Paramount+ highlights for the month of April include Chapel Off Chapel, Fairly Odd Parents, Cheaters, How We Roll, iCarly, Paw Patrol: The Movie, Rugrats, The Man Who Fell to Earth and The Offer.
Chapel Off Chapel
FRIDAY, 1 APRIL
EXCLUSIVE LOCAL LAUGHS
PETER HELLIAR: LOOPY
A stranger on a train said to Pete recently, “everything you believe is true and the rest is bullshit. and vice versa.” That’s right, the world is loopy. And Pete’s here to talk about it.
GERALDINE HICKEY: WHAT A SURPRISE
Geraldine Hickey is the type of person that’s happy to let other people lead. Leaders do all the work and know what’s around the corner. Geraldine doesn’t want to know what’s around the corner, she wants to believe there’ll be a bouncy castle.
Chapel Off Chapel
FRIDAY, 1 APRIL
EXCLUSIVE LOCAL LAUGHS
NATH VALVO: I’M HAPPY FOR YOU
Nath Valvo’s hilarious new comedy special tackles a big question – should he become a father? Nath takes on his family, his partner, his friends and surviving life in his 30’s. There’s a lot of jokes and the usual Valvo flare, physicality and high-energy that he’s known and loved for.
TOM BALLARD: ENOUGH
Tom Ballard has had enough: enough of COVID, anti-vaxxers, being lonely, culture wars, the super-rich, Australia being dumb, capitalism and Baby Boomers. Watch and laugh as he tries to fix all those things by yelling horrible jokes about them in a beautiful venue.
Fairly Odd Parents: Fairly Odder
FRIDAY, 1 APRIL
PARAMOUNT+ FIRST / ALL NEW SERIES / EVERY EPISODE
Timmer Turner, the pre-pubescent boy we grew up with on Nickelodeon is now a student at Princeton and turns out he no longer needs Wanda and Cosmo! Fairly Odder follows Viv after she and her father, Ty, move to the town of Dimmsdale, home of Doug Dimmsdale’s Dimmadone, to be with her step-brother Roy and mum Rachel. Once there, Viv’s cousin, Timmy, entrusts his fairy godparents, Wanda and Cosmo, to help her adjust by taking her under their wings.
Cheaters
FRIDAY, 1 APRIL
NEW UK SERIES / EVERY EPISODE
Cheaters is a sexy, messy, UK comedy-drama told in 10-minute chapters, about morality and monogamy, and everything in between. This is the story of chance meeting after a cancelled flight, that leads to an unlikely night of drunken airport-hotel hook ups between two strangers in their late twenties, Fola and Josh.
The next morning, as they rush to make the rescheduled flight, both admit they are with other people and go their separate ways. But as Josh gets off at the bus stop next to his flat, he’s horrified to see Fola pulling up in a taxi across the road and heading into the house she has just bought. Josh and Fola are going to be neighbours. And to make life more complicated, their partners Esther and Zack are keen to be friends.
How We Roll
SATURDAY, 2 APRIL
EXCLUSIVE NEW SERIES / NEW EP EVERY SATURDAY
Based on professional bowler Tom Smallwood’s life. How We Roll stars Pete Holmes as Tom, a stoic Midwest husband and dad who gets laid off from a car assembly line and makes the extraordinary decision to provide for his family by following his dream of becoming a professional bowler. As a skilled player, Tom knows that in bowling you get two chances; no matter what you do with the first ball, you get another one to make it right–the ultimate second chance. It remains to be seen if Tom will strike it big on the Pro Bowler circuit, but right now, the pins are set, he’s taking his second shot and it’s 300 or bust!
Alieu The Dreamer
TUESDAY, 5 APRIL
FEATURE FILM
In a world where mankind has been unable to dream for three decades, a driven government agent finds a young man living in the projects, who has suddenly started dreaming. Sought after by an alluring leader of a religious cult, Alieu struggles to understand his newfound ability while fighting to care for his family.
Star Trek: The Motion Picture – The Director’s Edition
TUESDAY, 5 APRIL
EXCLUSIVE SPECIAL EVENT
The USS Enterprise proudly soars again in this new, beautifully restored Director’s Edition of the original Star Trek movie classic. This new Director’s Cut features enhanced visual effects and a new sound mix, supervised by legendary director Robert Wise.
When an unidentified alien destroys three powerful Klingon cruisers, Admiral James T. Kirk (William Shatner) returns to the newly transformed US Enterprise to take command. Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley and the cast from the acclaimed original Star Trek television series mobilise at warp speed to stop the alien intruder from its relentless flight toward Earth.
Damien Power: Brisbane 2021
FRIDAY, 8 APRIL
STAND UP SPECIAL EVENT
Filmed in Brisbane in 2021, this wild and hilarious hour by the multi-award-winning comedian Damien Power is throwing out the rule book, experimenting with new material, old material and everything in between. But don’t worry, you are in the hands of a master. He won’t let you down.
In the last couple of years, Australian comedian Damien Power has collected rave reviews, award nominations and the respect of his peers. Damien’s unique take on why we do the things we do is as refreshing as it is hilarious.
