{"id":124210,"date":"2022-06-01T07:45:12","date_gmt":"2022-06-01T06:45:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.scifinow.co.uk\/?p=124210"},"modified":"2022-06-21T18:15:36","modified_gmt":"2022-06-21T17:15:36","slug":"paramount-star-trek-halo-and-more-coming-to-the-uk-this-june","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.scifinow.co.uk\/events\/paramount-star-trek-halo-and-more-coming-to-the-uk-this-june\/","title":{"rendered":"Paramount+: Star Trek, Halo and more coming to the UK this June"},"content":{"rendered":"

If you haven’t already heard, we have a brand new streaming service heading our way here in the UK in the form of Paramount+. Launching on 22 June, the platform promises to feature a whole mountain of movies and shows for us all to enjoy!<\/p>\n

But you know we’re only interested in what genre goodies there are on offer, so here’s our special geek guide on what to expect this summer on Paramount+…<\/p>\n

Halo: Season One<\/h2>\n

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In its adaptation for Paramount+, Halo<\/strong><\/em> will take place in the universe that first came to be in 2001, dramatising an epic 26th-century conflict between humanity and an alien threat known as the Covenant.<\/p>\n

Starring:<\/strong> Pablo Schreiber as the Master Chief, Natascha McElhone as Dr Halsey and Jen Taylor as Cortana.<\/p>\n

When:<\/strong> Episodes 1-3 available at launch on 22 June, then weekly every Wednesday (nine episodes in total)<\/p>\n

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds<\/h2>\n

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Based on the years Captain Christopher Pike manned the helm of the U.S.S Enterprise, Star Trek: Strange New Worlds<\/strong><\/em> will follow Captain Pike, Science Officer Spock and Number One in the decade before Captain Kirk boarded the U.S.S Enterprise as they explore new worlds around the galaxy.<\/p>\n

Starring:<\/strong> Anson Mount as Captain Christopher Pike, Rebecca Romjin as Number One and Ethan Peck as Science Officer Spock<\/p>\n

When: <\/strong>Episodes 1-3 available at launch on 22 June, then weekly every Wednesday<\/p>\n

The Man Who Fell To Earth<\/h2>\n

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Based on the Walter Tevis novel of the same name and the iconic film starring David Bowie, The Man Who Fell To Earth<\/strong><\/em> will follow an alien, played by Chiwetel Ejiofor, who arrives on Earth at a turning point in human evolution and must confront his own past to determine our future, while Justin Falls (Naomi Harris), a brilliant scientist and engineer must conquer her own demons in the race to save two worlds.<\/p>\n

Starring:<\/strong> Chiwetel Ejiofor, Naomie Harris, Kate Mulgrew and Bill Nighy.<\/p>\n

When:<\/strong> Episodes 1-3 available at launch on 22 June, then weekly every Wednesday (ten episodes in total)<\/p>\n

Yellowjackets<\/h2>\n

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Some may have already seen this series over on Sky, but for those who haven’t: this is one not to be missed! Yellowjackets<\/strong><\/em> is the saga of a wildly talented high school girls soccer team, who become the (un)lucky survivors of a plane crash deep in the remote northern wilderness. The series chronicles their descent from a complicated but thriving team to savage clans, while also tracking the lives they’ve attempted to piece together nearly 25 years later.<\/p>\n

Starring:<\/strong> Melanie Lynskey, Juliette Lewis, Christina Ricci, Ella Purnell, Sammi Hanratty, Sophie Thatcher<\/p>\n

When:<\/strong> The entire box set will be available at launch on 22 June<\/p>\n

Genre movies arriving on the platform in June<\/h2>\n

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It’s not just series to look forward to when the streaming service launches. Expect a whole slew of Star Trek<\/strong><\/em> movies too, including Star Trek: Wrath Of Khan, Star Trek (2009), Star Trek: Generations, Star Trek: Nemesis, Star Trek III: The Search For Spock<\/strong><\/em>, and Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country<\/strong><\/em>. Not only that but Transformers: Age Of Extinction<\/strong><\/em><\/a> and Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen<\/strong><\/em> will be available too.<\/p>\n

Paramount+ will be available in the UK<\/a> via the Paramount+ app. Users will be able to sign up to the service for \u00a36.99 per month \/ \u00a369.90 per annum, after a free seven-day trial. Paramount+ will launch on Sky platforms in the UK, with Sky Cinema subscribers getting the bonus of Paramount+ included at no extra cost.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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