(written from a Production point of view)
Releases of Star Trek: The Next Generation on DVD began in 2002. These were the first releases to be made as season boxsets, and to contain significant special features, including documentaries and production design galleries.
Originally, region 1 releases were marketed in hardboard carton packages, whereas the region 2 releases were packaged in hard plastic cases. Japan marketed both versions, The European region 2 hard plastic cases as "Special Premium Boxes", limited to 5,000 copies per season. Noteworthy is that while some of the special features in the region 1 edition were only available through promotional actions (often on a separate disc), all of these were standard included in the region 2 edition.
On 22 May 2006, slimline versions of the season boxsets were released in region 2, at a much lower price point.
On 19 February 2013, newly-redesigned Region 1 packages were announced on StarTrek.com for release starting with the first two seasons on 12 March 2013 as an Amazon.com exclusive with the remaining five seasons being released on 16 April 2013. [1]
DVD releases |
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The Original Series • The Animated Series • Star Trek films • The Next Generation • Deep Space Nine • Voyager • Enterprise • Discovery • Short Treks • Picard • Lower Decks • Prodigy • Strange New Worlds Star Trek: Fan Collective • Star Trek documentaries and specials |
Releases[]
Season releases[]
Release | Covers | Release date | ||
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Region 1 | Region 2 | Region 1 | Region 2 | |
Season 1 | 26 March 2002 12 March 2013 |
1 April 2002 22 May 2006 | ||
Season 2 | 7 May 2002 12 March 2013 |
10 June 2002 22 May 2006 | ||
Season 3 | 2 July 2002 16 April 2013 |
22 July 2002 22 May 2006 | ||
Season 4 | 3 September 2002 16 April 2013 |
7 October 2002 22 May 2006 | ||
Season 5 | 5 November 2002 16 April 2013 |
18 November 2002 22 May 2006 | ||
Season 6 | 3 December 2002 16 April 2013 |
2 December 2002 22 May 2006 | ||
Season 7 | 31 December 2002 16 April 2013 |
23 December 2002 22 May 2006 |
Collections and specials[]
Betamax • VHS • LaserDisc • DVD • Blu-ray • Digital |