These days, there are so many different streaming services for people to choose from when they’re looking for something new to watch. With so many different streaming services that all have their own original content, a lot of which can’t be watched anywhere else, it can be tough to decide which ones to subscribe to or what to watch. But, it also means that people have a ton of options for what to watch when it’s time to kick back on the couch and binge a new TV show.
CBS All Access, newly rebranded as Paramount+, has a huge variety of CBS classics from old shows to currently airing classics as well as a variety of completely original shows. The service is great for people that want to catch up on the latest season of shows like Survivor, but that’s far from this streaming service’s only offering.
The Stand (2020-2021) (5.5)
The Stand is a Paramount+ miniseries based on the Stephen King novel of the same title. The series follows a group of survivors trying to live in the post-apocalyptic world after the military accidentally released a deadly disease causing a devastating pandemic.
The Stand wasn’t a critical success and could have done things differently, but it’s still a creative series that Stephen King fans might enjoy checking out.
The Twilight Zone (2019-) (5.8)
The Twilight Zone premiered in 2019 and is a CBS All Access exclusive. This series is a reboot of the classic science fiction series and is narrated by Jordan Peele who works as an executive producer of the series. Peele is best known for his work on eerie films like Us and Get Out, so his involvement in a show like this is no surprise.
Like the original, this series is an anthology series that puts seemingly normal people into surreal and often terrifying situations. It’s a science fiction series that shines a light on humanity through the various unusual things that happen throughout the episodes of the show.
One Dollar (2018) (6.4)
Sometimes it takes a single item to cause trouble in a community. In One Dollar, it’s a simple dollar bill. As it changes hands in a small Rust Belt town after the last recession, it connects a number of its citizens, and not in a good way. Instead, they’re linked to multiple murders.
This mystery-drama is unique as each episode highlights an individual connected to the case. As these individuals are folded into the greater group, how the murders occurred is slowly revealed. It encourages viewers to stay tuned or, when the show is all done, binge the series.
Coyote (2021-) (6.7)
Coyote focuses on Ben Clemens (Michael Chiklis) who used to be a Border Patrol Agent for over 30 years and took his job seriously as protecting America’s border aligned with his own personal politics.
After he retires, he’s forced to work with smugglers called Coyotes that help people bypass border patrol to travel into the United States from Mexico. Clemens finds that he has to reckon with his own personal loyalties and feelings about his work in the action-filled Paramount+ original series.
Tooning Out The News (2020-) (6.7)
Have you recently watched Big News With James Smartwood? If not, don’t worry, because it’s not an actual show. Instead, it’s the animated program within the series Tooning Out the News. Created by Stephen Colbert, the CBS All Access show mixes animated charters with live news personalities.
New five to seven-minute segments are released from Tuesday to Friday, even when Stephen is on vacation from the show. As a result, a full episode is ready to air each weekend. Tooning Out the News is a fine respite for those who tire of the regular news.
No Activity (2017) (6.8)
No Activity is a comedic series that premiered on CBS All Access in 2017. The series has Will Ferrell as one of the producers of the series, so fans of his hilarious movies know that this show is definitely one to turn on if you’re looking for something funny.
This show is based on the Australian series by the same name and follows the various people that are involved in an intense, high-stakes cartel bust. But, this series isn’t the same kind of intense drug drama as a show like Breaking Bad. Instead, it puts a humorous twist on the different parts of this cartel bust.
Mr. Magoo (2019) (7.0)
There are some cartoons that shouldn’t be updated when they’re revived. One example is the classic Mr. Magoo. The bedlam he causes when he doesn’t wear his glasses is timeless.
Granted, some items have to be tweaked to draw in audiences. For instance, he doesn’t wear his fedora as much. Second, for some reason, his foul-ups draw attention from the ruthless Hamster Fizz. Mr. Magoo is a fine show to pair with another CBS All Access cartoon – George of the Jungle.
Strange Angel (2018-2019) (7.0)
Strange Angel is a historical TV series that premiered on CBS All Access in 2018 and aired for two seasons until it ended in 2019. The series follows Jack Parsons, a blue collar worker living in the 1930s who seems to lead a pretty normal life as a janitor in a chemical plant.
