![]() ViacomCBS Networks International streaming president, Kelly Day, told Deadline that with the expansion of Paramount+, the streamer has decided to bring their titles “home”. To our international #StarTrekDiscovery fans… /cX8m1m3h3O The removal of Discovery from Netflix came as a shock to fans in the UK and worldwide – and many took to Twitter, where the official Star Trek account made the announcement: Star Trek: Discovery Moving To Paramount+ You can learn more about Paramount Plus’ upcoming UK launch here. In the US, Paramount+ offers two paid tiers: $4.99/month with adverts, and $9.99/month without adverts – but it’s still unknown what the UK cost is going to be. However, Paramount+ will also be available as a standalone app, on mobile phones and on a variety of streaming devices. Last August, it was announced that Paramount+ will be coming to the UK (as well as Ireland, Italy, Germany, Switzerland and Austria) in 2022.Īs part of its partnership with Sky, Paramount+ will initially be available as an app on Sky Q (and free to some customers), adding its content library to Sky’s subscribers (presumably in a similar fashion to Peacock, another US streaming service that was added to Sky this week). In March 2021, CBS All Access changed its name to Paramount+, following the merger with Viacom, bringing in content from additional partners, such as Showtime, Comedy Central and Paramount Pictures. The success of Discovery has led to additional new shows in the Star Trek universe, including Picard and Lower Decks (both air on Amazon’s Prime Video in the UK). Paramount+ launched in the US in 2014 (as CBS All Access), with content from the North American TV network CBS.įrom its early days, the channel also produced a few original shows, such as The Good Wife spin-off The Good Fight, and Star Trek: Discovery. ![]() The same deal continued with Seasons 2 and 3 of Discovery, and many were expecting the same for Season 4, which is premiering in the US on November 18.Īlas, instead of airing Season 4 – Netflix will be removing all episodes of Discovery from the service this week (There’s no word yet on the other Star Trek shows that are on Netflix in the UK – and whether those are set to be removed as well). International streaming rights (outside of the US and Canada) were then bought by Netflix, and each episode was available in the UK just hours after its US debut. Star Trek Discovery started its life as a prequel series, set a decade before ST: The Original Series. The show premiered in 2017, on “CBS All Access” – the streaming service that eventually turned into Paramount+. Anthony Rapp SAG-AFTRA National & NY Board Member November 12, 2021 (There’s also way more cool stuff than new clothes to see in this season…) /RSXp4vGIvN Look! Cmdr Stamets got new clothes! Season 4 of #StarTrekDiscovery starts next week: the 18th in the US on (& on in Canada) & the 19th on all over the world. ![]() The news was revealed by Deadline, and was a big surprise in the UK and over the world, as even the show’s actors – some of which were in London this weekend, for the Destination Star Trek conference – kept saying Season 4 is coming to Netflix in the UK this Friday.
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