Headlines & commentary from the leading independent Star Trek website. The source for Star Trek movie & TV show news. Home of Shuttle Pod & All Access podcasts.https://bsky.app/profile/trekmovie.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/trekmovie.bsky.social/post/3mve5slpc6l2eInterview: ‘Strange New Worlds’ Showrunner Talks Kirk’s “Hard Choice” In 408; Teases “Twists” In Final 2 Episodes https://bit.ly/snw408henryinterview12 Sep 2026 22:44 +0000at://did:plc:bw2hfkshqou2bqc22vi7thbp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mve5slpc6l2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/trekmovie.bsky.social/post/3mvdarz5mnm2tHappy birthday to Mary Kay Adams, who played Grilka in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine's "The House of Quark" and "Looking for par'Mach in All the Wrong Places". (Memory Alpha tells us she's a descendant of US Presidents John Adams and John Quincy Adams.)12 Sep 2026 14:05 +0000at://did:plc:bw2hfkshqou2bqc22vi7thbp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvdarz5mnm2thttps://bsky.app/profile/trekmovie.bsky.social/post/3mvb4vnnbto2qHappy birthday to Susan Gibney, Dr. Leah Brahms (one holographic, one real) in two episodes of TNG, then Captain Erika Benteen in two episodes of Deep Space Nine. She was a frontrunner to play Janeway on Voyager, too!11 Sep 2026 17:50 +0000at://did:plc:bw2hfkshqou2bqc22vi7thbp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvb4vnnbto2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/trekmovie.bsky.social/post/3mvaqd3t5nx2jHappy birthday to Roxann Dawson, Star Trek: Voyager's B'Elanna Torres. She directed 2 Voyager and 10 Enterprise episodes, plus Agents of SHIELD, The Chi, This Is Us, The Morning Show, Dark Matter, Foundation (on which she's also an EP), and many more.11 Sep 2026 14:05 +0000at://did:plc:bw2hfkshqou2bqc22vi7thbp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvaqd3t5nx2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/trekmovie.bsky.social/post/3mvapfbatac2jNEW PODCAST EPISODE: All Access Reviews ‘Strange New Worlds’ Badmiral Episode, Recaps Star Trek Day, And Chats With Rebecca Romijn Listen at TrekMovie or wherever you get your podcasts. https://bit.ly/aapod26811 Sep 2026 13:48 +0000at://did:plc:bw2hfkshqou2bqc22vi7thbp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvapfbatac2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/trekmovie.bsky.social/post/3mv6mo2cxeh2lRecap/Review: ‘Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’ Escalates Quickly In “Orders Of Magnitude” https://bit.ly/snw408review10 Sep 2026 17:54 +0000at://did:plc:bw2hfkshqou2bqc22vi7thbp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv6mo2cxeh2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/trekmovie.bsky.social/post/3mv6mgl47kr2mOn his birthday, remembering Robert Wise, the Academy Award-winning director who was at the helm of Star Trek: The Motion Picture.10 Sep 2026 17:50 +0000at://did:plc:bw2hfkshqou2bqc22vi7thbp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv6mgl47kr2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/trekmovie.bsky.social/post/3mv67uagtws2cOTD, the Star Trek: Voyager episode "The Gift" premiered, and the Voyager crew bid farewell to Kes. As a parting (and titular) gift, Kes sent them safely past Borg space, taking ten years off their journey home. Seven of Nine joined the crew.10 Sep 2026 14:05 +0000at://did:plc:bw2hfkshqou2bqc22vi7thbp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv67uagtws2chttps://bsky.app/profile/trekmovie.bsky.social/post/3mv4be2zvk223Le Creuset Cookware, Steelbooks, Ship Models, And More Star Trek Day Merch https://bit.ly/4xQ1d0C09 Sep 2026 19:26 +0000at://did:plc:bw2hfkshqou2bqc22vi7thbp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv4be2zvk223https://bsky.app/profile/trekmovie.bsky.social/post/3mv46praa4p2jInterview: ‘Strange New Worlds’ Writers And Director On Soaps, Genres, And Season 5 Being “A Different Animal” https://bit.ly/snw407writers09 Sep 2026 18:39 +0000at://did:plc:bw2hfkshqou2bqc22vi7thbp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv46praa4p2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/trekmovie.bsky.social/post/3mv467dk33o23On her birthday, remembering Margaret Armen, who wrote for Star Trek TOS and The Animated Series. Her episode "The Lorelei Signal" put Uhura in command for the first time. She also wrote for The Six Million Dollar Man, Mod Squad, The Bionic Woman, Land of the Lost, and more.09 Sep 2026 18:30 +0000at://did:plc:bw2hfkshqou2bqc22vi7thbp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv467dk33o23https://bsky.app/profile/trekmovie.bsky.social/post/3mv3pfhodka2tHappy birthday to Jeffrey Combs, who's played so many roles on Star Trek we couldn't squeeze them all into one photo (although we gave it a go). He's been on Deep Space Nine, Voyager, Enterprise, and Lower Decks—and in one episode of DS9, he played both Brunt and Weyoun 8.09 Sep 2026 14:05 +0000at://did:plc:bw2hfkshqou2bqc22vi7thbp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv3pfhodka2thttps://bsky.app/profile/trekmovie.bsky.social/post/3mv26yuyfsr2jYou Could Become A Star Trek NPC In ‘Fleet Command’ Game Contest https://bit.ly/fleetcommandnpc08 Sep 2026 23:39 +0000at://did:plc:bw2hfkshqou2bqc22vi7thbp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv26yuyfsr2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/trekmovie.bsky.social/post/3mv255lgtfb23Watch: ‘Star Trek: Scouts’ Returns For A Second Season https://bit.ly/scoutss208 Sep 2026 23:05 +0000at://did:plc:bw2hfkshqou2bqc22vi7thbp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv255lgtfb23https://bsky.app/profile/trekmovie.bsky.social/post/3muzwgcwl522uSTO is celebrating 60 years of Star Trek with two (actually three) Spocks: Ethan Peck Joins Leonard Nimoy As Spock For ‘Star Trek Online: Rediscovered’ https://bit.ly/ethan-new08 Sep 2026 21:05 +0000at://did:plc:bw2hfkshqou2bqc22vi7thbp/app.bsky.feed.post/3muzwgcwl522uhttps://bsky.app/profile/trekmovie.bsky.social/post/3muznhc7fii2nWhat else makes this Star Trek Day? 52 years ago today, Star Trek: The Animated Series premiered with "Beyond the Farthest Star," written by Samuel A. Peeples (who also wrote Star Trek's "Where No Man Has Gone Before").08 Sep 2026 18:25 +0000at://did:plc:bw2hfkshqou2bqc22vi7thbp/app.bsky.feed.post/3muznhc7fii2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/trekmovie.bsky.social/post/3muzfkt2kyx23Exclusive Star Trek Day Clip From ‘The Sixty-Year Mission’ Documentary Film — Tickets On Sale Now https://bit.ly/4gGdFKe08 Sep 2026 16:03 +0000at://did:plc:bw2hfkshqou2bqc22vi7thbp/app.bsky.feed.post/3muzfkt2kyx23https://bsky.app/profile/trekmovie.bsky.social/post/3muzc7plqoi2qSee Harry Mudd Return In Preview Of IDW’s Star Trek 60th Anniversary Special Comic https://bit.ly/4xJ6tDd08 Sep 2026 15:03 +0000at://did:plc:bw2hfkshqou2bqc22vi7thbp/app.bsky.feed.post/3muzc7plqoi2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/trekmovie.bsky.social/post/3muz6wcfai42cOn this day—60 years ago!—Star Trek premiered on American television with the episode “The Man Trap” and history was made. The episode was chosen to be first because it had action, a monster, and showed “strange new worlds.” Happy Star Trek Day!08 Sep 2026 14:05 +0000at://did:plc:bw2hfkshqou2bqc22vi7thbp/app.bsky.feed.post/3muz6wcfai42chttps://bsky.app/profile/trekmovie.bsky.social/post/3muz6mkbm5c2lInterview: Rhys Darby On Adding Some “Flourish” To Trelane (And The Q) In ‘Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’ https://bit.ly/snw407rhysinterview08 Sep 2026 13:59 +0000at://did:plc:bw2hfkshqou2bqc22vi7thbp/app.bsky.feed.post/3muz6mkbm5c2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/trekmovie.bsky.social/post/3muz4appqhz2mPodcast