Star Trek fans greeted the news that there would be a fourth season of Star Trek: Discovery with much anticipation, after the action-packed end to season three that saw many mysteries solved.
However, there was some confusion in the weeks running up to the release, as all the show's previous seasons were removed from Netflix just two days before the US release date for season four.
In the US, it was announced that season four would be released on Paramount+, a streaming service unlikely to be available in the UK until 2022.
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However, it has been revealed that the show will be available to an international audience via another platform.
Wilson Cruz (who plays Dr Culbert on the show) tweeted, "Here it is! We FOUGHT hard for this and @paramountplus worked round the clock to expedite this for our LOYAL international fans and I am so GRATEFUL!"
Where to watch Star Trek: Discovery season 4 in the UK
Despite Star Trek: Discovery season four premiering in the USA on November 19, there was some debate about when (and where) the show would be made available internationally.
It will be streamed via Pluto TV, a free streaming service that doesn't require signing up to and is supported by adverts.
Trusted reviews state that you can get the “Pluto app on the iOS App Store, Roku, Fire Stick, Android TV, Samsung and LG TVs”.
When is the Star Trek: Discovery season 4 release date?
Star Trek: Discovery season four will be premiere internationally on November 26, 2021.
However, the show is not believed to be available on demand yet. Instead, it will premiere the season's first two episodes at 9pm on Friday (November 26), on Pluto TV's Sci-Fi channel (to be repeated at the same time on Saturday and Sunday).
It is expected that the series will also be available to purchase from some digital retailers like Amazon Prime Video and iTunes.
The first of the two episodes will be titled "Kobayashi Maru."
What to expect from Star Trek Discovery season 4?
*Season 3 spoilers*
It is believed that season four will pick up very much where season three left off. With the mystery of the burn now solved, Michael Burnham has now made it to the captain's chair of the USS Discovery.
Season four will introduce Federation President Laira Rillick (played by Chelah Horsdal). The trailer shows us that the crew will encounter "a threat like none our galaxy has faced before" in the form of some kind of anomaly.
New characters, uniforms, technologies, and story arcs are all to be expected in season four of Star Trek: Discovery.
