Paramount+ Unleashes The Family Business Spinoff and This Week’s Must-Stream Premieres

If you’ve got a Paramount+ account and are always hunting for something fresh (or at least, not the same mystery show you half-watched last weekend), this week is delivering a mixed bag: gritty spinoffs, classic comedies, and some extremely grim true crime. Here’s what’s worth your attention and what’s just kind of...there.

'The Family Business' Heads Down South

Out of everything landing on Paramount+ this week, the big swing is 'Carl Weber's The Family Business: New Orleans'. Yeah, it’s another one of these ‘dysfunctional crime family with a legitimate business front’ deals, but this spinoff branches out from the original show's New York chessboard and plops down in Louisiana. If you like your nighttime TV with more jazz, gambling, and heated Southern drama, this might hit the spot.

Lela Rochon is starring as Big Shirley Duncan, the no-nonsense matriarch, with Brandon T. Jackson tagging along as Marquis, her son and right-hand. Their operation of choice? "Midnight Blues," a nightclub-casino that’s not exactly squeaky clean. We’re promised eight episodes of under-the-table deals and family power plays — so, more or less the recipe from the original, but with more crawfish and humidity.

New Arrivals: Comedy, Crime, and...So Much Soccer

Aside from the Big Shirley show, Paramount+ is dumping plenty of other content into the queue. Some of it is brand new, some is a nostalgia trip, and others are under-the-radar docs. Here's the quick breakdown, because honestly, release calendars are always way messier than they should be:

• April 28: My Killer Father: The Green Hollow Murders – If your documentary taste skews dark, this one goes all-in. The miniseries investigates Donald Studey, an alleged Iowa serial killer rumored to have murdered several of his wives and a truly disturbing number of other victims. The twist: his daughter Lucy is the key source here, claiming her father even roped her into hiding bodies. Heavy stuff, but if you’re into true crime, it might be the show you text your friends about.
• April 29:
  • American Gangster (Season 1) – Not to be confused with the Denzel movie, this is the docuseries on real crime figures.
  • Angel (Season 1) – No, not the vampire spinoff. Totally unrelated.
  • The Family Business: New Orleans (Season 1) – As above, Big Shirley and family enter the Southern power struggle.
  • Caught Up (Season 1) – New scripted drama.
  • House on Fire (Season 1) – Also new, drama vibes.
  • The Last Cowboy (Season 6) – Ranch competitions, horses, hats, etc.
  • Legacy (Season 1) – New title, minimal buzz so far.
  • Kenan & Kel (Seasons 3-4) – In case you miss orange soda jokes and the 1990s.

  Sports People: Your Plate is Full

  There’s no break for football (the European kind), with live streams of pretty much every league you can name flooding the service this week. Champions League, Europa League, Conference League — if you want to avoid spoilers, keep your phone on Do Not Disturb when you’re watching.

  Just so you know exactly when to cancel plans:

  • April 28-29 – UEFA Champions League Semifinals (Leg 1)
  • April 30 – UEFA Europa and Conference League Semifinals (Leg 1)
  • All April – English Football League, Serie A, Scottish League, U.S. Open Cup, Concacaf W Qualifiers

  Worth Your Time?

  Quick take: If you’re invested in ‘The Family Business’ universe, the New Orleans spinoff is probably a must. True crime fans, 'My Killer Father' might be your next uncomfortable binge. For everyone else, hey, at least Kenan & Kel are back. If you’re overwhelmed, just add it all to your list and decide next Sunday. That’s what everyone actually does, right?

  'He murdered women. He forced me to help cover it up. I can't forget any of it.' - Lucy Studey, featured in My Killer Father: The Green Hollow Murders