He is the comedian that people are raving to their friends about after the show, which is why he consistently sells out at comedy festivals around the country – what more do you want? Don’t miss this show on Paramount+ – or you’ll regret it.
iCarly
SATURDAY, 9 APRIL
EXCLUSIVE NEW SEASON / NEW EP EVERY SATURDAY
The second season picks up right after the first season ended, with Carly refocusing her attention on her friends and family following her romantic complications, all while working to boost her revived web channel. Spencer and Harper must also navigate new personal and career developments, while Freddie balances raising Millicent with a new app and a new girlfriend.
PAW Patrol: The Movie
TUESDAY, 12 APRIL
FEATURE FILM
When their biggest rival, Humdinger, becomes Mayor of nearby Adventure City and starts wreaking havoc, Ryder and everyone’s favourite heroic pups kick into high gear to face the challenge head on. While one pup must face his past in Adventure City, the team finds help from a new ally, the savvy dachshund Liberty. Together, armed with exciting new gadgets and gear, the PAW Patrol fights to save the citizens of Adventure Citv!
Joining the PAW Patrol in their thrilling first big screen adventure are members from the original series’ cast along with lain Armitage, Marsai Martin, Yara Shahidi, Kim Kardashian West, Randall Park, Dax Shepard, with Tyler Perry and Jimmy Kimmel, and introducing Will Brisbin.
Going To Pot: The High And Low Of It
TUESDAY, 12 APRIL
SPECIAL DOCUMENTARY
Can you really get a contact high? Why do we call it 420? Will pot improve your sex life?! Going to Pot: The High and Low of It explores this rapidly growing industry through an irreverent approach to the misconceptions and promises of the marijuana explosion. Executive producers Bailey and Barbato (Mapplethorpe: Look at the Pictures, The Eyes of Tammy Faye), who made Emmy® history with their multi-year wins for RuPaul’s Drag Race, take viewers on an experience of the good, the bad and the evil.
Cecilia
THURSDAY, 14 APRIL
EXCLUSIVE NEW SERIES / EVERY EPISODE
If you think your family is a headache, Cecilia has come to tell you that you are wrong. Cecilia is an eight-episode dramedy that tells the story of Cecilia, played by Mariana Treviño (Narcos: Mexico) a creative, charismatic, and audacious woman who has transformed her parents’ bakery, through sheer talent and hard work, into a thriving business. However, her own fears and inner conflicts have created a world where her family is completely dependent on her, and love has been replaced by need.
The world which Cecilia rules falls apart when she suffers a stroke. But what at first seems like a tragedy, ends up being an opportunity for Cecilia to put aside her pride and give her family an opportunity to step up and thrive without her, ultimately uniting her family.
Rugrats
SATURDAY, 16 APRIL
PARAMOUNT+ FIRST/ ALL NEW EPISODES
The babies return with all new episodes! A reinvention of the beloved 90s cartoon, the brand-new series features rich and colourful CG-animation, and follows a group of adventurous babies as they discover the big world around them.
Lead by Tommy Pickles, this toddler crew explores the world from their pint-sized and wildly imaginative perspective.
The First Lady
MONDAY, 18 APRIL
EXCLUSIVE NEW SERIES / NEW EP EVERY MONDAY
A revelatory reframing of American leadership through the lens of the First Ladies.
Starring Viola Davis as Michelle Obama, Michelle Pfeiffer as Betty Ford and Gillian Anderson as Eleanor Roosevelt, this series delves deep into the Ladies’ personal and political lives.
Exploring everything from their journeys to Washington, family life, and world-changing political contributions, the impact of the White House’s women is no longer hidden from view.
The Man Who Fell To Earth
MONDAY, 25 APRIL
EXCLUSIVE NEW SERIES / NEW EP EVERY MONDAY
An alien (Chiwetel Ejiofor) crashes deep into the oilfields of New Mexico with a mission: he must find the brilliant scientist Justin Falls (Naomie Harris), the one woman on earth who can help save his species. Even as he struggles to adapt to our world and to become more “human,” her faith in humanity couldn’t be lower.
An unlikely duo, together they discover that in order to save his world, they must first save ours. An inspired continuation of the novel by Walter Tevis and the iconic 1976 film starring David Bowie.
The Offer
FRIDAY, 29 APRIL
EXCLUSIVE NEW SERIES / NEW EP EVERY FRIDAY
With the first three episodes dropping today, The Offer dramatises the making of The Godfather, one of the most famous movies of the twentieth century. The behind-the-scenes story focuses on Hollywood producer Al Ruddy, played by Miles Teller, who works tirelessly to get the project made. The gangster film had a notoriously rocky production – Paramount Pictures bought the rights to the novel, but struggled to find a director and disagreed over who to cast as the main characters. Plus, the real-life mobsters interfered with production.
Teller plays Ruddy and is joined by Matthew Goode as Robert Evans, Juno Temple as Bettye McCartt, Giovanni Ribisi as Joe Colombo, Dan Fogler as director Francis Ford Coppola, Burn Gorman as Charles Bluhdorn, Colin Hanks as Barry Lapidus and Patrick Gallo as Mario Puzo. Grey’s Anatomy alum Justin Chambers plays Brando.
