Severin Films has announced a 4K Blu-ray release of The Final Programme (1973), directed by Robert Fuest. The release arrives in November as part of the label’s Black Friday Sale.
The film stars Jon Finch, Jenny Runacre, Sterling Hayden, Harry Andrews, and Hugh Griffith. This marks the first UHD release of Fuest’s adaptation of the Michael Moorcock novel.
Release Overview
The release is a 2-disc set that includes a 4K UHD disc and a Blu-ray disc. Both discs feature a 4K restoration by StudioCanal.
The set includes more than six hours of special features, including audio commentaries, video essays, and interviews.
Video and Audio Specs
The 4K restoration is sourced from the original camera negative by StudioCanal. Both the 4K UHD and Blu-ray discs include optional English SDH subtitles for the main feature. The 4K UHD is region free while the Blu-ray is Region A.
Bonus Features
The 2-disc set includes the following special features:
DISC ONE – 4K BLU-RAY
- Audio Commentary With Andrew Nette, Co-Editor Of Dangerous Visions And New Worlds: Radical Science Fiction, 1950 To 1985
- Archival Audio Commentary With Director Robert Fuest And Actress Jenny Runacre, Moderated By Author/Film Historian Jonathan Sothcott
- Trailer
DISC TWO – BLU-RAY
- Audio Commentary With Andrew Nette, Co-Editor Of Dangerous Visions And New Worlds: Radical Science Fiction, 1950 To 1985
- Archival Audio Commentary With Director Robert Fuest And Actress Jenny Runacre, Moderated By Author/Film Historian Jonathan Sothcott
- A Brighter Apocalypse – Michael Moorcock On Jerry Cornelius And The Final Programme
- Performance Independent – Interview With Producer Sanford Lieberson
- From Pythons To Programmes – A Conversation With Producer John Goldstone
- Programmer Of Immortality – Jenny Runacre In Conversation With Kier-La Janisse, Author Of House Of Psychotic Women
- Dark Moons And New Worlds – Interview With James Riley, Author Of The Bad Trip: Dark Omens, New Worlds And The End Of The Sixties
- Androgynous Android – Video Essay By Costume Historian Elissa Rose
- Archival Interview With Jenny Runacre
- A Feast Of Fuest With Kim Newman, Author Of Nightmare Movies
- Italian Title Sequence
- Trailer
- TV Spot
Release Date and Availability
The Final Programme 4K UHD Blu-ray goes on sale on November 28, 2025 as part of Severin Films’ Black Friday Sale, which also includes Blu-rays of Student Confidential, North Sea Is Death Sea, and The Bronson Lee Za Karate Collection.
