Star Trek Year 60 Ends With 5 Big Anniversaries

Image via Paramount Published Oct 19, 2026, 6:00 PM EDT John Orquiola is a TV Editor, Senior Writer, and Interviewer with a special focus on Star Trek. John has over 5,000 published articles at SR, and he has interviewed the biggest names in Star Trek on the red carpet and VIP events, among other beloved shows, movies, and franchises. Sign in to your ScreenRant account Star Trek celebrated its 60th anniversary on September 8, 2026, but the last three months of the year also contain five significant Star Trek movie and TV milestones. Some of the most popular Star Trek movies, TV series, and episodes enjoy anniversaries towards the end of 2026. Along with Star Trek: The Original Series' 60th, Star Trek: Enterprise turned 25 on September 26, 2001. Headlined by Scott Bakula, Enterprise was the first Star Trek prequel series that is more respected now by fans than it was during its original four-season run on United Paramount Network (UPN). Star Trek's 60th anniversary was celebrated by fans all over the world, but the future of Star Trek is an open question with no new TV series or movies in production. Yet Star Trek has earned its reputation as a forever franchise, and fans will want to mark the following anniversaries in Star Trek's 60-year legacy. Star Trek: Prodigy - 5 Year Anniversary On October 28 Star Trek: Prodigy turns 5 years old on October 28th. Created by Kevin and Dan Hageman and produced in partnership with Nickelodeon, Star Trek: Prodigy consists of two seasons and 40 episodes. The visually sumptuous and impeccably written Star Trek: Prodigy was a noble attempt to bring the values of Star Trek to younger audiences. Star Trek: Prodigy also featured Kate Mulgrew returning as Admiral Kathryn Janeway, as well as other characters from Star Trek: Voyager. Canceled by Paramount+ and briefly streaming on Netflix, no Star Trek series has been mistreated like Prodigy. Unfortunately, Star Trek: Prodigy can only be watched if fans own it on physical media or buy the episodes of Prime Video. Star Trek: Deep Space Nine “Trials And Tribble-ations” - 30 Year Anniversary On November 4 On November 4, 1996, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine celebrated the franchise's 30th anniversary with its own all-time classic, "Trials and Tribble-ations." Written by Ronald D. Moore and René Echevarria, with a story by Ira Steven Behr, Hans Beimler, and Robert Hewitt Wolfe, "Trials and Tribble-ations" seamlessly inserted Captain Benjamin Sisko (Avery Brooks) and DS9's crew into Star Trek: The Original Series' "The Trouble with Tribbles." Deep Space Nine's recreation of 1960s Star Trek's costumes, sets, and lighting was flawless, and "Trials and Tribble-ations" was filled with loving homages and clever in-jokes. The wacky endeavor culminates with Captain Sisko meeting Captain James T. Kirk (William Shatner) as Tribbles proliferate across the 24th century DS9 space station. "Trials and Tribble-ations" is available to stream on Paramount+. The apex of the Star Trek: The Next Generation movie franchise, Star Trek: First Contact premiered in theaters on November 22, 1996. Directed by Jonathan Frakes and written by Ronald D. Moore and Brannon Braga, Star Trek: First Contact brought the Borg to the big screen in an action-packed time travel adventure about the origin of Star Trek itself, Considered one of the greatest Star Trek movies, First Contact is packed with memorable, quotable dialogue, much of it from Captain Jean-Luc Picard's (Patrick Stewart), who pursues personal vengeance against the cyborg aliens and its enigmatic Borg Queen (Alice Krige). Star Trek: First Contact is streaming on Paramount+. Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home - 40 Year Anniversary On November 26 Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home premiered on November 26, 1986, and Star Trek was changed for the better. Affectionately known as "The One With the Whales," Star Trek IV was a blockbuster directed by Leonard Nimoy, who conceived the story of the Starship Enterprise time traveling to 1986 San Francisco to find humpback whales with producer Harve Bennett. ​​​​​​​Star Trek IV's endearing fish-out-of-water adventure remains timeless. Star Trek IV held the record as the highest-grossing Star Trek movie until J.J. Abrams' 2009 Star Trek reboot. Star Trek IV's endearing fish-out-of-water adventure remains timeless and is filled with warmth, laughs, and heart. A personal favorite of generations of fans, Star Trek IV is available to stream on Paramount+. Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country - 35 Year Anniversary On December 6 Premiering in theaters on December 6, 1991, Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country was the final film starring the original Star Trek cast, and it is a rousing, note-perfect sendoff for the legendary crew of the Starship Enterprise. Directed by Nicholas Meyer, Star Trek VI mirrored current events with the "wall coming down in outer space" as a conspiracy seeks to prevent galactic peace. Star Trek VI's highlights include Christopher Plummer chewing the scenery as the Shakespeare-quoting Klingon General Chang, and the closing credits with the cast signing their names on the screen were 'borrowed' by Marvel Studios' Avengers: Endgame. Star Trek VI is available to stream on Paramount+, and is properly held in high regard by Star Trek fans. TV Show(s) Star Trek: The Original Series, Star Trek: The Animated Series, Star Trek: The Next Generation, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Star Trek: Voyager, Star Trek: Enterprise, Star Trek: Discovery, Star Trek: Short Treks, Star Trek: Picard, Star Trek Lower Decks, Star Trek: Prodigy, Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, Star Trek: Starfleet Academy Video Game(s) Star Trek Online, Star Trek: Resurgence, Star Trek: Bridge Crew First Film Star Trek: The Motion Picture First TV Show Star Trek: The Original Series Cast William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, George Takei, Nichelle Nichols, Deforest Kelley, James Doohan, Walter Koenig, Jonathan Frakes, Patrick Stewart, Michael Dorn, Marina Sirtis, Gates McFadden, Brent Spiner, LeVar Burton, Wil Wheaton, Avery Brooks, Nana Visitor, Rene Auberjonois, Alexander Siddig, Cirroc Lofton, Armin Shimerman, Colm Meaney, Terry Farrell, Kate Mulgrew, Robert Beltran, Roxann Dawson, Jeri Ryan, Robert Duncan McNeill, Robert Picardo, Ethan Phillips, Garrett Wang, Jolene Blalock, Connor Trinneer, Dominic Keating, Scott Bakula, Linda Park, John Billingsley, Anthony Montgomery, Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Simon Pegg, Zoe Saldana, Karl Urban, John Cho, Chris Hemsworth, Benedict Cumberbatch, Anton Yelchin, Idris Elba, Sonequa Martin-Green, Mary Wiseman, Doug Jones, Anthony Rapp, Wilson Cruz, Oyin Oladejo, Emily Coutts, Jess Bush, Christina Chong, Anson Mount, Ethan Peck, Rebecca Romijn, Michelle Yeoh Created by Gene Roddenberry