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WHERE ARE THEY NOW: The cast of 'Star Trek: The Original Series'

• " Star Trek " debuted 56 years ago on September 8, 1966.
• After the show, the cast of the original series remained sci-fi icons.
• Only three stars of " The Original Series " are alive today, after Nichelle Nichols' death in July.

William Shatner led the crew of the USS Enterprise as Captain James T. Kirk.

"Star Trek" was originally going to be focused on a different  captain, Captain Christopher Pike, played by Jeffrey Hunter. A pilot was even filmed, called "The Cage," but it didn't make it to airwaves until the '80s. Gene Roddenberry, the creator, eventually retooled the show and cast Shatner as a new captain, Kirk. Some footage from "The Cage" was then reused for a season one episode called "The Menagerie."

Before "Star Trek," Shatner was famous for his role in an iconic " Twilight Zone " episode, "Nightmare at 20,000 Feet," in which he played a man recently released from a mental hospital who becomes convinced he can see a creature on the wing of the plane he's flying on. It aired in 1963, three years before "Star Trek."

In addition to his "Star Trek" roles, Shatner acted in "T.J. Hooker" and "Boston Legal," hosted "Rescue 911," and he has written numerous books. He finally made it to the final frontier in October 2021.

Though he's 91 years old, Shatner has shown no signs of slowing down. After "Star Trek" was canceled in 1969, he briefly returned to voice Kirk for the "Star Trek" animated series. In 1979, he again reprised his role as Kirk in " Star Trek: The Motion Picture ." He'd continue to do so regularly until 1994's "Star Trek Generations." He even directed one of the "Star Trek" movies: " Star Trek V: The Final Frontier. "

Besides "Star Trek," Shatner starred as the titular police officer on the '80s procedural "T.J. Hooker" and narrated " Rescue 911 ," a show that consisted of dramatic reenactments of real crimes.

Other roles that you might recognize Shatner from: a pageant host in " Miss Congeniality ," attorney Dennis Crane in " The Practice " and its spin-off " Boston Legal " for which he won two Emmys , and in the 2016-2018 reality show " Better Late Than Never ," in which Shatner, Henry Winkler, George Foreman, and Terry Bradshaw traveled around the world and experienced different cultures.

The actor is set to appear in the upcoming "Masters of the Universe: Revolution" series on Netflix. He also finally made it to space himself during a Blue Origin flight in October 2021, making him the oldest person to go into space at 90.

Shatner has written multiple books, both fiction and non-fiction over the course of his career. His 2016 book, " Leonard: My Fifty-Year Friendship with a Remarkable Man ," was about his friendship with "Star Trek" co-star Leonard Nimoy, who played his on-screen better half, Commander Spock.

Walter Koenig was cast as Ensign Pavel Chekov because of his resemblance to the Monkees' Davy Jones.

While Chekov was Russian, Koenig was born in America and based his accent on his parents' accents — they were Russian immigrants. Koenig was cast because, according to legend, he was supposed to help attract young girls as viewers due to his resemblance to teen idol Davy Jones. He even wore a Davy Jones-esque women's wig for the first seven or eight episodes, he told TV Insider in 2016.

Koenig's mainly recognized for his on-screen role as Chekov, though he became a pretty prolific screenwriter in the '70s. He wrote episodes for the "Star Trek" animated series, anthology series "What Really Happened to the Class of '65?" and children's series "Land of the Lost."

Koenig appeared in the 2018 film "Diminuendo."

Koenig, 85, (he's turning 86 on September 14) still makes frequent appearances on the "Star Trek" convention circuit, as well as acting in the occasional film. He appeared in 12 episodes of " Babylon 5 " in the '90s, voiced himself in an episode of "Futurama," and also voiced Mr. Savic on the Netflix animated series " Stretch Armstrong and the Flex Fighters. "

While not all of the "Star Trek" cast were on great terms, Koenig and his co-star George Takei remain close. Koenig was even the best man in Takei's wedding in 2008.

George Takei played Lieutenant Hikaru Sulu, a helmsman on the Enterprise.

Over the course of the show, Sulu was revealed to have many interests outside of Star Fleet, most famously fencing. At the time, Sulu was one of the first Asian characters on TV who wasn't explicitly a villain, and instead was a fully formed hero.

"Up until the time I was cast in 'Star Trek,' the roles were pretty shallow — thin, stereotyped, one-dimensional roles. I knew this character was a breakthrough role, certainly for me as an individual actor but also for the image of an Asian character: no accent, a member of the elite leadership team," Takei told Mother Jones in 2012.

Takei originally was supposed to play Sulu as an astrophysicist, but the role was changed to helmsman. Before "Star Trek," Takei also appeared in " The Twilight Zone " like his co-star William Shatner, among other '50s and '60s procedurals.

Takei is still acting to this day, though many people know him now for his social media presence.

Who says an 85-year-old doesn't know how to use social media? Takei's Facebook page has 9.5 million likes to date, and he has 3.4 million followers on Twitter .

In addition to his continued acting in films like "Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank," " Kubo and the Two Strings ," "Blazing Samurai," and "Mulan," and TV shows like "Heroes," "Supah Ninjas," and " Star Wars: Visions ," Takei is an activist. He came out as gay in 2005  and began working as a spokesperson for the Human Rights Campaign.

Takei also starred in the 2012 musical "Allegiance," which was based on his and his family's experiences during Japanese internment in World War II.

Nichelle Nichols played Lieutenant Nyota Uhura, a translator, communications officer, and linguistics expert.

Uhura was one of the first Black television characters that didn't have a menial job — instead, she was in a position of power. She and Shatner were also involved in what is thought to be the first interracial kiss on American TV.

Nichols stayed with the show for all three seasons, but it wasn't without drama. She was tempted to leave during the first year, but none other than Martin Luther King Jr. convinced her to stay. She told the New York Post in 2011 that when she told him that she wanted to leave, he told her, "You can't do that. You have the first non-stereotypical, non-menial role on television. You have created strength and beauty and intelligence. For the first time, the world sees us as we should be seen. It's what we're marching for. You're a role model and whether you like it or not, you belong to history now."

She also released an album in 1967, "Down to Earth." In between "Star Trek's" cancellation and its return on the big screen, Nichols starred in the 1974 blaxploitation film " Truck Turner ," as Dorinda, a madam.

Nichols died in 2022 at the age of 89. She had retired from public appearances in 2018.

From 1977 until 2015, Nichols was involved with Women in Motion, a recruiting program for NASA to help get more women involved in the space program. In July 2020, a documentary about the program finally secured distribution and will be released in 2021, Deadline reported. 

"Nichelle Nichols not only was a trailblazer in Hollywood, she was a trailblazer for the future of our society. She took the fight for Civil Rights, diversity and inclusion and gender equality to new frontiers with NASA which continue to serve America's space program today. She was ahead of her time," said executive producer Ben Crump.

Nichols also appeared in " The Young and the Restless, " "Heroes," and " Futurama ." She was diagnosed with dementia in 2018 and subsequently retired from public appearances.

In July 2022, Nichols' son announced on social media that Nichols had died at the age of 89 .

Leonard Nimoy played Captain Kirk's first officer and close friend Commander Spock.

Spock was the only alien member of the original crew, as he was half-human, half-Vulcan — an alien race from the planet Vulcan whose residents operate solely from a point of logic, not feelings. Much of the show's comedy came from Spock and Kirk's differences and their amusement at each other. His frequent farewell, " Live Long and Prosper ," accompanied by the Vulcan Salute, are among the most recognizable pieces of the "Star Trek" canon.

Nimoy had multiple small parts in B movies and TV shows before booking "Star Trek," including an episode of " The Man from U.N.C.L.E. " alongside future co-star William Shatner, as well as an episode of " The Twilight Zone ."

But once "Star Trek" premiered, Nimoy would be forever linked with his Vulcan counterpart, and he mainly did voice work after the show ended. He also reunited with Shatner for an episode of his show, "T.J. Hooker."

Nimoy died in 2015 at the age of 83. He played Spock for the final time in 2013's "Star Trek Into Darkness," meaning he played the role for almost 50 years.

Nimoy is the only actor from the original series to appear in JJ Abrams' rebooted films, as he appeared in 2009's "Star Trek" and its 2013 sequel " Star Trek Into Darkness " as an older version of Spock who was trapped in an alternate universe.

In addition to acting, Nimoy was a photographer, recording artist, author, and director. He directed two "Star Trek" movies (" The Search for Spock " and "The Journey Home"), and "Three Men and a Baby," which became the highest-grossing film of 1987 .

Nimoy died in 2015 at the age of 83 due to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).

DeForest Kelley played the ship's curmudgeonly chief medical officer, Dr. Leonard "Bones" McCoy.

Bones, as he was affectionately called, was one of the oldest members of the crew, and thus got to be a bit more obnoxious than the rest of them. His frequent catchphrase, " I'm a doctor, not a ___, " is one of the most parodied lines of dialogue from the show.

Like his character, Kelley was older and a more established actor than the rest of the cast. Before the show, he had appeared in Westerns and historical films like " Gunfight at the O.K. Corral ," "Warlock," and " Raintree County " in the '50s.

Kelley died in 1999 at the age of 79, nine years after playing McCoy for the last time.

Kelley essentially retired from acting, besides playing McCoy, after the success of "Star Trek." He appeared in all six films starring the original cast, and appeared in an episode of " Star Trek: The Next Generation " as McCoy, as well.

While he wasn't much of a sci-fi fan, Kelley was proud of his "Star Trek" legacy. When asked what he thought his legacy would be, he explained that his character inspired people to enter the medical field. He told the New York Times , "These people [fans] are doctors now, all kinds of doctors who save lives. That's something that very few people can say they've done. I'm proud to say that I have.''

He died in 1999 at the age of 79 due to stomach cancer .

Majel Barrett had a recurring role as Nurse Christine Chapel.

Barrett was originally cast in the first version of "Star Trek" as Pike's first officer, but when that episode was scratched, so was her character. However, due to her romantic relationship with "Star Trek" creator Gene Roddenberry (who she later married), she was brought back as Nurse Chapel (a divisive character).

Before the show, Barrett was in various bit parts in '50s and '60s shows, but her big break was " Star Trek ," which she stayed involved in for the rest of her life.

Barrett died in 2008 when she was 76 years old. Up until her death, she had been involved with every "Star Trek" series in some way, leading fans to call her the First Lady of "Star Trek."

Barrett reprised her role as Chapel in " Star Trek: The Motion Picture " and " Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home ." She also appeared in " Star Trek: The Next Generation " and "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine" as Lwaxana Troi, the mother of Deanna Troi, a main character in "Next Generation." Her other involvement in the series was the voice of the computer in many of the other " Star Trek" films: "Generations ," " First Contact ," "Nemesis," and 2009's reboot.

She died in 2008 at the age of 76 due to leukemia . 

James Doohan played chief engineering officer Montgomery "Scotty" Scott.

Contrary to popular belief, the phrase " Beam me up, Scotty " is never actually uttered in the original series. The man on the other end of that command, Scotty, was played by Doohan, who was Canadian in real life, not Scottish.

Before "Star Trek," Doohan served in the Canadian military and was even on the beaches of Normandy during D-Day, and was a pilot as well. After the war, he began acting and became a successful radio actor. Like his co-stars, he also appeared in an episode of " The Twilight Zone ," and other popular procedurals. 

In the animated series, Doohan proved to be indispensable, with his talent for voice acting and accents. He voiced over 50 characters during the show's run.

James Doohan died at the age of 85 in 2005.

Doohan didn't find much success outside of the world of "Star Trek," and thus embraced his role as Scotty. He appeared in "Generations," as well as an episode of " The Next Generation ." 

However, his impact on the field of engineering cannot be overstated. He was awarded an honorary doctorate from the Milwaukee School of Engineering "after half the students there said that Scotty had inspired them to take up the subject," according to the BBC .

Towards the end of his life, Doohan suffered from Parkinson's and Alzheimer's, and retired from public life in 2004. He died the following year, at 85, due to complications from pneumonia .

