Best war, crime, horror, & animation shows on Paramount+, ranked.

The early life and career of Vito Corleone in 1920s New York City is portrayed, while his son, Michael, expands and tightens his grip on the family crime syndicate.

In a war-torn world of elemental powers, a young boy reawakens to undertake a dangerous mystic quest to fulfill his destiny as the Avatar, and bring peace to the world.

Following the Normandy Landings, a group of U.S. soldiers go behind enemy lines to retrieve a paratrooper whose comrades have been killed in action.

The lives of two mob hitmen, a boxer, a gangster and his wife, and a pair of diner bandits intertwine in four tales of violence and redemption.

The aging patriarch of an organized crime dynasty transfers control of his clandestine empire to his reluctant son.

Violence and mayhem ensue after a hunter stumbles upon the aftermath of a drug deal gone wrong and over two million dollars in cash near the Rio Grande.

The misadventures of four foul-mouthed, dirty-minded, irreverent grade-schoolers who live in the quiet, dysfunctional mountain town of South Park, Colorado.

Nothing is what it seems when a twisted one-night stand spirals into a serial killer's vicious murder spree.

In a corrupt city, a small-time gangster and the estranged wife of a pot dealer find themselves thrown together in an escapade of love, money, drugs and danger.

An idiosyncratic FBI agent investigates the murder of a young woman in the even more idiosyncratic town of Twin Peaks.

Dexter Morgan awakens from a coma and sets out for New York City, determined to find Harrison and make things right. But when Miami Metro's Angel Batista arrives with questions, Dexter realizes his past is catching up to him fast.

Picking up where Hey Arnold! (1996) left off, this tells the story of what happened to Arnold's parents.

Zim dreams of greatness. Unfortunately, though, he's hopelessly inept as a space invader. Desperate to be rid of the annoying Zim, his planet's leaders send him on a mission to infiltrate Earth, providing him with leftover, cobbled-together equipment. To their consternation, Zim succeeds in setting up a base on Earth and infiltrating human culture, posing as a human child as he plots the planet's downfall. Only Zim's archnemesis, Dib, recognizes that Zim is an alien, and of course, nobody believes Dib's claims.

Avatar Korra fights to keep Republic City safe from the evil forces of both the physical and spiritual worlds.

He's smart. He's lovable. He's Dexter Morgan, America's favorite serial killer, who spends his days solving crimes and his nights committing them.

The misadventures of a talking sea sponge who works at a fast food restaurant, attends a boating school, and lives in an underwater pineapple.

Between 1968 and 1983, a San Francisco cartoonist becomes an amateur detective obsessed with tracking down the Zodiac Killer, an unidentified individual who terrorizes Northern California with a killing spree.

A skeptical psychologist and scientist join a Catholic priest-in-training to investigate the church's backlog of unexplained mysteries, miracles, and demonic possessions.

The support crew serving on one of Starfleet's least important ships, the U.S.S. Cerritos, have to keep up with their duties, often while the ship is being rocked by a multitude of sci-fi anomalies.

An all-cynical, all-evil absurdist variety show that parodies the classic educational PBS shows of the 1970s, made up of old cartoons and educational films, children, and puppets from one's worst nightmares.

A smart and cynical girl goes through teenage life as a proud outsider in a world of mainly idiotic adolescents and condescending adults.

The iconic animated duo are back and dumber than ever. The '90s pop-culture phenomenons return, voiced by creator Mike Judge, to confound common sense, torment each other, and showcase some of the dumbest comedy imaginable.

In a small Korean province in 1986, two detectives struggle with the case of multiple young women being found raped and murdered by an unknown culprit.

Ray Donovan, a professional "fixer" for the rich and famous in Los Angeles, can make anyone's problems disappear except those created by his own family.

Alicia Florrick boldly assumes full responsibility for her family and re-enters the workforce after her husband's very public sex and political corruption scandal lands him in jail.

When Diane Lockhart's life savings are lost, she must start from scratch at a new firm.

