PARAMOUNT+ REVEALS FIRST LOOK AND MARCH 13 PREMIERE DATE FOR THE ORIGINAL COMING-OF-AGE FILM "LITTLE WING"

Inspired by Susan Orlean's 'The New Yorker' Article, LITTLE WING Stars Emmy(R) Award Winner Brian Cox, SAG Award Nominee Kelly Reilly, Critics Choice Movie Award Winner Brooklynn Prince and Che Tafari

Produced by Awesomeness and Directed by Emmy Nominee Dean Israelite With a Script From Academy Award(R) Nominee John Gatins, the All-New Original Film Will Premiere Exclusively on Paramount+

FEBRUARY 15, 2024 - Paramount+ today announced that its upcoming original film LITTLE WING, a heartwarming coming-of-age story from Awesomeness, will premiere Wednesday, March 13, exclusively on Paramount+ in the U.S. and Canada, and the following day in the UK and Australia. Additional Paramount+ international market premiere dates will be announced at a later time. First look images for the film were also released.

LITTLE WING follows Kaitlyn, a teen who is reeling from her parents' divorce and the pending loss of her home. She and her best friend hope to solve her mother's financial woes by stealing a valuable bird, but Kaitlyn, instead, forms a bond with the owner, that leads her to a new outlook on life.

Starring in LITTLE WING are Brian Cox (Succession) as Jaan, the pigeon racer; Kelly Reilly (Yellowstone) as Maddie, Kaitlyn's mom; Brooklynn Prince (Cocaine Bear) as Kaitlyn; and Che Tafari (Me Time) as Adam, Kaitlyn's classmate and friend.

From Awesomeness, and inspired by The New Yorker article by Susan Orlean about the world of pigeon racing, LITTLE WING is a Paramount+ original movie written by Academy Award nominee John Gatins (Flight) and directed and executive produced by Emmy Award nominee Dean Israelite (Power Rangers). John Gatins and Naomi Despres serve as producers. LITTLE WING is executive produced by Karen Rosenfelt, Donald De Line, Susan Orlean, Brian Cox, Don Dunn and Liz Brandenburg.

About Paramount+

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About Awesomeness

Founded in 2012, Awesomeness is a media company focused on serving the global Gen Z audience through its digital publishing, film and television studio divisions. Awesomeness has become the destination for youth culture, cultivating a loyal audience with award-winning programming on the world's biggest streaming services including Netflix (smash-hit film series "To All the Boys I've Loved Before," Emmy(R) winner "Trinkets") and Hulu (Emmy winner "Zac & Mia", Emmy nominee "Pen15"), along with the company's immensely popular short-form programs on YouTube ("Next Influencer," "Twin My Heart," "Noah Beck Tries Things," "My Dream Quinceañera"), that garner hundreds of millions of views. As a leading media brand, Awesomeness' worldwide distribution footprint spans owned, social and premium SVOD platforms. Awesomeness is part of Paramount's (Nasdaq: PARA, PARAA) global portfolio of multimedia entertainment brands and headquartered in Los Angeles, with additional offices in New York.