But, his interests are anything but normal. While following his secret dreams of having a more magical and mysterious life, Jack Parsons found himself pulled into the secret underworld of the occult. He became a student of the infamous Aleister Crowley and uses Crowley’s teachings to further his own life and desires.
Star Trek: Short Treks (2018-2020) (7.0)
Star Trek fans are definitely in luck if they’re looking to experience some of the intense space drama that the franchise has featured over the years. This franchise is a massively famous one and CBS All Access has its fair share of Star Trek programming available for fans to enjoy.
Star Trek: Short Treks is an anthology series that began airing on CBS All Access in 2018. For Star Trek fans that just can’t seem to get enough of their favorite characters, this show is definitely a great one to check out. It features one-off stories that feature characters, plots, and themes from Star Trek: Discovery to expand the world and story of the series.
Tell Me A Story (2018-2020) (7.2)
Tell Me a Story is a CBS All Access exclusive series that premiered in 2018. Fans of The Vampire Diaries will likely be interested in this series since it stars Paul Wesley, the actor that played Stefan Salvatore in that vampire drama.
This series is one that’s similar to Once Upon a Time in that it takes classic fairy tales and fairy tale characters we already know and love but puts a much darker and eerier twist on them. This series is less of a fun, lighthearted take on these classic stories and more of a psychological thriller, but the familiar themes make it so much fun to watch.
Star Trek: Discovery (2017-) (7.2)
Star Trek: Discovery is the seventh series in the Star Trek franchise. This series is the first one to be released since Star Trek: Enterprise ended in 2005 and premiered in 2017.
This series is set a decade before the first Star Trek series and follows the USS Discovery on the various adventures through space that the crew members take. For fans of any of the other Star Trek series, this show is a familiar one in that it features a lot of similar themes and ideas that past shows have had. But, it’s a fresh new Star Trek series and is what originally drew a lot of people to CBS All Access, so it’s no surprise it’s so high up on this list.
Interrogation (2020) (7.4)
Interrogation is a dramatic crime series that began airing on CBS in February of 2020. The entire series was listed on the streaming service on the day of the series’ release, meaning that viewers that really got into the story didn’t have to wait for the next episode to come out.
This series is really unique because of the format. The plot follows a man who was convicted of murdering his mother, but he continued to claim innocence during his years in prison. After watching the pilot, viewers can watch the episodes in any order to see the evidence and make up their own decision about the case before watching the finale to find out the truth.
Star Trek: Picard (2020-) (7.5)
Star Trek: Picard is a series that premiered in 2020 and was a CBS All Access exclusive. The series features Sir Patrick Stewart stepping back into the iconic role of Jean-Luc Picard, something that many Star Trek fans have been hoping to see.
The series is set after Picard had retired and is living a quiet, calm life on his vineyard, but things change for him when he’s contacted by a woman named Dahj who seems to need his help. This series follows the Star Trek: The Next Generation character’s life as he steps into a whole new mystery.
Why Women Kill (2019-) (8.4)
Why Women Kill premiered in 2019 and is a darkly comedic series that follows women living in three different periods of time with three vastly different lifestyles - one in the present day, one in the 1980s, and one in the 1960s. Despite being so different, these three women have one thing in common: their husbands aren’t faithful.
This series follows the way that these women find out about their husbands’ infidelity and the way that it impacts their lives. After finding out about their husbands’ secrets, each of these women chooses to take the life of another person as a result of their marital troubles.
The Good Fight (2017-) (8.3)
The Good Fight is a legal drama that began airing on CBS All Access in 2017. This series was the first scripted drama to exclusively begin airing on the streaming service and is the show that brought us all of the other original content that CBS All Access has premiered since then, so it’s no surprise that this series is so popular today.
The series is a spin-off of The Good Wife, a series that aired on CBS from 2009 through 2016. This series is set just after the final episodes of The Good Wife. After Diane loses her entire life savings, she’s forced to start her life over at a new law firm and try to move on.