After a "creative" judge sentences them to space camp, a black hole sends our adolescent heroes 24 years into the modern future where the duo misuse iPhones, embark on a quest to score, and become targets of the Deep State.

While awaiting the next fuel truck at a middle-of-nowhere Arizona rest stop, a traveling young knife salesman is thrust into a high-stakes hostage situation by the arrival of two similarly stranded bank robbers with no qualms about using cruelty—or cold, hard steel—to protect their bloodstained, ill-gotten fortune.

A modern-day tale of fortune seeking in the world of West Texas oil rigs.

The McLusky family are power brokers tackling themes of systemic racism, corruption and inequality in Kingstown, Michigan, where the business of incarceration is the only thriving industry.

A young Dexter Morgan transitions into an avenging serial killer.

Four mutated turtles (Leonardo, Donatello, Raphael and Michelangelo), fight crime and eat pizza, whilst battling the evil Shredder and his foot robot ninjas as well as aliens, mad scientists, comedic gangsters and other weird muta...

In the small town of Woodsboro, California, a masked killer known as Ghostface begins murdering high school students, and a group of friends must use their knowledge of horror movies to unmask the killer.

The wacky misadventures of an Australian wallaby and his friends as he finishes his transition to American life.

Father and son coroners investigate the death of a beautiful Jane Doe.

About to embark on a world tour, global pop sensation Skye Riley begins experiencing increasingly terrifying and inexplicable events. Overwhelmed by the escalating horrors and the pressures of fame, Skye is forced to face her past.

The continuing adventures of a quartet of turtle superheroes.

In late 1950s New York, a young underachiever named Tom Ripley is sent to Italy to retrieve Dickie Greenleaf, a rich and spoiled millionaire playboy. But when the errand fails, Ripley takes extreme measures.

The FBI's Behavioral Analysis Unit in Quantico helps police solve violent serial crimes using profiling. Team members analyze evidence and psychology to catch unknown subjects, but their demanding work affects personal lives.

Take New York City, add every horrifying beast, science-fiction freak, and fantasy faerie, shake thoroughly, and you've got Ugly Americans.

When Eric Cartman and his friends go see an R-rated movie, they start cursing and their parents think that Canada is to blame.

Ten years after faking his death in Miami and moving to Upstate New York under an assumed name, Dexter gets an unexpected visit from the son he abandoned.

There is a mysterious and immoral secret agent from the country of Monica. Her motives and background remain unexplained, as do those of her antagonist/lover, Trevor Goodchild.

In the fifteenth century, Pope Alexander VI tries to control all power in Italy with the help of his several sons, through murder, intrigue, war, and marriage alliances.

The end of Cartman's familiar, beloved life is predicted by his incredibly unsettling dreams. As the arrival of AI upends their society, the grownups in South Park are also struggling with their own personal decisions.

The everyday life of Arnold, a fourth-grader in the city of Hillwood, Washington, who lives in a multi-racial boarding house with his grandparents and a motley assortment of friends and neighbors.

After witnessing a bizarre, traumatic incident involving a patient, a psychiatrist becomes increasingly convinced she is being threatened by an uncanny entity.

A Memphis law school graduate battles an insurance giant.

After moving into a suburban home, a couple becomes increasingly disturbed by a nightly demonic presence.

The show is about two slow-witted teenagers Beavis and Butt-Head and their everyday exploits, including trying to get laid (or "score," as they like to call it), breaking things, pulling pranks, skipping school and watching TV.

The untold origin story of Optimus Prime and Megatron, better known as sworn enemies, but who once were friends bonded like brothers who changed the fate of Cybertron forever.

The FBI and ATF seize religious leader David Koresh's Branch Davidian compound near Waco, Texas in the spring of 1993.

A year after the Woodsboro murders, the survivors try to move on at Windsor College in Ohio-but when a new Ghostface killer starts a campus killing spree, they must face terror all over again.

