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The Americas on 4K and Blu-ray in November

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The 2025 nature documentary / limited series “The Americas” is coming to 4K UHD Blu-ray and Blu-ray on November 18th, courtesy of Universal Studios Home Entertainment. Tom Hanks narrated the mini-series. It was seen on NBC and streaming on Peacock. It was nominated for 2 Primetime Emmys.

The tech specs for the 4K UHD Blu-ray include a 2160p video presentation in a 1.78:1 aspect ratio with Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible) high dynamic range and lossless DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 surround sound, spanning across a 2-disc set. Tech specs for the Blu-ray include a 1080p HD video presentation in a 1.78:1 aspect ratio and DTS-HD MA 5.1 sound, on a 2-disc set.

The 4K UHD Blu-ray is now available for preorder at Amazon. The Blu-ray, however, is not yet available at Amazon to preorder, so stay tuned for an update. You can find the 4K UHD Blu-ray available for preorder at online retailer GRUV. Also, you can find the 4K UHD Blu-ray and Blu-ray available for preorder via online retailer MovieZyng. Lastly, the only bonus material set to be included with the 4K UHD Blu-ray and Blu-ray releases is a featurette titled “The Making of The Americas.”

“Heroes Reborn: Event Series” is finally coming to Blu-ray Disc in late October

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The 2015 TV mini-series “Heroes Reborn” is finally getting a Blu-ray Disc release in the form of “Heroes Reborn: Event Series“ on October 23rd via Universal. The 13 episode series was created by Tim Kring, responsible for the original TV series “Heroes” that originally aired on NBC and ran for a total of four seasons (2006-2010). This mini-series served as a continuation of (of sorts) to the original “Heroes” TV series and featured some of the original cast members from that TV show including Jack Coleman, Zachary Levi, Greg Grunberg, Masi Oka, and Sendhil Ramamurthy. This “Heroes Reborn” event series ran from 2015 through 2016 and aired on NBC. This Blu-ray release was actually originally slated for release way earlier in this year, but it seems that was pushed back, and now it’s seeing release.

Tech specs for the release include full 1080p HD video in the 1.78:1 aspect ratio and DTS-HD 5.1 Master Audio sound. The Blu-ray is available for PRE-ORDER over at Amazon. Bonus materials set to be included on the release are listed below.

  • Heroes Reborn: Reliving the Legacy
  • Heroes Reborn: Dark Matters
  • Deleted Scenes