Star Trek films (DVD)

The Star Trek films were the first franchise properties to be released on DVD. The initial release of the first nine films, beginning in, saw each film released in a 'vanilla' version, with only their trailers included as special features. The films were released in reverse chronological order, starting with ( was slotted in between  and ).

These would be released in Region 2 – starting with – in. Some of the Region 2 releases in the UK came in Special Numbered Edition packaging, and included bonus discs, containing Star Trek related computer applications. These two-disc editions were packaged in steelbooks in soft-board slipcases.

In, Paramount released on DVD. For this release, the company decided to reappraise the film as a whole, introducing new CGI special effects, and re-cutting the film to better reflect Robert Wise's original intentions. This "Director's Edition" was a two-disc release with extensive special features. (As a result, the theatrical cut of the film was not released on DVD until the Region 2 Original Motion Picture Collection.)

Following the enormous success of the Director's Edition of, Paramount re-released the other nine films in two-disc special editions with added features. was released with limited special features in before receiving the Special Edition treatment in. The region 2 edition came all packaged in slip cases.

was released simultaneously in vanilla (one-disc) and Special Edition (two-disc) formats in.

Also, starting in 2009, the first 10 movies were re-released in "remastered" editions, digitally enhanced versions of the theatrical releases to meet High Definition standards. These 1-disc editions featured newly made "specials". They were released out of order in some regions and the complete run would not be released in Region 1 until.

2013 will also see the release of though this time only a single-disc DVD will be made available.

Special Editions
Unlike the region 1 editions, the initial region 2 releases came in matching soft-board slip-cases from The Wrath of Khan onward. The Motion Picture was treated indiscriminately for both regions, with the exception of The Netherlands where the first release came within a dark-blue hardboard slip-case.