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Paramount Plus launched in March as the replacement for CBS All Access, with a big library of shows and movies, plus exclusive originals. Right now Paramount Plus is streaming Paw Patrol: The Movie at the same time it's in theaters. But it doesn't have the single show most associated with the Paramount name: Yellowstone. The first three seasons of the cowboy drama are streaming only on rival service Peacock. (Down the line, Paramount Plus will have exclusive Yellowstone spinoffs, like the prequel Y:1883 expected later this year.)
Unlike streaming services such as HBO Max and Disney Plus, Paramount Plus rarely streams new theatrical movies the same day they hit cinemas. Paw Patrol: The Movie was an exception. But Paramount has pledged to make some of its big-screen movies available to stream after they spent 30 to 45 days in theaters, a much quicker turnaround than before the COVID-19 pandemic. Quiet Place Part 2 was among the movies on this track. Mission: Impossible 7 is supposed to stream very early in 2022 on a similar schedule after hitting cinemas…