The Merchandise GuideBlu-ray: UK
Compiled by Martin Willey
The Merchandise Guide
Anderson Entertainment. Announced 18 April 2025 (originally scheduled for July 2025), pre-order 13 September 2025, released 15 December 2025. £29.99
This is a UHD disc ("ultra high definition", also known as 4k). Some Blu-ray players support both Blu-ray and UHD (eg Playstation 5), but note that you need a 4k screen and an HDMI 2 cable. Older "4k" players and screens may not be able to play a recent disc; common symptoms are a blocky picture and muted colours. Unlike DVD/Blu-ray, there is no region coding for UHD discs.
It was withdrawn from sale on 13 September 2026, for unspecified reasons (perhaps limited stock, although there are some technical issues with the film quality, see below).
"Steelbook" is the trademarked name for a metal disc case, similar to a standard DVD keep case, used for collector's editions. The set includes an "O-card" which "animates the cover art". This turns out to be a semi-transparent plastic sleeve. The bottom transparent section shows the underlying Moonbase art; the top section shows different Eagle art. With the O-card in place, you see 2 Eagles flying over the base (and the Space Dock on the back cover). Removing the O-card reveals the underlying art, of a large explosion beyond and an Eagle exploding (on the back cover, the Space Dock explodes, with a smaller Eagle).
There is no text on the base image, and only the series logo and episode title on the sleeve. The credits and technical details are on a short card base, which is impossible to keep with the case after the cellophane is removed.
This is a new 4k scan of the film prints. The Blu-ray image is 1920x1080 pixels; UHD is 3840x2160 pixels. The improved resolution may not be obvious even on a 4k screen, but would be visible on a high quality projection system. 1970s film stock had a coarse film grain, which is visible at this resolution. See Space: 1999 film history.
The other advantage of UHD is much higher colour resolution. DVD and Blu-ray have 8-bit colour, while standard UHD uses 10-bit colour (HDR10 and HD10+), or 12-bit (Dolby Vision, which this disc uses). The basic HDR10 has static metadata, which means colours do no not adjust scene by scene; HDR10+ and DolbyVision have dynamic metadata, adjusting for each shot. HDR10+ and Dolby Vision titles and streams include HDR10 data so they can be played on HDR10 monitors, although this is not optimised. This is also display dependent; on high-end systems the colour will be more impressive, but older systems (including the Playstation) the colours can be muted and disappointing.
The episode is mastered to be noticeably darker than previous releases, with more saturated colours. The caveats noted for UHD above all apply: on an older or less capable UHD screen, this is unimpressive and arguably worse than the Blu-ray, darker with poorer colour and visible film grain. On a large high-end UHD screen it is a marginal improvement, although definitely dark and with film grain. Space scenes look best. Some reports find that adjusting default settings on high-end equipment improves the quality, but most commentators have found it way too dark. On the same equipment reading the same disc, the UHD documentary is much brighter and clearer.
In September 2026, this 4k remastering, and the 4k of The Metamorph, were shown in a double-bill in some UK cinemas (especially the PictureHouse network). Reports suggest that it looked good on a professional projection screen, but Breakaway was dark, especially compared to The Metamorph,
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The sound also has a new 5.1 surround mix, in addition to the original mono track.
The restoration was by Silver Salt Restoration, a company founded in 2017.
For a collectors edition, the extras are a little thin (no booklet, no photo galleries, no new audio commentaries, no 16:9 version...).
Announced 18 April 2026, pre-order opened 17 July, original due date 13 September 2026 at £29.99; revised announcement 13 September 2026 with "Autumn" due date.
See comments on the Breakaway release, above. Again there is an artwork cover with an Eagle.
Oddly, the same documentary that was on the other UHD reappears. There are some additions, including the alternate cut and a booklet.
In September 2026, updates were announced, as the 4k Breakaway and Metamorph prints were shown as a double-bill in some UK cinemas. During these screenings, The Metamorph was felt to be far brighter than the darker Breakaway.
The poster for the 4k cinema release, by Marcus Stamps, which was sold separately by Anderson as an A3 print. The collage features deep blues and cream colours, nostalgic and retro, dramatic but perhaps a little muted for a series with striking strong colours.