Grace Lee Whitney appeared in the first season of the show as Yeoman Janice Rand.

Rand appeared in eight episodes of the show's first 15-episode season as a clerical and administrative worker aboard the ship, before Whitney was released from her contract. At the time, the story was that the show didn't have enough money to keep everyone, but years later in her autobiography, Rand accused an unnamed executive producer , whom she called "The Executive," of sexually assaulting her.

"I tried to do what he wanted me to, so I could get it over with. I knew, deep down inside, that I was finished on 'Star Trek.' At that moment, however, I didn't care about that. Nothing else mattered — not my tarnished virtue, not my career, not my role on 'Star Trek.' The only thing that mattered was getting out of that room alive," she wrote.

Whitney died in 2015 at the age of 85.

After getting written off the show, Whitney struggled with her career, and alcoholism. She credited co-star Leonard Nimoy with helping her get back on her feet and involved with "Star Trek" once again. She reprised her role in four of the original "Star Trek" films, and in an episode of " Star Trek: Voyager " alongside George Takei.

She died in 2015 due to natural causes at the age of 85.

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Star Trek: The Original Series

Star Trek: The Original Series (referred to as Star Trek prior to any spin-offs) is the first Star Trek series. The first episode of the show aired on 6 September 1966 on CTV in Canada, followed by a 8 September 1966 airing on NBC in America. The show was created by Gene Roddenberry as a " Wagon Train to the Stars". Star Trek was set in the 23rd century and featured the voyages of the starship USS Enterprise under Captain James T. Kirk .

Star Trek was later informally dubbed The Original Series , or TOS, after several spin-offs aired. The show lasted three seasons until canceled in 1969 . When the show first aired on TV, and until lowering budget issues in its third season resulted in a noticable drop in quality episodes and placed in a 10 pm Friday night death slot by the network, Star Trek regularly performed respectably in its time slot. After it was canceled and went into syndication , however, its popularity exploded. It featured themes such as a Utopian society and racial equality, and the first African-American officer in a recurring role.

Ten years later, Star Trek: The Motion Picture reunited the cast on the big screen aboard a refurbished USS Enterprise . They appeared in five subsequent films, ending with Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country in 1991, during production of the spin-off series Star Trek: The Next Generation and shortly before Gene Roddenberry's death. Several original series characters also appeared in the seventh movie, Star Trek Generations , and in other Star Trek productions.

• 1 Opening credits
• 2.1 Starring
• 2.2 Also starring
• 2.3 Co-stars
• 3 Production crew
• 4.1 First pilot
• 4.2 Season 1
• 4.3 Season 2
• 4.4 Season 3
• 5.1 Concept
• 5.2 The first pilot
• 5.3 The second pilot
• 5.4 The series begins
• 5.5 The first season
• 5.6 Syndication
• 5.7 Reception
• 5.8 Remastered
• 6 Related topics
• 8 External links

Opening credits [ ]

• Main Title Theme (Season 1)  file info (composed by Alexander Courage )
• Main Title Theme (Season 2-3)  file info (composed by Alexander Courage )

Main cast [ ]

Starring [ ].

• William Shatner as Captain Kirk

Jeffrey Hunter , who portrayed Captain Pike , was the only star listed in the original pilot 's opening credits.

Also starring [ ]

• Leonard Nimoy as Mr. Spock
• DeForest Kelley as Dr. McCoy

DeForest Kelley was listed as a co-star from 1966 through 1967 before appearing in the opening credits as "also starring" from 1967 through 1969 .

Co-stars [ ]

• James Doohan as Scotty
• Nichelle Nichols as Uhura
• George Takei as Sulu
• Walter Koenig as Chekov ( 1967 - 1969 )
• Majel Barrett-Roddenberry as Christine Chapel
• Grace Lee Whitney as Janice Rand

Production crew [ ]

• Gene Roddenberry – Creator, Writer, Producer, Executive Producer
• Gene L. Coon – Writer, Producer
• John Meredyth Lucas – Writer, Producer, Director
• Fred Freiberger – Producer (1968-69)
• Robert H. Justman – Associate Producer (Season 1-2), Co-Producer (Season 3), First Assistant Director (two pilots)
• D.C. Fontana – Writer, Script Consultant (1967-68)
• Steven W. Carabatsos – Writer, Story Consultant (1966)
• John D.F. Black – Associate Producer, Writer, Story Editor (1966)
• Arthur H. Singer – Story Consultant (1968-69)
• Byron Haskin – Associate Producer (first pilot)
• Walter "Matt" Jefferies – Production Designer, Art Director
• William E. Snyder – Director of Photography (first pilot)
• Ernest Haller – Director of Photography (second pilot)
• Jerry Finnerman – Director of Photography (61 episodes, 1966-1968)
• Keith Smith – Director of Photography (1 episode, 1967)
• Al Francis – Director of Photography (16 episodes, 1968-1969), Camera Operator (61 episodes, 1966-1968)
• Jim Rugg – Supervisor of Special Effects
• Rolland M. Brooks – Art Director (34 episodes, 1965-1967)
• Fred B. Phillips – Make-up Artist
• Robert Dawn – Make-up Artist (second pilot)
• William Ware Theiss – Costume Designer
• Gregg Peters – First Assistant Director (Season 1), Unit Production Manager (Season 2-3), Associate Producer (Season 3)
• Claude Binyon, Jr. – Assistant Director (third season)

Episode list [ ]

• List of TOS episodes by airdate
• List of TOS remastered episodes by airdate

First pilot [ ]

Season 1 [ ].

TOS Season 1 , 29 episodes:

Season 2 [ ]

TOS Season 2 , 26 episodes:

Season 3 [ ]

TOS Season 3 , 24 episodes:

Behind the scenes [ ]

Concept [ ].

Star Trek was created by Gene Roddenberry, whose interest in science fiction dated back to the 1940s when he came into contact with Astounding Stories . Roddenberry's first produced science fiction story was The Secret Weapon of 117 , which aired in 1956 on the Chevron Theatre anthology show. By 1963 Roddenberry was producing his first television series, The Lieutenant , at MGM .

In 1963, MGM was of the opinion that "true-to-life" television dramas were becoming less popular and an action-adventure show would be more profitable (this prediction turned out to be right, and led to series such as The Man from U.N.C.L.E ). Roddenberry had already been working on a science fiction concept called Star Trek since 1960 , and when he told MGM about his ideas, they were willing to take a look at them. As the production of The Lieutenant came to an end, Roddenberry delivered his first Star Trek draft to MGM. The studio was, however, not enthusiastic about the concept, and a series was never produced.

Roddenberry tried to sell his " wagon train to the stars " format to several production studios afterward, but to no avail. In 1964 , it was rumored that Desilu was interested in buying a new television series. Desilu was a much smaller company than MGM, but Roddenberry took his chances, greatly aided with the help of Desilu Executive Herb Solow . This led to a three-year deal with Desilu in April 1964 .

The first attempt to sell the Star Trek format to broadcasting network CBS (Desilu had a first proposal deal with the network) failed. CBS chose another science fiction project, Irwin Allen 's more family-oriented Lost in Space instead of Roddenberry's more cerebral approach. But in May 1964 , NBC 's Vice-President of Programming Mort Werner agreed to give Roddenberry the chance to write three story outlines, one of which NBC would select to turn into a pilot.

One of the submitted story lines, dated 29 June 1964 , was an outline for " The Cage ", and this was the story picked up by NBC. Now, the daunting task that Roddenberry and his crew faced was to develop the Star Trek universe from scratch. Roddenberry recruited many people around him to help think up his version of the future. The RAND Corporation's Harvey P. Lynn acted as a scientific consultant, Pato Guzman was hired as art director, with Matt Jefferies as an assisting production designer. This phase of creativity and brainstorming lasted throughout the summer, until in the last week of September 1964 the final draft of the "The Cage" script was delivered to NBC, after which shooting of the pilot was approved.

The first pilot [ ]

In early October, preparations for shooting "The Cage" began. A few changes in the production crew were made: Roddenberry hired Morris Chapnick , who had worked with him on The Lieutenant , as his assistant. Pato Guzman left to return to Chile and was replaced by Franz Bachelin . Matt Jefferies finalized the design for the Enterprise and various props and interiors. By November 1964 , the sets were ready to be constructed on stages Culver Studios Stage 14 , 15 , and 16 . Roddenberry was not happy with the stages, since they had uneven floors and were not soundproof, as Culver Studios had been established in the silent movie era when soundproofing had not been an issue to consider. Eventually, in 1966 , the rest of the series was shot on Paramount stages 9 and 10 , which were in better shape.

Casting of the characters was not a problem, apart from the lead role of Captain Pike (still known as "Captain April " at this point, later renamed "Captain Winter" before finally choosing "Pike") who Roddenberry convinced Jeffrey Hunter to play. Leonard Nimoy ( Spock ) had worked with Roddenberry on The Lieutenant . Majel Barrett , also a familiar face from The Lieutenant , got the part of the ship's female first officer, Number One . Veteran character actor John Hoyt , who had worked on many science fiction and fantasy projects before, was chosen to play the role of Doctor Phil Boyce . Young Peter Duryea and Laurel Goodwin were hired as José Tyler and Yeoman J.M. Colt , respectively. The extras were cast from a diversity of ethnic groups, which was significant because integration was not a usual occurrence in 1960s television, and segregation was still a reality in the United States.

To produce the pilot episode, Robert H. Justman was hired as assistant director; he had worked on The Outer Limits shortly before. Makeup artist Fred Phillips was brought in as well, whose first job it was to create Spock's ears. Another veteran from The Outer Limits was producer-director Byron Haskin , who joined as associate producer. On 27 November 1964 , the first scenes of "The Cage" (or "The Menagerie," as it was briefly known), were shot. Filming was scheduled to be eleven days, however the production went highly over budget and over schedule, resulting in sixteen shooting days and US$164,248 plus expenses.

But there were still a lot of visual effects to be made. An eleven-foot filming model of the USS Enterprise , designed by Matt Jefferies, was built by Richard Datin , Mel Keys , and Vern Sion in Volmer Jensen 's model shop , and was delivered to the Howard Anderson Company on 29 December 1964 .

In February 1965 , the final version of "The Cage" was delivered at NBC and screened in New York City. NBC officials liked the first pilot. Desilu's Herb Solow says that NBC was surprised by how realistic it looked, and that it was "the most fantastic thing we've ever seen." The reason the pilot was rejected was because it was believed that it would attract only a small audience, and they wanted more action and adventure. They also had problems with the "satanic" Spock and the female first officer (Number One). However, NBC was convinced that Star Trek could be made into a television series, and that NBC itself had been at fault for choosing the "The Cage" script from the original three stories pitched. Also, after spending US$630,000 on "The Cage" (the most expensive TV pilot at the time), they didn't want to have their money wasted. NBC then made the unprecedented move to order a second pilot.

The second pilot [ ]

For the second pilot, NBC requested three story outlines again. These were " Where No Man Has Gone Before " by Samuel A. Peeples , and " Mudd's Women " and " The Omega Glory " by Roddenberry. Although it was the most expensive of the three, NBC chose " Where No Man Has Gone Before ", as it had the most action and most outer space spectacle. However, the other two premises were also made into episodes of the series later.

Filming the second pilot began in July 1965 , and took nine days to complete. The entire cast of " The Cage " was replaced except Spock. Jeffrey Hunter chose not to reprise his role as Captain Pike, mostly by the advice of his wife, who felt that "science fiction ruins her husband's career". Roddenberry wanted both Lloyd Bridges and Jack Lord for the role of the new captain, however both declined. Finally William Shatner , who had previous science fiction experience acting in episodes of The Twilight Zone and The Outer Limits , was chosen. The new captain was named James R. Kirk (later renamed James T. Kirk).

For the role of the chief medical officer, Roddenberry chose veteran actor Paul Fix . Canadian actor James Doohan got the role of chief engineer Scott , and young Japanese-American George Takei was featured as ship's physicist Sulu . The latter two reprised their roles in the upcoming series, though Sulu was a helmsman in the series. Other actors considered for being regulars were Lloyd Haynes as communications officer Alden and Andrea Dromm as Yeoman Smith , but neither of them were re-hired after the pilot.

