By Molly Moss

Published: Thursday, 18 November 2021 at 12:00 am


Star Trek: Discovery fans in the UK have been left reeling after the season 4 launch on Netflix was scrapped.

The new season is kicking off on US streamer Paramount+ on Thursday 18th November, with episodes initially scheduled to release globally via Netflix the following day, as has been the case with previous seasons.

However, Deadline recently announced the surprising news that ViacomCBS has ended its distribution deal with Netflix, meaning Discovery has been removed from its streaming library in all international regions, including the UK and Ireland.

Instead, in an unexpected turn of events, future seasons (and all the previous ones) will be available exclusively via Paramount+, which won’t be launching in UK and other territories until 2022.

With a long wait to go, here’s everything we know so far about when and how Star Trek: Discovery season 4 will become available in the UK. 

When is Star Trek Discovery available in the UK?

Up until recently, the Star Trek release schedule was looking pretty straightforward, with fans expecting Netflix to debut the show on the week of its release.

However, it has now been confirmed that Star Trek: Discovery won’t be launching in the UK and other territories until 2022.

In a message on Twitter, titled “To our international #StarTrekDiscovery fans…”, Star Trek’s official Twitter account confirmed that season 4 would now “premiere exclusively where Paramount+ is available in early 2022”.

It added: “This means the new season, and all previous seasons, will be available internationally in 2022 as Paramount+ expands globally.”

To our international #StarTrekDiscovery fans… pic.twitter.com/QATQzHxepK

— Star Trek on Paramount+ (@StarTrekOnPPlus) November 16, 2021