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Being first to break Star Trek news is what put GIANT FREAKIN ROBOT on the map. In our early days, GFR broke the news that Anson Mount would lead his own Star Trek spinoff series years before Star Trek: Strange New Worlds was announced.

Our dedicated team of expert journalists has continued their work of doing original reporting, breaking some of the biggest Star Trek news in the industry.

Here’s a sampling of just some of the most recent Star Trek news stories we’ve broken…

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  • Created By: Gene Roddenberry
  • Launched On: September 8, 1966
  • Studio: Paramount
  • Tagline: Space, the final frontier…

Space… the final frontier. With those four words aired for the first time on broadcast television in 1966, a massive science fiction franchise was born. You could argue that Star Trek was the first entertainment franchise of any kind and that nothing else has done a better job of maintaining a constant presence on television and in the news.

When fans got the news that, after season 3, Star Trek was totally canceled, it may have seemed like the end of an era. But in truth, the franchise was just getting started.

Airing reruns in syndication grew Star Trek’s audience, and it has since spawned more than a dozen spinoff series on television and now on streaming.

Jump directly to the latest news about each Star Trek series you’re most interested in.

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Captain Kirk News
James T. Kirk

William Shatner

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Leonard Nimoy
Spock

Leonard Nimoy

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Dr. McCoy

Deforest Kelley

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Scotty Star Trek News
Scotty

James Doohan

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Uhura Star Trek News
Uhura

Nichelle Nichols

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Sulu Star Trek News
Sulu

George Takei

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Chekov
Pavel Chekov

Walter Koenig

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Star Trek Animated series news
James T. Kirk

William Shatner

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Spock news
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Leonard Nimoy

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Bones news
Dr. McCoy

Deforest Kelley

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Scotty

James Doohan

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Star Trek Aniamted News
Uhura

Nichelle Nichols

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Animated SUlu
Sulu

George Takei

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Nurse Chapel, Enterprise Computer

Majel Barrett

Picard Star Trek News
Jean-Luc Picard

Patrick Stewart

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Riker
William Riker

Jonathan Frakes

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Data Star Trek News
Data

Brent Spiner

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Geordi Star Trek News
Geordi La Forge

LeVar Burton

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Worf Star Trek News
Worf

Michael Dorn

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Crusher Star Trek News
Beverly Crusher

Gates McFadden

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Marina Sirtis Bio
Deanna Troi

Marina Sirtis

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Wesley Crusher Star Trek News
Wesley Crusher

Wil Wheaton

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Tasha Yar Star Trek News
Tasha Yar

Denise Crosby

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Sisko
Benjamin Sisko

Avery Brooks

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Kira
Kira Nerys

Nana Visitor

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Worf
Worf

Michael Dorn

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Dax
Jadzia Dax

Terry Farrell

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Julian Bashir

Alexander Siddig

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The Chief
Miles O’Brien

Colm Meany

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Odo
René Auberjonois

Odo

Star Trek's Quark
Quark

Armin Shimmerman

Rom

Max Grodenchik

Star Trek's Nog
Nog

Aaron Eisenberg

Star Trek's Sisko
Jake Sisko

Cirroc Lofton

Plain SImple Garak
Garak

Andrew Robinson

Janeway
Kathryn Janeway

Kate Mulgrew

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Chakotay
Chakotay

Robert Beltran

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Mr. Vulcan
Tuvok

Tim Russ

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Star Trek's Torres
B’Elanna Torres

Roxann Dawson

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Rober Duncan McNeill as Tom Paris
Tom Paris

Robert Duncan McNeill

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Harry Kim
Harry Kim

Garrett Wang

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Star Trek's Doctor
The Doctor

Robert Picardo

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Neelix

Ethan Phillips

Jeri Ryan on Star Trek
Seven Of Nine

Jeri Ryan

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Jennifer Lien
Kes

Jennifer Lien

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Star Trek's first captain
Jonathan Archer

Scott Bakula

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Trip
Trip Tucker

Connor Trinneer

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Jolene Blalock
T’Pol

Jolene Blalock

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Reed
Malcolm Reed

Dominic Keating

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Hoshi Sato

Linda Park

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Mayweather Star Trek
Travis Mayweather

Anthony Montgomery

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Phlox Star Trek
John Billingsly