Many of the production staff were replaced. Robert Dawn served as head make-up artist, however Fred Phillips returned to the position in the series itself. Academy Award winner cinematographer Ernest Haller came out of semi-retirement to work as the director of photography. Associate producer Byron Haskin was replaced by Robert H. Justman , who now shared double duties as producer and assistant director.

The Enterprise model was updated for the second pilot, and many new outer space effects shots were made, most of which were reused in the series itself. The sets were also updated a bit, most notably the main bridge and the transporter room. Most of the uniforms, props, and sets were reused from " The Cage ", however some new props (including the never-seen-again phaser rifle ) and a brand new matte painting (the planet Delta Vega ) were made specially for this episode.

" Where No Man Has Gone Before " was accepted by NBC and the first season of a regular series was ordered for broadcasting in the 1966-67 television season. History was made.

The series begins [ ]

Preparation for the first regular season began in early 1966 . All the Enterprise interior sets were updated, as well as the introduction of brand new uniforms. The look of the show became more colorful and more vivid. The Enterprise model was also updated once more. Also, the entire production was moved from Desilu's Culver City studios to the main Gower Street studio's Stage 9 and 10 ( Paramount Stage 31 and 32 from 1967 onward) in Hollywood.

Kirk (Shatner) and Spock (Nimoy) were kept as the series stars, with Grace Lee Whitney joining the two as Yeoman Janice Rand (replacing Andrea Dromm as Yeoman Smith). Whitney had worked with Roddenberry a year before on an unsold pilot titled Police Story . Publicity photos promoting the new series were made at this time, with the three of them, mostly using props left from the two pilots (most notably the aforementioned phaser rifle). Shatner and Nimoy wore their new uniforms on these photographs, while Whitney had to wear an old, pilot version.

Scott (Doohan) and Sulu (Takei) were also kept, the latter becoming the ship's helmsman instead of physicist. Two additions made the Enterprise main crew complete: DeForest Kelley was hired to play the new chief medical officer, Leonard McCoy , as Roddenberry had known him from previous projects, including the aforementioned Police Story . Actress Nichelle Nichols got the role of communications officer Uhura , who became a symbol of the racial and gender diversity of the show. Nichols was a last minute addition, weeks before filming began on the first regular episode.

Jerry Finnerman became the new director of photography, while Fred Phillips, Matt Jefferies, and Rolland M. Brooks returned to their former positions. Writer John D.F. Black was brought in as the second associate producer (next to Justman). While Roddenberry and Black handled the script and story issues, Justman was in charge of the physical aspects of production.

Filming of the first regular episode, " The Corbomite Maneuver " began on 24 May 1966 . Finally Star Trek debuted on NBC with a "Sneak Preview" episode at 8:30 pm (EST) on 8 September 1966 . NBC chose " The Man Trap " (the fifth episode in production order) to air first, mainly because they felt it was more of a "traditional monster story" and featured more action.

The first season [ ]

In August 1966 , several changes were made in the Star Trek production staff. Roddenberry stepped down as line producer and became the executive producer. His replacement was Gene L. Coon , who also regularly contributed to the series as a writer. While Black had also left the series, story editor Steven W. Carabatsos came in, sharing story duties with Roddenberry and Coon. To handle post-production, Edward K. Milkis was brought in by Justman. Carabatsos had left Star Trek near the end of the season, and was replaced by D.C. Fontana , formerly Roddenberry's secretary and a writer for the series.

Syndication [ ]

• See : Syndication

Due to the overall length of the episodes of The Original Series , several minutes of each episode are frequently cut during the show's reruns, notably on the Sci-Fi Channel . Starting in April 2006 , the G4 network began airing the full length episodes in "Uncut Marathons" on Saturdays. G4 stopped airing these full-length versions in November 2006, and has discontinued its run of Star Trek 2.0 , which was a trivia-oriented and interactive version of the show for the viewers.

For current airings see Where to watch .

Reception [ ]

The Original Series has been nominated for and won a number of awards over the years. Some of the awards include:

• The series was nominated for thirteen Emmy Awards during its run, but did not win any.
• It was nominated eight times for the "Best Dramatic Presentation" Hugo Award , sweeping the nominees in 1968. It won twice, and Roddenberry won a special award in 1968.
• The 2003 "Pop Culture Award" in the TV Land Awards .
• The 2005 Saturn Award for "Best DVD Retro Television Release."

Aaron Harberts and James Frain cited TOS as their favorite Star Trek series. ( AT : " O Discovery, Where Art Thou? ")

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Star Trek: The Original Series Cast List

Star Trek: The Original Series cast list, including photos of the actors when available. This list includes all of the Star Trek: The Original Series main actors and actresses , so if they are an integral part of the show you'll find them below. You can various bits of trivia about these Star Trek: The Original Series stars, such as where the actor was born and what their year of birth is. This cast list of actors from Star Trek: The Original Series focuses primarily on the main characters, but there may be a few actors who played smaller roles on Star Trek: The Original Series that are on here as well.

Everything from William Shatner to Julie Newmar is included on this list.

If you are wondering, "Who are the actors from Star Trek: The Original Series?" or "Who starred on Star Trek: The Original Series?" then this list will help you answer those questions.

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The Original 'Star Trek' Cast: Where Are They Now?

For the last four decades, the original Enterprise crew has lived long and prospered

On the heels of the hit film rebooting the classic Star Trek story, PEOPLE opens hailing frequencies with the classic cast of the original Trek : where they’ve boldly gone, what the Trek phenomenon means to them – and what they think of their new counterparts.

William Shatner (Capt. James T. Kirk) RECENT WORK: An Emmy-winning turn as Denny Crane on ABC’s Boston Legal ; hosts Shatner’s Raw Nerve talk show on Bio; 2008 memoir Up Til Now ; Priceline.com commercials.

NEXT UP: The documentary Gonzo Ballet , dance performances of six songs written with musician Ben Folds.

Shatner, 78, had one of the most the most visible post- Trek careers, but he still held out hope he’d play Kirk one more time in the new film, awaiting a call from director J.J. Abrams down to the last minute of editing. “I had my cell phone with me all the time,” he laughs. “But no. They opened the film without me.” He’s still open to reprising the role one day, but says wryly, “it’s in other people’s hands. It’s such an awkward and humiliating position be in!”

“I will be eternally grateful for the opportunity that it gave me, the doors that it opened and the career that I was able to have – and am able to have – as a result,” he says. “I don’t know where I would’ve been had it not been for Star Trek , but I certainly know where I am because it did happen. It’s been a very meaningful and joyful thing for me in my life.”

ON THE NEWBIE: “My impression of Chris Pine is that it’s perfect casting. He’s young and he’s handsome and he will be rich.”

Leonard Nimoy (Mr. Spock) RECENT WORK: 2008’s The Full Body Project , a book of his nude photography; the new Star Trek film.

NEXT UP: A recurring role on J.J. Abrams’ Fox series Fringe ; a photo exhibit at the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Arts in 2010.

BACK IN THE ACT: Nimoy announced his retirement from acting in 2003, but returned to Star Trek after J.J. Abrams reawakened his passion and “reminded me what it really could be.” Still, the 78-year-old actor admits that even after putting the ears back on, “it took a little while for me to get my bearings. What I enjoyed hearing later was that the young people were all intimidated by me. I said to them, ‘Look, when I was your age and at your stage in the business, and the older guy came on the set that had been around for 30 or 40 or 50 years, I was intimidated. Now it’s their turn!'”

He remains very close with co-star Shatner (“We finish each other’s sentences”) but despite their past, oft-maligned musical efforts, don’t expect a duet. “I don’t think I’d record an album with him,” he says. “I don’t think that either of us should record any more albums!”

ON THE NEWBIE: “Zachary Quinto and I watched some episodes. We wanted to get a sense of the flavor of what it was we were doing in the ’60s. But he’s found his own way to play Spock. I think he does it extremely well.”

Nichelle Nichols (Uhura) RECENT WORK: 2005’s Are We There Yet? ; recurring role on NBC’s Heroes .

NEXT UP: This Bitter Earth with Billy Dee Williams and Richard Roundtree.

Nichols, 76, recalls that the weekend after she resigned from Star Trek to pursue her singing career, Dr. Martin Luther King convinced her – as the only black woman in a command position on television at the time – to stay. “He said ‘You have established dreams for us and you cannot take that away. This is your destiny.’ I was nearly in tears.”

Her presence inspired future achievers like Whoopi Goldberg that black people had a place in the future, and reversed others’ racist beliefs. “I had young white men and women come to me and say, ‘Your being on Star Trek broke the binds that tied me to hatred – thinking I was superior, and knowing within I was not. I wanted to be something better.’ When that comes at you, it changes your heart.”

ON THE NEWBIE: When Abrams sneaked her onto the set, Nichols says Zoe Saldana “just lost it. We sat there for about two hours and talked and talked. She said ‘I knew I could be anything I wanted to be when I saw you.’ I said ‘No one else could have been cast but you.'”

George Takei (Sulu) RECENT WORK: Recurring role as Masi Oka’s father on Heroes ; Howard Stern’s SIRIUS Radio announcer.

NEXT UP: Narration for symphony orchestra recordings; lobbying for the legalization of same-sex marriage.

Along with steady roles, Takei’s been in the public eye since announcing in 2005 that he’s gay and marrying longtime partner Brad Altman last year – just before California banned same-sex marriage. “Our marriage is [legally] solid,” he says. “But we’re concerned about others and the basic idea of equality. I’m absolutely confident that our Supreme Court will throw out Proposition 8.”

Takei, 72, says Star Trek has endured because “the core values are still pertinent and relevant. It tantalizes you to imagine what else is going to come about in the future. To be inventive, to be innovative and to boldly go where no one has gone before – that phrase really sums up the point.”

ON THE NEWBIE: “John Cho had heard many exaggerated stories about fans. I assured him ‘Yes, we have very intense and very loyal fans, but they are just as diverse as the cast of Star Trek . So enjoy it. You’re going to have a great time. I’m absolutely confident that Sulu’s in good hands.’ ”

Walter Koenig (Chekov) RECENT WORK: Recurring role as Bester on Babylon Five ; voice actor in Star Trek video games.

NEXT UP: Wrote, produced and co-stars in the indie sci-fi film InAlienable .

“I was very lucky to be awarded that role,” says Koenig, 72. “With Star Trek you could always find something to respect and feel good about in the stories that we were telling. I’m pleased that if I had to be identified so thoroughly with anything, Star Trek certainly would be one of my top choices.”

Not everyone fell under Trek ‘s sway. Koenig recalls when he and James Doohan appeared at a video store opening in North Carolina: “We had been talked into appearing in our uniforms – the ONLY time that I allowed myself to get talked into doing that. We were waiting in the hotel lobby and a woman who had just checked in came over and said, ‘Y’all mind taking my bags to the room now?’ ”

ON THE NEWBIE: “I just told Anton Yelchin to do it his way. And to invest his personal experience and the way he feels about life into the character. Make it his interpretation. These characters are not historical figures, they’re fictional concoctions.”

Deforest Kelley (Dr. McCoy) and James Doohan (Scotty) Kelley was the first of the classic cast to pass away, in 1999 at age 79, followed by Doohan, in 2005, at 85. Kelley was “the epitome of a Southern gentleman,” recalls Shatner, “a good friend upon whom you could count at any time.” Doohan, says Takei, “was a great buddy. He wore his emotions on his sleeves – plural – and was a great, embracing guy.”

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The Only 3 Actors Still Alive From The Cast Of Star Trek: The Original Series

We're coming up at warp speed to the 60th anniversary of the "Star Trek" premiere, which aired on NBC on September 8, 1966. Though the original series only ran for three years, it spawned a media franchise that's still one of the biggest in the world today and which changed the face of science fiction forever. We might not have fandom in the way we do today if not for "Star Trek," as it's largely responsible for the modern style of fan fiction, shipping, and contemporary fanzines, among other things.

