The Star Trek franchise is about to beam down to San Diego Comic Con in a big way for 2019’s convention, as not only will Star Trek: Discovery be returning for the annual July event, but they’ll be joined by not only the cast of Star Trek: Picard, but we’ll be getting our first look at the animated series Star Trek: Lower Decks too!
Announced today by CBS, the upcoming slate of Star Trek Universe content — a new branding for the overall franchise that launched with licensees earlier this year — will be hitting the coveted Hall H at SDCC this July for a back-to-back-to-back series of panels to kick off the summer convention season.
On Saturday, July 20 at 11:30 AM, a massive ninety-minute ENTER THE STAR TREK UNIVERSE panel will hit the biggest SDCC stage and bring with it Discovery’s Sonequa Martin-Green and Tig Notaro, Lower Decks EP Mike McMahon, and the entire announced cast of Star Trek: Picard in an event sure to give us things to talk about for weeks.
Over 50 years ago, the world was first introduced to what would quickly become a cultural phenomenon for the ages. “Star Trek” broke barriers then and continues to do so now, inspiring people of all generations and walks of life with its celebration of cultural diversity, scientific exploration and the pursuit of uncharted frontiers.
Today, the “Star Trek” universe continues to thrive, exploring all new missions for Starfleet. CBS All Access invites you to join the cast and producers of its hit series STAR TREK: DISCOVERY and be the first to hear about two new upcoming additions to the “Star Trek” universe: the highly anticipated new series STAR TREK: PICARD, starring Sir Patrick Stewart, and the animated series STAR TREK: LOWER DECKS.
The STAR TREK: DISCOVERY cast scheduled to appear includes Sonequa Martin-Green alongside executive producers Alex Kurtzman, Michelle Paradise and Heather Kadin, with series guest star Tig Notaro, who plays Chief Engineer Reno, moderating the conversation.
The STAR TREK: LOWER DECKS panel will feature co-creator and executive producer Mike McMahan and surprise guests sharing an exclusive first look at the upcoming animated series.
STAR TREK: PICARD cast members will come together for the series’ first Comic-Con. The panel will feature Sir Patrick Stewart, Alison Pill, Michelle Hurd, Evan Evagora, Isa Briones, Santiago Cabrera and Harry Treadaway, alongside executive producers Alex Kurtzman, Michael Chabon, Akiva Goldsman and Heather Kadin.
In addition to the on-stage content, CBS will also have a Star Trek booth on the SDCC exhibit floor, where there will be cast and crew from the shows on hand for fan meet-and-greets, as well as a USS Discovery transporter booth.
STAR TREK UNIVERSE BOOTH: U.S.S. DISCOVERY TRANSPORTER EXPERIENCE AND “TREK” TALENT MEET-AND-GREETS, BOOTH #4237
CBS All Access is bringing the “Star Trek” universe to the San Diego Comic-Con Exhibit Hall, Thursday, July 18 through Sunday, July 21, where fans are invited to step aboard the U.S.S. Discovery and travel to strange and distant lands through an immersive transporter experience.
Fans will also have the opportunity to meet some of their favorite “Star Trek” talent in person with meet-and-greets in the booth (#4237), on Saturday, July 20. Comic-Con badges are required for entry.
On top of all that, the studio is set to continue its now-annual tradition of Star Trek prop and costume features, with a gallery exhibit set to run the length of the convention. Returning to the Michael J. Wolf Fine Arts Gallery, a Jean-Luc Picard-centric exhibit will feature screen-used Star Trek items familiar to fans of the Enterprise captain, from his Ressikan Flute to parts of the Borg Queen left over from Star Trek: First Contact — along with a first look at props and costumes from the upcoming Star Trek: Picard series.
JEAN-LUC PICARD: THE FIRST DUTY EXHIBIT
In celebration of Patrick Stewart’s return to his iconic STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION role, “Jean-Luc Picard: The First Duty” is a special exhibition showcasing original props, costumes and other artifacts tracing Picard’s life and Starfleet career. Items on display include his cherished Ressikan flute, the legendary Picard family album, his Starfleet uniforms, models of ships Picard captained and all that remains of the “Borg Queen.”
The gallery also features exclusive first looks at costumes and other items featured in the upcoming CBS All Access series STAR TREK: PICARD. Visitors will have the first chance to purchase exclusive STAR TREK: PICARD merchandise and opportunities for exclusive giveaways. The gallery is located at Michael J Wolf Fine Arts, 363 Fifth Ave., San Diego, Calif. 92101 and will be open Thursday, Friday and Saturday of Comic-Con from 11:00 AM until 9:00 PM and on Sunday from 11:00 AM until 5:00 PM.
If that wasn’t enough, CBS will also be giving away pins to visitors to their SDCC booth and “transporter experience,” including one featuring the Picard family crest seen in Star Trek: Generations… and will give us our first look at characters from the upcoming Star Trek: Lower Decks series.
STAR TREK UNIVERSE EXCLUSIVE PINS
A number of exclusive, limited quantity “Star Trek” pins will be available to fans during Comic-Con. All week long, a Starfleet Headquarters visitors badge will be available for those who visit and complete the “Star Trek” transporter experience at the “Star Trek” universe booth. On Saturday afternoon and Sunday, a limited quantity of pins featuring the debut of two characters from the upcoming CBS All Access animated show STAR TREK: LOWER DECKS will also be available from the booth.
At the “Jean-Luc Picard: The First Duty” museum experience at Michael J. Wolf Fine Arts, fans can get an exclusive replica pin of the Picard family crest as seen in STAR TREK: PICARD.
Phew! That’s a big, big push ahead of the launch of the next wave of Star Trek content, with Picard and Lower Decks in production now, and Discovery heading back to Toronto to start filming Season 3 of that series later this month.
Stay tuned to TrekCore for all of the latest news as we get closer to the July 20 Star Trek Universe event, and of course all of our coverage once we get to the big day itself!