The Future of Star Trek Movies: A New Frontier for Streaming
An in-depth look at the streaming rights and the future of Star Trek movies on Paramount+ and Max.
The Star Trek Movie Streaming Controversy
Only J.J. Abrams' three Star Trek movies starring Chris Pine remain on Paramount+ as of January 1, 2024, a move that has angered Star Trek fans.
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The six Star Trek movies starring the cast of Star Trek: The Original Series and the four Star Trek: The Next Generation movies are now streaming on Max. In a now-deleted post on X, Paramount+ Help explained the jump of Star Trek movies to Max was due to 'streaming rights.'
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Irate Star Trek fans took to Twitter/X to complain about the sudden disappearance of the films from 'the Home of Star Trek' on New Year's Day. This has happened before, with the same 10 Star Trek movies streaming on HBO Max before returning to Paramount+. Users like @KhakiBlueSocks advocate owning physical media as a response to this common business move of licensing content to other streaming services.
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The Future of Theatrical Star Trek Movies
Despite big-name filmmakers developing a new Star Trek movie, a fourth Star Trek movie produced by J.J. Abrams remains mired in development hell. Star Trek on Paramount+ does have a new Star Trek movie starting production: Star Trek: Section 31 starring Academy Award-winner Michelle Yeoh. Section 31 is being made exclusively for streaming on Paramount+, and it is potentially the first of a series of made-for-streaming Star Trek movies to be released every two years.
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Star Trek hasn't been able to mount production of a new theatrical movie since Star Trek Beyond in 2016. However, it remains to be seen whether Paramount will license Star Trek: Section 31 to other streaming services like Max as it does the other Star Trek movies.
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The Impact on Star Trek Fans
Irate Star Trek fans took to Twitter/X to complain about the sudden disappearance of the films from 'the Home of Star Trek' on New Year's Day.
Users like @MidKnightReaper urge Paramount+ not to alienate their fans the way Disney is perceived to have. The anger and disappointment of fans are palpable as they express their unwillingness to subscribe to other streaming services just to watch the Star Trek movies.
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