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New “Yellowstone” Prequel Creates Interesting Challenge For Paramount Plus

Jeff Kotuby
Jeff Kotuby is a contributing writer to The Streamable who specializes in sports, music, and all things Japanese media. He cut the cord in 2017 and has spent the last six years of his career writing for technology, entertainment, and healthcare websites. He's a lifelong Philadelphia Eagles and Anaheim Ducks fan, but also enjoys watching animated shows from the '90s.
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During Super Bowl LV, a teaser trailer was revealed for the newest Yellowstone property, Y:1883, streaming exclusively on Paramount+. Yellowstone is the highly popular series on ViacomCBS-owned Paramount Network.

But, due to a previous licensing deal to Peacock, if you want to stream Yellowstone, you will have to stream it there instead. All episodes come to Peacock a few months after the season ends on linear TV.

This creates a challenge for Paramount+. If you’ve never seen Yellowstone, you have to go to an entirely different streaming service to get the full story. Or, if you liked “Y:1883” so much, you must sign up for Peacock to complete the story.

While the Yellowstone scenario isn’t unprecedented in a world rights agreements, it can create a challenging situation, for what is a premier property for ViacomCBS. The company also exclusively licensed South Park to HBO Max last year. They share the streaming rights to various properties like “Chappelle’s Show,” “Key & Peele,” “Reno 911,” “Nathan for You” and “Inside Amy Schumer.”

CBS All Access (which will become Paramount+) is currently $5.99 for the ad-supported version and $9.99 for the ad-free version, but the company still hasn’t mentioned if those prices will stick upon the reboot. For a limited time, you can get your first year 50% OFF (or just $2.50 a month) if you sign-up before the service launches on March 4th.

The new addition to Paramount+ comes on the heels of a recent agreement between ViacomCBS, MTV Entertainment Group, and series creator Taylor Sheridan. According to a news release, “Sheridan will create exclusive multi-platform content with MTV Entertainment Studios and 101 Studios under the multi-year pact which includes five cycles per year of scripted and procedural series. Content will be exclusive to ViacomCBS including but not limited to Paramount Network, Paramount+, CBS and other VCBS brands and platforms.”

Y: 1883 follows the Dutton family as they embark on a journey west through the Great Plains toward the last bastion of untamed America. It is a stark retelling of Western expansion, and an intense study of one family fleeing poverty to seek a better future in America’s promised land — Montana. The series builds on Paramount+ key strategy to franchise marquee shows and IP for which MTV Entertainment Studios will be a major supplier. It will be executive produced by Sheridan, John Linson, Art Linson, David Glasser, David Hutkin, and Bob Yari.

Formerly, CBS All Access, Paramount+ rebranded itself in a broader effort to make the service a more direct competition for other streaming services, like Netflix, Hulu, Peacock, and HBO Max. With the relaunch, Paramount+ is getting additional content, including 30,000+ TV episodes and movies from the company’s vast library of properties from brands like BET, CBS, Comedy Central, MTV, Nickelodeon, Paramount Pictures and more.

Jeff Kotuby
Jeff Kotuby is a contributing writer to The Streamable who specializes in sports, music, and all things Japanese media. He cut the cord in 2017 and has spent the last six years of his career writing for technology, entertainment, and healthcare websites. He's a lifelong Philadelphia Eagles and Anaheim Ducks fan, but also enjoys watching animated shows from the '90s.
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