When the Star Trek entered streaming with Star Trek: Discovery, the franchise was able to branch out in various ways that wouldn’t necessarily work in a broadcast network universe. They’ve done one off episodes and even brought back Sir Patrick Stewart in Picard without making him produce 24 episodes a season. Another spin-off series has found a journey on the Paramount+ (previously CBS All Access) streaming app. They’ve animated a crew of a lesser known Starship to give us an insight on a crew not on the USS Enterprise. Now for people who are in a situation where streaming isn’t a good option because of a lack of bandwidth or collectors of Star Trek shows, I Star Trek: Lower Decks – Season 1 /i arrives on Blu-ray in May. Beyond the episodes will be hours of bonus features of what went into animating these bold new adventures. Here’s the press release with all the details from CBS Home Entertainment and Paramount Home Entertainment:
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Cartoon Movie: 5 Promising Projects From First-Time Feature Directors
Just before Christmas, we profiled five projects due to be pitched at Cartoon Movie, Europe’s leading co-production forum for animated features. Given the abundance of cool projects in the line-up, we’re following up with a second preview of the event.
This list focuses on lesser-known filmmakers whose work has caught our eye over the years. The five films, which all mark their respective director’s animated feature debut, are in various stages of development and production; Cartoon Movie will see them pitch their idea to European industry figures and try to secure new partners. As things stand, the event is due to be held in Bordeaux, France on March 9–11. Explore the full line-up here.
Star Trek: Lower Decks Sets International Premiere on Amazon Prime
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Star Trek: Lower Decks is finally voyaging overseas. The first season of Star Trek s first animated comedy debuted on CBS All Access in the United States earlier this year. CBS All Access is not available in international markets, and, at the time, no international distribution plans were in place. This week, international Star Trek fans got their answer.
Star Trek: Picard, on January 22nd. Amazon Prime will bring
Star Trek: Lower Decks to Australia, New Zealand, Europe, Japan, India, and other international markets.
Series creator Mike McMahan has clarified in the past that the delay in releasing