Sadly, since it's been so long since the series premiered, most of the actors who made it so special have passed away in the years since. Leonard Nimoy , the man behind the inimitable Spock, passed away in 2015. DeForest Kelley, who played Dr. Leonard "Bones" McCoy, died in 1999, Scotty actor James Doohan passed away in 2005, and Nichelle Nichols, who played Nyota Uhura, died in 2022 at the age of 89. Many of the other supporting players from the show's three seasons have sadly also passed, but together, they leave a legacy that will continue to stand the test of time.

Not every original "Star Trek" actor has passed away , though. A few are still making their mark on the world and even acting in their old age. These are the only three actors still alive from the main cast of "Star Trek: The Original Series."

William Shatner: Captain James T. Kirk

Any level of "Star Trek" fan will know that William Shatner — Captain James Tiberius Kirk himself — is still thriving at the age of 92 at the time of writing. Not only that, but he's far from what anyone would call a retirement. His long and illustrious career includes "Star Trek: The Original Series," the later films in which he reprised his role as Kirk, other hit movies like "Miss Congeniality," a substantial stretch as a recording artist, and a number of science-fiction novels he either wrote or co-wrote, including the "TekWar" series.

One would think that after accomplishing so much, Shatner would be happy to live in peace and quiet in his 90s, but that's far from the case. He's continued to take on voice acting work, playing the role of Keldor on Netflix's "Masters of the Universe: Revolution," and his recent work out of character includes a 2022 turn on "The Masked Singer" and a role as host for the 2023 reality TV series "Stars on Mars." The latter was an appropriate job not only because of Shatner's "Star Trek" history but also his own highly publicized journey to space in 2021, which made him the oldest human to enter the cosmos.

Though Shatner is still incredibly active, he's also been pretty candid about his age in recent years. "The sad thing is that the older a person gets the wiser they become and then they die with all that knowledge," Shatner said in a 2023 interview with Variety . "But what does live on are good deeds. If you do a good deed, it reverberates to the end of time."

George Takei: Hikaru Sulu

Like his former co-star William Shatner, George Takei hasn't skipped a beat in his old age. After getting his start doing English-language voiceovers for some Toho kaiju movies in the late 1950s, along with a handful of other smaller roles, Takei climbed to fame playing Hikaru Sulu on "Star Trek: The Original Series." In the decades since the show ended, he's remained quite active as an actor and political activist.

Like Shatner and the other main actors of the original "Star Trek," Takei returned for the theatrical follow-up films that began in 1979. Most of his acting work in recent times has been in the realm of animation, however, making Takei's deep voice as iconic as his physical presence. He's played characters in everything from "Avatar: The Last Airbender" and "Star Wars: Visions" to "The Simpsons" and "BoJack Horseman." He even reprises his role as Sulu on the adult animated comedy "Star Trek: Lower Decks." In between these performances, Takei has made time for extensive political activism, frequently speaking out publicly on social issues like racial equality and LGBTQ+ rights.

At the age of 86, Takei is still balancing a lot of acting work and political spokesmanship. In 2022, he was given an honorary doctorate from the University of South Australia, and in 2023, he voiced major roles on both "Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai" and the critically acclaimed "Blue Eye Samurai."

Walter Koenig: Pavel Chekov

The final actor still alive from the main cast of "Star Trek: The Original Series" is Walter Koenig, now 87 years old, who played Ensign Pavel Chekov on the show and in the ensuing theatrical films. His work prior to being cast on the show mainly consisted of various small parts on other TV series, including "General Hospital," "Mr. Novak," and "The Alfred Hitchcock Hour." But after debuting as Chekov, Koenig's most notable work for the rest of his career has generally been in the realm of science fiction.

In addition to his many Trek appearances, Koenig played Alfred Bester on "Babylon 5." he hasn't been as active over the last decade, but he still works from time to time, like in the 2018 sci-fi movie "Diminuendo" or the 2017 animated series "Stretch Armstrong and the Flex Fighters." In 2023, he briefly reprised his role as Chekov for "Star Trek: Picard" Season 3.

It was also announced in 2023 that Koenig was joining the "7th Rule" podcast to review episodes of "Star Trek: The Original Series." In an interview with Screen Rant promoting the show, Koenig spoke highly of his time on the series and mourned the death of Anton Yelchin, who played Chekov in the J. J. Abrams "Star Trek" films. "I met him," Koenig said. "Very bright, delightful young man. Very talented. My God, in the short time he had, he did several folds as many jobs as I ever had. So you've got to applaud his talent. Very, very sad."

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The Original ‘Star Trek’ Cast: Where They’ve Boldly Gone, Then and Now

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You may have caught the classic sci-fi series Star Trek during its original run in the mid-1960s or, if not, then you caught it in reruns throughout the 1970s or '80s. But whenever it was that you discovered the starship Enterprise and its crew, it seems pretty impossible to believe you could have imagined it still being part of the popular conversation nearly 60 years after it made its debut. Or , even more incredibly, that one of the Star Trek cast members would actually make his way into space.

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The original Star Trek series made … well, stars out of its cast, who must have been just as amazed as the audience to find their lives and careers intersecting repeatedly following the show's cancellation in 1969. They first reunited for 1973 to 1974's Saturday morning Star Trek: The Animated Series , and went on to appear in six movie adventures between 1979's Star Trek: The Motion Picture and 1991's Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country .

What follows is a look at those beloved actors in the Star Trek cast between and beyond their journeys to the final frontier.

William Shatner as Captain James T. Kirk

Coming from a background that included acclaimed roles on stage ( The World of Suzie Wong, A Shot in the Dark ), screen ( The Brothers Karamazov, Judgment at Nuremberg) and television ( The Twilight Zone, The Outer Limits, For the People ), William Shatner was deemed the right man to captain the starship Enterprise and he did so brilliantly. But when the show ended in 1969, things weren't so easy, and although he starred in the short-lived series The Barbary Coast , he had to pay the bills by participating on game shows, guest starring on different TV series, starring in low budget movies and appearing in TV and radio commercials.

A lifeline was thrown to him in the form of 1979's Star Trek: The Motion Picture , the success of which essentially relaunched his career.

Not only would Shatner star in six other films in the franchise, but he was featured in the title role of the police drama T.J. Hooker (1982 to 1986), hosted Rescue 911 (1989 to 1996), produced and starred in the TekWar series (1994 to 1996) — based on his own science fiction book series under the same umbrella title — achieved critical acclaim and an Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series for his role as Denny Crane in Boston Legal (2004 to 2008), performed a one-man show on Broadway, narrated countless documentaries and TV specials, recorded albums, and authored a couple of dozen fiction and non-fiction books .

Oh, and in 2021 he became the oldest person to go into space , doing so aboard the Blue Origin NS-18 . For fans of Star Trek it was a a thrill, but for Shatner himself the response was not one that would have expected.

"This was an immensely powerful awakening for me," he said on stage at a convention. "It filled me with sadness. I realized that we had spent decades, if not centuries, being obsessed with looking away, with looking outside. I did my share in popularizing the idea that space was the final frontier. But I had to get to space to understand that Earth is and will stay our only home. And that we have been ravaging it, relentlessly, making it uninhabitable."

Again, not what one would have expected.

Leonard Nimoy as Mr. Spock

Leonard Nimoy , who would have seemingly been the most typecast from Star Trek having played Mr. Spock, actually went on to the most successful career of all the cast members during the 10-year period between the end of the original series and the release of Star Trek: The Motion Picture .

In 1969 he immediately shifted over to a co-starring role in the hit series Mission: Impossible for 49 episodes, playing make-up genius Paris. Following his departure in 1972, he played the lead in the national touring company of the musical Fiddler on the Roof , portrayed another "logical" character in the form of Sherlock Holmes, offered up his take on Vincent Van Gogh in the one-man show Vincent , and starred on Broadway in Equus . He made numerous appearances in episodic series and TV films, and narrated the syndicated show In Search of...

On the big screen he reprised the role of Spock in six films featuring the original cast, and portrayed the character in J.J. Abrams' 2009 reboot as well as the 2013 sequel Star Trek Into Darkness , which would turn out to be his final filmed role. Earlier he segued into directing, doing so for Star Trek III (1984) and Star Trek IV (1986) before taking on Three Men and a Baby (1987), The Good Mother (1988), Funny About Love (1990) and Holy Matrimony (1994).

Between 1973 and 2002 he wrote seven books of poetry, two biographies — I Am Not Spock (1975) and I Am Spock (1995) — and published three books of photography. Additionally, he recorded five albums between 1967's Leonard Nimoy Presents Mr. Spock's Music from Outer Space and 1970's The New World of Leonard Nimoy .

Nimoy was married twice and had two children. He died on February 27, 2015 of complications from COPD at the age of 83.

DeForest Kelley as Dr. Leonard "Bones" McCoy

In essence, Dr. Leonard "Bones" McCoy served as the conscience to Captain Kirk aboard the Enterprise , and as such was perhaps the most humanistic of all the characters. There's a bit of irony there in the sense that actor DeForest Kelley built his acting career on playing villains in Western films and TV shows. His post- Star Trek career was fairly limited, starring in the 1972 film Night of the Lepus , about a battle against giant killer bunnies, and he reprised the role of McCoy in six Star Trek features and the first episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation .

He married Carolyn Dowling in 1945 and was with her until his death on June 11, 1999 at age 79 of stomach cancer.

James Doohan as Montgomery 'Scotty' Scott

Canadian born James Montgomery Doohan had, by his own estimation, appeared on 4,000 radio programs and 450 television shows before he played Scotty for the first time in the second Star Trek pilot, "Where No Man Has Gone Before." Like his co-stars, he brought the character to the big screen in six feature films, co-starring with Shatner and Walter Koenig in the seventh, Star Trek: Generations ; and also appearing in the "Relics" episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation .

Other film credits include Rock Hudson 's Pretty Maids All in a Row and Man in the Wilderness (both 1971), Loaded Weapon 1 (1993) and, in his final film role, Skinwalker: Curse of the Shaman (2005). He co-starred in the Saturday morning live action series Jason of Star Command (1978), and in seven episodes of The Bold and the Beautiful between 1996 and 1997.

Although there were other TV guest spots, he spent much of his time each year doing the convention circuit, which turned out to be fairly lucrative. He wrote his autobiography, Beam Me Up, Scotty: Star Trek's "Scotty" in His Own Words ; and three entries in The Flight Engineer book series.

Married three times, he had a total of seven children. He died on July 20, 2005 of complications from pulmonary fibrosis. He was 85.

Nichelle Nichols as Lt. Uhura

Trying to break through as a black actress in the 1960s was not an easy thing to do, but Nichelle Nichols continued to push, finding small roles in a few films between 1959's Porgy and Bess and 1966's Mister Buddwing .

On TV she could be seen in episodes of Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry's The Lieutenant , Peyton Place and Tarzan before being hired to play Uhura. Although Nichols was planning on quitting the show after the first season, she was talked out of it by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. , and remained with the franchise for much of her life. She played Uhura in six films as well as the fan-made production, Star Trek: Of Gods and Men .

Nichols impact as Uhura was such that NASA worked with her to recruit minority and female personnel for the space agency, her recruitees including the first American female astronaut, Sally Ride; and the first black astronaut, United States Air Force Colonel Guion Bluford. "When I began," the actress pointed out, "NASA had 1,500 applications. Six months later, they had 8,000. I like to think some of those were encouraged by me. The aim was to find qualified people among women and minorities, then to convince them that the opportunity was real and that it also was a duty, because this was historic. I really had this sense of purpose about it myself."

In subsequent years, she provided her voice to a number of TV animated characters, including playing herself on Futurama and The Simpsons ; there was a recurring role on Heroes and the soap opera, The Young and the Restless ; and film parts in later years included The White Orchid and American Nightmares (both 2018) and Unbelievable!!!!! (2020). Additionally, she recorded three albums, penned her autobiography ( Beyond Uhura ) and wrote a pair of sci-fi novels, Saturn's Child and Saturna's Quest . Married twice, she has one son (Kyle Johnson). In 2015, Nichols suffered a minor stroke and, three years later, was diagnosed with dementia. She died of heart failure on July 30, 2022 at 89 .

