As we first reported back in March, the History Channel has teamed up with Nacelle Entertainment (the company behind the Toys That Made Us docuseries, among others) to produce an multi-part series looking back at the Star Trek franchise after 55 years — and today we’ve got a first trailer for the show!
Unveiled on the eve of New York Comic Con, The Center Seat — 55 Years of Star Trek will be airing on the History Channel “this fall” (specific date to be announced), and will feature new and legacy interviews with stars, writers, and producers from all eras of the Star Trek franchise.
Here’s the formal announcement about the series from The Nacelle Company:
The series will be released this Fall just in time for Star Trek’s 55th anniversary, each episode focuses on a different chapter in the groundbreaking program’s history, ranging from its inception at Lucille Ball’s legendary production company Desilu, to its later iterations Deep Space Nine and Voyager. Interviews with cast, crew, and experts reveal never-before-seen backstage stories and offer fresh insights.
No stone is left unturned, including lesser-known aspects of the franchise like The Animated Series and Phase II. Star Trek is the most iconic television science-fiction saga of all time and remains more popular than ever. The Center Seat details how it began, where it’s been, and how it’s boldly going where no television series has ever gone before!
The series includes candid, never-before seen interviews with Star Trek legends such as Nichelle Nichols, Brent Spiner, Kirstie Alley, Walter Koenig, Kate Mulgrew, Denise Crosby, Wil Wheaton, John De Lancie, Nicholas Meyer, Ronald D. Moore, Brannon Braga, Nana Visitor, Robert Picardo, Ethan Phillips, Diana Muldaur, Nicole de Boer, Roxann Dawson, Robert Beltran, Tim Russ, John Billingsley, John Dykstra, D.C. Fontana, Rick Berman and F. Murray Abraham.
The Center Seat is directed by Brian Volk-Weiss (Behind The Attraction, The Movies That Made Us, The Toys That Made Us). Ian Roumain serves as showrunner and executive producer, with Gates McFadden, Cisco Henson, Ben Frost and Mark Altman serving as executive producers for the series.
The Nacelle Company team, including producer/director Brian Wolk-Weiss — who we interviewed back in 2018 — will be leading a panel on October 7 at New York Comic Con, which is sure to include details about this upcoming series.
We’ll be sure to keep an eye on this series for more news on availability both on the History Channel, as well as potential streaming and international distribution plans, as further information is announced.