Edgar Wright Says New Spaced Blu-ray Was Made Without Its Makers

Edgar Wright, who directed all 14 episodes of the British sitcom Spaced, has said a new Blu-ray of the show was "Not authorized by anyone involved in making the show." The comment was reported by Variety.

Spaced ran on Channel 4 from 1999 to 2001. Simon Pegg and Jessica Hynes created it and starred in it, and it has kept a loyal following in the years since. A Blu-ray is a disc that plays high-definition video, and a 4K release offers sharper detail still.

The disc in question is "Spaced: The Complete Series," released by All3Media. According to Bleeding Cool, it is scheduled for release on February 27, 2027. The release says its picture was upscaled using AI. Upscaling means software enlarges an older, lower-resolution image so it fills a modern screen, and the software fills in detail that was never filmed.

Wright posted on X that learning about the set for the first time was disheartening. He said he had been pushing to make a Blu-ray of Spaced for years. He also said the release was made without the involvement of the people who made the show.

For viewers, the practical question is which version of the show ends up on their shelves. Fans who buy the set in February will be buying a product that its director says he had no part in making. Older comedies have often reached new formats through remastering, the careful process of restoring original film or tape. Wright's objection centres on who was involved in the work, and on whether the AI process was approved by the people behind the series.

Wright's objection is the main point of dispute so far. The disc is still listed for late February, and the dispute is now public.