Paramount+ Picks Up Eve Myles' 'The Guest' for an October Arrival

Most of the chatter around the Paramount sale since it closed has focused on the news division, an understandable choice by the media, considering the apparent bribery that occurred to ensure its passage through the FCC, and the subsequent rightward shift of its hires for that division. It's also seen as the most relevant angle, as most consider the sale of the streaming service Paramount+ to be a fait accompli. Despite all evidence pointing to this inevitable conclusion, the Ellisons aren't ready to declare the flagship streaming service DOA, which means it is once again shopping around the U.K. to see if any shows are going free.

Viewers have witnessed this before, under the Redstone regime, which initially attempted to create its own slate of U.K. originals. (The first two failed*, and the rest were subsequently canceled.) Paramount then tried to transform the Showtime brand into the streaming service's "prestige TV signifier," placing all its British releases under that banner, which only worked marginally better. The Ellisons are thankfully skipping the "make your own originals" portion and going straight into Showtime Signifier territory, picking up ITV's recent hit The Guest, starring Eve Myles, and taking a flyer on the upcoming Andrew Lincoln-fronted Coldwater for 2026.

(*PBS says thank you for The Gold.)