Happy Star Trek Day everyone! For this year’s September 8 celebration, Paramount+ has two new videos for fans to view, in lieu of an in-person star-studded event — not possible this year with the ongoing WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes, where Trek actors and writers are continuing their picket line activities during this day of franchise publicity.
The first of five VERY Short Trek animated promos just made its way onto the official Star Trek video channels.
“Skin a Cat” will be followed by four additional (non-canon) Animated Series-style shorts over the next few weeks, each available at 1 PM ET / 10 AM PT on the days listed below.
In addition to “Skin a Cat,” Paramount+ has also released this 22-minute video, hosted by Lower Decks actor Jerry O’Connell, celebrating the franchise. O’Connell is also joined by castmates Tawny Newsome and Eugene Cordero, who react to some of the more outlandish moments of the last 56 years.
Unfortunately, because this video is a Paramount+ creation (and not one specifically produced by CBS Studios itself), there is no inclusion (or even a mention) of Star Trek: Prodigy, which was removed from the streaming service back in June… which is a real bummer. (Go buy the Prodigy Blu-rays!)
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