DVD Releases
Universal Playback has released the first two Seasons of The Bionic Woman on DVD in the UK and Australia. In Germany, Koch Media has released all three seasons on DVD under the name Die Sieben Millionen Dollar Frau.
Plans for a North American DVD release were first announced in 2004 by Universal Home Video. Those plans were made public via a listing in a TV-DVD release guide sent to retailers, a mention in an otherwise unrelated studio press release, and as a trailer included on a DVD given away through retail chain Best Buy. However, that release never happened due to rights issues which prevented both The Bionic Woman and The Six Million Dollar Man from being released on DVD in North America at that time.
In April 2010, creator Kenneth Johnson said that the rights issues had been solved and he was taping interviews for the DVD. On July 15, 2010, Universal Studios Home Entertainment announced the release of the first season on DVD in North America, which took place on October 19, 2010. Season 2 was released on May 17, 2011. On October 4, 2011, Universal released The Bionic Woman: The Complete Third & Final Season on Region 1 DVD. (Concurrently, The Six Million Dollar Man achieved its initial DVD release in 2010 as a mail-order box set via Time-Life, with the individual seasons receiving regular retail release beginning in 2012.)
| DVD Name | Ep # | Release dates | Extras | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Region 1 | Region 2 (UK) | Region 2 (DE) | Region 4 | |||
| The Complete Season One | 14 | October 19, 2010 | September 26, 2005 | March 7, 2008 | August 15, 2006 | *Five Six Million Dollar Man crossover episodes, including the first four appearances of Jaime Sommers. (Region 1 only) *Bionic Beginnings featurette (Region 1 only) *Gag reel (Region 1 only) *Audio commentaries and photo gallery |
| The Complete Season Two | 22 | May 17, 2011 | October 23, 2006 | July 25, 2008 | October 24, 2006 | *Two Six Million Dollar Man crossover episodes (Region 1 only) *Bionic Blast featurette (Region 1 only) *Lindsay Wagner and Kenneth Johnson audio commentaries (Region 1 only) *Photo gallery |
| The Complete Season Three | 22 | October 4, 2011 | TBA | January 30, 2009 | TBA | * Lindsay Wagner Q&A (Region 1 only) *Podcast (Region 1 only) *Audio commentaries and photo gallery |
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