If you though this fall wasn’t already packed to the rafters with Star Trek content — from the launch of Star Trek: Lower Decks, the upcoming third season of Star Trek: Discovery, the arrival of Discovery to CBS’s broadcast network, and new books and Voyager releases — then crank up those inertial dampers for an all-day event that’s going to send you to Warp 10!
Next Tuesday is September 8, the anniversary of the classic Star Trek series’ debut — celebrating the first airing of “The Man Trap” on September 8, 1966 — and the unofficial holiday has exploded into a full-fledged franchise fiesta as CBS announces Star Trek Day, a 24-hour celebration of all things Trek.
While there may not have been much news out of the virtual San Diego Comic Con panel back in July, the crew at CBS is more than making up for that disappointing event with a three-and-a-half hour schedule of live interview presentations — covering every Star Trek show from the Original Series through Enterprise, and all of the current CBS All Access shows, of course, as well!
Starting at 3PM ET (12PM PT) and running until 6:30PM ET (3:30PM PT), The Ready Room host Wil Wheaton and cohost Mica Burton (daughter of Next Gen star LeVar Burton) will lead a marathon of cast and crew interview sessions covering every series, surely expected to bring news on Discovery, Lower Decks, the Captain Pike-centric Strange New Worlds, and more.
These panels will be free to watch for all fans worldwide at StarTrek.com/Day.
Of note, the event sets to reunite nearly the entire cast of Star Trek: Enterprise — minus Jolene Blalock, who has not participated in any Trek events (apart from the Enterprise Blu-ray production) in many years, nearly the entire cast of Voyager, and the creative team behind next year’s Strange New Worlds.
- 3PM ET (12PM PT) — STAR TREK: DISCOVERY, with series stars Sonequa Martin-Green and David Ajala and co-showrunners and executive producers Alex Kurtzman and Michelle Paradise
- 3:30PM ET (12:30PM PT) — STAR TREK: DEEP SPACE NINE, with series stars Terry Farrell, Alexander Siddig, Armin Shimerman, Nana Visitor, Cirroc Lofton and executive producer Ira Steven Behr.
- 4PM ET (1PM PT) — STAR TREK: STRANGE NEW WORLDS, with series stars Anson Mount, Rebecca Romijn and Ethan Peck; executive producers Akiva Goldsman and Henry Alonso Myers; and co-executive producers Akela Cooper and Davy Perez.
- 4:30PM ET (1:30PM PT) — STAR TREK: THE ORIGINAL SERIES, with series star George Takei and the CEO of Roddenberry Entertainment, Rod Roddenberry.
- 5PM ET (2PM PT) — STAR TREK: VOYAGER, with series stars Kate Mulgrew, Robert Picardo, Robert McNeill, Garrett Wang, Tim Russ and Ethan Phillips.
- 5:20PM ET (2:20PM PT) — STAR TREK: ENTERPRISE, with series stars Scott Bakula, Linda Park, John Billingsley, Dominic Keating, Anthony Montgomery and Connor Trinneer.
- 5:40PM ET (2:40PM PT) — STAR TREK: LOWER DECKS, with voice cast Tawny Newsome, Jack Quaid, Noël Wells and Eugene Cordero and series creator, showrunner and executive producer Mike McMahan.
- 6:05PM ET (3:05PM PT) — STAR TREK: PICARD and THE NEXT GENERATION with legendary cast members Patrick Stewart and Jonathan Frakes.
We’ve also confirmed that the livestream programming will be rebroadcast at 12AM ET (9PM PT) in the evening following the day’s programming — and they will be available to watch on demand at the same web address after Star Trek Day concludes.
In addition to the afternoon live panels, fans in the United States will also have access to a 24-hour marathon ‘curated’ Star Trek episodes from every series of the franchise: including Discovery, Picard, and Lower Decks — at the same StarTrek.com/Day website.
Presented by CBS All Access — hence the US-only restrictions on the streaming episodes — the site will be streaming episodes of the Original Series, The Animated Series, The Next Generation, Deep Space Nine, Voyager, Enterprise, Discovery, Picard, and Lower Decks from 3AM ET (12AM PT) on September 8 for a full 24-hours, pausing only for the live panel interviews.
The schedule will be as follows:
- 3 AM ET / 12 AM PT: Star Trek Day streaming marathon begins
- 3 PM ET / 12 PM PT: Marathon break; Star Trek Day global panels take place
- 6:30 PM ET / 3:30 PM PT: Star Trek Day streaming marathon continues
- 12 AM ET / 9 PM PT: Marathon concludes; Star Trek Day global panels replay
If all of that wasn’t enough, the franchise is also expanding their presence online with an additional fundraising drive for racial justice initiatives, new ways for fans to have Star Trek fun on social media, and more.
#STARTREKUNITEDGIVES CAMPAIGN
On Sept. 8, for every person that tweets the hashtag StarTrekUnitedGives (#StarTrekUnitedGives), CBS All Access will donate $1 to organizations who do the real-world work of championing equality, social justice and the pursuit of scientific advancements. Organizations include the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) and the Equal Justice Initiative (EJI).
OFFICIAL “STAR TREK” MERCHANDISE FLASH SALE
Running low on your favorite “Star Trek” gear? You’ll have the perfect opportunity to stock up during the official Star Trek Shop’s 24-hour flash sale. Please visit https://shop.startrek.com/ on Sept. 8 to access and learn more about the sale.
DEBUT OF “STAR TREK”-THEMED EMOJIS
Trek-ify your tweets with the addition of “Star Trek”-themed Emoji on Twitter. Starting on Tuesday, Sept. 8, you will be able to utilize brand-new Emoji featuring your favorite “Star Trek” characters, including Geordi La Forge, Michael Burnham, Jean-Luc Picard and more, on Twitter while you tweet with your fellow “Star Trek” fan family on Star Trek Day and beyond.
GEEKS WHO DRINK “STAR TREK” PUB QUIZ ON TWITCH (4:00 PM, PT/7:00 PM, ET)
Virtually join fellow “Star Trek” fans from all over the world and test your “Star Trek” knowledge during the Geeks Who Drink “Star Trek” Pub Quiz on Twitch.
The quiz can be accessed at: https://www.twitch.tv/geekswhodrinkpubquizzes/
“WHAT STAR TREK MEANS TO ME” SOCIAL OPPORTUNITY FOR FANS
In celebration of the fans that keep the “Star Trek” legacy alive, we want to hear from you! Starting today, fans can share what “Star Trek” means to them by posting stories, pictures and memories across Instagram and Twitter, using the hashtag StarTrekStory (#StarTrekStory), for a chance to be featured on the official “Star Trek” platforms.
If that’s not enough to make you want to clear your calendar, we can also tell you that you may want to keep your eyes open for additional Star Trek product announcements set to beam down throughout the day on September 8 — including some exclusive first looks you might just see on this very website!
This year’s Star Trek Day is set to be an at-home convention, and with everything else this year being cancelled or postponed until 2021 (and December’s Star Trek Las Vegas event seeming less and less likely to happen), fans should have plenty to be excited about as next Tuesday’s programming rolls out.
What’s got you the most excited about CBS’s Star Trek Day plans? Tell us what you’re looking forward to in the comments below!