Everything You Need to Know About Paramount Plus: What It Is, What It Means for CBS All Access, And More

Update It's baaaaack. The extremely popular 50% off deal went away when CBS All Access turned into Paramount+, but now it's available again with a new coupon code. All you have to do is sign up for a year and enter the coupon code YEAR at checkout. You can get it here.

If you're looking to add another monthly streaming service to your dossier, you've no doubt heard about Paramount+, the newest major network to enter the streaming fray. But what, exactly, is Paramount+ and what's its relationship to CBS All Access? Read on to unravel the mystery.

How Do I Sign Up for Paramount+?

Right now you can sign up for Paramount+ and save 50% off an annual subscription (normally $59.99). The plan with ads is normally $59.99, and the ad-free plan is $99.99 a year, so chopping those figures in half is a pretty sweet deal. Plus you get your first 7 days for free.

When you get to the subscription page, make sure to click on the "Save 15% with an annual membership" to change the monthly to yearly rates. After that, enter the coupon code YEAR in the box to knock 50% off the subscription.

What Is Paramount+?

OK, so remember CBS All Access? Well, the simplified version is Paramount+ is basically CBS All Access with a new name. The slightly more advanced version is Paramount+ folded all of CBS All Access' content into the new service and added more shows and movies, as well as live sports and news, so it earned its "plus" rating.

According to the Paramount+ FAQ, the new service adds "exclusive new original series," along with "thousands of additional episodes from CBS, BET, Comedy Central, MTV, Nickelodeon and Smithsonian Channel," and also promises "hundreds of movies from Paramount Pictures." So there's a lot of new stuff, for sure.

How Much Does Paramount+ Cost?

If you want Paramount+ with ad-supported content, it's $5.99 a month or $59.99 for a full year. If you'd rather not watch commercials, you can sign up for ad-free Paramount+ for $99.99 a year. If you sign up now, you can save 50% off an annual subscription by using coupon code YEAR, which is pretty sweet.

If I Have Paramount+ With Ads, Can I Upgrade?

Yeah totally. As long as you have a Paramount+ account, monthly or annual, you can upgrade your plan to whatever fits your needs. However, the sign-up page warns trial subscribers will forfeit any time they have left on their 7-day free trial, so it's best to maximize your value by waiting that one out.

Every Movie and TV Series Coming to Paramount+

For my money, it doesn't get much better than an all-new Beavis and Butthead movie, but there are plenty of other newly-announced shows coming to Paramount+. Mission Impossible 7, A Quiet Place 2, a Workaholics movie, a new Reno 911 special and more were recently announced for Paramount+. The Halo TV series is moving from Showtime to Paramount+, and there's also a Frasier revival in the works and a weird-looking Rugrats reboot.

For a list of everything coming to Paramount+ at launch and in the future, check out the gallery below:

Every Exclusive Movie and TV Series Coming to Paramount+

What Devices Work With Paramount+?

Here are the list of supported devices, via the Paramount+ FAQ:

Apple TV
iPhone and iPad
Android TV
Android phone and tablet
Chromecast
Fire TV
Portal TV
PlayStation 4
Samsung TV
Vizio TV
LG TV
Roku
Xbox
Xfinity Flex

UPDATE: originally the article said CBS All Access was $5.99 a week, when it's actually $5.99 a month. The article has been updated with this correction.

Seth Macy is IGN's Executive Editor, IGN Commerce, and just wants to be your friend.