Nothing is worse than gaining access to a streaming service and wanting to observe a present, solely to search out that the present is not there anymore. It was uncommon, however streaming companies are pulling TV exhibits and flicks extra ceaselessly now to economize.
Seems that Paramount Plus simply did precisely that. It shockingly pulled a present on me, and I am livid.
The present in query is “The Gold” starring Hugh Bonneville, Dominic Cooper, Charlotte Spencer and Jack Lowden. The present tells the story of the London Brink’s-Mat theft of 1983. The six-episode first season was successful for the BBC within the U.Okay. and a barely quieter hit within the U.S. for Paramount Plus. It was additionally a vital success, scoring a 92% recent score on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer. The BBC even renewed it for a second motive this previous November.
However now, if in case you have Paramount Plus there isn’t any option to watch the present. And individuals are solely discovering out once they go to Paramount Plus to search out the present. I solely came upon because of a latest episode of “The Watch,” a Ringer podcast.
So what occurred? How did it occur {that a} critically profitable present, renewed for a second season, with star energy within the forged and two main studios behind it get pulled from a serious streaming service? And now that it is gone from Paramount Plus, can you continue to watch it? After doing a little analysis, I’ve the reply to each questions.
The thriller of the disappearing ‘The Gold’ solved
Whereas I simply came upon that “The Gold” had paradoxically been robbed from Paramount Plus, it appears like folks have slowly been noticing this disappearance from the Paramount catalog for the previous month. A Reddit thread within the r/ParamountPlus subreddit exhibits feedback from a couple of month in the past indicating the present had mysteriously disappeared.
Whereas it appears odd that they’d [Paramount] then additionally sacrifice the U.S. streaming rights, perhaps the cash simply did not add up for Paramount International, which is amid Peacock merger rumors and monetary struggles.
That thread additionally indicated that no person had seen this coming or knew why it occurred. So I did some digging and I believe I figured it out. “The Gold” debuted on February 12, 2023. The present disappeared round February 2024. So did Paramount solely have streaming rights for his or her co-production for a mere 12 months? The mathematics dictates that is the case, however the logic does not observe. Why would Paramount lose the rights to a present at present in manufacturing for its second season?
The explanation, it appears, might be a easy one. Within the season 2 announcement, Deadline reported that Paramount was not concerned with the manufacturing of “The Gold.” Whereas it appears odd that they’d then additionally sacrifice the U.S. streaming rights, perhaps the cash simply did not add up for Paramount International, which is amid Peacock merger rumors and monetary struggles.
Whereas not a satisfying finish to this thriller, I do really feel assured it is the almost definitely trigger for why “The Gold” is not on Paramount Plus. So now the query turns into … the place are you able to watch it?
The place to observe “The Gold” season 1
For those who’re within the U.Okay., there’s excellent news. Your finest wager for watching “The Gold” was at all times BBC iPlayer, and you may nonetheless watch it there proper now. And for those who’re a Brit overseas, you need to use a VPN like ExpressVPN to observe wherever you’re.
However for those who’re an American, you are restricted to paid video-on-demand streaming companies like Amazon, Apple TV, and many others. Of those, I would suggest shopping for or renting “The Gold” from Amazon. Amazon provides you essentially the most choices for purchasing or renting: 4K, Full HD and customary definition.
I will most likely be doing that myself quickly. You’ll be able to lease the entire first season for simply $9.99 in customary definition. That is theft in comparison with getting it as a part of a Paramount Plus subscription however given the present has been praised by so many, together with Esquire, which referred to as it “British TV at its finest,” I simply have to observe this present a method or one other. Let this be a lesson to anybody trusting streaming companies to maintain a present round.
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