Star Trek Day brought more than nostalgia. It brought a clear roadmap for how the franchise will celebrate sixty years of exploring strange new worlds. The party starts on New Year’s Day with a custom Rose Parade float and runs through 2026 with new shows, an audio drama, partnerships, and fan events built to welcome every corner of the fandom.
New Shows For Every Trek Fan
Starfleet Academy arrives early 2026 on Paramount Plus. The series centers on a class of cadets learning what it takes to serve the Federation while facing a new threat. Holly Hunter stars as the Academy chancellor and captain of the U.S.S. Athena, with Paul Giamatti recurring as the season’s villain. It is a coming-of-age Trek that aims to feel fresh for new viewers and still reward longtime fans.
Star Trek Scouts launched today on YouTube. It is the franchise’s first preschool series and follows three eight year old friends named JR, Sprocket, and Roo as they train to become future Starfleet Explorers. Episodes run three to four minutes and begin rolling out on Nickelodeon’s Blaze and the Monster Machines channel, with a full order planned into next year.
Star Trek Khan also launched today as a scripted podcast. The story chronicles Khan’s years on Ceti Alpha V and charts his fall from visionary leader to the adversary seen in The Wrath of Khan. Naveen Andrews voices Khan with Wrenn Schmidt and Sonya Cassidy in key roles, and Trek veterans George Takei and Tim Russ return to the universe. New episodes drop on Mondays through November 3 on major podcast platforms and YouTube.
Community And Partnerships
A first ever Star Trek collaboration with the Lego Group is officially teased, with more details still to come. The franchise will also work with DoSomething on a Boldly Go Green campaign in 2026 that focuses on real world environmental action and youth leadership.
Digital expansion continues with WEBTOON. New digital comics are planned to bring Trek stories to a massive mobile audience, giving newcomers an easy on ramp while adding another playground for existing fans.
Events And A Handy Hub
The celebration opens January 1 with a Rose Parade float designed around the values that have defined Star Trek since 1966, including hope, inclusivity, exploration, and unity. For those who want a fully immersive week, Star Trek The Cruise sails February 20 to 27 in 2026 with legacy stars William Shatner and Walter Koenig among more than twenty performers from across the franchise.
To track everything in one place, the official anniversary hub StarTrek.com slash 60 goes live as the calendar and sign up point for news, events, and merch.
Where The Universe Stands Right Now
Strange New Worlds season three wraps this week on September 11. Seasons four and five are already planned, giving the Enterprise crew room to finish their story while the wider universe adds new on ramps for young fans, podcast listeners, and builders who have waited years to click bricks with phasers.
This slate leans into what has kept Star Trek relevant for six decades. It invites new audiences through kid friendly shorts and WEBTOON comics. It gives lore lovers a character driven prequel with Khan. It keeps the live action future moving with Starfleet Academy. And it puts fans together in the real world with a Rose Parade moment, a themed cruise, and a central hub to follow along. It feels celebratory without losing sight of the values that made the franchise a cultural anchor in the first place.
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