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Star Trek: Strange New Worlds - Season Two is a three-disc 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray release featuring the complete second season of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds.
This release was the second 4K UDH home video release of a Star Trek television series. As with the first season release however, it was the UK that scored the scoop by releasing the format first on 4 December 2023. North America followed suit a day later. Unlike the UK though, where the release was issued in a standard three-disc holding plastic snapcase within a cardboard slipover cover, it was decided in North America to release the production in the limited SteelBook® edition first, before releasing a regular edition later on, a release format carried over from the previous 4K UHD release.
In similar vein, Germany saw a SteelBook edition release first, before a separate regular release became released four months later.
Disc contents[]
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The SteelBook® edition came with two physical bonuses,
- Four exclusive character magnets, attachable to the box for customization
- A "Subspace Rhapsody" poster
Background information[]
- Because Strange New Worlds was already produced to 4K HD 2160p resolution standards by using the new 4K+ ultra high resolution ARRI Alexa cameras, [1] meant that a relatively costly remastering was not necessary to have a home video format released in the 4K UHD format. This also entailed that the special features, in Kurtzman-era Star Trek recorded simultaneously with the main live-action production in the same resolution standards, had the side-effect that all special features were featured on the 4K UHD discs themselves, without having to resort of having them included in the set on separate Blu-ray Discs, contrary to the older 4K UHD releases of the Star Trek films. The disc contents therefore are identical to those of its Blu-ray counterpart.
- No audio commentaries were included on this release contrary to the first season release, because none were recorded due to the 2023 SAG-AFTRA strike as organized by the Screen Actors Guild.
- In Germany, a separate regular release was previously not contemplated for the first season 4K UHD release, but was this time around decided upon after all for the second season. This was undoubtedly motivated by the desire to increase availability in continental Europe of the 4K UHD production.
- As is increasingly becoming commonplace, no Blu-ray disc versions are included in the set, contrary to the older 4K UHD film releases.
External links[]
- Announcement at TrekCore
- Review at TrekMovie.com
- Review at Blu-ray.com
| Previous release: SNW Season 1 4K Ultra HD |
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds 4K Ultra HD |
Next release: Not yet announced |
| DVD • Blu-ray • 4K Ultra HD • Digital |