We still don’t have a name for Patrick Stewart’s upcoming return to the Star Trek franchise, but now we know where it’s going to live when it finally comes to screens later this year: while CBS All Access will remain its home in the United States (as previously announced), the show will beam down to Amazon Prime Video for fans around the world.

Unlike Star Trek: Discovery, who has a multi-year international distribution agreement with Netflix — a deal which helped defray much of the show’s production costs for the first year of filming — the new Picard Trek series is headed to one of the other worldwide powerhouses in streaming video, announced by Stewart himself on social media today.

Canadian viewers are likely to see the series on Space (and the OTT streaming service Crave) up north — though that’s not been officially announced yet — and this expansion to Amazon Prime Video marks yet another expansion for the growing web of Star Trek content around the world.

Like Discovery, which arrives on Netflix several hours after its North American broadcast times, Picard is said to be scheduled for availability on Prime Video “within 24 hours of its release,” the official announcement noted, as part of a “multi-year agreement” expected to last for the life of the series.

Leadership from Amazon Prime Video and CBS’s distribution each offered comments on the news:

“We’re thrilled to partner with CBS to bring the newest edition of the storied Star Trek franchise to our international Amazon Prime Video customers,” said Brad Beale, Vice President, Worldwide Content Licensing for Amazon Prime Video. “With the incredible Sir Patrick Stewart returning as the beloved Jean-Luc Picard, we’re excited we can give Trek fans both old and new the opportunity to see him back in action. It’s a terrific addition to our already robust catalog of exclusive Amazon Prime Video content.”

“For 50 years, the Star Trek series have been a global sensation, spanning generations and audiences of all ages. It’s an honor to welcome Sir Patrick Stewart back for what is sure to be another world-class extension of the historic franchise,” said Armando Nuñez, President and Chief Executive Officer, CBS Global Distribution Group. “We look forward to working with the team at Amazon Prime Video to bring this next chapter of the incredible Star Trek franchise to its passionate international fan base.”

While there’s no firm release date yet for the show, the Picard series is projected to arrive by the end of 2019.

We hope to learn more about the show — including a title! — this week at CBS’s upfront presentation, where the studio is set to present its upcoming projects for the next year to advertisers — so keep coming back to TrekCore for all the latest news as it breaks!