Netflix to Stream ‘Star Trek’ Episodes to Global Subscribers
- Sci-fi series could help company appeal to fans outside U.S.
- New season of show set to premiere on CBS in January
A scene from the Star Trek episode 'Spock's Brain,’ which aired on Sept. 20, 1968.
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Netflix Inc. will stream all episodes of CBS Corp.’s new “Star Trek” series to subscribers outside the U.S. as it furthers its global ambitions by acquiring the international rights to a blockbuster franchise.
Each episode will be available to Netflix subscribers in 188 countries within 24 hours of airing on CBS. In addition, all 727 existing episodes of the “Star Trek” library will be offered on Netflix around the world by the end of 2016, the companies said in a statement Monday.