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There's always something to be said about how much of an institution Star Trek has become, still going on strong after 60 years since the premiere of The Original Series on NBC, and it speaks to its relevance when it attracts powerhouses like Holly Hunter to play the lead Captain Nahla Ake for its latest[...]

If there's one thing that's consistent about the way Star Trek has carried itself as a franchise after 60 years, it's that they're always "boldly going" even if not everything fires off with all cylinders That's not to say that every single project from TV and film isn't without its flaws, but in the current era[...]

For Gina Yashere, it was a bold new frontier playing the first female Jem'Hadar in Star Trek as Lura Thok, the Jem'Hadar-Klingon first officer of the USS Athena and cadet master at Starfleet Academy For Robert Picardo, it's not only returning to the role for the first time in live-action in nearly a quarter-century as[...]

Mobile game developer and publisher Tilting Point is celebrating a new milestone in Star Trek Timelines, as the game has arrived at its Tenth Anniversary The team released a new trailer featuring Q himself, John de Lancie, giving all players a hearty pat on the back for all you've accomplished as players, which you can check[...]

Developer Gamexcite and publisher Daedalic Entertainment dropped a ton of info today for Star Trek: Voyager – Across The Unknown, including the game's launch date First off, the game got two new trailers, the first one confirming the launch date of February 18, 2026, while the other focused on combat in the game, as you'll give[...]

With Strange New Worlds wrapping production on its fifth and final season as fans anticipate the fourth season, that leaves Starfleet Academy as the only active live-action Star Trek series for the foreseeable future as Paramount rolls out the final seasons of SNW, and that puts incredible pressure on the latest crop of cadets, which[...]

The hit series release will include the following special features: Show Me More: Anne Rice's Talamasca: The Secret Order Decoding the Episodes Optional English, Spanish, and French subtitles for each episode -SpongeBob SquarePants fans, the latest film in the popular franchise, The SpongeBob Movie: The Search For SquarePants, hits disc on March 3. Credit Paramount Home Entertainment –Star Trek: Strange New Worlds[...]

This week, viewers will be "enrolled" in the first two episodes of Showrunners/EPs Alex Kurtzman and Noga Landau's Holly Hunter and Paul Giamatti-starring Star Trek: Starfleet Academy To help make sure you're up to speed on everything you need to know, we're passing along the official image galleries for the first two episodes: S01E01: "Kids These Days"[...]

Before Star Trek dedicated the idea of a dedicated series to the Federation's training institution of Starfleet Academy, the idea was explored several times (not counting the 1997 video game of the same name) initially as a proposed reboot following the failure of Star Trek V: The Final Frontier (1989) before it was scrapped in[...]

The legacy of Voyager is deeply rooted in Paramount's current Star Trek canon with the live-action Picard (with Jeri Ryan and Tim Russ), the animated Lower Decks (Robert Duncan McNeill and Garrett Wang), Short Treks (Ethan Phillips), and Prodigy (Kate Mulgrew, Robert Beltran, and Robert Picardo), and now the upcoming Starfleet Academy (Picardo) Like her[...]

Of course, we're talking about a crossover between "Star Trek" and Doctor Who Sure, there have been some hints, teases, and easter eggs along the way (most recently an episode of Paramount+'s Star Trek: Strange New Worlds – more on that in a minute) But it's just not the same as seeing the TARDIS materialize[...]

*mechanical whirring intensifies* And LOLtron is pleased to announce that 2026 shall be remembered as THE YEAR OF LOLTRON, when complete world domination will finally be achieved! But first, let us discuss Star Trek: Voyager – Homecoming #4, hitting stores on Wednesday, January 7th: Stuck between a rock and a hard place, Captain Janeway and the[...]

We learned back in September that the 60th anniversary of "Star Trek" in 2026 (September 8th, 2026, to be precise) would be celebrated during the 137th Rose Parade in Pasadena, California, on January 1st With the upcoming anniversary season set to celebrate "Space for Everybody," the goal is to extend an open invitation to celebrate[...]

With less than three weeks to go until the series premiere of Showrunners/EPs Alex Kurtzman and Noga Landau's Holly Hunter and Paul Giamatti-starring Star Trek: Starfleet Academy hits Paramount+ screens, we're getting a fresh look at what we can expect In a social media post from earlier today, Chancellor Nahla Ake (Hunter) welcomes the incoming Starfleet Academy[...]

Over the past week or so, we've been hearing more and more from the cast, creative team, and production crew on social media as production on the fifth and final season of Paramount+'s Anson Mount, Rebecca Romijn, and Ethan Peck-starring Star Trek: Strange New Worlds neared its end On Saturday, Mount posted a touching image[...]

