It’s not exactly the same as the Academy Awards’ much-mocked and never fully implemented “Outstanding Achievement in Popular Film” category. Or the fully functional Golden Globe for “Cinematic and Box Office Achievement.” But a new kind of redundancy is taking shape on the TV side of Hollywood’s trophy circuit, as the Emmys have announced a […]
‘Starfleet Academy’ Is a Solid Successor to the ‘Star Trek’ Legacy
Just like any young kid thrust out into the world for their first real taste of independence at college, Starfleet Academy has a lot on its shoulders. It is a brand-new Star Trek show, and that always comes with plenty of expectation. It’s the first in an inevitable phaser-barrage of celebrations in Star Trek‘s 60th […]
The Final Episode of ‘Strange New Worlds’ Has Found Its Sulu and Bones
Paramount has confirmed that the final episode of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds will see two legends board the starship Enterprise: the Star Trek prequel has found stars to play Hikaru Sulu and Doctor Leonard “Bones” McCoy. Today the studio confirmed (via Variety) that Kai Murakami and Thomas Jane will appear in the final episode of Strange New […]
A Brief History of Klingon-Federation Conflict
The Klingons, more than any other alien beings on Star Trek—perhaps only really rivaled by the Vulcans—are one of the most enduring presences across almost 60 years of the franchise. In that time we’ve seen their culture and society explored, their history rewritten, and seen them be at odds with, work alongside, and reverse that […]
2025 Was a Turning Point for ‘Star Trek’, Whether It Knew It or Not
Star Trek has had a strong few years, and it’s on the verge of being stronger in 2026. The franchise is turning 60 and no doubt has a lot of high expectations set on how to mark that. The year will kick off with a bang with a brand-new series in the form of Starfleet Academy. And Paramount’s […]
A New ‘Starfleet Academy’ Clip Lets Paul Giamatti Go Wild
Star Trek is making a gambit with its next series, Starfleet Academy. Instead of adults taking center stage, the show focuses on a new class of Academy cadets training to become officers we see fill the crews of ships we’ve seen across the franchise. For those who love Star Trek but aren’t entirely sold on this pivot, […]
William Shatner’s View of the Prime Directive Is Pure Kirk
Starfleet General Order One—better known as the Prime Directive, the rule that Federation members cannot interfere with the development of pre-warp civilizations in a way that would expose them to the galaxy of societies beyond their worlds—is one of the most defining rules of Star Trek, metatextually or otherwise. But, more often than not, Star Trek‘s […]
Lego’s First ‘Star Trek’ Set Should Be a Sign of Great Things to Come
After what’s felt like years of waiting, hoping, and speculating, earlier this year, Lego finally confirmed it would be boldly going forward with a Star Trek set that has become the centerpiece of the brick-maker’s annual Thanksgiving celebrations. Can it live up to the hype? Thankfully, the answer is a resounding yes. Lego’s first foray into Star […]
A New ‘Star Trek’ Comic Gives Uhura the Full Spotlight
In 2017, IDW released Star Trek: Deviations, a one-shot that explored what would’ve happened if the Romulans made first contact with Earth instead of the Vulcans. For its next alt-history outing, the Deviations line is focusing on the original Enterprise‘s comms officer and translator, Nyota Uhura. Written by Stephanie Williams (Nubia & the Amazons) and drawn […]
All the ‘Star Trek’ Movies Paramount Has Said It’s Trying to Make Lately
“A new Star Trek movie is coming!” Here at io9 we’ve been telling you that quite a bit over the last few years—most recently last week, with the news that D&D: Honor Among Thieves tag team Jonathan Goldstein and John Francis Daley were turning their focus where, it turns out, quite a few film producers have gone […]