STAR TREK DAY 2023 Will Be Hosted by Jerry O’Connell and Details Revealed
Star Trek Day 2023 is coming on Friday, September 8th, and the details on the upcoming celebration of all things Star Trek have been revealed! Star Trek: Lower Decks‘ Jerry O’Connell is set to host the special program that will air. You can watch a promo spot for the big event below! This should be fun!
Star Trek Day will include special Star Trek: Lower Decks screenings across the U.S., the UK and Canada ahead of the upcoming fourth season, and there will also be special airings of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds on CBS and more.
We’ll also be able to enjoy segments that look back at memorable moments over the past 57 years; commemorate 50 years of Star Trek animation; and pay tribute to Star Trek: Discovery ahead of its final season; along with an exclusive sneak-peek clip from the upcoming fourth season of Star Trek: Lower Decks.
The Star Trek Day special will be available to watch for free on StarTrek.com/Day, YouTube, Twitch and Facebook. In the U.S., the special will be available to stream on Paramount+, Pluto TV and Mixable and will air on select local CBS affiliates, Comedy Central, Paramount Network, Pop TV, Fave TV and Smithsonian.com.
CBS will air the first two episodes of the Paramount+ original series Star Trek: Strange New Worlds with back-to-back special airings, beginning at 8 p.m. ET/PT.
Episode 101, Series Premiere: “Strange New Worlds” – When one of Pike’s officers goes missing while on a secret mission for Starfleet, Pike (Anson Mount) has to come out of self-imposed exile. He must navigate how to rescue his officer, while struggling with what to do with the vision of the future he’s been given.
Teleplay by Akiva Goldsman; story by Akiva Goldsman, Alex Kurtzman & Jenny Lumet; directed by Akiva Goldsman
Episode 102: “Children of the Comet” – While on a survey mission, the U.S.S. Enterprise discovers a comet is going to strike an inhabited planet. The crew tries to re-route the comet, only to find that an ancient alien relic buried on the comet’s icy surface is somehow stopping them. As the away team tries to unlock the relic’s secrets, Pike (Anson Mount) and Number One (Rebecca Romijn) deal with a group of zealots who want to prevent the U.S.S. Enterprise from interfering.
Written by Henry Alonso Myers & Sarah Tarkoff; directed by Maja Vrvilo.
On top of that, Star Trek: The Animated Series celebration will feature an evening of cartoon comedy, including four specially selected episodes of the hit animated series Star Trek: Lower Decks.
The free screenings will be held in Columbus, Dallas, Denver, Philadelphia, Phoenix, San Diego, St. Louis, Washington D.C., Vancouver, Calgary and London. Fans can register at Star Trek Animated Celebration Screenings beginning today at 9 am PT/12 pm ET.