Paper Dolls (2023): TV release date and where to watch


Paper Dolls 2023 TV series
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Paper Dolls is Paramount+’s new Australian original series about a pop girl group chasing fame, all while navigating the dark side of the music industry. Thrust into the limelight following their reality TV victory, a group of young girls become the face of HARLOW, pop music’s newest sensation. 

But what’s supposed to be a dream come true becomes a nightmare in an industry that blinds young dreamers with radiance and glamour to hide its true colours. 

Confirmed for a December premiere, here’s how you can watch every gripping episode.

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Where to watch the Paper Dolls TV show? 

 Paper Dolls is a new Australian Paramount+ original series, which makes it exclusive to the platform. 

After its streaming run on Paramount+, it’s likely for the show to launch on Channel 10 and 10 Play at a later date, although no announcements have been made as of this writing.

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Paper Dolls (2023) release date

 The new series will premiere on Sunday, 3 December 2023 on Paramount+ Australia. New episodes will drop weekly after that. Customers signing up for the first time can catch the premiere with a free trial.

Season 1 will consist of eight episodes, streaming until its finale on 21 January 2023.

Season 1Release DatesStreaming Services
Episode 1Sun, 3 Dec 2023Paramount+
Episode 2Sun, 10 Dec 2023Paramount+
Episode 3Sun, 17 Dec 2023Paramount+
Episode 4Sun, 24 Dec 2023Paramount+
Episode 5Sun, 31 Dec 2023Paramount+
Episode 6Sun, 7 Jan 2024Paramount+
Episode 7Sun, 14 Jan 2024Paramount+
Episode 8Sun, 21 Jan 2024Paramount+

Watch Paper Dolls TV series on Paramount+

Every episode of the new series is available to stream on Paramount+. Even better, the streaming service offers a 7-day free trial for customers signing up for the first time.

This allows you to explore Paramount+’s comprehensive catalogue of shows and movies online from Showtime, CBS, Network 10, MTV, Comedy Central, Nickelodeon, and Paramount Pictures.

After the free trial, you can opt to continue your subscription, either monthly or annually. Paramount+ currently offers two streaming tiers: Standard (in HD; 2 concurrent streams) and Premium (in 4K UHD, HDR10, and Dolby Vision; 4 concurrent streams).

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What is the plot of Paper Dolls (2023)?

Set in the beginning of the new millennium, five young singers emerge as the winners of reality competition show Pop Rush. The grandest prize, of course, is the coveted opportunity to make it big in the music industry, which they’ll do together as members of the girl group HARLOW. 

Soon they’ll know that their pursuit of fame is not without harrowing consequences, and their nagging ambition only drives them to the brink. The seemingly lavish industry that wants nothing from them, except to turn them into profits, further aggravates their struggles.

As it becomes clear that no one is to be trusted, the dream that glues them together becomes the very same thing that tears them apart. 

 Paper Dolls is produced by HELIUM Pictures for Paramount+. Screen Australia also funds the project alongside Screen NSW. Directed by Tenika Smith (The Heights), Nina Buxton (Summer Love), and Erin White (Wellmania), the new series is based on the original concept by Belinda Chapple. 

Paper Dolls (2023) trailer

You can watch the official trailer for this new Paramount+ Australia here. 

Cast of Paper Dolls TV series

The cast includes Emma Booth (Glitch), Emalia (Australian Gangster), Naomi Sequeira (Evermoor Chronicles), Miah Madden (The Unlisted), Courtney Clarke (Last King of The Cross), and Courtney Monsma.

Below we’ve listed the complete cast of the new show:

  • Emma Booth as Margot Murray
  • Naomi Sequeira as Annabel Tonkin
  • Miah Madden as Charlie Levett
  • Emalia as Izzy James
  • Courtney Clarke as Jade Hart
  • Courtney Monsma as Lillian Milton
  • Fay Du Chateau as Jenny
  • Ditch Davey as Roger
  • Gantanter Singh Gill as Marty
  • Thomas Cocquerel as Teddy

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