Interview: Brian Volk-Weiss On ‘The Center Seat 60: Years of Star Trek’ Docuseries https://bit.ly/aapodcenterseat208 Sep 2026 13:17 +0000at://did:plc:bw2hfkshqou2bqc22vi7thbp/app.bsky.feed.post/3muz4appqhz2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/trekmovie.bsky.social/post/3muy6q4yql22qJohn de Lancie Returns As Q For New ‘Star Trek Voyager’ Game Expansion – Watch Announcement Trailer https://bit.ly/4xhhxpT08 Sep 2026 04:28 +0000at://did:plc:bw2hfkshqou2bqc22vi7thbp/app.bsky.feed.post/3muy6q4yql22qhttps://bsky.app/profile/trekmovie.bsky.social/post/3mux3cuzct52lHappy birthday to the Oscar-winning, Grammy-winning, Emmy-winning (we could keep going) Diane Warren, who wrote the Enterprise theme song. It was written for the film Patch Adams and called "Faith of the Heart," but was retitled "Where My Heart Will Take Me" for Enterprise.07 Sep 2026 17:55 +0000at://did:plc:bw2hfkshqou2bqc22vi7thbp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mux3cuzct52lhttps://bsky.app/profile/trekmovie.bsky.social/post/3muwqcejekc2uPreview ‘Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’ Episode 408 With 19 New Photos From “Orders of Magnitude” https://bit.ly/snw408preview07 Sep 2026 14:38 +0000at://did:plc:bw2hfkshqou2bqc22vi7thbp/app.bsky.feed.post/3muwqcejekc2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/trekmovie.bsky.social/post/3muwohhgp4h2tHappy birthday to Alex Kurtzman, who oversees the Star Trek Universe on TV, which encompasses Discovery, Picard, Strange New Worlds, Lower Decks, Prodigy, Section 31, and Starfleet Academy. He also co-wrote and produced the first two Star Trek reboot movies.07 Sep 2026 14:05 +0000at://did:plc:bw2hfkshqou2bqc22vi7thbp/app.bsky.feed.post/3muwohhgp4h2thttps://bsky.app/profile/trekmovie.bsky.social/post/3muukbyf56x2qOn her birthday, remembering Patti Yasutake, Nurse Alyssa Ogawa on Star Trek: the Next Generation and in 2 films. She died of cancer in 2024; Robert Beltran hosted a special tribute to her at STLV last year.06 Sep 2026 17:45 +0000at://did:plc:bw2hfkshqou2bqc22vi7thbp/app.bsky.feed.post/3muukbyf56x2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/trekmovie.bsky.social/post/3muu5yln4gx2kWhile Star Trek Day (Sept. 8) celebrates the premiere of The Original Series, Star Trek's world premiere was actually September 6—when "The Man Trap" aired on CTV in Canada.06 Sep 2026 14:05 +0000at://did:plc:bw2hfkshqou2bqc22vi7thbp/app.bsky.feed.post/3muu5yln4gx2khttps://bsky.app/profile/trekmovie.bsky.social/post/3murhhzepvg2mListen to our interview with writers Bill Wolkoff & Dana Horgan and director Anna Dokoza about their Strange New Worlds episode "Like Chronitons Through the Hourglass," where they discuss the idea behind Star Trek’s first soap opera episode, Pike's future, and more. https://apple.co/3UCB8Dv05 Sep 2026 12:16 +0000at://did:plc:bw2hfkshqou2bqc22vi7thbp/app.bsky.feed.post/3murhhzepvg2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/trekmovie.bsky.social/post/3mupkhquym424The Star Trek: Voyager episode "Initiations" featured guest star Aron Eisenberg, who was playing Nog on Deep Space Nine but still had to audition for the role. (Obviously, he nailed it.) And yes, the outdoor scenes were filmed at the famous Vasquez Rocks.04 Sep 2026 18:05 +0000at://did:plc:bw2hfkshqou2bqc22vi7thbp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mupkhquym424https://bsky.app/profile/trekmovie.bsky.social/post/3mup52satx42k60 years ago today at the World Science Fiction convention in Cleveland, Gene Roddenberry screened Star Trek's second pilot, "Where No Man Has Gone Before." At the request of the receptive audience, he later showed them a black-and-white print of "The Cage."04 Sep 2026 14:05 +0000at://did:plc:bw2hfkshqou2bqc22vi7thbp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mup52satx42k