George Takei as Sulu

George Takei — born Hosato Takei — certainly diversified following Star Trek . Not only did he make appearances on a variety of television series (including The Six Million Dollar Man, Ironside, Marcus Welby, M.D. and Kung Fu ), but he co-wrote the 1979 science fiction/swashbuckler novel Mirror Friend, Mirror Foe and threw his hat into the Los Angeles political arena — and not for the last time.

While Takei has been able to work fairly consistently in film and television — beyond the six Star Trek films he appeared in — he's stayed busy with myriad projects, including the 2012 musical Allegiance , which explores his own experiences and research into the Japanese American internment of World War II.

Prior to that, he co-wrote the graphic novel They Called Us Enemy , which focused on his family's internment. In addition, he took on reality shows such as The Apprentice and I'm a Celebrity ... Get Me Out of Here! . He wrote 1994's To the Stars: The Autobiography of George Takei , and followed with two additional non-fiction tomes.

In 2005, he came out as gay and emphasized that he and partner Brad Altman had been, at that point, in a relationship for 18 years (the duo also became the first same-sex married couple in West Hollywood three years later). Since then he has been involved in quite a number of campaigns demanding equal rights for members of the LGBT community.

Walter Koenig as Chekov

Walter Koenig, like his costars, did his fair share of episodic television work following his two seasons as Chekov in the Star Trek cast, co-starred in the Gene Roddenberry television pilot, The Questor Tapes ; had a recurring role on the sci-fi series Babylon 5 and reprised the role of Chekov in seven Star Trek films.

Additionally, he served as an acting teacher, directed plays, wrote novels and penned the scripts for such primetime television fare as Family and What Really Happened to the Class of '65?. On top of that, there are the screenplays for I Wish I May, You're Never Alone When You're a Schizophenic and several one-act plays. His most recent film roles are Who is Martin Danzig? (2018) and Unbelievable!!!!! (2020).

Koenig has written a trio of memoirs ( Warped Factors: A Neurotic's Guide to the Universe , Chekov's Enterprise and Beaming Up and Getting Off: Life Before and Beyond Star Trek ), the sci-fi novel Buck Alice and the Actor-Rabbit , and the comics Raver and Walter Koenig's Things to Come . He was married to Judy Levitt from 1965 until her death in in 2022. They have two children.

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Ready? Let’s fly.

10. “Coming Home” (season 4, episode 13)

The finale of Discovery ’s fourth season is an example of everything that’s great about the series, but also everything that’s lame about it. The Federation’s climactic confrontation with the extragalactic Species 10-C is visually splendid, emotionally intense, and ultimately a story about communication and empathy, the cornerstone of Star Trek’s ethos. Sonequa Martin-Green delivers one of the best performances in the entire franchise, as her character swallows her shock and grief at her partner’s apparent death and steadies herself for duty.

But, by the end of the episode, everything has worked out swimmingly, there are hugs and smiles and no lasting consequences. Popular progressive lawmaker Stacey Abrams makes a cameo as the President of Earth to congratulate the show’s producers Captain Burnham on her inspirational work. That’s Discovery for you — sometimes amazing, sometimes cringe, often at the same time.

9. “Terra Firma, parts 1 and 2” (season 3, episodes 9 and 10)

It’s wild to remember that, in the years before her Oscar-winning, career-redefining role in Everything Everywhere All at Once , Michelle Yeoh was playing a sassy wicked stepmother from a hell dimension on Star Trek: Discovery . As the Mirror Universe’s dethroned Emperor Philippa Georgiou, Yeoh simultaneously menaced and nurtured her daughter Michael’s goody-goody Starfleet counterpart for the better part of two seasons. Georgiou is one of the show’s most interesting characters, an apex predator removed from a predatory environment and placed in one that rewards cooperation and trust.

Her two-part send-off episode, in which she is returned to her home only to discover how much she’s changed, is twisty and campy and genuinely affecting. The rest of the regular cast gets to go wild playing their evil counterparts, and Yeoh gets to explore depths of her character that Georgiou herself would deny even exist. Discovery definitely suffers from her absence, but at least we get the spinoff movie Section 31 out of the deal.

8. “Unification III” (season 3, episode 7)

The middle of season 3 is arguably the most interesting phase in Michael Burnham’s development. After saving the entire galaxy and stranding herself in the distant future, the once stiff Michael adapts to a new life as a freewheeling adventurer just in time for Starfleet to come calling again. But in this scattered and chaotic new era, does she even still believe in the Federation? What is her purpose?

Appropriately, Michael finds her answers where her journey began — her former home planet of Vulcan, now called Ni’Var — and by seeing the results of her brother Spock’s tireless efforts to reunite the Vulcan and Romulan peoples. Unification III is essentially Burnham’s thesis defense for the Federation, and the person she most needs to convince is herself.

7. “Face the Strange” (season 5, episode 4)

No lead Star Trek character has undergone more change than Michael Burnham. From a stoic scientist raised by Vulcans to a traumatized fugitive to a rogue space adventure to a maverick Starfleet captain, Michael’s been through a lot. Season 5’s Face the Strange sends Captain Burnham bouncing uncontrollably through time, eventually pitting her face to face against her worst self.

The confrontation between season 1 Michael and season 5 Michael is both a fun little nostalgia pop and also an incredible whiplash moment that reminds the audience of just how different a show Discovery used to be. The producers may not have known that season 5 was going to be the show’s end, but they couldn’t have picked a better time to reflect on its beginning.

6. “Brother” (season 2, episode 1)

After its grim and divisive first season, Discovery took a hard turn toward the bright and colorful. With the arrival of Anson Mount as Captain Christopher Pike, Michael Burnham and the USS Discovery found a new optimism and a new purpose, as they began their pursuit of the mysterious “Red Angel.”

Though Discovery was always aiming to capture the excitement and fun of the Abrams-era Star Trek feature films , Brother is where it comes closest to the mark. If the entire series had lived up to the promise of this re-pilot, Discovery might have gone down as one of the best series in the Trek canon.

5. “…But To Connect” (season 4, episode 7)

Because of its serialized format, Discovery did not do many old-school Star Trek “message episodes,” and when it did, the writers were often sneaky about it. One of the two main storylines in …But To Connect is essentially a Human Resources mediation between Commander Paul Stamets (Anthony Rapp) and the USS Discovery’s sentient AI, Zora (voice of Annabelle Wallis). Stamets is nervous about allowing an AI to operate autonomously aboard the ship and thinks something should be done to limit her power.

But the debate being had isn’t really about artificial intelligence, it’s about whether a person with entrenched social authority (in this case, Stamets) should be permitted to limit the rights or potential of someone who they find unsettling or unfamiliar (Zora) purely based on their own discomfort. Should a trans person conceal or rein in their gender identity because it makes a cis coworker uncomfortable, or should the cis person be the one to adjust? If the answer isn’t obvious to you already, this episode will help.

4. “Whistlespeak” (season 5, episode 6)

Of Discovery ’s rare attempts at classic Trek moral dilemmas, Whistlespeak is by far the most resonant and the most fun. To begin with, Burnham and Tilly (Mary Wiseman) get to indulge in a goofy away mission in which they infiltrate a pre-warp civilization and participate in an uphill marathon while essentially dying of thirst.

The dynamic between the old friends is never more lively and comedic than it is here. But, just as importantly, Whistlespeak offers two storylines that explore the contrast between religion and faith. Religion is based on rigid rules and beliefs, but faith is about what you don’t know but choose to believe. Is it really necessary to impose absolutes on something that is inherently ephemeral?

3. “Far From Home” (season 3, episode 2)

A common complaint about Discovery is its narrow focus on a single character, something that’s common enough on television but unusual for Star Trek. Discovery is about Michael Burnham first and foremost, and the rest of the crew are secondary characters. But what if you did an episode without Michael?

In Far From Home , the USS Discovery has just followed Michael into the future only to arrive without her. Beached on a strange, hostile world, Commander Saru (Doug Jones) and the rest of the crew must figure out what to make of this strange new frontier, not knowing whether they’ll ever be reunited with their friend. It’s a terrific introduction to the Wild West of the 32nd century, and an opportunity for the rest of the cast to shine.

2. “Magic to Make the Sanest Man Go Mad” (season 1, episode 6)

As a standalone episode of television, Magic to Make the Sanest Man Go Mad is squarely the best single hour in all of Discovery . It’s one of the first episodes in the series to lighten up a bit, as Harry Mudd (Rainn Wilson) traps the ship in a time loop and murders Captain Lorca (Jason Issacs) over and over and over in a variety of imaginative ways. There are cute character moments for both Burnham and Stamets, and there’s a Wyclef Jean needledrop — what else could you ask for?

The trouble is, it doesn’t really feel like any other episode of Discovery , and as evidenced by our Buffy the Vampire Slayer countdown , that counts for something. Discovery could have definitely used more goofy hour-long adventures like this one, but as it stands, it’d be more at home on Strange New Worlds than it is here.

1. “Such Sweet Sorrow, parts 1 and 2” (season 2, episodes 13 and 14)

The two-part finale of Discovery ’s second season is an exhausting and exhilarating ride, as all of the show’s ongoing threads converge for a high-stakes space battle. The USS Discovery and Pike’s Enterprise finally reunite, Section 31’s evil AI makes its play for galactic conquest, and everyone from Emperor Georgiou to Klingon Chancellor L’Rell (Mary Chieffo) to that alien queen who only actually appeared on an episode of Short Treks you probably haven’t seen shows up to the party.

Most importantly, we get the reconciliation between Michael Burnham and her foster brother Spock (Ethan Peck), who set aside decades of regret and resentment to save all organic life and say their final goodbyes. Michael sets off on her new life in the distant future, Spock steps right onto a terrific new spinoff , and it’s a happy ending for everyone.

Chris Pine On Possibly Playing a Different Captain Kirk in Star Trek 4

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• Chris Pine is curious about playing an older Captain Kirk in a potential Star Trek 4 .
• Pine is open about his love for his Star Trek co-stars and hopes for a future project together.
• Pine's directorial debut, Poolman , received negative reviews, but he remains positive.

The future of Chris Pine in the Star Trek universe is currently uncertain, but the actor is curious about playing an older version of Captain Kirk in the future . Pine played Kirk in all three of J.J. Abbrams' Star Trek movies between 2009 and 2016, and is considered by many to be as good as William Shatner (who played the same character in Star Trek: The Original Series ). It's been 8 years since Pine last appeared as Captain James T. Kirk on the big-screen, but the actor recently revealed he wonders where the characters he appeared alongside could be in the long-delayed Star Trek 4 .

Speaking at ACE Superhero Comic Con 2024 (via PopVerse ), Pine shared his love for his old co-stars (which included Zachary Quinto, Zoe Saldaña, Simon Pegg, Karl Urban, John Cho, and the late Anton Yelchin), and pondered about what a new Star Trek movie could look like. Pine said:

"In terms of the next phase of [Star Trek], obviously you’re all fans, so I’m sure you’ve read it… We all like one another a lot. I’m good friends with everybody I’ve worked with. We have a great time doing it. I’m a lot older now, so I would be curious where that next story lands us in terms of what it would be and what we’ve said in the press."

A fourth Star Trek movie featuring the same characters has gone in and out of development hell for years. At one point, Quentin Tarantino was on board to direct the movie, but that concept was ultimately shelved. The original cast members have all reportedly agreed that they would return for a fourth installment, but the likelihood of the movie making it out of production hell is currently uncertain.

Chris Pine Recently Made His Directorial Debut with the Critically Maligned Poolman

Poolman (2023).

While news about Chris Pine's return to the Star Trek franchise is currently uncertain, the actor is still incredibly busy with new projects. Pine recently made his directorial debut with the comedy Poolman . The movie follows Pine's titular poolman, Darren Barrenman, as he's approached by a mysterious femme fatale to help uncover a shady business deal. The movie features an ensemble cast, including DeWanda Wise , Jennifer Jason Leigh, Annette Bening, Danny DeVito, Clancy Brown, and Juliet Mills.

