary)

A Life Too Short examines the tragedy behind the killing of Pakistani women’s rights activist and social media star, Qandeel Baloch. Qandeel challenged conventional ideas with her open exclamations of women’s equality and agency.

Monster High – 7th October 2022 (Film)

Monster High: The Movie follows Clawdeen Wolf, who was born half human and half werewolf, after she arrives at her new school, Monster High. She quickly makes friends with her classmates Frankie Stein, and Draculaura, and for the first time in her life, Clawdeen feels like she has finally found a place where she fits in and can truly be herself, despite keeping her human half a secret. When a devious plan to destroy Monster High threatens to reveal her real identity, Clawdeen must learn to embrace her true monster heart and find a way to save the day alongside her new friends.

Significant Other – 8th October 2022 (Film)

Paramount+ original movie following a young couple Ruth (Maika Monroe, “It Follows”) and Harry (Jake Lacy, “White Lotus”) who take a remote backpacking trip through the Pacific Northwest, but things take a dark turn when they realize they may not be alone.

The Ex-Wife – 12th October 2022 (Box Set Series)

Based on the hit psychological thriller of the same name. Tasha is living the dream: she has the perfect house, a loving husband and a beautiful little girl. But there’s one large blot on Tasha’s marital landscape: her husband’s ex-wife won’t leave them alone and seems intent on staying in the picture. When Tasha returns home one day to find her life turned upside down, she realises that the dream she is living may be about to turn into a nightmare. Tom Mison (‘Sleepy Hollow’, ‘SEE’, ‘Watchmen’), Céline Buckens (‘Showtrial’, ‘Warrior’) & Janet Montgomery (‘New Amsterdam’) star.

Love Rats – 14th October 2022 (Eps 1-4 Series)

They promise life-long romance and a blissful future. Yet they scheme, scam and swindle. Some steal a fortune, others lead double lives. They are… the Love Rats. From online scam artists to bigamist husbands, serial conmen, and catfish – when people go looking for love, all too often what they find is a rat. Love Rats is a series sharing the most shocking stories that reveal the dating world is a hunting ground for manipulative criminals. With twists and turns worthy of movies and some of the strangest and jaw-dropping ‘love stories’ ever heard, the victims at the hearts of these cases share blow-by-blow accounts, detailing how they were targeted, coerced, and conned, leaving them with broken hearts and often empty bank accounts.

Chapelwaite – 19th October 2022 (Daily episode drop with full box set from 28th Oct)

Based on Stephen King’s short story, Jerusalem’s Lot, this series stars Academy Award winner Adrien Brody and Emily Hampshire (Schitt’s Creek). Set in the 1850s, ‘Chapelwaite’ follows Captain Charles Boone (Brody), who relocates his family of three children to his ancestral home in the small, seemingly sleepy town of Preacher’s Corners, Maine, after his wife dies at sea. However, Charles will soon have to confront the secrets of his family’s sordid history and fight to end the darkness that has plagued the Boones for generations. Hampshire plays Rebecca Morgan, an aspiring writer who applies to be governess of the infamous Chapelwaite manor and the Boone family in order to write about them. In doing so, Rebecca will not only craft the next great gothic novel, she will also unravel a mystery that has plagued her own family for years. The series is executive produced by Adrien Brody, Donald De Line (Ready Player One, Wayward Pines), Jason Filardi, Peter Filardi and Burr Steers.

Joyride – 21st October 2022 (Film)

Fleeing his father, Irish 12-year-old Mully steals a taxi and is shocked to find a woman, Joy, in the back seat with a baby. Joy has decided to give her child away to a friend, and Mully needs to get some distance from his debt-ridden dad, who’s after the cash Mully has with him. And so two lovable rogues, a complicated middle-aged mother and a troubled adolescent, go on a journey across Ireland, gradually finding the friendship, love and learning they never knew they needed in each other. Olivia Colman stars.

Pervert: Hunting The Strip Search Caller – 25th October 2022 (Box Set Series)

The shocking true crime story of a hoax caller who targeted fast food restaurants across America –posing as a police officer investigating a theft, the caller instructed managers to strip-search the young female employees he said were suspects; for many victims, what began as a humiliating strip search escalated into sexual abuse. When the hoax caller hits McDonald’s in Mount Washington, Kentucky, a rookie detective makes it his mission to catch him -what he uncovers is extraordinary. With testimonies from investigators, victims and the people who were duped into committing strip-search crimes, this limited series tells the story of the hunt for the strip search hoaxer, and his victims’ search for justice.

Hauntings – 28th October 2022 (Box Set Series)

‘Hauntings’ details the most intriguing, terrifying and enduring paranormal cases in Britain and America. Made with a true-crime storytelling sensibility, this series will explore and unpack cases that have captured the public imagination for many years. These are stories that stand up to scrutiny, where suspected supernatural activity cannot simply be explained away. Each episode is an in-depth exploration of a case with exclusive contributions from those at the heart of the story. Combining personal testimony with archive and dramatic reconstruction, these stories of hauntings, poltergeists and exorcisms will take us on an exhilarating journey through a phenomenon that has the power to transform lives.

Star Trek: Prodigy, Season 1, Part 2 – 28th October 2022 (Weekly Series)

https://youtu.be/AsgEONjoEjY

Developed by Emmy Award winners Kevin and Dan Hageman (Trollhuntersand Ninjago), the CG-animated series ‘Star Trek: Prodigy’ is the first Star Trek series aimed at younger audiences, and follows a motley crew of young aliens who must figure out how to work together while navigating a greater galaxy, in search of a better future. These six young outcasts know nothing about the ship they have commandeered – a first in the history of the Star Trek franchise – but over the course of their adventures together, they will each be introduced to Starfleet and the ideals it represents.