Ren, a psychotic Chihuahua, and Stimpson J. Cat, a dimwitted Manx cat who goes by the nickname Stimpy, have a host of unusual adventures.

A team of Crime Scene Investigators (CSI's) work with the Las Vegas Police Department (LVPD) to solve crimes by using advanced scientific methods and technology in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Jeff, a normal guy, has three aliens living with him. These aliens were sent to evaluate the entire human race by what they learn from Jeff.

Follows the professional and personal lives of the Reagans, a family of New York Cops, who all work in different positions of law enforcement and work together to solve crimes and protect the city from danger.

Tommy, Chuckie, Angelica, Phil and Lil and Susie find themselves in a slew of adventures - both real and imaginary. Baldly go where no baby's every gone before as the Rugrats turn the ordinary into the extraordinary every day.

Stan, Kyle, Cartman, and Kenny deal with a world after the COVID-19 pandemic.

In 1862, Amsterdam Vallon returns to the Five Points area of New York City seeking revenge against Bill the Butcher; his father's killer.

Two mob families clash in a war that threatens to topple empires and lives.

A judge confronts his convictions when his son is involved in a hit-and-run that embroils an organized-crime family.

If Stan, Kyle and Cartman could just work together, they could go back in time to make sure Covid never happened and save Kenny's life. Traveling back to the past seems to be the easy answer until they meet Victor Chaos.

When a once-fabled campfire tale becomes real, a group of campers uncover a profound secret that questions their very existence.

Set in an Irish neighborhood in Providence, Rhode Island, the series revolves around two brothers on opposite sides of the law: one a gangster (Jason Isaacs) and the other a state politician (Jason Clarke).

Intrepid reporter Tintin and Captain Haddock set off on a treasure hunt for a sunken ship commanded by Haddock's ancestor.

A story about a blue octopus and his dog, who looks like a hot dog, called Weenie, and their friends like Daisy the daisy and Henry the penguin.

After surviving the latest Woodsboro murders, a group of teens move to New York City, hoping for a fresh start, only to find a new killer picking up where the last Ghostface killer left off.

A struggling new mother fights a generations-old presence lurking within her family home, threatening her safety, her sanity, and the life of her infant child.

After being tortured and humiliated by his babysitter, a ten year old boy is put under the care of two fairy godparents, who can grant him almost any wish, which leads to dire consequences.

A 14-year-old receives ghost powers and uses them to save the world.

Follows Madeline Matlock as she rejoins the work force at a prestigious law firm, where she uses her wily tactics to win cases and expose wrongdoing.

Based upon a series of children's books, a grizzly cub has many misadventures with his friends.

The show takes us through the struggles of life as a child monster. Three monster friends are studying how to scare humans in school. Often, their attempts don't work out as planned.

Josh and Blue head to New York City to audition for a big Broadway musical.

The further adventures of Captain James T. Kirk and the crew of the USS Enterprise, as they explore the galaxy and defend the United Federation of Planets.

The Turtle brothers work to earn the love of New York City while facing down an army of mutants.

A high-profile murder intrigues a publicity hungry lawyer.

A parody of reality shows cast with spoofs of several famous types of animated characters.

Follows a young Leroy Jethro Gibbs as he starts his career as part of the Naval Investigative Service operating out of Camp Pendleton.

Brothers Daggett and Norbert Beaver have left home to gain independence by living on their own. Their goal is to live a wild bachelor lifestyle but, as might be expected from young brothers, they get into some weird situations.

Follows the investigations of Hawaii Five-0; an elite branch of the Hawaii State Police, and answerable only to the governor, and headed by the stalwart, Steve McGarrett.

A new sports drink called Cred is all the rage at the kids' school. Meanwhile, after a teacher at the school is discovered to have been making large amounts of money from OnlyFans, Randy decides to become an OnlyFans model.

The adventures of a small green character who creates tiny plant-based meals.