Chris Pine Left a Little Confused Over Star Trek 4 Development: 'I Guess I Was Wrong'

Chris Pine has been discussing the long-awaited arrival of Star Trek 4...

The reviews have not been kind to Poolman . The movie is currently Chris Pine's lowest rated film on Rotten Tomatoes, sitting at 22%, with a 20% audience score. However, Pine has taken the negative reviews in stride. The actor described bad reviews as part of the Hollywood business , and the critical reception made him love his work even more. Pine said:

"When the film came out at Toronto and just got f*cking panned. I guess I wasn't totally surprised. I tried to make a joyful film... I was not trying to make some sort of Niche film. But [there] was so much joy behind it, to then be met with this fuselage of not so joyous stuff was like, 'Oh my God!' So the cognitive dissonance there was quite something. t's been really, ultimately, kind of the best thing that's ever happened to me, because it's forced me to double down on joy. And really double down on what I love most about my job."

Alongside Poolman , Pine recently lent his voice to the role of King Magnifico in Wish , which is now available to stream on Disney+.

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8 Ways Star Trek: Discovery Made Star Trek Better

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• Star Trek: Discovery season 2 improves upon the franchise with a new direction, diverse cast, and complex storytelling.
• Ethan Peck's fresh take on Spock and Anson Mount's Captain Pike bring depth to the characters, while the Red Angel explores time travel's morality.
• Section 31 adds a dark mystery to Star Trek canon, questioning the Federation's values and offering a complex antagonist.

I think Star Trek: Discovery season 2 is Star Trek at its best. Discovery took the franchise in a new direction, redirecting the focus from canceled Star Trek shows like The Next Generation and Deep Space Nine . Thanks in part to the diversity and complexity of Star Trek: Discovery 's cast and characters , its first season ushered in a golden era of Star Trek television, ensuring the future success of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds and Star Trek: Picard . As strong as its first season was, Star Trek: Discovery 's season 2 was even better.

Star Trek: Discovery broke the franchise's usual episodic style with a serialized narrative woven through every episode. After Discovery season 1's shocking ending reintroducing the USS Enterprise, Star Trek: Discovery 's Red Ange l gave the show a complex mystery that strengthened the season's emotional value . In addition to Star Trek legacy characters making a comeback, Discovery season 2 highlighted its previously established characters and further contextualized their backstories and characterizations. I believe Discovery season 2's 14 stories are some of the very best episodes of Star Trek and set the tone for future seasons and subsequent spin-off series.

Say what you will about Star Trek: Discovery, but the divisive show undoubtedly added to the infinite diversity of the Star Trek franchise.

5 Ethan Peck As Spock Brings Back Classic Star Trek

A fresh new take was just what spock needed.

One of Star Trek: Discovery 's best aspects was the reintroduction of the Vulcan Science Officer Lieutenant Spock (Ethan Peck), and Discovery season 2 added a layer of intricate complexity to his character. While J.J. Abrams' rebooted Star Trek movies satiated nostalgia for Star Trek: The Original Series , Peck revived the character with a fresh take and a stoic but youthful energy . I think Ethan's portrayal is so good because Leonard Nimoy's Spock is always in Peck's head , but he still manages to make the character feel classic without his performance feeling like an impression.

I think this exploration, told through flashbacks, is extremely helpful in better understanding the character of Spock, as seen in later timeline versions of the character.

Star Trek: Discovery season 2 follows Lt. Spock as he unravels a mystery that has plagued him since he was a boy after the Red Angel visited him. He also reunites with his estranged adopted sister, Commander Michael Burnham (Sonequa Martin-Green). I think this exploration, told through flashbacks, is extremely helpful in better understanding the character of Spock, as seen in later timeline versions of the character. Ethan Peck would later join the Star Trek: Strange New Worlds cast and reprise his role as Spock, this time back on the USS Enterprise.

4 Captain Pike Reminds Us What Starfleet Is All About

Anson mount's pike brings honor back to starfleet.

Star Trek: Discovery season 2 also features Captain Christopher Pike (Anson Mount), reviving the character previously played by Jeffrey Hunter in Star Trek: The Original Series . As a fan of the franchise, Mount is proud that Star Trek can be different things, and his role in Discovery season 2 proves that. While balancing serial storytelling with characters' arcs can be challenging, Star Trek: Discovery uses Captain Pike to weave together the show's plot lines while also focusing on his personal character developmen t. In Discovery season 2's opener, Christopher Pike takes command of the USS Discovery after the shocking exit of Captain Gabriel Lorca (Jason Isaacs).

Captain Pike proves his motives throughout the season, with honor, loyalty, and bravery remaining integral to his character.

It's immediately apparent that Captain Pike is the antithesis of Lorca. He has a deeply ingrained respect for his new crew while also harboring love for the Starship Enterprise's crew he left behind. Pike quickly reminds Discovery's crew members that he isn't Lorca and that they can trust him to have their best interests at heart. Captain Pike proves his motives throughout the season, with honor, loyalty, and bravery remaining integral to his character. His allegiance to Starfleet is commendable, but his willingness to recognize the Federation's faults makes him the season's beacon of hope .

Star Trek: Discovery season 2 added a twist where Pike learns he will be horribly disfigured in Star Trek: The Original Series , a knowledge that burdens him in Strange New Worlds.

3 Star Trek: Discovery's Red Angel Questions The Morality of Time Travel

The red angel explores a classic star trek time travel conundrum.

Time travel has often been a plot device in the Star Trek franchise, but Discovery season 2 takes it to a whole new level. The Red Angel is the perfect way for the season to explore Lieutenant Spock's childhood and the tragic fate of the other family members of Discovery 's Michael Burnham , and the mystery deepens the show's emotional stakes. With the plot twist of the Red Angel's identity, Star Trek: Discovery season 2 definitely capitalized on a popular trope and made it work in the show's favor . However, exploring time travel's morality made the Red Angel a Discovery season 2 highlight.

Commander Burnham's mother, Dr. Gabrielle Burnham (Sonja Sohn), is revealed to be the Red Angel in Star Trek: Discovery season 2 . Although she's attempting to help the universe by time traveling, it's revealed that she has little choice in the matter and has thus far failed to prevent the destruction of the galaxy despite her best efforts. Star Trek: Discovery season 2 easily adds a few tales to the list of best Star Trek time travel episodes because it showcases the iffy morality behind having too much control over the past, present, and future .

2 Commander Saru's Transformation Proves Starfleet's Alien Knowledge Isn't Complete

Saru's "death" shows how little starfleet actually knows about non-federation aliens.

As the first Kelpien in Starfleet, Commander Saru (Doug Jones) is one of Star Trek: Discovery 's strongest characters and season 2 explored his backstory and gave reason to doubt the Federation's alien expertise. Some of Saru's best Star Trek: Discovery episodes have proven his strength as a leader and a friend, and that strength made his seemingly terminal illness in season 2 emotionally difficult for his fellow crew members . According to Saru, Kelpiens undergo a biological process called the Vahar'ai, an excruciating and deadly condition signaling their readiness to be slaughtered by the Ba'ul, the Kelpien's predators.

When Commander Saru experiences the symptoms of the Cahar'ai, he asks Michael Burnham to cut his ganglia and end his suffering. They both expect Saru to die, but he survives the detaching of his ganglia, and his vitals immediately return to normal. This transformation disproves the common belief that the Federation is an all-knowing entity in the universe and instead offers a new outlook based on an old belief: Starfleet is about exploration, and learning about new species is one of the reasons Star Trek is so good at examining humanity's role in the discovery of alien cultures.

1 Section 31 Adds A Dark Mystery To Star Trek Canon

The mysterious agency shows the dark side of starfleet.

Star Trek: Discovery has humor and wonder innate to the franchise, but I think Section 31 is more critical to Discovery season 2 than lighthearted narratives. Section 31 was introduced in season 6 of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine . In Star Trek: Discovery , the shadowy sector of Starfleet is reintroduced and ends up playing a significant role in the season's events. Section 31's Captain Philippa Georgiou (Michelle Yeoh) and Klingon-turned-human Commander Ash Tyler (Shazad Latif) give Star Trek: Discovery season 2 a complexity rarely seen in modern Star Trek . This intricate balance of good vs. evil questions what Starfleet stands for.

Section 31 found both its leader and its villain in Captain Leland (Alan van Sprang), who provided Star Trek: Discovery season 2 with a morally gray antagonist. Even before the genocidal A.I. Control took took over Leland, he stood for Section 31's questionable beliefs and argued them against Starfleet's best captain, Christopher Pike, who challenged the ambiguity of Section 31. I believe Section 31's moral middle ground amidst the events of Star Trek: Discovery season 2 mirrors real-world struggles with power and highlights Starfleet's desire to keep the peace, even if it's by any means necessary.

Academy Award-winner Michelle Yeoh headlines Star Trek: Section 31, and here's what we know about Paramount+'s first Star Trek streaming movie.

Season 2 of Discovery capitalized on its first season's success by introducing compelling and challenging narratives in its second season. New and old characters both contribute to major plot twists and demand a deeper look into Starfleet and the Federation itself , offering exciting new aspects for upcoming Star Trek projects to explore and build on. Without Star Trek: Discovery season 2, I don't think new Star Trek shows and movies would have quite the same grasp on what makes the franchise so exciting and captivating to watch.

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Star Trek: Discovery is an entry in the legendary Sci-Fi franchise, set ten years before the original Star Trek series events. The show centers around Commander Michael Burnham, assigned to the USS Discovery, where the crew attempts to prevent a Klingon war while traveling through the vast reaches of space.

Why Was Alice Eve Not In Star Trek Beyond?

In J.J. Abrams' 2013 feature "Star Trek Into Darkness," Alice Eve appeared as Dr. Carol Marcus, a science officer who came to the U.S.S. Enterprise to examine a shipment of photon torpedoes. Working with Dr. McCoy (Karl Urban), she finds that the torpedoes were used as covert coffin-shaped tubes, intended to smuggle cryogenically frozen compatriots of the villain Khan (Benedict Cumberbatch). She would also eventually play a key role in stopping the evil machinations of her vengeful father, Admiral Marcus (Peter Weller), who aims to pilot a wicked warship called the U.S.S. Vengeance on a mission of destruction. 

The character of Carol Marcus had previously appeared in Nicholas Meyer's "Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan," wherein she was played by actress Bibi Besch. In that film — set in the original "Star Trek" timeline, recall — Dr. Marcus was an old flame of Admiral Kirk (William Shatner) and it was revealed that she had been raising their son in secret. She was also the developer of the Genesis Wave, a miraculous form of radiation that could instantaneously terraform an entire planet. In tribute to "Wrath of Khan," the Kelvin timeline version of Dr. Marcus engaged in some light flirtation with Captain Kirk (Chris Pine). 

When "Into Darkness" ended, it seemed reasonable that Dr. Marcus would remain a member of the Enterprise's crew, expanding the usual cast with a familiar character. When the follow-up film,  Justin Lin's 2016 sequel "Star Trek Beyond" came out, however, Dr. Marcus was nowhere to be seen. Why wasn't she around? Was Alice Eve busy? 

In a 2016 episode of the podcast "Star Trek: The Pod Directive," ( transcribed by Syfy ) "Beyond" co-screenwriter Simon Pegg explained why Dr. Marcus was absent. It seems that he didn't want to give her a mere supporting role.

Star Trek Away from Carol Marcus

"Star Trek" shows tend to be ensemble dramas, and a weekly release schedule allows the shows' writers to alternate between lead characters. One episode of "Star Trek: The Next Generation," for example, may focus on Geordi (LeVar Burton) , while the next will be about Worf (Michael Dorn). 

Movies, frustratingly, don't have the time or the bandwidth to tell whole ensemble stories. Because they have to run about two hours, screenwriters can't write stories wherein every single character has an arc, forcing them to focus on maybe one to three characters, maximum. 

