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During a wide-ranging one-hour conversation at San Diego Comic-Con on Saturday, famous actor William Shatner said that the creator of the Star Trek universe would be very upset about the new Trek shows coming out on Paramount+.
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Warning: This story contains spoilers from Season 3 Episode 6, titled “Scavengers,” of “Star Trek: Discovery” on CBS All Access.
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CBS All Access is beaming fans into the anniversary of the “Star Trek” franchise. On Tuesday, September 8, the streaming network will host a 24-hour virtual celebration to mark the 54th anniversary of the original “Star Trek” series premiere on Sept. 8, 1966. The virtual event will feature panel discussions with actors past and present, …
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In a first for the “Star Trek” franchise, characters who are gender non-binary and transgender will appear on the third season of “Star Trek: Discovery,” CBS All Access announced on Wednesday. Ian Alexander (“The OA”) will play Gray, a trans man who has spent his life planning to be a Trill host for a symbiotic …
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CBS has (inter)stellar plans to fill out its coronavirus-hobbled fall TV lineup. The network announced Wednesday it will broadcast the first season of “Star Trek: Discovery” — a series that normally airs on subscriber-based streaming channel CBS All Access — during prime time. And in a synergetic switcheroo, CBS also will air seven episodes from …
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“Star Trek” icon Nichelle Nichols has beamed into an out-of-this-world legal battle. The 87-year-old actress’ son, Kyle Johnson, last week filed a lawsuit against her caretaker and manager, Gilbert Bell, accusing Bell of “financial elder abuse.” In the Aug. 10 filing, Johnson alleged that Bell “took advantage” of and “exploited his relationship” with Nichols and …
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Ben Cross, the English actor best known for his portrayal of the British Olympic athlete Harold Abrahams in the 1981 Oscar winner “Chariots of Fire” and as Sarek in the 2009 reboot “Star Trek,” has died at age 72 following illness. The veteran stage and screen star passed away this morning in Vienna, his family …
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EXCLUSIVE: Looks like Paramount’s plan to next make the “Star Trek” movie that Noah Hawley wrote and plans to direct has been put on pause for a moment. New film chief Emma Watts, who managed many a franchise at Fox, is in the process of figuring out which way to go. The pause on the …
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Husband-and-wife actors Jerry O’Connell and Rebecca Romijn are on parallel career treks these days. They both play gold-shirt-wearing first officers, traditionally nicknamed “No. 1,” in separate “Star Trek” series: Romijn in Season 2 of “Discovery” and its upcoming prequel “Strange New Worlds,” and O’Connell in the animated “Lower Decks,” premiering Thursday on CBS All Access. …
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Season 3 of “Star Trek: Discovery” will beam to CBS All Access on Oct. 15, the network announced on Monday. The franchise installment, which stars Sonequa Martin-Green as redeemed Commander Michael Burnham, will head into previously uncharted territory: Namely, a starship and crew launched into a timeline 930 years into the future. When the second …