Average Joe Season 2 and Thrillers Hit Paramount+ This Week Paramount+ welcomes Average Joe Season 2 with a high-stakes international chase, alongside the psychological thriller The Harvest and the post-apocalyptic drama The Cured. Paramount+ will debut Season 2 of Average Joe on Wednesday, August 19, 2026. Viewers get the first two episodes immediately, with the remaining six arriving weekly. The sophomore, 8-episode run picks up right where Season 1 left off. Joe Washington, portrayed by Deon Cole, tries to move on, but a new threat to his family sends him and his friends fleeing Pittsburgh for the chaos abroad. What begins as a hunt for answers turns into a worldwide escape. In Cape Town, Joe's crew is on the run from assassins and bounty hunters, while unraveling dangerous secrets.One wrong step could cost them everything as they face enemies with global reach. Another unmissable release on Paramount+ this week is The Harvest. Dropping on August 22, the 2013 psychological horror thriller, also titled Can't Come Out to Play, follows Maryann, an orphan who becomes friends with Andy, a bedridden and isolated boy. As their bond grows, she uncovers a chilling medical conspiracy and the dark secrets his unstable doctor mother has been hiding.The Harvest brings together a powerful cast with Samantha Morton as Dr. Katherine Young and Michael Shannon as Richard Young. Joining them are Natasha Calis as Maryann, Charlie Tahan as Andy Young / Jason, and Peter Fonda as Grandfather. Another title dropping on Paramount+ this week is The Cured, which premieres on August 23. The 2017 post-apocalyptic horror drama follows a world where a cure is found for a virus that turns people into cannibals.The Cured focuses on the survivors as they deal with deep social stigma and traumatic memories. Written and directed by David Freyne, the film uses its premise to reflect real-world prejudice and the tensions that follow a conflict