Phlox

Star Trek Burnham
Michael Burnham

Sonequa Martin-Green

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Saru
Saru

Doug Jones

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Anthony Rapp
Paul Stamets

Anthony Rapp

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Hugh
Hugh Culber

Wilson Cruz

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Tilly
Sylvia Tilly

Mary Wiseman

Booker
Cleveland Booker

David Ajala

Star Trek: Discovery
Joann Owosekun

Oyin Oladejo

Detmer
Keyla Detmer

Emily Coutts

Pike on STar Trek
Captain Pike

Anson Mount

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Tig Notaro
Jett Reno

Tig Notaro

Ash Tyler
Ash Tyler

Shazad Latif

Jason Isaacs
Captain Lorca

Jason Isaacs

Picard News
Jean-Luc Picard

Patrick Stewart

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Riker News
William Riker

Jonathan Frakes

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Star Trek: PIcard News
Data

Brent Spiner

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Star Trek News
Geordi La Forge

LeVar Burton

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Worf on Star Trek News
Worf

Michael Dorn

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Doctor Crusher
Beverly Crusher

Gates McFadden

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Raffi news
Rafaella

Michelle Hurd

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Seven of Nine

Jeri Ryan

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Stashwick news
Liam Shaw

Todd Stashwick

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Jack Crusher

Ed Speleers

Sidney LaForge
Sidney La Forge

Ashlei Sharpe Chestnut

Mica Burton
Alandra La Forge

Mica Burton

Amanda Plummer news
Vadic

Amanda Plummer

Cristobal Rios

Santiago Cabrera

Alison Pill news
Agnes Jurati

Alison Pill

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Star Trek News
Laris

Orla Brady

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Soji, Dahj, Sutre, Kora

Isa Briones

Lower Decks Star Trek News
Beckett Mariner

Tawny Newsome

Jack Quaid News
Brad Boimler

Jack Quaid

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D’Vana Tendi

Noël Wells

Star Trek News
Sam Rutherford

Eugene Cordero

Carol Freedman

Dawn Lewis

Jack Ransom

Jerry O’Connell

Doctor T’Ana

Gillian Vigman

Shax

Fred Tatasciore

Kayshon

Carl Tart

Captain Christopher Pike news
Chris Pike

Anson Mount

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Rebecca Romijin news
Number One

Rebecca Romijn

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Ethan Peck news
Spock

Ethan Peck

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Star Trek: Strange New Worlds security officer
La’an Noonien-Singh

Christina Chong

Nurse Chapel on Strange New Worlds
Nurse Chapel

Jess Bush

Chief Engineer Hemmer
Hemmer

Bruce Horak

Star Trek: Strange new Worlds doctor
Dr. M’Benga

Babs Olusanmokun

Strange New Worlds helm
Ortegas

Melissa Navi

Star Trek crossover
Uhura

Celia Rose Gooding

star trek prodigy news
Janeway

Kate Mulgrew

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Dal

Brett Gray

Gwyndala

Ella Purnell

Rok-Tahk
Rok-Tahk

Rylee Alazraqui

Zero

Angus Imrie

Jankom Pog

Jason Mantzoukas

Jankom Pog

Jason Mantzoukas

Robert Beltran news
Chakotay

Robert Beltran

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Crusher news
Beverly Crusher

Gates McFadden

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The Diviner

John Noble

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Star Trek Prodigy news
Dreadnok

Jimmi Simpson

On June 3, 1969 fans got the news that Star Trek, after airing three seasons on network television, was canceled. That didn’t end their interest in boldly going.

Ten years later, Star Trek emerged from the ashes as a massive movie franchise, with the debut of Star Trek: The Motion Picture in 1979. Since then, the beloved sci-fi staple has released more than a dozen different big screen adventures.

Jump directly to the latest news about each Star Trek movie you’re most interested in.

Jump directly to the latest news about each Star Trek movie cast you’re most interested in.

Chris Pine Star Trek news
James T. Kirk

Chris Pine

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Spock and Zachary Quinto news
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Zachary Quinto

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Karl Urban news
Leonard McCoy

Karl Urban

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Nyota Uhura

Zoe Saldana

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Sulu and John Cho news
Hikaru Sulu

John Cho

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Pavel Chekov

Anton Yelchin

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Patrick Stewart

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William Riker

Jonathan Frakes

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Data

Brent Spiner

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Geordi La Forge

LeVar Burton

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Worf news
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Michael Dorn

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Gates McFadden news
Beverly Crusher

Gates McFadden

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Marina Sirtis info
Deanna Troi

Marina Sirtis

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William Shatner News
James T. Kirk

William Shatner

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Spock

Leonard Nimoy

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Bones
Leonard McCoy

DeForest Kelley

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Scotty News
Montgomery Scott

James Doohan

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Nichelle Nichols news
Uhura

Nichelle Nichols

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George Takei

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Pavel Chekov

Walter Koenig

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