September 8th is right around the corner and with it comes the annual Star Trek Day. A celebration that spans over 50 years, 10 TV series and 13 movies. 2021 will be no different as Paramount+ and partners CBS have laid plans for a mammoth celebration which will span galaxies.
This year marks 55 years since the pilot episode of The Original Series, “Where No Man Has Gone Before,” debut on television sets across America. Now fans from around the world are invited to join in a celebration starting at 5:30 PM, PT/8:30 PM, ET/1:30 AM BST. The event will be streamed live from the Skirball Cultural Center in Los Angeles, CA.
Watch the teaser for Star Trek Day 2021 in the player below:
Events throughout the day will be hosted by Wil Wheaton and Mica Burton. Star Trek Day will feature back-to-back in-person conversations with cast members and creative minds from the five Star Trek Universe Paramount+ original series. There will also be a special panel featuring moments from throughout the history of the franchise. Paramount+ is also promising “surprise appearances, announcements, and reveals” throughout the day.
Contemporary Star Trek composer Jeff Russo will even be on hand with a live orchestra performing Star Trek music throughout the event.
Fans worldwide will be able to live-stream the Star Trek Day celebration panels for free at StarTrek.com/Day. The panels will also stream for free in the U.S. on Paramount+ and Paramount+’s Twitch page. Panels will later be made available through the official Paramount+ YouTube channel.
The following panels will include the casts and creatives from the iconic Star Trek television franchise:
- Star Trek: Prodigy, with series voice cast including Brett Gray and Dee Bradley Baker, along with executive producers Kevin and Dan Hageman and co-executive producer/director Ben Hibon.
- Star Trek: Discovery, with series stars Wilson Cruz, Blu del Barrio and Ian Alexander and co-showrunner and executive producer Michelle Paradise.
- Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, with series stars Anson Mount, Rebecca Romijn and Ethan Peck, joined by co-showrunners and executive producers Akiva Goldsman and Henry Alonso Myers.
- Star Trek: Lower Decks, with voice cast members Noël Wells and Eugene Cordero alongside series creator, showrunner, and executive producer Mike McMahan.
- Star Trek: Picard, with series stars Patrick Stewart and Jeri Ryan, co-showrunner and executive producer Akiva Goldsman, and a special live performance from Isa Briones singing “Blue Skies,” which was featured in the Picard season one finale.
- Roddenberry Legacy Panel, featuring a conversation with Gene Roddenberry’s son and the CEO of Roddenberry Entertainment, Rod Roddenberry, alongside Gates McFadden (Star Trek: The Next Generation), LeVar Burton (Star Trek: The Next Generation) and George Takei (Star Trek: The Original Series) as they discuss the Star Trek creator’s indelible impact on science fiction and culture.
It’s certainly an event you won’t want to miss!
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