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Need to geek out? 'Star Trek: Strange New Worlds' season 1 Steelbook takes off this March

Love collections? Geek out frequently over anything Star Trek-related? Look no further than what’s brewing for a major March 2023 landing in the form of ‘Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’ arriving in Blu-ray, DVD and Blu-ray SteelBook for all you physical collectors.

It’s all in the stars. Whether you’re just now getting put onto all of the insanely dope ‘Star Trek’ series and spin-offs are coming out or have been there for generations at this point, the newest addition to the franchise is officially set to drop March 21. Peep the full-fledged details and start the countdown.

“The best Star Trek show in decades” (SlashFilm), STAR TREK: STRANGE NEW WORLDS: SEASON ONE arrives on Blu-ray, DVD and limited- edition Blu-Ray Steelbook on March 21, 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 and limited-edition Blu-Ray Steelbook offers over 90 minutes of special features, including content exclusive to home entertainment:

● PIKE’S PEAK (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)

The collections will be released internationally on the following dates: • United Kingdom – March 20, 2023 • Australia – March 29, 2023.

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.S., U.K., Latin America, Australia, South Korea, Italy, France, Germany, Switzerland, and Austria. The series airs on Bell Media’s CTV Sci-Fi Channel and streams on Crave in Canada and on SkyShowtime in the Nordics, the Netherlands, Portugal, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Page 3 of 4 Montenegro, Serbia and Slovenia. 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, DVD and Blu-ray Steelbook 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.