Celebrate Star Trek Day 2021 with the official global livestream event on September 8
Star Trek Day 2021 Announced: News, Interviews and more with an excellent montage video above, Paramount+ has announced details of this year’s Star Trek Day celebrations.
On Wednesday, September 8, to celebrate 55 years since The Original Series first aired on US TV, Paramount+ will share a global live stream featuring many stars of series past and present. Fans worldwide can join hosts Wil Wheaton and Mica Burton for over two hours of free live-streamed panels and programming that will reunite iconic cast members and creative minds from 10 Star Trek TV series.
In addition to the panels, the programming will feature “legacy moments” with iconic cast members diving into memorable Star Trek stories from years past. In addition, there will be a special “Roddenberry Legacy” panel, in honor of Gene Roddenberry’s 100th birthday.
Panels include:
STAR TREK: PRODIGY, with a series voice cast including Brett Gray and Dee Bradley Baker, along with executive producers Kevin and Dan Hageman and co-executive producer/director, Ben Hibon.
STAR TREK: DISCOVERY, with series, stars Wilson Cruz, Blu del Barrio, and Ian Alexander and co-showrunner and executive producer Michelle Paradise.
STAR TREK: STRANGE NEW WORLDS, with series stars Anson Mount, Rebecca Romijn and Ethan Peck, who will be joined by co-showrunners and executive producers Akiva Goldsman and Henry Alonso Myers.
STAR TREK: LOWER DECKS, with voice cast members Noël Wells and Eugene Cordero alongside series creator, showrunner and executive producer Mike McMahan.
STAR TREK: PICARD, with series stars Patrick Stewart and Jeri Ryan, co-showrunner and executive producer Akiva Goldsman and a special live performance from Isa Briones, singing “Blue Skies,” which was featured in the PICARD season one finale.
RODDENBERRY LEGACY PANEL, featuring a conversation with Gene Roddenberry’s son and the CEO of Roddenberry Entertainment, Rod Roddenberry, alongside Gates McFadden (Star Trek: The Next Generation), LeVar Burton (Star Trek: The Next Generation) and George Takei (Star Trek: The Original Series), as they discuss the Star Trek creator’s indelible impact on science fiction and culture.
The “legacy moments” will feature the following Trek cast members:
Cirroc Lofton from Star Trek: Deep Space Nine.
Anthony Montgomery from Star Trek: Enterprise.
Garrett Wang from Star Trek: Voyager.
George Takei from Star Trek: The Original Series.
LeVar Burton from Star Trek: The Next Generation.
In addition to all that, the lovely Jeff Russo, the composer of the main themes for STAR TREK: DISCOVERY and STAR TREK: PICARD, will be at the helm of the Star Trek Day stage with a live orchestra, performing Star Trek music throughout the evening.