This leads to an ethos of "we need to give them something to do" screenwriting, forcing small amounts of meaningless incident into the hands of supporting players who deserve — and are capable of — much more.

"Star Trek Beyond" cleverly separates its core cast near the beginning of the film — the Enterprise crash-lands on an alien world, and the survivors are scattered over its surface — but not everyone plays a key role in the plot, nor do they have deeply involved personal journeys. For Simon Pegg, adding an additional character to his scenario wouldn't have allowed them to do anything. He liked Carol Marcus, and Alice Eve is a talented actress, but Pegg felt she deserved more:

"With ['Beyond'], it felt like we would under-serve her if we included her, she might end up feeling like she hadn't been given the amount of screen-time she deserves, so rather than bring her in and just have her be a supporting role, like, have her not be in this one, and when the time comes [bring her back]."

Which makes sense, given how busy "Beyond" was as a movie.

The troubles writing Star Trek Beyond

Pegg continued: 

"The worst thing to do would be to have her in the film and have that character be killed, and that felt like a cynical thing to do. We thought rather than have Carol Marcus not be used to a reasonable capacity, let's just not include her, have her be alive, in canon, and ready to come back at any time."

You can rest assured that when a major, important character dies in a mainstream drama, it's a sure sign that the writers have run out of ideas; rather than invent a creative, engaging story, they lazily reached for the nuclear option and murdered off someone audiences care about. Pegg acknowledged that he could have done the lazy thing, included Dr. Marcus, and then killed her for dramatic effect, but he liked the character too much to murder her. Instead, she can be in future Trek installments. 

Of course, a fourth Kevin-set "Star Trek" movie has been stalled for years. It's looking unlikely that Alice Eve will return and time will tell if a film even gets made. 

As previously reported by /Film , the writing of "Star Trek Beyond" was a massive challenge, and Pegg frequently butted heads with director Lin over what would and wouldn't go into the movie; each one hated the other's ideas. It didn't help that Lin was tasked with inventing a "Star Trek" story under a time crunch, and didn't have a Trek project ready to go. It was hard enough for Pegg to write the story he did without adding Dr. Marcus to the mix. One can sympathize. 

The 7 Best Shows To Watch on Netflix in July 2024

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This July marks the end of several successful, popular, and critically acclaimed shows and series on Netflix. From hit shows like Cobra Kai to equally popular foreign-language shows like Elite, this month will see the end of several titles that have been running for the last few years. But July will also see many new beginnings, with long-awaited series like Exploding Kittens, and an all-new historical black comedy drama with The Decameron . Now, without further ado, dive into our handpicked list of 7 new shows coming to Netflix this July and when you can watch them.

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'Star Trek: Prodigy' (Season 2)

The franchise’s first solely 3D animated series and a part of Alex Kurtzman ’s expanded Star Trek Universe, Star Trek: Prodigy is ready to take off with a brand-new, second season . Created by Kevin and Dan Hageman ( The Lego Movie ), Star Trek: Prodigy is set five years from the end of Star Trek: Voyager , when the USS Voyager returns to Earth. In a bingeworthy, 20-episode second season , the six young outcasts, now called the Prodigy Crew, are assigned a new mission where they join Admiral Janeway ( Kate Mulgrew ) to visit an alternate future timeline to rescue Captain Chakotay ( Robert Beltran ). Since its release, Star Trek: Prodigy has been a huge hit among fans and has already earned a Children's and Family Emmy Award for its production design.

Star Trek: Prodigy

A group of enslaved teenagers steal a derelict Starfleet vessel to escape and explore the galaxy.

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'Vikings: Valhalla' (Season 3)

After three seasons, Vikings: Valhalla is coming to an end. The Netflix original is created by Jeb Stuart , best known for writing Die Hard and The Fugitive . Vikings: Valhalla picks up 100 years after the events of Vikings and explores the evolution of three of the most famous Vikings in history. The series continues the legacy of the Norsemen and explores tensions between the descendants of the Vikings and the native English rulers, beginning in 1002 at the St. Brice’s Day massacre, and ending with the Battle of Stamford Bridge in 1066. Season 3 will also see two new characters – General George Maniakes ( Florian Munteanu ), a fearless Byzantine general, and the legendary, Erik the Red ( Goran Višnjić ). Premiered in February 2022 , Vikings: Valhalla has earned a positive reception so far. The series has also spawned a mobile strategy game of the same name, developed by Emerald City Games.

Vikings: Valhalla

A historical drama series set a century after the original Viking sagas, chronicling the legendary adventures of some of the most famous Vikings who ever lived, including Leif Erikson, Freydis Eriksdotter, and Harald Hardrada, as they forge new paths in a rapidly changing Europe.

Exploding Kittens (Season 1)

Possibly a dream come true for many, the bestselling card game is now a television series. Exploding Kittens is a Netflix original, adult animated series created by Shane Kosakowski ( Beavis and the Butt-Head ) and Matthew Inman , who created the game. Exploding Kittens follows “the eternal conflict between Heaven and Hell reaches epic proportions when both God and the Devil are sent to Earth - in the bodies of chunky house cats.” As the two most powerful beings of the universe take the form of a five-pound furball, they unleash chaos and mayhem of epic purr-portions. Lucifer -star Tom Ellis features as the voice of Godcat/God and Woke ’s Sasheer Zamata as the voice of his eternal opposite, Devilcat/Beelzebubstar, with The Office ’s Greg Daniels and Beavis and the Butt-Head ’s Mike Judge as producers for the series. As revealed in its official trailers , the series promises to be full of crazy, fun, and feline-filled misadventures. Exploding Kittens joins Netflix’s steadily growing library of original animated shows like Blue Eye Samurai , Scott Pilgrim Takes Off , Masters of the Universe: Revolution , and more, across genres and art styles. The animated series will also influence future expansions of the game by integrating themes, artwork, and characters from the show.

Exploding Kittens

The eternal conflict between Heaven and Hell reaches epic proportions when both God and the Devil are sent to Earth - in the bodies of chunky house cats.

Cobra Kai (Season 6 Part 1)

Nearly two years since its last season, the sixth and final season of Cobra Kai is landing this summer. Billed as the “biggest, baddest” season , the final chapter is split into three parts of five episodes each, with the first part releasing in July, the second in November 2024, and the third part sometime in 2025, making it the show’s longest season. Continuing the 40-year-old legacy of the beloved franchise, Cobra Kai serves as a direct sequel to the hit 1980s The Karate Kid films. Created by Josh Heald , Jon Hurwitz , and Hayden Schlossberg , Cobra Kai picks up 34 years since the 1984 All Valley Karate Tournament. Ralph Macchio and William Zabka reprise their iconic roles of Daniel LaRusso and Johnny Lawrence, respectively, from the films. Once again, the two find themselves pitted against each other as Johnny reopens the infamous Cobra Kai dojo and reignites their 30-year-old rivalry. The upcoming Season 6 will wrap up several plotlines and see Johnny and Daniel finally work together to defeat Cobra Kai once and for all. The Primetime Emmy Award-nominated series marks a major step in the ever-expanding Miyagiverse .

Thirty-four years after events of the 1984 All Valley Karate Tournament, a down-and-out Johnny Lawrence seeks redemption by reopening the infamous Cobra Kai dojo, reigniting his rivalry with a now successful Daniel LaRusso.

Sweet Home (Season 3)

Another hit series ending this July, Sweet Home returns with its third and final season, in an ultimate battle to save everything. The South Korean apocalyptic horror series created by Studio Dragon is based on the eponymous webtoon, written by Kim Carnby and illustrated by Hwang Young-chan . Sweet Home tells the story of Cha Hyun-soo, played by Song Kang ( My Demon ), a lonesome high school student living alone in an apartment after losing his whole family in a tragic accident. When deadly monsters suddenly start appearing and attacking everyone, he teams up with several residents to fight the grotesque creatures and save as many people as they can. In the second season, their fight continues while Hyun-Soo looks for a vaccine. In the upcoming final season, Sweet Home Season 3 will dive further into the origins of the main characters and explore their strengths and weaknesses, while also answering the unresolved questions from Season 2. As the Season 3 trailer reveals, the final chapter of the horror series will feature “people being sucked into ominous cocoons, teasing the rise of neohumans, a new species that could alter the course of the saga,” which will further question the fate of humanity.

Sweet Home (2020)

Hyun, a loner high school student who lost his entire family in a terrible accident, is forced to leave his home and has to face a new reality where monsters are trying to wipe out all of humanity. Now he must fight against all odds to try and race against the clock to save what is left of the human race before it's too late.

The Decameron (Season 1)

A medieval comedy series set on the theme of “class struggles in the season of a pandemic,” The Decameron , is inspired by the eponymous 14th-century short story collection by Giovanni Boccaccio . The all-new period comedy, set during the bubonic plague of 1348, follows a bunch of nobles and their servants and aides who retreat to the Tuscan countryside and take shelter in Villa Santa. While they wait out the raging pandemic outside, the misfit group indulges in incessant lavishness and debauchery, drowning themselves in wine and sex, which quickly breeds chaos and leads to a struggle for survival. The Decameron hails from creator and showrunner Kathleen Jordan , who is best known for her previous work like Teenage Bounty Hunters and American Princess . Published between 1300-1375, the collection contains 100 tales, told by seven young women and three men, who take shelter in a secluded villa outside Florence to escape the city afflicted by the Black Death. The original collection explores various subjects like satire, sex, nudity, slapstick humor, and more. The stories had been earlier adapted into a 1971 Italian movie of the same name, written and directed by Pier Paolo Pasolini . Netflix’s The Decameron uses the same premise in a dark humor narrative.

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Elite (season 8).

Six years and eight seasons later, the hit Spanish-language teen drama and one of Netflix’s longest-running foreign language originals , is about to bid farewell to its fans. Created by Carlos Montero and Dario Madrona , Elite follows a group of students at Las Encinas, a fictional elite high school that caters to the wealthy and privileged. The earlier seasons focus on three working-class students who earn a scholarship and join the school and how they navigate their high school life, romance, friendships, and class differences with other students. Following the cliffhanger Season 7 finale , Elite Season 8, we will see our favorite characters dealing with a new, mysterious incident before the school year ends and they graduate. Since its premiere in 2018, Elite has earned great acclaim from fans and critics for its script, performance, and themes. The GLAAD Media Awards-winning series has been praised for addressing and sparking conversation on critical socio-cultural and adolescent issues like homosexuality, classism, parental neglect, and drug abuse. But there are also several light-hearted and romantic moments that balance the narrative. An official Indian adaptation of Elite , titled Class , was released in February 2023.

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Every movie and show coming to Netflix in July

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Even with Netflix’s recommendation algorithm serving you new movies, new TV shows, and original programming tailored to your viewing habits, the streaming service’s fire hose of content makes what’s coming difficult to parse.

This month brings Star Trek: Prodigy Season 2, the former Paramount Plus animated series about a group of alien kids adventuring through the galaxy. This new season features Kate Mulgrew reprising her role as Captain Kathryn Janeway from Star Trek: Voyager . We’ll also get The Imaginary , the new animated fantasy film from Studio Ponoc ( Mary and the Witch’s Flower ), the sixth and final season of Cobra Kai , and Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F , the latest sequel in the cop action comedy series starring Eddie Murphy. From the back catalogue, there’s Back to the Future , American Psycho , Sam Raimi’s Spider-Man trilogy, and more! Here’s everything coming to Netflix in July.

Editor’s pick: Spider-Man 2

Director: Sam Raimi Cast: Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst, Alfred Molina

Sam Raimi’s follow-up to 2002’s Spider-Man isn’t just one of the greatest sequels of its era, but one of the greatest superhero movies ever made. The apex of Sam Raimi’s Spider-Man trilogy , Spider-Man 2 takes place two years after the first film, with Peter Parker (Tobey Maguire) attempting (and failing) to balance his everyday life and his great responsibilities as a web-slinging hero.

