Paramount+ Lands Three A24 British Series for U.S. Streaming — SkimNews
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- Paramount+ acquired U.S. streaming rights to three A24-produced British originals — comedy "It Gets Worse," coming-of-age drama "Major Players," and adaptation "The Ministry of Time" — plus select other regional territories
- "It Gets Worse" is created and exec produced by Leo Reich, who stars alongside Emily Fairn ("House of Guinness"), Olive Gray ("Halo") and Sean Delaney ("Killing Eve"), with guest stars including Lena Dunham and Andrew Scott; it premieres early November
- "Major Players" is written by Molly Manning Walker ("How To Have Sex") and Yasmin Joseph ("A Thousand Blows") and follows two girls on the brink of adulthood who start a women's soccer team
- "The Ministry of Time" adapts Kaliane Bradley's novel of the same name, written by Alice Birch ("Succession"), and stars Aoife Hinds as a civil servant helping a time traveler acclimatize to the modern world
- Jane Wiseman, Paramount+'s head of originals, framed the deal as strengthening the streamer's reputation as a leading destination for "inventive, compelling stories"
Why it matters: The deal hands Paramount+ three prestige British titles from indie favorite A24 to deepen its originals slate, with comedy "It Gets Worse" landing first in early November. For A24, it opens a U.S. distribution lane beyond its own platform, covering three distinct genres — comedy, sports coming-of-age, and sci-fi adaptation — in one package.
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