(Pocket-lint) - Bad quality Discovery fans, Paramount has announced that its fashionable Star Trek bid volition nary longer beryllium disposable connected Netflix, and volition - alternatively - beryllium portion of the catalogue connected its ain streaming service, Paramount Plus.
That means, extracurricular of the States, Star Trek: Discovery won't beryllium disposable to ticker again until immoderate constituent successful 2022.
The institution announced the move connected Twitter wherever it said "Internationally, the upcoming play of Star Trek: Discovery play 4 volition present premiere exclusively wherever Paramount+ is disposable successful aboriginal 2022."
To our planetary #StarTrekDiscovery fans... pic.twitter.com/QATQzHxepK
— Star Trek connected Paramount+ (@StarTrekOnPPlus) November 16, 2021It volition beryllium joined by the erstwhile 3 seasons connected that streaming service, erstwhile Paramount+ expands the show's planetary availability.
The determination comes aft ViacomCBS and Netflix agreed a woody successful which the erstwhile takes afloat power of the title, including the 3 seasons antecedently disposable connected Netflix.
According to a study by The Deadline, the UK, Germany, Ireland, Austria and Switzerland volition beryllium successful the archetypal 20-strong radical of regions to person Discovery disposable to watercourse connected Paramount+.
As the property of streaming matures, Paramount is betting large connected its ain in-house streaming platform, and is seeking to stengthen its ain IP to marque its work much appealing extracurricular of the US.
Whether oregon not Star Trek: Discovery volition beryllium capable to tempt viewers to subscribe to the work is yet to beryllium seen. Its existent catalogue whitethorn not beryllium seen arsenic the astir breathtaking extracurricular of the States, with the postulation dominated by Nickelodeon, Star Trek, CSI and NCIS shows.
As for those successful the US, Star Trek: Discovery volition beryllium showing connected Paramount+ from 18 November.
Writing by Cam Bunton. Originally published connected 17 November 2021.