{"id":373476,"date":"2026-07-29T03:44:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-29T10:44:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/?p=373476"},"modified":"2026-09-30T07:42:33","modified_gmt":"2026-09-30T14:42:33","slug":"laird-heads-to-paramount-kenneth-branagh-leads-a-scottish-family-drama","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/laird-heads-to-paramount-kenneth-branagh-leads-a-scottish-family-drama\/","title":{"rendered":"Laird heads to Paramount+: Kenneth Branagh leads a Scottish family drama"},"content":{"rendered":"

Paramount+<\/a> said today that it\u2019s greenlit Laird<\/em>, a new family drama set in the Scottish Highlands with Kenneth Branagh leading it.<\/p>\n

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According to the streamer, Branagh will play the Laird of Castle Drummoch<\/strong>, a landowner trying to keep his ancestral estate out of the hands of a wealthy American billionaire. The setup gives off obvious Yellowstone<\/a><\/em> energy: a formidable patriarch, family land under threat, and outside money moving in.<\/p>\n\n

Still, Paramount+ is pitching the show as more than a straight copy. There are family feuds<\/strong>, buried secrets, romance, and a struggle over shifting power in modern Scotland. Jez Butterworth, John-Henry Butterworth, and Georgia Lee are writing, and Joe Wright is directing the pilot, which suggests something a little more cinematic than the usual streaming soap.<\/p>\n\n

If you\u2019re into Yellowstone<\/em>-style battles over legacy and land, this looks like one to watch. Paramount Television Studios and 101 Studios, one of the companies behind Yellowstone<\/em>, are producing it, and that carries some weight as that franchise keeps growing while the original series winds down.<\/p>\n\n

You\u2019ll be able to watch Laird<\/em> on Paramount+ when it arrives, but Paramount+ still hasn\u2019t announced a release date<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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Paramount+ said today that it\u2019s greenlit Laird, a new family drama set in the Scottish Highlands with Kenneth Branagh leading it. According to the streamer, Branagh will play the Laird of Castle Drummoch, a landowner trying to keep his ancestral estate out of the hands of a wealthy American billionaire. The setup gives off obvious … Continue reading “Laird heads to Paramount+: Kenneth Branagh leads a Scottish family drama”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9329,"featured_media":373475,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","wpcf-pageviews":0},"categories":[1015],"tags":[],"usertag":[],"vertical":[],"content-category":[6869],"class_list":["post-373476","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","content-category-streaming-videos"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t