If Netflix were like a ship from Starfleet it would be a Romulan Warbird, with no one able to predict where it was going to show up or what its next big move would be. Its latest move? Nabbing the international rights to next year’s Bryan Fuller Star Trek series.
The thirteen episode series will mark the Star Trek‘s first exploration into TV since the short lived Enterprise was scrapped in 2005. In a twist that would leave Jim Kirk staring dramatically off camera though, Netflix will not hold the broadcasting rights for the show within the US or Canada. US viewers will likely have to sign up to new streaming service CBS All Access, while Canadians will have to wait to find out which channel Bell Media decide to beam it to.
According to a press release from Netflix, episodes will become available across their service worldwide ‘within 24 hours’ of broadcast on All Access. Boldly going where no streaming service has gone before, Netflix has also promised that every episode of Star Trek TV ever will be made available from them by the end of this year. If you’re wondering how many episodes that is, the answer is 727, apparently. If humans went in to hibernation, that would probably be enough television to last us an entire winter.
In other Trek news, it’s been confirmed that the divisive series of Star Trek reboot films will continue for a fourth outing, this time co-staring none other than Chris Hemsworth (He played Kirk’s dad that one time in the first film, remember?). Outing number three, Star Trek Beyond, is set for release on July 22.
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