It’s Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month and Paramount+ invites subscribers to celebrate AAPI creators and talent. The streaming service kicked off May with its Watch Us Rise video promoting their collection of movies and shows that spotlights the AAPI community and the AAPI community’s impact on the entertainment industry.
Paramount+ Celebrates AAPI Heritage Month
AAPI Heritage Month gives a chance to acknowledge historic achievements by Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders and on Monday, May 2, Paramount+ streaming platform rolled out titles in a range of categories. The movies and tv shows include everything from Halo to Star Trek the Original Series, Why Women Kill, as well as Avatar: The Last Airbender, Jo Koy: Don’t Make him Angry, and the Oscar-nominated Ascension, among many other titles.
The category collection also includes performances by Isa Briones, George Takei, Lucy Liu and Aasif Mandvi.
Paramount+ also collaborating with Coalition of Asian Pacifics in Entertainment (CAPE) — an organization that helps advance representation for Asian American and Pacific Islander in the entertainment and creative industry. The streaming platform announced they will make a donation to CAPE.
One way fans can celebrate AAPI Heritage Month is by streaming the titles below, as well as other titles available on Paramount+.
Drama Series on Paramount+
Evil
Halo
Magnum P.I.
NCIS: Hawai’i
Star Trek: Picard
Star Trek: Discovery
Star Trek: Lower Decks
The Equalizer
Why Women Kill
Family-Friendly
Avatar: The Last Airbender
Blue’s Clues & You!
Ni Hao Kai-Lan
Ryan’s Mystery Playdate
Sanjay & Craig
Movies
Already Tomorrow in Hong Kong
Baby Steps
Bill & Ted Face the Music
Monsoon
Snake Eyes: G.I. Joe Origins
The Warrior Queen of Jhansi
Documentaries
Ascension
Bhutto
Epic Warrior Women
My Big Bollywood Wedding
Mysteries of the Mekong
Samurai Warrior Queens
The Musician
Wonders of Burma
Comedy Specials
Jo Koy Don’t Make Him Angry
Jo Koy: Lights Out
Kumail Nanjiani: Beta Male
There’s a lot of titles on Paramount+ to cover but if you have time during the month-long celebration to check them out is another way to celebrate and lift AAPI creators and talent. Enjoy!
