Unveiling Galactic Excitement: Star Trek Day 2023 Showcases a Universe of Wonders, Strange New Worlds, and Lower Decks

Summary

Star Trek Day 2023 will feature special events for Star Trek: Strange New Worlds and Star Trek: Lower Decks, but the strikes prevent actors and creatives from participating.

Paramount+ will live stream an exclusive event honoring the legacy of Star Trek, while CBS will launch the highly anticipated series Strange New Worlds on traditional television. Additionally, there will be special screenings of Lower Decks, specifically catered to enthusiastic fans, at select movie theaters. Unfortunately, Star Trek: Prodigy will not be featured during Star Trek Day 2023 due to its cancellation. However, there remains optimism that the show will secure a new streaming platform in the coming future.

Star Trek Day returns in 2023 to commemorate the Star Trek franchise with exciting events highlighting Star Trek: Strange New Worlds and Star Trek: Lower Decks. Due to the ongoing WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes, this year's celebration will be different. The traditional in-person gala, complete with a red carpet and live program, cannot be held since the actors and creatives responsible for bringing Star Trek TV shows and movies to life are unable to participate. Instead, Paramount Global has adapted by organizing programs that pay tribute to the series through streaming, broadcast television, and special theatrical fan events.

On Friday, September 8th, Paramount+ announced Star Trek Day 2023. This year's event will feature a special streaming show that celebrates all things Star Trek, the CBS broadcast premiere of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, as well as exclusive fan screenings of Star Trek: Lower Decks in movie theaters. Additionally, on September 8th, fans can enter the code STARTREKDAY at the StarTrek.com Shop to enjoy a 25 percent discount sitewide, including curated collections dedicated to Star Trek Day and Star Trek: The Animated Series. Here is the complete schedule for Star Trek Day 2023:

Star Trek Day Program Hosted By Star Trek: Lower Decks' Jerry O'Connell

A special Star Trek Day program, commemorating 57 years of Star Trek and 50 years of Star Trek animation, will be streamed on September 8th. The program, hosted by Jerry O'Connell, known for his role as Commander Jack Ransom on Star Trek: Lower Decks, can be accessed on various platforms including Paramount+, Pluto TV, the StarTrek.com/Day website, the official Paramount+ and Star Trek Official YouTube channels, Paramount Plus Twitch, and the Star Trek and Star Trek on Paramount+ Facebook pages. Along with honoring the franchise's milestone anniversaries, the Star Trek Day program will also feature exclusive appearances by stars Tawny Newsome and Eugene Cordero from Star Trek: Lower Decks (recorded prior to the SAG-AFTRA strike), among others. Get a sneak peek into the Star Trek Day program through the clip below:

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Airing On CBS

The broadcast TV premiere of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds is set to take place on CBS on September 8th at 8pm ET. CBS will be airing the first two episodes of season 1, titled "Strange New Worlds" and "Children of the Comet," consecutively. As the flagship series of the Star Trek franchise on Paramount+, Strange New Worlds presents a fantastic opportunity for viewers to get a taste of this popular show on television. The last time a Star Trek series was aired on CBS was in September 2017 with the premiere of Star Trek: Discovery, and in 2020, the network rebroadcasted season 1 episodes of the series.

Star Trek: Lower Decks Special Theatrical Screenings

To commemorate the 50-year anniversary of Star Trek: The Animated Series and the highly anticipated season 4 premiere of Star Trek: Lower Decks, fans are invited to attend exclusive theatrical screenings of four specially selected episodes of Star Trek: Lower Decks on Star Trek Day. These screenings will provide attendees with sneak peeks of the upcoming season, exciting surprises, complimentary refreshments, giveaways, and more. The free fan screenings of Star Trek: Lower Decks will be held in various cities including Columbus, Dallas, Denver, Philadelphia, Phoenix, San Diego, St. Louis, Washington D.C., Vancouver, Calgary, and London.

Registration for these captivating Star Trek: Lower Decks fan screenings will open on Thursday, August 24, at 9 a.m. PT / 12 p.m. ET. Explore the captivating key art poster below, created to honor the momentous 50th anniversary of Star Trek: The Animated Series.

Star Trek: Prodigy Is Missing From Star Trek Day

Regrettably, but unsurprisingly, Star Trek: Prodigy will not be featured in Star Trek Day 2023, which is disappointing for fans. The beloved animated series, created by Kevin and Dan Hageman, was unexpectedly canceled by Paramount+ in June. The producers are actively seeking a new streaming platform for the first and second seasons of Star Trek: Prodigy. Paramount+ claims to be the "Home of Star Trek," but this claim will only be accurate once Star Trek: Prodigy is reinstated and integrated into the rest of the franchise. Despite this setback, the Hagemans express confidence, stating that they are "99% certain" that Prodigy will soon find a new streaming home. As for when Star Trek: Prodigy will once again be included in Star Trek Day, it remains uncertain.

Source: Paramount+