Paramount+ has announced that Star Trek: Strange New Worlds has been renewed for a fourth season. Currently season three is in production with plan to debut in 2025.  However, with the good news comes that bad. Star Trek: Lower Decks has been cancelled after the upcoming fifth and now final season that is set to debut sometime in the fall later this year. To the fans, We wanted to let you know that this fall will be the fifth and final season of Star Trek: Lower Decks. While five seasons of any series these days seems like a miracle, it’s no exaggeration to say that every second we ..read more

The annual CinemaCon was held in Vegas this week where the studios put on show and tells for theater executives to help get their support in promoting their various movie plans for the next year or so. As part of that Paramount revealed their movie plans. While light on details, this is the first official confirmation that Paramount is working on "Untitled Star Trek Origin Story".  Since Toby Haynes (Black Mirror: USS Callister) was hired to direct with Seth Grahame-Smith (Beetlejuice 2) writing, it was already basically official anyway but nothing wrong with a public announcement to mar ..read more

Friendly reminder that Star Trek: Discovery fifth and final season has its first two episodes available now on Paramount+. Below is a recap of the previous four season from Whoopi Goldberg along with a set tour with Wilson Cruz. The full season is only 10 episodes. A new episode coming out each Thursday morning for the next 8 weeks ending the series run with a total of 65 episodes. The last video below is the full first episode of the season on YouTube ..read more

Variety has posted a feature article on the current status of Star Trek that looks at where the franchise will be going for the next year or so. This includes updates on the shows and plans to forge ahead on a new Star Trek theatrical movie.  Below are the key highlights.Read more ..read more

In an interview with Collider, Star Trek head honcho Alex Kurtzman provided an update on Starfleet Academy. To sum, the show is halfway done writing the 10 episodes of the first season with filming planning to begin this summer. Due to Star Trek's visual effects needs, the season will need at least another 8 months of post production so will likely not air until 2026. "It could end up not airing until 2026. We don’t know. But by starting [shooting in late summer], just building the sets alone is a massive endeavor, then six months of shooting, then six to eight months of post. If you recall ..read more

Paramount+ has released the first full trailer for Star Trek: Discovery's final season. The series will start on April 4 with its first two episodes. New episodes will premiere each Thursday morning Eastern Time for total of 10 episodes. Synopsis: The fifth and final season will find Captain Michael Burnham (Sonequa Martin-Green) and the crew of the U.S.S. Discovery uncovering a mystery that will send them on an epic adventure across the galaxy to find an ancient power whose very existence has been deliberately hidden for centuries. But there are others on the hunt as well… dangerous foes who ..read more

In an interview with Terry Matalas over at TrekMovie, the Star Trek: Picard Season 3 showrunner discussed various topics around the season along with possibility of a Star Trek: Legacy series that fans are clamoring for. Full interview is worth reading but here are relevant quotes about the future of a Legacy series. There’s not [any movement]. They have ‘Star Trek’ that they are making and they only have so much money and streaming space. There’s currently not, but we’re looking forward to whatever the ‘Star Trek’ universe brings … and never say never.  Look, anything is possible ..read more

Paramount+ via StarTrek.com has announced that Star Trek: Section 31 movie has begun production. The initial intent was a series but between unknown delays, budget cuts and star Michelle Yeoh winning an Academy Award and becoming busier than ever, a series was no longer a possiblility. Besides Yeoh, the cast of the movie will include Omari Hardwick (Powers), Kacey Rohl (Hannibal), Sam Richardson (Ted Lasso), Sven Ruygrok (One Piece), Robert Kazinsky (Pacific Rim), Humberly Gonzalez (Ginny and Georgia), and James Hiroyuki Liao (Barry). Currently there are no details on the story or a release d ..read more

Paramount is once again going to attempt to enter the theatrical space with Star Trek. However, its not Star Trek 4 which technically still in development. Instead its an origin story that takes place decades before 2009's Star Trek. The origin of what is not specified. This places the film firmly in the JJ Abrams Kelvin-verse of three 21st century theatrical films. The untitled film will be directed by Toby Haynes whose previous worked include episodes of Star Wars: Andor, Black Mirror episode USS Callister (fantastic homage to Trek), Sherlock, and Doctor Who. The script is from Seth Grahame ..read more

Below is a video from StarTrek.com that looks back at Star Trek from 2023. The year was chock full with final, celebrated season of Star Trek: Picard, mini episodes honoring the anniversary of Star Trek: The Animated Series with Very Short Treks, Star Trek: Prodigy being rescued by Netflix, Lower Decks great season and the creative season of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds complete with musical episode. 2024 should be just as interesting with final season of Star Trek: Discovery and season two of Prodigy with possiblities of the next seasons of Strange New Worlds and Lower Decks and Section 31 p ..read more