With his relationship with Mary Jane (Kirsten Dunst) strained under new threat in the form of his mentor-turned-adversary Dr. Otto Octavius (Alfred Molina), Peter is pushed to his limits like never before as he strives to protect the people of New York. With impeccable writing, terrific performances, and easily one of the most breathtaking fight sequences of the 2000s, Spider-Man 2 is a superhero movie for the ages. —Toussaint Egan

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The Case of the Golden Idol (Netflix Games)

From Netflix : Dive into the twisted mystery of a family’s cursed heirloom. Examine clues and use your powers of deduction to solve a series of grisly murders.

Cozy Grove Camp Spirit (Netflix Games)

From Netflix: Help ghostly bears find peace in this relaxing sequel to the beloved role-playing game where kindness rules and new friends, crafts and mysteries await.

Hearts (Netflix Games)

From Netflix: Play your hand carefully in this quintessential card game to avoid taking any tricks that include hearts — or collect them all to shoot the moon!

Netflix Stories: Perfect Match (Netflix Games)

From Netflix: Create your dream character, date anyone who catches your eye, and find love — or break hearts — in this game based on the hit Netflix reality show

Available sometime in July

LALIGA: All Access (Netflix Documentary)

From Netflix: This docuseries grants an exclusive look into the acclaimed Spanish football league — from triumphs during the game to tears off the pitch.

Simone Biles Rising (Netflix Series)

From Netflix: Follow gymnast Simone Biles as she balances her personal life, mental health journey and training ahead of a highly anticipated return to the Olympics.

Available July 1

About Antoine: Season 1 Amazing Antoine American Hustle American Psycho Annabelle

Back to the Future

Back to the Future Part II Back to the Future Part III Big Daddy The Blind Side Call Me by Your Name Captain Phillips Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 Easy A Extreme Makeover: Home Edition (Batch 3) The House Bunny Jigsaw The Karate Kid

Lost: Seasons 1-6

Magic Mike XXL Matilda The Nun Paw Patrol: The Movie

Spider-Man Spider-Man 2 Spider-Man 3

Star Trek: Prodigy Season 2

Suits: Season 9 The Sweetest Thing Uncle Buck The Wiz Zombieland

Available July 2

SPRINT (Netflix Sports Series)

From Netflix: Elite sprinters navigate training, media scrutiny and fierce competition in this sports series following their race to become the world’s fastest humans.

Available July 3

Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F (Netflix Film)

From Netflix: Forty years after his unforgettable first case in Beverly Hills, Detroit detective Axel Foley returns to do what he does best: solve crimes and cause chaos.

Love Is Blind: Brazil: Season 4 (Netflix Series)

From Netflix: In this season, singles, once engaged or married, explore new romantic possibilities and make deep connections without seeing each other first.

The Man with 1000 Kids (Netflix Documentary)

From Netflix: A group of families learn the charismatic man they had trusted is sperm donor to hundreds - or perhaps thousands - of other children across the world.

Available July 4

Barbecue Showdown: Season 3 (Netflix Series)

From Netflix: The mouthwatering cooking competition returns as nine contestants face off in a fiery battle to be the next barbecue champion.

Rhythm + Flow France: Season 3 (Netflix Series) (New Episodes)

From Netflix: New jury. New rules. Superstar judges SCH, SDM and Aya Nakamura shake it up in their quest to crown the new biggest name in French-language rap.

Available July 5

Desperate Lies (Netflix Series)

From Netflix: Due to a rare phenomenon, a woman finds herself pregnant with twins by two men. Over time, she strives to keep her family united — and her secrets hidden.

Goyo (Netflix Film)

From Netflix: A young museum tour guide with autism falls in love with his older coworker and grapples with new, intense emotions.

The Imaginary (Netflix Film)

From Netflix: Rudger, a made-up friend, gets separated from his best friend Amanda and must team up with lost Imaginaries to get back to her before he fades away.

The Secret of Skinwalker Ranch: Season 3

Available July 7

Boruto: Naruto the Movie The Last: Naruto the Movie Road To Ninja -Naruto The Movie-

Available July 8

Bad Boys Bad Boys II

Available July 9

The Boyfriend (Netflix Series)

From Netflix: Over the course of a month, a group of men live under one roof and run a coffee truck together to connect and hopefully meet their one true boyfriend.

Hannah Berner: We Ride at Dawn (Netflix Comedy)

From Netflix: A new stand-up special from comedian Hannah Berner.

Available July 10

Eva Lasting: Season 2 (Netflix Series)

From Netflix: Eva’s return sparks a new round of school debates, deep chats, dating dramas, magical moments of camaraderie — and endless hope for Camilo.

Receiver (Netflix Sports Series)

From Netflix: It’s been said that there’s no more difficult position in the NFL than the quarterback. But throwing the pass is only half the story. Receiver follows five of the NFL’s best pass catchers throughout the 2023 season on and off the field: Davante Adams, Justin Jefferson, George Kittle, Deebo Samuel and Amon-Ra St. Brown.

Sugar Rush: The Baking Point: Season 2 (Netflix Series)

From Netflix: Ready, set, whisk! Emotions — and cakes — run high as six new teams whip up jaw-dropping culinary creations to wow the judges and take home the dough.

Wild Wild Punjab (Netflix Film)

From Netflix: A group of drunk boys decide to avenge a friend’s breakup by crashing his ex’s wedding and achieve closure. What ensues is a bold and impromptu plan for a “breakup trip” leading to unforeseen adventures in this maze of a land called — Wild Wild Punjab!

Available July 11

Another Self: Season 2 (Netflix Series)

From Netflix: As they continue to explore their ancestral traumas, Ada, Sevgi, and Leyla face life-altering decisions amid new beginnings in coastal Ayvalık.

Vanish into the Night (Netflix Film)

From Netflix: A father, immersed in a difficult divorce process, embarks on a dangerous mission when his children disappear from their isolated country house.

Vikings: Valhalla: Season 3 (Netflix Series)

From Netflix: Seven years have passed. As Harald aspires to become King of Norway, Leif searches for the Golden Land and Freydis seeks a happy life for her people.

Available July 12

Blame the Game (Netflix Film)

From Netflix: Pia invites her new boyfriend Jan to her regular game night, but the unannounced arrival of Pia’s ex raises the stakes for everyone.

The Champion (Netflix Film)

From Netflix: A hot-headed football star has it all until a fight gets him benched and assigned a new tutor: a reclusive academic who’ll teach him to face his fears.

Exploding Kittens (Netflix Series)

From Netflix: Earth sucks, so God (Tom Ellis) gets fired and sent to Earth to reconnect with humanity. The catch? He’s trapped in the body of a chubby house cat. As part of his rehabilitation, he moves in with a dysfunctional family and tries to solve their problems, but ends up spending a lot of time chasing laser pointers. And to top it off, Godcat’s next-door neighbor, who is also a cat, turns out to be none other than his nemesis, the Antichrist. The result is the ultimate fight between good versus evil…except, Godcat (Ellis) is distracted by a pigeon he saw in the yard and Devilcat (Sasheer Zamata) is busy napping on someone’s laptop.

Lobola Man (Netflix)

From Netflix: Ace Ngubeni, a slick lobola negotiator, faces his toughest deal yet for a shy client — only to find the stakes are higher than cash.

Available July 15

Midnight Sun Trolls Band Together

Wonderoos (Netflix Family)

From Netflix: Join animal pals Kiki, Dewey, Hazzy, Luly and Teshi as they learn how to make friends, try new foods and face other big firsts in colorful Roo City!

Available July 16

The Boy Next Door

Chad Daniels: Empty Nester (Netflix Comedy)

From Netflix: Comedian Chad Daniels sounds off on dad-shaming, dating someone with allergies and the upside of an empty nest in this edgy stand-up special.

Fifty Shades Darker Fifty Shades Freed

Homicide: Los Angeles (Netflix Documentary)

From Netflix: From Law & Order Creator Dick Wolf, Wolf Entertainment and Alfred Street Industries comes Homicide, a new docuseries that illuminates the stories of notorious murder cases as told by the people who know them best: the detectives and prosecutors who cracked them.

Available July 17

The Green Glove Gang: Season 2 (Netflix Series)

From Netflix: Hiding and on the run, the Green Glove Gang is forced to resurface when one of their sons entangles with a fierce gangster, prompting a showdown.

T・P BON: Season 2 (Netflix Anime)

From Netflix: Now an official Time Patrol agent, Bon continues his extraordinary rescue missions through space-time while mentoring his new assistant, Yumiko.

Available July 18

Cobra Kai: Season 6 Part 1 (Netflix Series)

From Netflix: With Cobra Kai eliminated from the Valley, our senseis and students must decide if and how they will compete in the Sekai Taikai — the world championships of karate.

Master of the House (Netflix Series)

From Netflix: A family enters a power struggle following the death of their patriarch, who leaves behind his diamond empire — and the housekeeper he recently married.

Available July 19

Find Me Falling (Netflix Film)

From Netflix: After a failed comeback album, a rock star (Harry Connick Jr.) escapes to a cliffside home on a dreamy Mediterranean island, only to find his new life complicated by unwanted visitors — and an old flame.

Skywalkers: A Love Story (Netflix Film)

From Netflix: To save their career and their relationship, a daredevil couple journey across the globe to climb the world’s last super skyscraper and perform a life-or-death acrobatic stunt on the spire.

Sweet Home: Season 3 (Netflix Series)

From Netflix: The world teeters on the boundary between monsters and humans, leaving humanity with a difficult choice. As desires clash, a desperate fight ensues.

Too Hot to Handle: Season 6 (Netflix Series) (New Episodes)

From Netflix: New season, new prize fund, new twists — and a naughty new sidekick for Lana, who’s stirring up trouble among the villa’s sexy singles.

Available July 21

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All American: Season 6

Available July 24

Dirty Pop: The Boy Band Scam (Netflix Documentary)

From Netflix: This compelling docuseries tracks the rise and fall of Lou Pearlman, the music mogul who created and exploited some of the biggest boy bands of the ‘90s.

Love of my life (Netflix Series)

From Netflix: The young and fierce daughter of a wealthy landowner falls for a charismatic young laborer — only for their families to tear them apart.

Resurrected Rides (Netflix Series)

From Netflix: Comedian Chris Redd works with a dream team of car experts to breathe new life into worn-out rides with stunning customized makeovers.

Available July 25

The Decameron (Netflix Series)

From Netflix: In 1348, a plague strikes hard in the Italian countryside as a handful of nobles take their servants to a grand villa for a lavish holiday. But what starts as a wine-soaked sex romp turns into a scramble for survival in this dark comedy.

Kleo: Season 2 (Netflix Series)

From Netflix: Former East German spy Kleo continues her whirlwind rampage through post-Cold War Europe, sending her deeper into her own past than she would like.

Tokyo Swindlers (Netflix Series)

From Netflix: A team of swindlers gets wind of prime real estate worth 10 billion yen and will stop at nothing to pull off their most ambitious scam yet.

Available July 26

The Dragon Prince: Season 6 (Netflix Series)

From Netflix: As Callum and Rayla set out in search of a way to destroy Aaravos, their friends face the elf’s insidious influence in both Xadia and Katolis.

Elite: Season 8 (Netflix Series)

From Netflix: Omar and Nadia reunite just as graduation nears for students at Las Encinas and one last mystery pushes friendships — and enemies — to the brink.

House of Ga’a (Netflix Film)

From Netflix: Bashorun Gaa recounts the rise and fall of a ruthless kingmaker who wielded deceit and voodoo to reign, only to be undone by his own blood.

Non Negotiable (Netflix Film)

From Netflix: Hostage negotiator Alan Bender is called to rescue the president from a kidnapping, only to find himself also mediating to save his wife and marriage.

Available July 27

The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

Available July 31

Mountain Queen: The Summits of Lhakpa Sherpa (Netflix Documentary)

From Netflix: ​​The first Nepali woman to conquer Everest sets out to ascend the peak for the 10th and final time in this captivating documentary.

Unsolved Mysteries: Volume 4 (Netflix Series)

From Netflix: Cold cases, bizarre creatures and more puzzling events are reexamined by witnesses, law enforcement and experts in this chilling docuseries.

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