Starship Enterprise. (Photo via Wikimedia).
Starship Enterprise. (Photo via Wikimedia).

Netflix and CBS Studios International just inked a deal for the new “Star Trek” series that boldly goes where no television program has gone before. Under the agreement, Netflix will distribute each episode of the hotly-anticipated reboot to 188 countries worldwide.

Netflix_Logo_Print_FourColorCMYKIt’s a notable win for Netflix, especially considering that Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, whose company runs the competing Prime Video service, is such an epic Star Trek nerd that he’s getting a cameo in the upcoming “Star Trek Beyond” feature film.

However, in the U.S., CBS will launch the first episode on its TV network and release all subsequent episodes on its digital subscription service, CBS All Access. A similar release is planned on Canada’s Bell Media network, according to Variety. The show won’t be available on Netflix to subscribers in the U.S. or Canada.

That might sound highly illogical, but it actually makes a lot of sense for CBS, which is trying to bolster its stand-alone, $5.99 per month, streaming service and cash in on the binge-watching craze.

The new “Star Trek” will premiere in the U.S. and abroad in January 2017.

“The newest chapter of the story promises to continue the rich tradition of adventure,” Netflix VP of Global TV Sean Carey said in a press release.

Trekkies impatient for the 2017 release will have the opportunity to bone up on previous installments of the iconic show. The original “Star Trek” series, as well as “The Next Generation,” “Deep Space Nine,” “Voyager” and “Enterprise,” will be available on Netflix by the end of the year.

Netflix reports its latest quarterly earnings this afternoon.

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