Star Trek: Discovery Season 4 To Premiere Friday Internationally

It seems that ViacomCBS' decision to pull Star Trek: Discovery from Netflix on the eve of its fourth season premiere did not go over well with international fans.  The show went from being available in 190 countries via Netflix to none. The plan was to introduce the fourth season in early 2022 as Paramount+ rolled out to additional countries but even that would be a fraction of its previous count with only 45 additional countries.

After a week of complaints, the company has come up with a sort of band aid solution depending on where located in the world with first 2 episodes becoming available on Friday, November 26, writing "To all of the International Star Trek: Discovery fans: we hear you. We love this series too. We love it for the incredible cast, the hardworking crew, the imaginative storytelling, the groundbreaking, diverse characters who bring the show to life and what it represents to so many people around the world. Star Trek has always put its fans first. We want to do the same." They also tweeted a the message.

For the US and Canada, nothing has changed. For Australia, Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Finland, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Norway, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Sweden, Uruguay, and Venezuela, they will be available on Paramount+.  For some European countries (Austria, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Switzerland, and the UK), ViacomCBS owned PlutoTV will offer the first 2 episodes for free starting at 9:00pm local time. Some countries (such as Russia and South Korea) will be able to purchase episodes starting Saturday.