"Star Trek: Picard" Will Be Available Internationally On Amazon Prime

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Today, CBS Studios International announced an exclusive deal with Amazon for the upcoming Star Trek Picard series starring Sir Patrick Stewart. It is set to stream on Prime Video in 200 countries and territories outside of the U.S.A. and Canada. Each episode of the series will be available on Amazon Prime within 24 hours of its U.S. premiere.

The new show went into production in April and Sir Patrick Stewart revealed this streaming news on Instagram from the lot, saying he was thrilled to announce that “the next thrilling chapter of Picard’s life” was headed to Amazon. And in a riff off his trademark catchphrase, he ended with “enjoy!”

While Netflix is the exclusive home of Star Trek: Discovery, their absence from earlier announcements indicated the Picard show would end up elsewhere. Recently, the CEO of CBS stated he felt the Picard show, “will have strong international appeal.” While CBS is planning on expanding their All Access service outside USA, as of now it is only in 2 other countries, so a deal with Amazon makes sense for this show.