James R | On 17, Nov 2021

Update: Star Trek: Discovery Season 4 will be available in the UK on Pluto TV. Find out more here.

Star Trek: Discovery has beamed up from Netflix UK and departed the streaming service altogether in a last-minute surprise move by Paramount.

Initially set 10 years before the original show, the series follows the voyages of Starfleet on their missions to discover new worlds and new lifeforms, and one Starfleet officer who must learn that to truly understand all things alien, you must first understand yourself. That’s Michael Burnham (Sonequa Martin-Green), who has a personal connection to Spock of the original Trek canon.

The show was one of the flagship titles for CBS All-Access when it launched several years ago, before the streaming service went on to be retitled Paramount+. In the UK and in many other countries, Netflix picked up the rights, becoming the exclusive home of Star Trek: Discovery. In a similar arrangement. Star Trek: Picard and Star Trek: Lower Decks were snapped up by Amazon Prime Video as a UK exclusive.

Now, however, as Viacom looks to launch Paramount+ worldwide, a last-minute deal has seen all seasons of Star Trek: Discovery depart Netflix. The fourth season, which debuts this week in the US, was also expected to arrive on Netflix UK, but after weeks of no confirmations from either party about the show’s presence on these shores, Paramount has officially ended its deal with Netflix so that it can hold back Season 4 of Discovery to use as a Paramount+ launch title.

Paramount+ will launch as an iOS and Android app next year in the UK and Ireland, but will also be available through Sky Q, as an add-on to a Sky TV package. For more details on how that will work, click here.

“As we rapidly expand our global streaming footprint, we are bringing more of our top titles home to ViacomCBS for Paramount+ markets around the world,” ViacomCBS Networks International streaming boss Kelly Day told Deadline. “We have a strong global and local content pipeline that positions us for success across our regions, and repatriating beloved series like Star Trek: Discovery for Paramount+ is another step forward as we bring fans more must-watch series worldwide.”

Star Trek: Picard and Star Trek: Lower Decks will remain on Amazon Prime Video for the foreseeable future.

 

First look: Star Trek: Discovery returns for Season 4 this November

9th September 2021

“We’re all living in uncertainty…” That’s the sound of Star Trek: Discovery returning for a fourth season – but one thing we now know for sure is that it will be returning sooner than you might think.

The flagship show for Paramount+ (previously CBS All-Access) has been a huge success for the US streaming site, with Netflix picking up the rights internationally. Initially set 10 years before the original show, the series follows the voyages of Starfleet on their missions to discover new worlds and new lifeforms, and one Starfleet officer who must learn that to truly understand all things alien, you must first understand yourself. That’s Michael Burnham (Sonequa Martin-Green), who has a personal connection to Spock of the original Trek canon.

Season 4 will find Captain Burnham and the crew of the USS Discovery facing a threat unlike any they’ve ever encountered. With Federation and non-Federation worlds alike feeling the impact, they must confront the unknown and work together to ensure a hopeful future for all.

Alongside Sonequa Martin-Green, the cast will include Doug Jones (Saru), Anthony Rapp (Paul Stamets), Mary Wiseman (Sylvia Tilly), Wilson Cruz (Dr Hugh Culber), David Ajala (Cleveland “Book” Booker) and Blu del Barrio (Adira).

You can see them in action this November, with Season 4 set to premiere in the US on Thursday 18th November – which means that you can expect it to arrive on Netflix UK on Friday 19th November, with episodes then arriving weekly thereafter. The news was announced as part of Paramount+’s live-streamed Star Trek Day celebrations yesterday, featuring cast members Wilson Cruz (Dr Hugh Culber), Blu del Barrio (Adira) and Ian Alexander (Gray) plus showrunner and executive producer Michelle Paradise.

Stay tuned for a confirmed UK air date from Netflix, but until then, here’s your first look at the show’s return:

 

Star Trek: Discovery renewed for Season 4

19th October 2020

Star Trek: Discovery will officially return for a fourth season.

CBS: All Access’ flagship show has been a huge success for the US streaming site, with Netflix picking up the rights internationally. Initially set 10 years before the original show, the series follows the voyages of Starfleet on their missions to discover new worlds and new lifeforms, and one Starfleet officer who must learn that to truly understand all things alien, you must first understand yourself. That’s Michael Burnham (Sonequa Martin-Green), who has a personal connection to Spock of the original Trek canon.

Season 3 premiered at the weekend, taking a bold new leap into the future with an ambitious time-jump – and new characters including David Ajala as Cleveland Booker, aka. Book. It finds the crew of the USS Discovery landing in an unknown future far from the home they once knew. Now living in a time filled with uncertainty, the crew must work together to restore hope to the Federation.

“Bar some mild silliness, Disco’s third season is a first-rate return for Michael Burnham,” we wrote in our review of the opening episode.

Within days of that new season debuting, however, CBS has confirmed that the show has been renewed for a fourth run, with production set to begin on 2nd November. The news was announced in a video featuring Martin-Green and co-star Doug Jones as well as executive producers and co-showrunners Alex Kurtzman and Michelle Paradise.

It joins a number of other Star Trek shows in the works at CBS, including Star Trek: Picard (already renewed for Season 2 and streaming on Amazon Prime Video), Disco spin-off series Strange New Worlds, Short Treks, animated show Lower Decks and new Nickelodeon kids’ series, Star Trek: Prodigy.

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