Nick Fallin is a hotshot lawyer working at his father's ultrasuccessful Pittsburgh law firm. Unfortunately, the high life has gotten the best of Nick.

Uniqua, Pablo, Tyrone, Tasha, and Austin are a group of young friends who get together to play in the backyard they share. Each day, their imaginations transform that backyard into a different photo-realistic landscape.

New weight loss medicine creates a frenzy in South Park. Cartman's denied access leads the kids to take action.

SpongeBob takes leave from Bikini Bottom in order to track down, with Patrick, King Neptune's stolen crown.

Suburban mom Allison DuBois attempts to balance family life with solving mysteries using her special gift. The dead send her visions of their deaths or other crimes while she sleeps.

A mild-mannered young bird and his best friends, a pair of rambunctious siblings called Fee and Foo, seek adventure and mischief in the magical forest that they call home.

Celebrities duel it out in a wrestling ring, the first one who dies loses.

Four friends and their daily lives of playing extreme sports, surfing, and getting into some crazy situations.

Lincoln Loud is an eleven-year-old boy who lives with ten sisters. With the help of his right-hand man Clyde, Lincoln finds new ways to survive in such a large family every day.

Charlie Brown and his friends travel to Europe as exchange students.

A soldier assigned to Guantanamo Bay befriends a man who has been imprisoned there.

Blue is a puppy who puts her paw prints on three clues. Steve or Joe has to deduce the clues (with the help of off-screen children) to figure out what Blue wants to do.

Colter Shaw travels the country in his old-school RV, helping police and private citizens solve crimes and locate missing persons--until his latest case changes everything.

A bumbling cyborg inspector outfitted with an array of bizarre gadgets pursues the criminal organization M.A.D., all while his precocious niece and dog do the real investigative work.

Our intrepid adolescent heroes wake up to find their beloved television stolen, and embark on an epic journey across America to recover it, and, who knows, maybe even score.

When a diabolical pirate above the sea steals the secret Krabby Patty formula, SpongeBob and his friends team up in order to get it back.

A controversial true-crime writer finds a box of Super 8 home movies in his new home, revealing that the murder case he is currently researching could be the work of an unknown serial killer whose legacy dates back to the 1960s.

After losing a cheetah cub to ruthless poachers, Eliza must redeem her folly and go on a quest to save him.

In a post-apocalyptic and dystopian future, all life has been challenged by oppression and tyranny, as the evil Dr. Robotnik is on the wake of controlling Mobius.

25 years after the original Woodsboro killings, a new Ghostface begins targeting teens connected to the town's dark past, drawing the final 3 survivors of the first attack back once more.

A young boy, who happens to be a genius, lives in a small town with his family and friends and often gets into crazy adventures with them involving the things he invents.

The Ninja Turtles, as teenagers, deal with their new life as heroes while also dealing with the pressures of going to high school in New York City.

While on a family vacation in Paris, the Rugrats attempt to help Chuckie find a new mom while stopping his dad from marrying a conniving businesswoman who hates kids.

Animated sequel series which follows Everybody Hates Chris (2005), focusing on Chris Rock's life as a kid in 1980s Brooklyn, New York.

Desperate to be a big guy, SpongeBob sets out to prove his bravery to Mr. Krabs by following the Flying Dutchman, a mysterious swashbuckling ghost pirate, to the deepest depths of the deep sea.

Cartman locks horns with his mom and has a battle of wills, while an epic conflict threatens South Park's existence.

When Casey Connor, Herrington High School's newspaper photographer, witnesses the murder of a nurse and sees her alive again, he decides to investigate the bizarre happenings.

A drought has brought the town of South Park to the brink of disaster.

Eliza Thornberry is not your ordinary kid. It's not just because she travels the world in an RV with her parents: famous nature show hosts. Eliza also happened to be granted the magical ability to talk with and understand animals.

A woman wakes up locked in a house, injured with no memory. She's terrified and a little relieved to find a woman bound in another room. These two strangers must work together to figure out what's really going on before the door is unlocked.

