Paramount + launches in Korea on CJ’s TV

As part of Paramount’s multi-faceted global partnership with CJ ENM, Paramount + is officially launched today on the Korean giant’s streaming TV platform. This means that Paramount + enters Asia.

Paramount + originals are available for inclusion Halo, Yellowjackets, Super Pumped: The Battle for Uber, Mayor of Kingstown Y 1883. This is the first time these subtitles have been released in Korea.

Before the theatrical release Top Gun: Maverick In Korea next week, Paramount + will also increase the audience’s need for speed along with the original top Gun Also a Tom Cruise franchise ᲛThe mission is impossible And other films in the catalog such as godfather of transformers Y Forrest Gump; Also series from CBS, Comedy Central, MTV and Showtime.

The release is part of a global strategic partnership between Paramount and CJ ENM, which was founded in December last year and saw the pair co-sponsor and co-write scripts and films, including licensing and content distribution on Paramount + and TV. The Korean streaming platform is largely owned by CJ Naver and JTBC.

As part of the company’s investment in content, Paramount is also evaluating opportunities and plans for the Korean adaptation of Paramount’s famous script, IP for global franchises and reality apps.

It is the first Korean local production obtained following the union Over thereWhich will premiere later this year on TV in Korea and Paramount + in all international markets where the service is available.

The action takes place in 2032, Over there It is a drama / sci-fi series about a man who receives a message from a dead spouse inviting him into a mysterious title space designed to allow the dead to live by carrying their memories. The show raises questions about what eternal happiness means as humanity faces a world changed by advances in science and technology.

Presented by TVing and ViacomCBS and produced by Doodoong Pictures and CJ ENM, Over there Directed by Lee Joon-ik (King and Clown, Donju: Portrait of a Poet).