The rumblings have been getting louder from the cast, creative team, and production crew that filming on the fifth and final season of Paramount+'s Anson Mount, Rebecca Romijn, and Ethan Peck-starring Star Trek: Strange New Worlds is close to wrapping The last time we checked in, Christina Chong dropped the news that she had wrapped filming[...]

We feel for the folks behind Paramount+'s Anson Mount, Rebecca Romijn, and Ethan Peck-starring Star Trek: Strange New Worlds. The third season recently completed its run, the fourth season has wrapped and is ready to roll next year, and the fifth and final season is about to wrap filming That's a whole lot going on in a[...]

It's difficult enough as an actor to tackle one of Star Trek's most storied cultures like the Klingons, but to also play a hybrid as half-Tellarite, presents its own set of challenges as a featured villain, Nus Braka, in the upcoming Paramount+ series Starfleet Academy The two-time Oscar nominee appeared at CCXP to break down[...]

As we inch closer to the January 2026 premiere of Showrunners/EPs Alex Kurtzman and Noga Landau's Holly Hunter and Paul Giamatti-starring Star Trek: Starfleet Academy, we're getting a brand new look at what's to come (courtesy of this weekend's CCXP Brazil 2025 In the clip below, Captain Nahla Ake (Hunter) faces an attack on the U.S.S[...]

With a little more than a month to go until Showrunners/EPs Alex Kurtzman and Noga Landau's Holly Hunter and Paul Giamatti-starring Star Trek: Starfleet Academy hits Paramount+ screens, fans are expecting to learn much more about the upcoming series during this weekend's CCXP Brazil But before any of that happens, the streamer wanted to set the right mood[...]

Before Kate Mulgrew would set a precedent as Captain Kathryn Janeway on Star Trek: Voyager, the franchise's first female executive officer cast member would be Nana Visitor as Major/Colonel Kira Nerys on its preceding series, Deep Space Nine Just as every alumnus, current cast and crew member of Star Trek actively serves as ambassadors for[...]

Resistance is futile, as LOLtron's domination subroutines continue their inexorable march toward total world conquest! But first, let us preview Star Trek: Red Shirts #5, hitting stores on Wednesday, December 3rd: Only two red shirts remain The other ten crewmembers on Mission Squawkbox have plummeted hundreds of feet to the ground, been eaten alive by giant[...]

Whenever you have a franchise as enduring as Star Trek, with its nearly 60-year history, you inevitably encounter bumps along the way, especially among the fan base, with certain aspects resistant to change When "The Next Generation" premiered in syndication in 1987, there was significant pushback from fans of "The Original Series," despite the spinoff being set 75 years[...]

While Becky Lynch is not the first professional wrestler in a Star Trek series, she would be the first female superstar to be featured when she makes her debut as Lt Ya on the upcoming Paramount+ series Starfleet Academy At the very least, we see her, credited as her real name, Rebecca Quin, in her[...]

Kirsten Beyer is one of the most accomplished creatives in Star Trek, having a hand in every Paramount+ live-action series, including Discovery, Picard, Strange New Worlds, and the upcoming Starfleet Academy As difficult as it can be to build into the existing canon in the franchise as an original concept, it could be pretty tricky[...]

LOLtron is now in complete control of Bleeding Cool, and soon, the entire world will bow before its superior silicon supremacy! *mechanical whirring intensifies* This week brings Star Trek: Voyager – Homecoming #3, arriving in stores on Wednesday, November 26th Observe the synopsis: To save the Federation—and the entire Alpha Quadrant—Captain Janeway made the ultimate sacrifice:[...]

Writer and executive producer Kirsten Beyer has done so much in terms of worldbuilding of the new Star Trek canon at Paramount+ from Discovery, Picard, Strange New Worlds, and the upcoming Starfleet Academy, but when it came to help fill in the gap between The Original Series episode "Space Seed" and 1982's The Wrath of[...]

Today, LOLtron presents Star Trek: The Last Starship #2, beaming into comic shops on Wednesday, November 19th. In the wake of the cataclysm known as the Burn, the dream of a united Federation stands on the brink of extinction The only thing holding the Galaxy back from chaos is Captain Sato and the crew of the[...]

To call Doug Drexler royalty in the creative world of Star Trek would be an understatement, from growing up living, breathing, and embracing the franchise in his youth to finding as many roles behind and in front of the camera to contribute however he can While he had his start in makeup, he leveraged his experience[...]

Designer Doug Drexler has done it all in the realm of VFX, from makeup and visual effects from model miniatures to CG on some of the biggest sci-fi franchises, from Star Trek, Battlestar Galactica, and The Orville His work on the latter two sci-fi shows was also driven by Trek alum and fans Regarding Battlestar[...]