Bryan Fuller’s ‘Star Trek’ Series Will Premiere Internationally On Netflix
But what about geeks outside the U.S.? How will they get to watch the newTrekwhen CBS All Access is only available in the States? Well, if you’ve got a Netflix account, you’re probably covered. The company has just scooped up exclusive rights to the newStar Trekshow, as well as all the oldStar Trekshows.
According tothe official press release, theStar TrekNetflix deal covers 188 countries, excluding the U.S. and Canada. New episodes will be made available for international audiences within 24 hours of their U.S. debut. And as if that weren’t enough to make Netflix a go-to destination forTrekfans going forward, the company has also scooped up the rights to all 727 episodes ofThe Original Series,The Next Generation,Deep Space Nine,Voyager, andEnterprise. Those episodes will be available worldwide on Netflix by the end of 2016.
Production on the newStar Trekseries will get underway in Toronto this September, for premiere sometime in January 2017. The series will premiere its first episode on regular CBS in the U.S. before becoming a CBS All Access exclusive for the rest of its run. In Canada,Star Trekwill be available through Bell Media, on linear and subscription VOD in English and French. New episodes will hit the same time they appear in the U.S. Bell Media has also licensed the rest of theStar Treklibrary.
Details on the upcomingStar Trekseries are scarce, other than that it’ll feature “a new ship, new characters and new missions, while embracing the same ideology and hope for the future that inspired a generation.” But the talent involved is very promising. Fuller, creator of cult hitsDead Like Me,Wonderfalls,Pushing Daisies, andHannibalas well as the upcomingAmerican Gods, is working on the series withAlex Kurtzman, who co-wrote the 2009Star Trekmovie.Eugene Roddenberry, son of originalStar Trekcreator Gene Roddenberry, serves as executive producer.
In the meantime,Trekfans will be able to get theirTrekfix with this weekend’sStar Trek Beyond, which is generatingsuch strong buzzthat Paramount has already gone ahead andannounced a sequel.