A rabbit sneaks into a garden to steal food, and they get a new challenge with a new owner.

After Ziva's apparent death, Tony raises their daughter Tali. Years later, Ziva returns and reunites with Tony. Tony's company is attacked, and the family travels to Europe to learn who's after them and how to trust each other again.

Hazel, a ten-year-old girl who has just moved to the big city of Dimmadelphia for her father's new job, explores the city on her own after her brother Antony leaves for college.

A law student and his pal gamble for high stakes.

In 1988, young sisters Katie and Kristi befriend an invisible entity called Toby, who resides in their home.

Los Angeles escort Julian Kay is accused of a murder which he did not commit.

The story of a world in which archaeologists are massive celebrities and the coolest people on the planet.

The life and times of a cat and a dog with a unique twist: they're connected, literally. Adding to their dilemma is Cat's annoyance with Dog, mainly caused by Dog's stupidity and Cat's up-tight personality.

The adventures of a boy with a magic chalk stick that enables him to enter a world of chalk drawings and alter its reality at will.

Mickey Fox investigates criminal activity and patrols the streets of small-town Edgewater while contending with her ex-con father and a mysterious incident involving her wayward daughter.

A drug lady that rules a tight house and will kill or have someone slaughtered without getting her hands dirty.

The sickest, most twisted animated shorts ever put on television.

Mario, Luigi and Princess Toadstool are living in Dinosaur Land and have a cute always hungry dinosaur named Yoshi as a pet and a caveman child as a friend. They must stop evil King Koopa and his minions the Koopalings.

In 1989, a Canadian journalist investigates the circumstances surrounding the suspicious arrest of a heroin addict imprisoned in a Thai jail.

Ten years after the original Woodsboro murders, one of the survivors returns home to promote their new book about surviving trauma, only for a new Ghostface killer to emerge, targeting a new group of teens.

One night at her home in southeastern Congo, 14-year-old Mugeni awakes to the sounds of bombs. As her family scatters to the surrounding forests to save themselves, Mugeni finds herself completely alone.

A young girl who goes through a difficult experience begins to see everyone's imaginary friends who have been left behind as their real-life friends have grown up.

The 3D animated remake of the popular series The Smurfs (1981).

A girl named Strawberry and her friends go on thrilling adventures.

Follow Survivor and protagonist Helena Walker after her initial awakening on The Island.

The adventures of a 13-year-old Mexican superhero as he deals with school, friendships, bizarre enemies, and his own superhero parents and supervillain grandfather.

A blue hedgehog that can run at incredible speeds, his best friend, a two-tailed flying fox, defend planet Mobius from the evil Dr. Robotnik and his bumbling mechanical goons.

When Mayor Humdinger transforms his robot cat Meow-Meow into a tiger-sized metal-eating menace, the PAW Patrol calls in the Cat Pack for help in the stopping the creature.

A gang war dooms the lifelong bond of south London friends in this acclaimed crime drama that features its writer-director as a rapping Greek chorus.

Dive into a majestic mermaid world with Dora! After playing a magical charango, Dora and Boots turn into mermaids and go on a series of mer-mazing underwater adventures with their new friend, Marisol the Mermaid and her dolphin bestie Rosa!

The adventures of six fish-tailed kids- Molly, Gil, Deema, Oona, Goby, and Nonny.

A little pig named Peppa and her little brother George have journeys everyday with their family and friends.

A young, optimistic kid comes of age in North Philly with the help of his family and his talking dog.

A group of friends' tropical vacation turns into a terrifying, primal tale of horror and survival.

A species of creatures known as "thoriphants" rebel against their life of servitude and embark on a treacherous journey to find the fabled city of Uprights.

After orchestrating a brilliant escape from an Estonian psychiatric facility, Esther travels to America by impersonating the missing daughter of a wealthy family.

Led by a boy named Ryder, a team of six playful rescue dogs use their individual talents to protect the seaside town of Adventure Bay.