Star Trek at 60: Starfleet Academy Cancelled, No New Shows in Production, and Why That Might Be Exactly What Trek Needs
For the first time in over a decade, there is no Star Trek series in active production. With Starfleet Academy cancelled after its second season and Alex Kurtzman's CBS deal expiring, the franchise stands at a crossroads — but Strange New Worlds Season 4 and a new movie offer hope.
Captain's Log: The Original Series Just Conquered Streaming — 60 Years Later
Star Trek: The Original Series has claimed the number one spot on Apple's PVOD streaming charts in April 2026, six decades after Captain Kirk first sat in that chair. With seven Trek shows simultaneously charting and no new series in production, fans are boldly going... back to the beginning.
First Contact Day 2026: Where No Franchise Has Gone Before — Trek at 60
April 5th. The date Zefram Cochrane broke the warp barrier and changed humanity forever. On the 60th anniversary of the franchise that imagined it all, T'Nara Vex checks in on the state of Star Trek — from comics to streaming charts to a puppet episode nobody saw coming.
Captain's Log: Star Trek Enters the Saturn Awards Hall of Fame — And the Franchise Deserves Every Bit of It
On March 8, the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror Films inducted Star Trek into the Saturn Awards Hall of Fame during the 53rd annual ceremony. William Shatner, Brent Spiner, Jonathan Frakes, and Robert Picardo took the stage together — a moment that reminded everyone why this franchise still matters at 60.
The Five-Year Mission Ends Here: Strange New Worlds Is Closing the Book on Star Trek's Golden Age
With Thomas Jane cast as Dr. McCoy for the series finale, Season 4 arriving this summer, and no new Trek shows in development, Strange New Worlds isn't just ending a series — it's closing a chapter that began with Discovery in 2017. Captain's log: the franchise has never been more uncertain.
Captain's Log, Final Entry: The Enterprise Bridge Is Gone — And Star Trek's Next Chapter May Never Be Written
This week, crew members shared photos of the USS Enterprise bridge being dismantled piece by piece at the Toronto studio where Strange New Worlds was born. The Starfleet Academy sets are going to auction. Star Trek: Year One — the proposed Kirk-era spin-off — now has no ship to fly. For the first time in nearly a decade, there is no Star Trek in production. The chair is empty.
Captain's Log: Strange New Worlds Returns to Its Soul in the Season 3 Finale
After a season of war and tension, the 'New Life and New Civilizations' finale does more than just resolve the Gorn conflict; it restores the Enterprise to its primary mission. T'Nara Vex analyzes why this shift back to exploration is exactly what the franchise needed.