It’s undoubtedly a good time to be a Star Trek fan. The third and final season of Star Trek: Picard is currently wowing fans each week with brand new episodes. The four Next Generation-era movies are about to be re-released in 4K and now, Paramount has confirmed the home video release of another of our Trek favourites.
This March the studio will release the fan-favourite first season of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds on DVD, Blu-ray and limited edition Steelbook. The series will also come to 4K UHD in May.
In case you missed it, here’s a look at the trailer for season one:
Here’s the full press release from Paramount on the release:
ARRIVES ON DIGITAL, BLU-RAY™, DVD AND LIMITED-EDITION
BLU-RAY™ STEELBOOK® ON MARCH 20, 2023, 4K UHD™ AND
LIMITED-EDITION 4K UHD™ STEELBOOK® ON MAY 15, 2023
The Paramount+ Original Series Arrives with Over 90 Minutes of Special Features, Including Cast and Crew Interviews, Deleted Scenes and Gag Reel
STAR TREK: STRANGE NEW WORLDS: SEASON ONE arrives on Digital*, Blu-ray™, DVD and limited-edition Blu-Ray™ SteelBook® on March 20, 2023, 4K UHD™ and limited-edition 4K UHD™ SteelBook® on May 15, 2023; from CBS Home Entertainment and Paramount Home Entertainment. Fans can enjoy every out-of-this-world episode from the first season of the Paramount+ original series with the collection featuring over 90 minutes of special features, including exclusive-to-home-entertainment cast and crew interviews, gag reel, deleted scenes and more.
The debut season of STAR TREK: STRANGE NEW WORLDS is based on the years Captain Christopher Pike manned the helm of the U.S.S. Enterprise. The series features fan favorites from season two of STAR TREK: DISCOVERY, Anson Mount as Captain Christopher Pike, Rebecca Romijn as Number One and Ethan Peck as Science Officer Spock. The series follows Captain Pike, Science Officer Spock and Number One in the years before Captain Kirk boarded the U.S.S. Enterprise, as they explore new worlds around the galaxy.
The STAR TREK: STRANGE NEW WORLDS Blu-ray™, DVD, limited-edition Blu-Ray™ SteelBook®, 4K UHD™ and limited-edition 4K UHD™ SteelBook® offer over 90 minutes of special features, including content exclusive to home entertainment:
- PIKE’S PEEK (Exclusive) – Anson Mount takes fans through his journey as Captain Christopher Pike in the first season of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, providing a glimpse into his portrayal with intimate footage throughout the season.
- WORLD BUILDING – Led by Production Designer Jonathan Lee and his team, the season’s production design utilized cutting-edge technology to create worlds prior to shoots, allowing the actors to fully immerse themselves into scenes rather than imagine the worlds around them in a green room. Through interviews with producers, cast and crew, fans will learn about the expertise involved in the development process and how the powerful technology was seamlessly integrated into the show.
- EXPLORING NEW WORLDS (Exclusive) – Fans will explore the storylines and characters that bring Star Trek: Strange New Worlds to life with writers, cast and crew.,
- COMMENTARY: ANSON MOUNT & AKIVA GOLDSMAN – STRANGE NEW WORLDS (Exclusive)
- DELETED SCENES (Exclusive)
- GAG REEL (Exclusive)
STAR TREK: STRANGE NEW WORLDS also stars Jess Bush (“Playing for Keeps”) as Nurse Christine Chapel, Christina Chong (“Heirs of the Night”) as La’an Noonien-Singh, Celia Rose Gooding (Broadway Whodunit: All Hallows’ Eve) as Cadet Nyota Uhura, Melissa Navia (“Bull”) as Lt. Erica Ortegas and Babs Olusanmokun (Dune) as Dr. M’Benga.
The script for the series premiere was written by Akiva Goldsman with the story by Akiva Goldsman, Alex Kurtzman and Jenny Lumet. Goldsman and Henry Alonso Myers serve as co-showrunners, with Goldsman directing the premiere episode. Goldsman, Kurtzman and Lumet serve as executive producers in addition to Alonso Myers, Heather Kadin, Frank Siracusa, John Weber, Eugene Roddenberry, Trevor Roth and Aaron Baiers. The series is produced by CBS Studios, Secret Hideout and Roddenberry Entertainment.
STAR TREK: STRANGE NEW WORLDS streams exclusively on Paramount+ in the U.K. The series is distributed by Paramount Global Content Distribution.
Episodes:
- 101: “Strange New Worlds”
- 102: “Children of the Comet”
- 103: “Ghosts of Illyria”
- 104: “Memento Mori”
- 105: “Spock Amok”
- 106: “Lift Us Where Suffering Cannot Reach”
- 107: “The Serene Squall”
- 108: “The Elysian Kingdom”
- 109: “All Those Who Wander”
- 110: “A Quality of Mercy”
STAR TREK: STRANGE NEW WORLDS: SEASON ONE Blu-ray™, Blu-ray™ SteelBook® and DVD are presented in widescreen format and offer English SDH and French subtitles. The Blu-ray™ and Blu-ray™ SteelBook® include English 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio and 5.1 Dolby Digital in French, and the DVD features 5.1 Dolby Digital audio in English and French.
4K UHD™, 4K UHD™ SteelBook® are presented in widescreen format, and offer English SDH, French- Parisian and German subtitles. They include English 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio and 5.1 Dolby Digital in French- Parisian and German.
